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75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won’t Qualify

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... that 23,000 people would benefit, sharing $87 million in funding . Instead, 75,000 people applied. And that means, in a ... higher education more affordable and accessible, roughly two -thirds of those who...

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Mark Zuckerberg Clashed With Facebook Execs Over Letting Employees Work On His Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

... from senior executives. Zuckerberg's desire for his two companies to "undertake joint projects," and to allow .....

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

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04/24/2020

... Immigration – presented to the membership as a three- part virtual series. The business part of our meeting, where members vote for new board ... and panels, we’ll take a close look at a topic that’s ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

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05/28/2015

... and education opportunities in Baltimore. These grants are part of the bank’s broader philanthropic investment in ... low-income individuals and families to job training resources at their point of need......

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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library

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10/26/2015

... on new trajectories. Atlantic’s records will become part of Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

18 Sep 2014

Inequality, Democracy and Corporate Power

Thursday, September 18, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

View the live recording of this program. Part of Can Philanthropy Help Shape the Next Economy? A ...

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11 Mar 2013

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading: Community Networks in New York State - WEBINAR

Monday, March 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... of low-income children miss this crucial milestone. As part of the Grantmakers Forum exploration of what funders are ...

Fidelity Charitable Reports Record Results in First Three Quarters in 2013

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10/26/2013

... a quarter (23 percent) of the outgoing grant dollars were part of a grant of at least $1 million, while incoming ...

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JPB Foundation Champions Bike Share Access for Underserved Communities

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06/02/2015

... This round of grants is the first in $900,000 of funding PeopleForBikes will administer over three years as part of the Better Bike Share Partnership.... JPB ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million

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06/26/2014

... grants totaling $20,017,000. Grants were made as part of its national and international programs and special ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes

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05/04/2016

... attendance and completion. This project was funded in part by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Spencer ...

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Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use

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09/15/2017

... towers worth $42 million at bridges and tunnels, as part of Gov. Cuomo’s open-road tolling project. Reinvent ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes first Chief Impact Officer and Director of Racial Justice, Kristi Cunningham Whitfield

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09/20/2023

... justice (REEJ). She will also oversee our racial-justice grantmaking . Her first day is October 11, 2023. “I know ...

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Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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06/05/2023

... Challenge Grantees conduct rigorous research on strategies to reduce inequalities in youth outcomes, take ... a leadership team of faculty and staff to identify strategies to bridge collaboration and...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Commits $1M to COVID-19 Relief

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04/06/2020

... to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the UN Foundation and ... our hometown of New York City. “During this global health crisis, we must all be responsive to...

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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

... election has served to compound the anxiety of the LGBTQ community. Several LGBTQ suicide hotlines have reported that since the ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio’s OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection

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10/29/2018

... a time when the oceans require our critical attention. As two of the largest supporters of ocean protection and ... world’s collective understanding of our oceans and the vital need for conservation and drives...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ford Foundation, Citi and OPIC Launch Scaling Enterprise, a $100MM Financing Partnership to Support Social Enterprises

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10/23/2019

... and lower costs. Scaling Enterprise will facilitate vital growth financing to eligible companies that are ... households in emerging markets. Marking the first two transactions under Scaling Enterprise, the...

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Ford Foundation

THE CITY, a New Non-Profit Digital News Outlet Readies for Launch with Support from The Revson Foundation

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09/26/2018

... beats like transportation, politics, affordable housing, health care, education and climate change. He plans to start ... But there will be no financial connection between the two organizations. “It was hard...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

17 May 2017

The Price of Justice: America’s Unfair Bail and Prosecution System

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This program is the third in the four- part Ending the Criminalization of Poverty series. The ... are addressing this and how philanthropy is playing its part in supporting them. Explore The impact of bail, .....