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Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie

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05/22/2013

... from The Century Foundation’s report on the nation’s community colleges. Community colleges have received a declining share of ...

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The Colorado Floods: Philanthropy's Response

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09/23/2013

... with representatives from FEMA, VOAD and the philanthropic community . CDP will be updating information as they receive ...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Teagle Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million

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05/29/2013

... will support groups of colleges and universities in improving and promoting model courses and curricular ...

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards $1.7 Million for Research to Benefit Youth

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08/03/2013

The seven grants totaling nearly $1.7 million are in support of researchers and organizations working to understand and improve the environments in which youth spend their time.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO LaMarche Questions the Power Philanthropy has over Policy

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09/25/2014

Democracy Alliance president and former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO, Gara LaMarche, discusses the power foundations have to shape public policy.

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ASPCA Honored as Finalist for North American Employee Engagement Awards

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05/08/2015

... shortlisted for awards to recognize their commitment to improving employee engagement. Winners and highly ...

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NY Rejects All Applications for New Charter Schools

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05/21/2015

There were 15 total applications for new charter schools, including 12 in New York City.

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

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06/15/2015

The foundation has announced grants to 79 organizations.

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The New York Community Trust

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New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation

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06/27/2016

Westat, Inc. was awarded $400,000 to serve as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning partner to the Foster Youth initiative strategy.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues

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09/14/2016

Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, who, like other experts following poverty and income issues, had expected some improvement, but nothing this large.

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Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?

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11/01/2016

The funder recently launched a $47 million initiative to help universities improve their programs for developing principals. Before that was the funder's $85 million Principal Pipeline Initiative, which began in 2011.

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

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11/02/2016

New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in the country — an issue that has attracted growing attention and advocacy.

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Jonas Center Announces Partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs

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11/15/2016

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to establish a national network of nurse researchers, clinical experts and educators working to improve...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

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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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Bloomberg Launches Smart City Certification

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04/11/2017

Two years after its inception, Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities program announced an initiative that will direct cities on how to use data to improve their smart infrastructure.

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Community Development

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DOE Expands Comfort Dog Program In NYC Schools

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10/02/2017

... help students and staff with social-emotional learning and improving the school environment. The dogs also assist in ...

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The New York Life Foundation provides a $2m boost for students attending two prominent Historically Black Universities.

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06/02/2022

... the intention of primarily serving the African-American community . There are 107 HBCUs, with many of them ... in 1867, is a prestigious destination for professionals in health , science, engineering, art, law,...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing

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06/07/2017

... are also steady funders in an area even closer to home: community development and housing. With a recent grant of $3.75 million to Enterprise Community Partners, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation .....

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