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In Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice Fund Awards Nearly $10 Million in Second Round of Grants

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07/02/2018

... Art for Justice Fund is emphasizing support to women and children ,” said Gund. “We know that children whose ... parents get trapped in the criminal justice system are more likely to be...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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NYCT Announces Finalists for 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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10/13/2015

... finalists offer examples of management excellence for the more than 40,000 nonprofits in New York City and its ... for ambitious, first-generation college students by providing transformative mentorship and...

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The New York Community Trust

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Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grants to 16 Nonprofits

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07/13/2022

... the water quality of the Bronx River and its watershed Children ’s Environmental Literacy Foundation: $25,000 to ... Green: $5,000 , to make fresh, locally grown produce more accessible to low-income Tarrytown...

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Citi Foundation Launches RFP for $4.5MM Youth Workforce Fund

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04/10/2018

... jobs, internships and apprenticeships. As part of Pathways to Progress , the $4.5 million competitive ... assistance training, networking opportunities and access to Citi volunteers as part of the Fund. For...

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The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative

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01/09/2018

... minorities. This support occurs through college access programs at the K-12 and university level, student success through advising, institutional transformation ... many of them are first-generation, they don’...

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Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders

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07/25/2017

... Disorders Just as parents are not the root of all their children ’s problems, a single gene mutation can’t be ... a first step to developing treatment drugs that operate more like rifles than shotguns. “The...

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Health

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22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

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7:45am to 11:00am

... computer science. In contrast to traditional classes in public schools and higher education, learning to write code ... ScriptEd teaches teens basic coding skills and provides access to...

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Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy

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04/13/2015

... to use his considerable wealth to establish a system of more than 2,000 public libraries, or if he hadn’t donated $125 million to the Carnegie Corporation to fund colleges and other schools ...

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12 Jul 2012

Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

Over the last decade, more than 600 foundations have invested more than 2 billion dollars in efforts to reshape New York City’s schools . While some foundations based outside the City have .....

William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Names New Executive Director

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01/15/2014

... of African and Latino descent and prepares them for success at leading independent high schools and colleges. In ... Memorial Fund’s mission of improving education for all children , starting...

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

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Rauch Foundation Releases New Report on COVID-19's Impact on Long Island's Downtowns

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05/12/2021

... a third of all downtown businesses projected a loss of more than 50% of revenue in 2020 compared to prior years. ... for new multifamily housing will be poised to succeed. Providing immediate support for small...

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/28/2017

... unable to pursue their careers or support their children without the help of others. Meanwhile, a mother becomes tearful as she laments the fact that her children must work and have no time for school. In...

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JPMorgan Chase and NY Community Trust Partner to Bring Middle-Skills Jobs Training

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05/10/2017

... & Co. has announced a $6 million commitment to expand access to middle-skill jobs for young people in the South ... to boost employer engagement and the development of career pathways ; a new sustainable...

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The New York Community Trust

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Workforce Development

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Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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07/25/2013

... and guidance by continuing to raise awareness and providing tools and resources for people who are ready to take action. But the success of this movement ultimately depends on all of you. To...

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Innovations in Corporate Employee Engagement Programs

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04/2012

... an engaged workforce can be linked directly to business success . Innovations in Corporate Employee Engagement Programs ...

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The Moment I Lost It

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11/19/2014

... and apply a broad range of learning skills to develop more complex problem solving abilities to be used in college ... work in their schools and she now better understood the great promise of...

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United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

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11/30/2020

... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... Anthony Shih, MD, president of UHF. “While we are making great strides, our work and...

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Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"

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04/26/2017

... No child walks into a classroom as just a student. Our children carry with them a whole identity inclusive of their ... to learn with simplistic narratives and solutions— more tests— more...

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Citi Foundation's Youth Workforce Fund to Prepare Youth Workforces for Employment Needs in their Local Communities

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10/30/2018

... technology. Each community organization will also have access to technical assistance and opportunities to share ... part of the Citi Foundation's three year $100MM global Pathways to Progress initiative...

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