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NYS Health Foundation Offers Insights on Health Designs for Housing

Release Date:

01/30/2017

... neighborhoods are not designed and maintained to promote residents ' health. Active Design is an evidence-based ... elements and amenities that will improve the health of residents . A new NYSHealth-funded...

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ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating Wildfires

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11/15/2018

... We have been on the ground since Sunday providing resources and personnel to help hundreds of displaced animals ... has already claimed lives and forced more than 200,000 residents to evacuate. ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Names Erica Guyer as New General Counsel

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03/27/2023

Serving as Acting General Counsel since May 2022, The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees recently confirmed Ms. Guyer for the role.

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Learning in Place

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07/14/2011

... feel exhilarated; finding yourself in strange surroundings can be jarring, but in a good way. Just over a year ago, the ... responsibilities, why take this on now? In the way travel can invigorate you, I was...

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Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas

Release Date:

07/11/2016

... linked to the immigrants and refugees who call the state home . One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. ... these changing demographics, and the role philanthropy can play to support integration...

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Novo Foundation and Goren Group Announce Winner of Women's Building International Design Competition

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07/14/2016

... rights community in New York has wanted a physical home where they can share ideas, collaborate, and support each other,” says ...

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NoVo Foundation

Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

Release Date:

08/30/2016

... – ranging from a beating heart to the ability to hit a home run – function properly most of the time, and in some ... also suggest that some of the damage done by cancer cells can be seen as a “failure to...

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Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... not an understatement to say that every time we think it can ’t possibly get more expensive to live in New York City, ...

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Housing and Homelessness

‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... to Buffalo and beyond – to pitch themselves as an ideal home for the growing online shopping giant. Now you can officially count Brooklyn as one of the contenders trying ...

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New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... low-income students apply to underachieving schools near home , in part because their families often lack counseling that can help them navigate a complex admissions process. The NYC ...

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An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

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10/21/2021

... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that ... “different way” must include a significant transfer of resources into the control of institutions...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea

Release Date:

10/17/2014

... but there is unrealized potential in private markets to generate greater social impact. Given the enormous potential ... many more. Across the Foundation, we will continue to use our expansive network of...

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Communications/Media

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Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

... and local infrastructures will influence how organizations can allocate program resources . Even the availability of basic services such as ... to an organization’s effectiveness and provide resources...

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Commonwealth Fund Scorecard: New York Ranked 13th in Overall State of Health

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12/11/2015

New York may be ranked 3rd for per capita health funding, but it is 40th when it comes to physical activity according to the 26th American’s Health Rankings Annual Report. In addition, New York was ranked 13th in the nation on a separate scorecard...

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Citi Backs Program to Create 5,000 Women Entrepreneurs from Low-Income Neighborhoods

Release Date:

03/16/2015

... pro-bono legal assistance, and navigating government resources —for aspiring entrepreneurs. The program is a ... programs designed to help New York City Housing Authority residents interested in launching their...

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Rockefeller Foundation and New York City Join Forces to Fund Internships at Cultural Organizations

Release Date:

09/09/2016

... in the cultural sector to be lacking. While the city’s residents are 33 percent white, according to the 2010 United ...

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

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01/05/2018

... and put decisions about local development in the hands of residents ." Surdna Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the ... Amplify Fund is all about giving communities the power and resources to influence...

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United Way of New York City and NYU Langone Partner to Open New Food Pantry in Sunset Park

Release Date:

06/03/2019

... resource by offering a diverse variety of food to local residents at no cost. “We were surprised to learn from our ...

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Food Systems

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

Release Date:

07/09/2010

... how the very institutions who are most able to take risks can be some of the most conservative when it comes to taking ... someone had to take a risk and invest in them. How can we take more risks? One of the...

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Infrastructure Design as Innovation

Release Date:

04/02/2019

... solely on these areas will determine how innovative they can be in the field. This belief is likely widely shared, but can also be short sighted. In fact, it is the combination of ... design has over a...

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