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The Century Foundation

31 May 2012

Saving Energy: New York City’s Leading Innovations

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8:45am to 10:30am

New York City modified its 100-year old zoning law this month in order ... of the Urban Green Council, guided a process to green the City ’s building codes, and identified some of the zoning changes passed by the...

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At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities

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10/15/2014

At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities Africa is in a unique position, although the issue ... a small portion of the population owns a lion's share the resources . Around the world,...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience Judith Rodin’s new ... in 2005, had already made building the resilience of cities and communities one of the foundation’s key ... Hence, the...

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A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids

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09/26/2017

A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids In 2013, the New York city council approved a plan for a gleaming new development ... also a waste of time and effort.” Explanations vary for what...

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The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough

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09/19/2017

The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough From the moment that the first streetcars started rumbling along New York City ’s streets in the 19th century, people have sought ways ... viability of some of...

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Children, Youth and Families

03 Mar 2011

New York City's Future Looks Latino

Thursday, March 3, 2011 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... York’s Collaborative Program presented with The New York City Youth Funders (NYCYF) and sponsored by The Aprendes ... of corporate, family and private foundations, and City and State agencies funding programs...

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06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... state of college affordability programming in New York City and what gaps remain Findings from recent data analysis of students’ award letters including average ...

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Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities

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01/30/2014

... reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will turn its Cities of Service program into a stand-alone nonprofit that ... fighting obesity or beautifying neighborhoods. The group, Cities of Service, will be led by...

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... that poverty is growing faster in the suburbs than in the City , here in New York and in most metro regions across the ... that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead One of Michael Bloomberg's main contributions ... fight against climate change has been to help mobilize cities to curb greenhouse gas emissions...

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When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In

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06/24/2014

When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities , Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from ... as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient...

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Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities

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09/29/2014

Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities The World Health Organization estimates that ... of which are growing rapidly as young people flock to big cities to find work. Bloomberg Philanthropies said it would...

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Citi Community Development and The Poses Family Foundation Support New Initiative Aimed at Building the Financial Security of People with Disabilities

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01/29/2018

... People with Disabilities Citi Community Development, the City of New York, and National Disability Institute (NDI) announced the launch of Empowered Cities , a new national initiative enabling municipalities...

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Tokyo Joins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities

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12/12/2019

... Joins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities NEW YORK — Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today that Tokyo is the newest city to join the Partnership for Healthy Cities as...

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New York City Vision Funders Network

New York City Vision Funders Network is a peer network of grantmakers ... New York Community Trust ( rdp@nyct-cfi.org ) New York City Vision Funders Network ...

U.S. Cities Will Be Able to Compete for Funding From JPMorgan

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09/12/2018

U.S. Cities Will Be Able to Compete for Funding From JPMorgan ... geared toward boosting economic growth in as many as 30 cities across the U.S. The five-year initiative, ... to fund long-term projects and...

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04 Mar 2020

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of working-age people with disabilities in New York City are either unemployed or not in the labor force ... of working-age people with disabilities in New York City have incomes below the federal poverty...

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Why Cultural Policy is Critical for New York City

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06/12/2015

by Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate, New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust In ... foundation of all we do.” New York now joins other cities that have recognized the value of cultural...

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NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking

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11/05/2018

... en la Lucha (Center for Workers United in Struggle). " Cities have a critical role to play in addressing human ... by working at a community level to address some of the cities ' biggest challenges...

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