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24 Jan 2017

Defending ACA and Making Progress at the Same Time. Is Philanthropy Ready?

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

What happens if Obamacare – the Affordable Care Act – is ... inauguration to reflect on where we’re headed next and what the philanthropic sector should do to prepare. Watch the recording here...

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18 Oct 2016

Funder Briefing on Poverty in the LGBTQ Community

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 -

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Did you know that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ... rates of poverty than their straight counterparts? Have you heard that one in five transgender adults have experienced...

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Housing and Homelessness

LGBTQ

One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

Release Date:

10/31/2013

... question for domestic disaster professionals -- and just about anyone with a wandering imagination -- has always been, " What would happen if a catastrophic event hit the island of .....

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Philanthropy New York

One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

Release Date:

10/31/2013

... question for domestic disaster professionals -- and just about anyone with a wandering imagination -- has always been, " What would happen if a catastrophic event hit the island of .....

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Philanthropy New York

It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma

Release Date:

06/09/2014

... of their ever longer lives." "Everyday," he says, " about 6,000 U.S. baby boomers turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. But Medicare doesn’t cover what can be the largest cost to...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... forum series for summer interns in NYC with a discussion about the challenges of regulating the market for cannabis, a ... fellows who spent time in Syria to better understand what 's ahead for the...

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Public Policy

Rockefeller Foundation Releases International Study on Gender Images in Films

Release Date:

01/22/2015

... Releases International Study on Gender Images in Films What happens when specific groups of people are not seen or ... Foundation released the first-ever international study about gender images in films. Key...

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Communications/Media

Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor

Release Date:

01/23/2015

... who have the luxury to think in highly intentional ways about how and what they eat. In fact, though, that's an unfair stereotype .....

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Food Systems

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Ford Foundation

Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film

Release Date:

09/09/2015

... to its producers, also "challenges mainstream perceptions about what it means to be elderly...." Ms. Foundation Helps .....

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Aging

Arts

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services

Release Date:

04/25/2016

... help with citizenship applications, information sessions about the citizenship process and its benefits, and free and ... York was one among many entities that gathered to discuss what the program means to the...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative

Release Date:

10/13/2016

... on 15 years of Wallace-supported research and experience about what makes for effective principals and their ...

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Education

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New Study Examines How Creative Placemaking Projects Build Social Capital in Communities

Release Date:

11/04/2016

... of "creative placemaking" and is a working illustration of what can and can't be learned from different ... and how permanent outdoor Levitt music venues are bringing about change in the...

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Arts

The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... did have the basics -- food, shelter, clothing -- we got what we needed,” Kinyanguli says. But an international ... Foundation, which to date reports having made pledges of about $828 million for its four-year...

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MasterCard Foundation

Supported by Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Story Explores Trump's Immigration Policies on Turkish Communities

Release Date:

01/05/2017

... Altay says he doesn't think Trump will be able to do what he said he would in regards to immigration, and added ... economically to the country and says "Trump can bring about movement in markets. He...

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Immigration

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation

Release Date:

02/16/2017

... is also keeping abreast of new innovations in health and what the current presidential administration is doing when it ... before he started working as a professional, he learned about community service and...

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications

Release Date:

08/03/2017

... in New York during a press tour for the film to chat about what agencies can to do help people understand issues ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... that the network’s third- and fourth-graders showed about a year to a year and a half of additional learning in ... effects in math put Success Academy towards the top of what ’s been estimated for charter...

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Education

Opinion: Nonprofits Have a Big Stake in Overtime-Rules Debate

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... in Overtime-Rules Debate Whenever a major policy debate about protecting employees comes up in Washington, business ... for fair employment standards while they often face what ’s become known as "...