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14 Dec 2017

Funders Summit on Justice Reform: The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers

Thursday, December 14, 2017 -

9:00am to 3:30pm

... necessity of seeking community input – and the lack of resources dedicated to the task – to rethink incarceration ...

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Funders Give and Get Advice From NYC Teens

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05/02/2013

The Opportunity Network recently invited a group of philanthropists to talk about their careers and their professional journeys with New York City students. We’re pleased to have Opportunity Network Founder and Executive Director Jessica Pliska and...

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The Post-Bloomberg Plunge

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04/10/2014

As Mayor Michael Bloomberg's money goes global, NYC nonprofits miss their biggest patron.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Releases Report that Examines the Skills Gap in NYC

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10/30/2014

The report is part of JPMorgan Chase's $250 million initiative, New Skills at Work.

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Bank of America Funds of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Program

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07/29/2015

... Fish and Wildlife Service is launching new partnerships in cities across the nation to boost opportunities for city ... of volunteers in restoring local environments. Three cities – Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA...

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Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs

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02/09/2016

As New York City faces increasing pressure to promote school diversity, a new report from the Century Foundation shows that more districts nationwide are using socioeconomic status to shape admissions processes.

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Funders Need Good Data to Evaluate Programs That Decriminalize Drug Addiction

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09/20/2016

Insha Rahman, Senior Planner at the Vera Institute, comments on the recent PNY Program, "Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic."

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations

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08/17/2017

City Parks Foundation announced the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, which is New York City's annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring storied veteran players as well as young jazz musicians,

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New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA

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09/06/2017

The organization of the city's largest businesses, Mayor Bill de Blasio and other New York leaders condemned President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his decision to phase out an Obama program protecting undocumented immigrants.

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Immigration

Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio

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09/07/2017

The charter school war grinds on. Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz and other leaders of city charter schools held a demonstration Wednesday on the steps of City Hall to rip Mayor de Blasio for failing to respond to requests for space in city...

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Tech-Oriented New York Grad School Backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches

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09/13/2017

Almost seven years after winning high-profile competition, Cornell Tech opens on Roosevelt Island, with 30 faculty members and almost 300 graduate students.

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Gotham Gains: Family Incomes Up, Poverty Down

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09/20/2017

The new figures confirm trends reported in the Center for New York City Affairs’ July 19th Urban Matters post, “More Jobs, Rising Wages, Broader Advances: Seven Indicators of New York’s Economic Health.”

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a suburb of some 25,000 residents just outside of Madison.

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NYC Will Miss a Deadline to Accommodate 5 New Charter Schools

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10/13/2017

New York City’s Department of Education said on Thursday that it would not find space for five new middle schools proposed by the Success Academy charter school network in time for the locations to be approved by a city panel in November.

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Eli Broad, Patron of Los Angeles, To Step Down From His Philanthropy

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10/16/2017

Eli Broad, a billionaire who has been a dominant figure in this city’s cultural, philanthropic, business and political world for almost 50 years, announced on Thursday that he is stepping down from public life, saying that it was “time to move on.”

Philanthropy Should Focus on the Assets of Aging

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04/22/2016

... people 65-105 have the same opinions? Or do we just not care what they are? So what does this have to do with ...

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Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi

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04/13/2017

... Nonprofits webinar, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , on self- care for nonprofits on April 25 th from 3:30pm-4:30pm for a ... and Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York members. Resources Research: The Work...

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What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge?

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10/21/2021

... America. Participants in the Ecologies of Migrant Care project have been interviewing migrants, activists, ...

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