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Noa Meyer Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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12/16/2016

... Women , an initiative that fosters economic growth by providing women entrepreneurs around the world with a ... political development in the Balkans. She is currently a term member at the Council on Foreign...

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Red Cross Awards $1 Million to Staten Island Foundation for Sandy Recovery Efforts

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08/14/2013

... Fund and help support community-based organizations providing home repairs for seniors, mental health services ... million grant to The Staten Island Foundation to support long - term recovery...

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

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11/03/2015

... – especially its least advantaged – has access to the resources necessary to maximize its potential. With a ... America, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Though the assets of Staten Island’s nonprofit sector...

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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

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01/20/2022

... have marked an inflection point in America’s decades- long story of democratic decline — a moment of collective ... By partnering with communities to identify existing civic assets , needs, and opportunities,...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund

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03/17/2020

... COVID-19 Response Fund to provide immediate and longer- term resources to vulnerable residents across our borough. We ... support, with the understanding that the impacts will be long -lasting...

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United Hospital Fund Report Finds Some 2.6 Million New Yorkers Face Hunger this Holiday Season

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12/15/2021

... , screen patients for food insecurity and refer them to resources within their organizations or to external community ... and access adequate amounts of nutritious food, both short- term and long...

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Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

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01/27/2016

... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills. In a ... practice of philanthropy, one that makes use of all of its resources to actively engage...

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18 Jun 2012

9th Annual Games for Change Festival

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 8:00am to Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 6:30pm

NYU Skirball Center 655 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, NYC

... with Members of the Federal Games Working Group – A day- long program designed to provide game developers and ...

Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence

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08/08/2016

The first-of-its-kind poll pays special attention to the voices of young adults of color, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions of a new generation.

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements

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10/14/2016

A new study, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, from North Carolina State University, the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, finds that women college students are more active than men in racial justice movements – and that...

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Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience

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10/21/2016

This new program will offer a new series of second-year student seminars and courses that are linked to experiential learning opportunities, including internships, community outreach and summer research fellowships.

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Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works

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07/15/2015

... the recipients of its 2016 commissioning programs, supporting the creation of new works for small ensembles. CMA ...

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MetLife Foundation Supports Activities for Veterans and Military Families through Blue Star Theatres Grant

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12/16/2016

Theatre Communications Group has announced the third round of recipients in the Blue Star Theatres Grant Program. With support from MetLife Foundation, the program will fund efforts that deepen the relationships between participating Blue Star...

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Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access Today, a new ... Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and...

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Antoine Georges to Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation

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01/12/2017

The Simons Foundation is delighted to announce the formation of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics, in the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, and the appointment of Antoine Georges as its director.

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Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population

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05/31/2016

While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect to marriage and fertility, this trend has not significantly altered the genetic makeup of subsequent generations.

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Mertz Gilmore, NY Community Trust and Howard Gilman Support Dancer's Residency at CUNY

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10/06/2016

The residency and performance of Jeremy McQueen and the Black Iris Project at City College Center for the Arts is part of the CUNY Dance Initiative.

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With Support From Ford, Media Foundation for West Africa Holds Meeting on Peaceful Elections

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10/11/2016

Institutions represented at the event, held in Tamale with funding support from Ford Foundation, included the Ghana Police Service, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), traditional leaders, political parties and various student youth...

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New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes

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11/03/2016

Since 2006, under Ana Oliveira’s leadership, the grant-making of what is billed as the largest women’s fund in the country increased from $1.7 million to $6 million to help women and girls in poverty across New York City.

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

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02/10/2017

High school choice policies attempt to improve the educational outcomes of poor and minority students by allowing access to high schools beyond neighborhood boundaries.

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