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Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In Brooklyn

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01/04/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In ... came together included a young Jewish man who had moved to the neighborhood just a month before and an African ... is our...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... care costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H. Chan ... County that goes into effect July 1. The Harvard study' s revenue projection factors...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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With Support from Carnegie, New Science Standards Deliver Students from Textbooks to ‘Real-World' Applications

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05/19/2017

... New Science Standards Deliver Students from Textbooks to ‘Real-World' Applications A new wave of teaching science ... Adopted by the New Jersey Board of Education in 2014, the Next Generation Science...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

... term that concluded May 31, 2017. "It is my privilege to serve the Weinberg Foundation in this new capacity," said ... to grantmaking and operations. Over the course of the next...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

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06/27/2017

Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students Professors, researchers, and ... a year of research, CUF is set to release a report in the next few weeks that will describe the...

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Education

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Bad Landlords Poised To Profit On De Blasio Plan To Turn Rent-Stabilized Buildings Into Long-Term Homeless Shelters

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08/30/2017

Bad Landlords Poised To Profit On De Blasio Plan To Turn Rent-Stabilized Buildings ... and maintain six more as cluster sites for at least the next three years. These privately-owned buildings,...

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Housing and Homelessness

The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself

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09/06/2017

The Fall’ s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself There are many exciting museum shows to see ... not over. The most obvious questions are: Who will be the next...

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Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... that ArtPlace America has been ramping up its commitment to rural communities to revitalize places that face deep economic challenges, and ... transforming rural communities through the arts. Over the ...

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Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance

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09/11/2017

... 18 women in the Council a few years ago. With the city’ s quadrennial elections upon us, a new Council class will be ... who will fill the city’ s legislative body for the next four years in...

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Gender Justice

Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds

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09/12/2017

Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds Back in March, when President ... later, Congress has not only rejected the president’ s N.I.H. proposal; lawmakers from both parties have joined .....

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NYS Health Foundation Unveils Health Care Cost Transparency Website

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09/12/2017

... This NYS Health-funded website by FAIR Health offers easy- to -use, reliable information on health care costs, allowing consumers to plan financially for commonly performed health care services. The ...

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New York Health Foundation

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With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars

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09/13/2017

With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars The Disproportionate Share Hospital ... the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’ s 16 percent of New York’ s total...

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Women Lose Ground In The New York City Council, Even If Chin And Ayala Win

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09/14/2017

... A day after the primary election, two women are holding on to razor-thin leads for New York City Council seats. But even if they both survive, next year’ s City Council will have fewer women...

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Gender Justice

Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

Study: Giving Leads to Happiness The adage says it’ s better to give than to ... were given 25 Swiss francs (about $25) once a week for the next month. Half of...

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Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees

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09/19/2017

... officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and ... as...

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Immigration

At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

... 13 women, down from 18 in 2009, and that number is likely to soon fall to 12 when the next Council is seated in January, if this year’ s elections continue as expected...

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Gender Justice

Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio' s Jobs Plan An expert panel convened at The New School on ... An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’ s plan to create 100,000 “good-paying” jobs...

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Workforce Development

Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth

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09/22/2017

... Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth In an effort to reduce youth unemployment in cities ... of CA$700,000. This contribution is part of the Foundation' s...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents

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09/22/2017

... commitments totaling $220 million in support of efforts to empower women and save the lives of thirty-eight million ... include a $200 million pledge to the World Bank' s Global...

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