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Rockefeller Foundation Joins Conversation on Flood Resilience

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04/14/2016

... Challenge Water Window. With the variability of water resources only set to increase with climate change, the risk ...

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05 Oct 2017

Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education

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9:00am to 11:00am

... also explore results from the Foundation’s $4 million investment into eight research studies and the actionable and ... Y. Plaisir , Associate Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

... Ms. Burns also provides leadership counsel to community , educational, and nonprofit organizations, ... of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University . Ford Foundation trustees are elected...

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5 Questions for…Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

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03/11/2013

... strategic giving for change in the African-American community , as well as many of its grantees in the ... by promoting the use of donor-advised funds and collective action funds. With so many organizations...

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How Institutions Take Risks

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10/12/2014

... of the 1930s and early 1940s; Rodin's efforts at the University of Pennsylvania to invest endowment resources in West Philadelphia; her work in developing the .....

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

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10/02/2013

Part of the foundation's multiyear, $28 million Opportunity by Design initiative, the grants will help the school districts (including the New York City Department of Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the...

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Assembly Democrats call to end tax breaks for companies that hire teens

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02/20/2014

The proposal to repeal the credit, which encourages businesses to hire students earning minimum wage, is part of a push by the Dems to accelerate the phase-in of the $9-an-hour minimum wage.

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UJA-Federation Awards Over $1 Million in Scholarships

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08/27/2014

UJA-Federation of New York has awarded over $1 million in scholarships to more than 400 of New York’s Jewish students in financial need.

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Century Foundation President Comments on New Proposal Offering Debt Forgiveness

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07/22/2016

... you a public servant? For the purposes of the federal student loan program, 10 years working for the government or ... policymakers look for ways to curb the effects of growing student debt. The bill,...

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Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People

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08/01/2016

The Rockefeller Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln Center are teaming up to put jazz in the ears of thousands of urban school children across the globe.

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard

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09/01/2016

In a perfect world, education experts would shrink class sizes and children would learn from multiple teachers.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Expands Partnership with Special Olympics to Foster Inclusion Worldwide

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11/18/2021

... to expand unified programming in schools and amplify the voices of those calling for action on the urgent issue of inclusion. The campaign will ... SNF is proud to be part of the effort to amplify their...

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Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter

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05/15/2018

... example of what pop culture critics of color can do with resources and real estate. The coverage of Coco , another ... critics of color define the terms of the debate. Their voices are needed more than ever as...

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UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon

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03/13/2017

... of dollars to meet the needs of the local and global community . Since 1990 alone, UJA-Federation has distributed ... philanthropic effort by any local community charity, raising $207.6...

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... Through our work, members: Convene and collaborate as a community : We bring together philanthropic professionals to ... PNY fosters an interdependent community that respects diverse voices ,...

United Way of New York City Board of Directors Elects Donald F. Donahue and Michael J. Schmidtberger as New Co-Chairs

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06/21/2016

... partner to government, corporations, foundations, and community -based organizations serving low-income New ... Protection and Homeland Security. A graduate of Columbia University , Don serves as a member of the...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Grant to Access Reproductive Care-Southeast on 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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01/24/2022

... our ability to amplify, trust, and respect women’s voices , and protect people’s bodily autonomy is more ... This grant is a testament to the Ms. Foundation’s investment in grassroots leadership and trust in...

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Introducing Our Muslim Neighbors, One Story at a Time

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08/18/2016

... Church, Graduate Communications Fellow for the New York Community Trust This summer’s headlines, ... hatred on a daily basis. By highlighting their neglected voices , the three nonprofits hope to counter...

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