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Ford Foundation Supports Cultural Mission to Cuba

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04/15/2016

... after the historic visit by President Barack Obama, a U. S . government cultural mission to Cuba will take place from ... the Cuban people, and this delegation, including some of America ' s...

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Arts

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

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09/14/2016

... The economic recovery is finally providing relief to America ' s long-running problem of stagnant middle-class incomes. The Census Bureau' s unexpectedly-rosy annual report on...

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Economic Security

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New York Women’s Foundation President Says Trans Women Need More Than Victim Remembrance

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11/21/2016

New York Women’ s Foundation President Says Trans Women Need More Than Victim Remembrance Later this term, the U. S . Supreme Court will take up the issue of bathroom rights ... and hostility that transgender...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Mellon Foundation President Talks About Diversity and Democracy

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11/29/2016

... and Democracy Major demographic changes taking place in America today necessitate a renewed discussion about ...

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Civic Engagement

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Simons Foundation Releases Statement on Executive Order on Visas and Immigration

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02/14/2017

... interactions and is contrary to everything that makes America great... Simons Foundation Releases Statement on ...

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Science

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U.S. Trust President Says 'It's Standing Room Only' In Impact Investing

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02/22/2017

U. S . Trust President Says 'It' s Standing Room Only' In Impact Investing In years past, few ... standing room only,” said Keith Banks, head of Bank of America ' s...

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Hurricane Irma Relief: Here's What Big Companies Are Donating To The Effort

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09/18/2017

Hurricane Irma Relief: Here' s What Big Companies Are Donating To The Effort The damage ... Irma has sparked a fresh wave of giving from corporate America . The extent of the destruction in Florida and the...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor of The Milbank Quarterly

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07/27/2018

... 2018. Cohen is a research professor in the Markets, Public Policy , and Law Department of the Questrom School of Business and professor of health law, policy , and management in the Boston University School of...

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Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

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09/17/2014

... This post originally appeared on the Heron Foundation' s Idea Factory blog. Many of us are Warren Buffett fans. ... Recently here at Heron we adopted a new investment policy statement that puts an...

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Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

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03/08/2017

Report Commissioned by NY Women' s Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the ... recidivism. The report, authored by Alison Wilkey, PRI Policy Director, also found that serious harm comes to...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... from grantee to grantmaker and, in particular, how DEC’ s attention to immigrant students in its 2017 portfolio ... recently become the director of Advocates for Children’ s Immigrant Students’ Rights Project...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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The Burke Foundation Awards Support to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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01/21/2021

... and child health. New Jersey has one of the country’ s worst records for child health and wellbeing, especially ... in the state. New Jersey ranks 47th among the 50 U. S . states for maternal mortality, and its...

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Children, Youth and Families

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For philanthropy, racial equity isn't enough: Why we've moved to redistribution to address the racial wealth gap

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10/14/2021

... a shift that was further fueled by George Floyd' s murder, the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, the ongoing ... Task Force in New Jersey. They are a team of law and policy experts researching, organizing...

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Purpose as Compass

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03/24/2022

... or system to account for a need for survival…It’ s about shaping change and letting changes make us stronger ... was particularly present when Philanthropy New York’ s Policy team wrestled...

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Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Launch the Maternal Infant Health Hub Advisory Board

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12/05/2022

... Maternal Infant Health (MIH) Hub, an innovative policy and learning collaborative to help improve ... students, and others for sharing maternal health policy resources . To enable midwives to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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15 Sep 2011

New York's Diverse Muslim Community: Building Civic Engagement and Responsive Social Services - Learning Tour

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:00am

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

... emergency needs arising from September 11th, providing resources , social services, and the emotional support to cope ... and community leaders. Part of Philanthropy New York' s Reflections on 9/11: Ten...

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New Partnership To Support Pain And Palliative Care For Veterans

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06/09/2014

... to care. Of the roughly 21 million veterans in the U. S ., nearly half - 9.6 million - are 65 and older.[1] More ... brings to this collaboration specific strengths and resources that, together, can result in a...

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Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

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08/01/2013

... Hispanics 13 hours. Given this rate of consumption, it’ s clear that new digital media learning strategies can help ... or writing) and is being embraced by many, given Mozilla’ s launch of Open Badges earlier...

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Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

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05/12/2015

... thinking.” Staten Island, one of New York City’ s five boroughs, is a 7 by 14 mile-Island located in New York ... Atlantic Ocean. Representing just 6% of New York City’ s total population, Staten Island’...

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Children, Youth and Families

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