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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit

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01/30/2015

Lori Bezahler explores the cost of implementation and lack of oversight in states with established tax credit programs.

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

Other partners include Koch Industries, ACLU, Americans for Tax Reform and FreedomWorks.

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Social Justice

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Philanthropic Groups Sign on to Raise the Age Campaign

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03/06/2015

... around state signed a letter backing the juvenile justice reforms as well.... Philanthropic Groups Sign on to Raise the ...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

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05/12/2015

The foundation has earmarked $3.1 million for Measures for Justice.

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Pershing Square Foundation

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NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'

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06/18/2015

... this year’s adopted budget includes funding to implement reforms to the juvenile justice system and “raise the ...

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Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website

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07/15/2015

The site will be called Seventy Four, which references the 74 million children in the United States under age 18.

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Technology

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NYTimes Profiles Several PNY Members, Says They’re Aiming High

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11/02/2015

Climate change, inequality and a broken criminal justice system are the issues du jour, and are also, increasingly, the focus of some of the nation’s largest philanthropies.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

Carnegie Corporation of New York has pledged $25 million to back innovative school models "that reimagine the use of time, money, people, and technology, and through catalytic work across the education sector."

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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NCN Requests Foundations Sign on to Oppose Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

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03/28/2017

The National Council of Nonprofits is putting out an urgent call to all nonprofits and foundations to sign on to a Community Letter in Support of Nonpartisanship.

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Pershing Square, Ford, Open Society Among Funders of Measures for Justice, Putting Data to Better Use

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08/10/2017

The world of crowded jails, tense courtrooms, and cops on the beat is a far cry from the air-conditioned spaces data wonks usually inhabit. But according to Measures for Justice (MFJ), better data is key to reforming America’s hyper-localized...

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Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges

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09/18/2017

A different narrative is forming around UN meetings this week: It's the story of the global development community stepping up in a time of trouble.

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Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say

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10/05/2017

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s opinion about whether to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex has shifted significantly in less than a year – thanks in part to the efforts of nonprofits serving on the Independent Commission on New York City...

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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

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02/21/2018

... at greater equality through civic, social, and criminal reforms . The group is known for spending creatively to find ...

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UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide

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05/31/2018

A new study by UJA-Federation of New York finds that the executive director/administrator role is increasingly critical to helping synagogues manage mounting challenges to fiscal and operational stability. Fewer than half of the nearly 2,000...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Tow Foundation and Chronicle of Social Change Announce 2019 Raise the Age Reporting Fellowships Recipients

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02/26/2019

As part of an ambitious plan to reinvigorate watchdog journalism in the backyards of America's statehouses, The Chronicle of Social Change is proud to announce recipients of its 2019 Raise the Age Reporting Fellowships. The national nonprofit news...

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Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance

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06/02/2019

... and civic space; support civil society and government reforms as well as investments in monitoring, evaluation, and ...

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