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MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative

Release Date:

10/20/2015

... Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., and The Trust for Public Land’s Jeff Danter, Senior Vice President and ... spaces, and it is also about creating opportunities where children and families can play and...

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MetLife

Tisch Illumination Fund Supports City Limits' Coverage of NYC Food Policy Issues

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03/03/2016

... Tisch Illumination Fund. City Limits states: "Food is more than breakfast, lunch and dinner—especially in New ... warnings to sous chefs, food is a social-justice issue, a public -health concern and an...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

Release Date:

09/05/2014

... in influencing student achievement outcomes, and that access to good content correlates more strongly with student performance than ethnicity or ... strong materials. Developing guides and open educational...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Chad Shearer Promoted to Vice President for Policy at United Hospital Fund

Release Date:

10/25/2016

... UHF in 2014, coming from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University, where ... broadened to oversee our Innovation Strategies Initiative, Children ’s Health...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

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06/15/2021

... in history, we need to encourage and reward bold thinking more than ever.” 2021 New Executives Sofia Arroyo Martín ... crises threatening our common future, to increase resources for systemic alternatives that...

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Open Society Foundations

The Joys and Frustrations of Managing Young People

Release Date:

09/29/2016

... of Managing Young People By Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow, Philanthropy New York Want to learn more about the Public Policy Fellows' goals and ... projects for our intern that...

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Matthew Krieger Elected Board Chair of Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Release Date:

03/29/2019

... and inclusive grant making. I look forward to many more years of continued growth and meaningful contributions ... We believe these individuals should have the tools and resources necessary to lead independent...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Impact Investing in New York and Beyond

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07/12/2012

... needs of the New York City public education system by providing development financing to charter schools and social ... some of New York’s neediest populations. To learn more...

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Arcus Foundation Releases Social Justice Program Strategy Evaluation Report: 2021

Release Date:

01/23/2023

... successfully enhancing safety for their communities, but providing data used to advance policy through advocacy. The ... people in the United States must include both expansion of access to services that...

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Arcus Foundation

Evaluation of OSF-Funded Education Program for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes

Release Date:

05/10/2018

... When Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched the Expanded Success Initiative in 2012, he hoped to address a problem that had vexed policymakers: How can schools get more young black and Latino men...

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Open Society Foundations

Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience

Release Date:

04/01/2025

... it can be tempting to retreat as funders. The need is so great , and what we have to offer can feel so insufficient. It ... would find new ways to work together. By doing so, a more cohesive movement could...

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North Star Fund

3/5/2015 - Looking at the 990 Part I - Recording & PowerPoint

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03/2015

View materials and the recording of the program,"Looking at the 990 - Part I"

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New York Foundation Celebrates New Executive Director, Rickke Mananzala

Release Date:

05/27/2021

... the while maintaining a focus on mobilizing resources in ways that support people of color and LGBTQ+ ... color for the long haul. At the heart of our approach is providing multiyear, general operating and...

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Responding to Coronavirus with National Paid Sick Leave

Release Date:

03/13/2020

... Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), introduced the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act to ... lives. It will also allow parents to stay home with their children if schools...

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The Century Foundation

18 Mar 2013

Measuring What Matters: Indicators of College and Career Readiness

Monday, March 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

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

... both the economy and American society increasingly require more than a high school diploma. And, across the country, ... the College Ready Indicator Systems study. New Visions for Public Schools...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

Release Date:

11/08/2013

... States. The Five Borough Farm project has surveyed the more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as ... photographs, maps and a website with graphics, tools and resources . Of particular interest...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches $30M Advance Market Commitment with Thermo Fisher Scientific to Ramp Up Procurement and Distribution of Covid-19 Testing

Release Date:

01/14/2021

... to get tests to the frontlines quicker, cheaper, and more efficiently than ever before,” said Dr. Rajiv J. ... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale funding solutions and...

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Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... that when juveniles are treated as adults, they are more likely to recidivate and that placing youth in adult ... the planning phase, identify and advocate for county-level resources , and monitor...

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Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report

Release Date:

11/03/2015

... community – especially its least advantaged – has access to the resources necessary to maximize its potential. With a ... last two decades have seen the growth of a significantly more diverse...

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The Staten Island Foundation

26 Oct 2011

Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

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

... districts across the nation face increasing numbers of schools “in need of improvement,” many educators, ... Challenge. Quality early childhood education can boost children ’s cognitive, social-emotional, and...

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