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EPIP Welcomes Tamir Novotny as Incoming Executive Director

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10/27/2015

Tamir Novotny has been selected as the new Executive Director of EPIP, beginning Monday, November 16

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New York Community Trust to Receive $650K from AG’s Settlement with Fraudulent Clothing-Bin Operator

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10/30/2015

... Clothing-Bin Operator Three local organizations are in hot water after the state attorney general found they ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Bloomberg Philanthropies-Backed Report: U.S. Electric Sector Expected To Hit Lowest CO2 Emissions In 20 Years

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11/05/2015

... to "circumvent a gridlocked Congress and work directly in states and with local community groups." . . . Bloomberg .....

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Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality

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11/09/2015

... several initiatives, including LGBT rights in the United States , direct cash transfers in Latin America, and ...

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Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn

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12/16/2015

More than two dozen youth from across Central Brooklyn gathered for the first part of a 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge presented by Central Brooklyn State Sen. Jesse Hamilton and Blue 1647 hosted at the Nigerian American Muslim...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Technology

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Carnegie, Helmsley-funded Report: Fewer than 1 in 7 Community College Students Get Bachelor’s Degree

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01/19/2016

... who transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges are less likely to get a degree than their wealthier peers, a ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

The Mellon Foundation grant will support of efforts to increase the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities.

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Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on Needs of Women and Girls

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02/05/2016

Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation, president and CEO, has been renewing the conversation about feminism and has launched a 52,000-mile “listening tour” with stops throughout the country.

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Gender Justice

Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers

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02/16/2016

Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced support Sunday for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s call to close Rikers Island.

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Justice Reform

Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia

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03/15/2016

... understanding between the peoples of Asia and the United States . The Society has since grown from a small New York ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away

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03/15/2016

... in Indonesia, some amber waves of grain in the United States . Now harvest this imaginary field, and toss one third ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Carnegie: Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough

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03/24/2016

Carnegie: Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough “We are improving security at our nuclear facilities,” ... into the complex at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where the United States stores most of its weapons-grade uranium...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. The work of gender equity continues. NY Women's and Novo foundations are noted for philanthropic investment in programs for women and...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Climate Adaptation Fund, Supported by Duke Foundation, To Enable Conservation Projects In Urban Centers

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04/04/2016

... exploring new methods for helping wildlife in the United States to adapt to rapidly shifting environmental conditions ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust

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04/13/2016

The New York Community Trust is committed to investing in underserved communities and equity, and mostly follows through on those goals to achieve results, a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy's Philamplify initiative...

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The New York Community Trust

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Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

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04/29/2016

... will guide the foundation's BUILD efforts in the United States and across its 10 global offices to implement .....

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Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects

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05/03/2016

... teachers to drive transformation in schools, districts and states , including the development of policies that affect ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

... to long-standing urban economic challenges in the United States – including economic development, environment ... Progress Makers Fund supports community organizations that are leading urban transformation...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.

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