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Dodge Foundation President Weighs in on NJ Sewer System Challenges

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03/13/2015

“It’s an opportune moment for communities and utility authorities to put in place innovative, green solutions," Chris Daggett says.

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Environment and Climate Change

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core

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10/12/2016

The Spencer Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a team of researchers from the University of Michigan, Brown University and Stanford University nearly $5 million for the first phase of a five-year analysis of the Common Core...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center

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10/28/2016

... that favor abolition of the death penalty in the United States and other countries. More than 80 faculty members, ...

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Justice Reform

NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation

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09/20/2017

... Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts are among the chains expanding here. And so is a new breed of .....

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Food Systems

U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case

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09/29/2017

... can collect fees from workers they represent but who are not members. The case, Janus v. AFSCME, challenges the ... fee provisions that allow public sector unions in 22 states , including New York, to mandate...

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Workforce Development

Ford Foundation Funded Interactive Map Shows The Geography of Debt In America

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12/07/2017

The interactive map shows the geography of debt in America at the national, state, and county levels.

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Economic Security

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Through Its Piper Fund Initiative, The Proteus Fund Works to Educate Communities About Judicial Independence

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06/21/2018

... diversity of individuals and organizations whose lives are directly impacted by state court decisions. While the ... courts. Focus groups consisting of people from four states , who were not members of the...

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Civic Engagement

Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education

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02/20/2019

... 10-year effort to improve science education in the United States . OpenSciEd , the new nonprofit, and the decade-long ... 2013. Now, about two-thirds of students attend school in states that have adopted the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Health

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Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap

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02/26/2019

... serving students of color and those where most children are white. When researchers focused on schools serving large ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

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10/02/2013

Part of the foundation's multiyear, $28 million Opportunity by Design initiative, the grants will help the school districts (including the New York City Department of Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the...

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Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative.

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Representing the Old And New in Brooklyn

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03/10/2014

... for others living in the borough. He believes there are plenty of Brooklyn residents who love the community and ...

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Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity

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03/2015

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has released the second report in their "Smashing Silos in Philanthropy" series.

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Can You Run A City Based on Happiness?

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07/17/2015

... with vacationers have a good time. But not everyone’s doing as well as you’d think. According to the city’s ...

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Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education

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08/06/2015

The Bard Prison Initiative will support education and other services that better prepare prisoners for reentry into society.

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Carnegie VP Named One of the Top 50 People Shaping the Future of K-12 Education

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10/01/2015

... not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate doing innovative work. Today we are recognizing 50 thought leaders and changemakers shaping ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Citigroup Offering Young Bankers Year Off for Service Work

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03/17/2016

A program unveiled Wednesday by Citigroup to recruit and retain millennials includes an option for young employees to take a year off to do charitable work, reports The Wall Street Journal.

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