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The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Wants to Rebuild It.

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04/14/2021

... structural changes in the restaurant industry. One of our program areas is racial justice, and everything kind of ... how much people get paid, gender and race, mental health and ability, all these things are...

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Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

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Food Systems

Social Justice

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18 Jan 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Thursday, January 18, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... beverages will be provided. ** Safety protocol: The health and safety of our members and staff remain a top priority. Masking, while ... should follow all posted signage and instructions from our...

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28 Jul 2010

More than a Wage: Building the Economic Security of Women and Families in New York City

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Working 9 to 5 is no longer enough to support a family and make sure basic needs are met in a changing economy. Today, it is possible to work 40 hours a week and earn only $13,920 per year before taxes--a figure barely above the federal poverty line...

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28 Apr 2014

Meet Chancellor Carmen Fariña

Monday, April 28, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... — including around the Common Core — and engaging parents and families as welcome partners as Department of ...

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Advocacy Group Supporting NYC Pre-K Expansion Raised $1.76 Million

Release Date:

07/15/2014

An advocacy group that helped NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's push for expanded pre-kindergarten received its largest donations from unions, a political action committee and the Rockefeller Family Fund.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer

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10/29/2014

Tina Beyers joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors as new Chief Financial Officer.

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Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour

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10/15/2015

A new content partnership will involve Education Week contributing story segments to PBS NewsHour.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Wallace Foundation

Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

... point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents , but the answer may not lie within rules set by ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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When a Child Grieves, We All Should Help (New York Life Foundation)

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01/08/2016

A staggering 1 in 7 people lose a parent or sibling by the time they are 20-years-old, according to a survey conducted by the New York Life Foundation in conjunction with Comfort Zone Camp.

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New York Women's Foundation Joins Female-Led Investor Groups Targeting Weinstein Co. Acquisition

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11/21/2017

As the Weinstein Company struggles under the weight of scandal and debt, two competing female-led investor groups are hoping to acquire the studio in an effort to turn its assets into a source of funding for victims of sexual abuse and harassment.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Supported By The Taft Foundation, Rising Tide U Launches New Online Program, The Autism Advantage

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01/31/2018

... great success so far, with 14 active participants, 12 parents , two organizations, one operational social ...

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Connecticut Seventh-Grader Wins SIFMA Foundation’s National InvestWrite ® Essay Competition

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04/26/2019

The Fall 2018 InvestWrite competition required students to select an entrepreneur they admire, research their company and explain how they would advise the entrepreneur to invest the company’s assets.

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Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA

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05/27/2019

... of 1,790 individuals with autism and their unaffected parents and siblings. These individuals had no family history ...

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Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program Director of Justice Programs at the Tow Foundation

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02/12/2014

Diane Sierpina has been promoted from Senior Program Officer to Program Director of Justice Programs at The Tow Foundation

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$1 Million Gift Donated To The American College To Establish The Sy Sternberg And Fred Sievert Doctoral Fellowship

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02/25/2014

The American College of Financial Services will establish a doctoral fellowship named for New York Life's Sy Sternberg and Fred Sievert, reports KCTV-5.

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Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner

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07/18/2014

Encouraging wealthy people to start giving away their money earlier in life "could prevent today’s urgent problems from becoming larger, more entrenched, and more expensive challenges later," according to Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO,...

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Alan "Ace" Greenberg, Leading NY Philanthropist, Dies

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07/25/2014

Alan “Ace” Greenberg, the former head of Bear Stearns, who raised hundreds of millions for the UJA-Federation of New York over his decades of involvement with the organization, and who instilled the importance of giving to charity in his employees,...

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