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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

... Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates, Families for Excellent Schools Two hedge fund billionaires dropped ... Excellent Schools have declined to name the nonprofit’ s funders since it was founded in...

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Education

NYS Health Foundation Report: Hospital Mergers Lead to Higher Prices in NY

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03/25/2016

... State Health Foundation. In the report, authors cite a 2012 literature review by health economists Martin Gaynor and ...

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Staff at Open Society Foundations Just Voted to Join a Union. Is That a Good Thing?

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07/22/2016

... Just Voted to Join a Union. Is That a Good Thing? It’ s been a bumpy ride at the Open Society Foundations over the past few years. When George Soros hired Chris Stone in 2012 to lead OSF, he asked him to bring...

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Gap Inc. Connects Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

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11/04/2016

... Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy stores. Across the U. S ., nearly 6 million entry-level jobs will be created from 2012 to 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With low...

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

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12/09/2016

... Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth Irene Kinyanguli, a senior at Arizona State ... But an international higher education would have been out of reach without a...

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MasterCard Foundation

Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations

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04/21/2017

Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations The Open Society ... today announced that Caroline Anstey , formerly of UBS Group and the World Bank, will assume the role of ... and...

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One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos

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09/06/2017

One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos Denisse Rojas, a third-year medical student at ... on Tuesday took the news of the Trump administration' s...

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My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation

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09/07/2017

My Brother’ s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation My Brother’ s Keeper, ... will merge with the Obama Foundation. MBK, arguably one of Barack Obama’ s most personal White House...

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New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

... Change When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These

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09/14/2017

... Like These When superstorm Sandy struck my home state of New York in 2012 , it dealt a severe blow to communities that were ... to do to protect them from flood damage. Yet the work has not...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

04 Nov 2015

Sectoral Employment Strategies for Young Adults: Lessons for the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... disproportionately impacted low-income young adults who do not graduate from high school or pursue post-secondary education. The quality of the second chance system has been questioned by many ... and follow-...

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18 Jan 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Thursday, January 18, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

This in-person convening of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative will ... City. Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, leader of the city' s Federal Infrastructure Funding Task Force, will...

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Learning in Place

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07/14/2011

... get anxious about leaving things that are familiar—it’ s disorienting. But once I arrive someplace new, I feel ... Just over a year ago, the New York Foundation’ s board of trustees allowed...

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Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

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05/22/2013

by Nina Stack, President, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers It is difficult to be patient ... applauded. The trail of destruction left in Sandy’ s wake demanded immediate relief. However, in a...

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10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... and supporting grantee capacity. GrantCraft, a service of Foundation Center, launched a guide called Supporting ... to focus and inform grantmaking, knowing the foundation' s capacity for...

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New York City

24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... and foundations recognize research as essential tool for impact - whether the desired end is to advance knowledge, improve the quality and credibility of research in a discipline area, or move a policy agenda...

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16 Mar 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 3 - Webinar

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Join us for the third webinar, of a four-part series, that will ... Grade Level Reading as a funding framework. Explore What' s working, what’ s challenging and what’...

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Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color? by Frances Kunreuther, Co-Director Building ... Daring to Lead and the Leadership Learning Community ‘ s Leadership & Race: How to Develop and Support...

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The Need for Civil Legal Aid

Release Date:

06/07/2016

... a recent conference our interest was piqued on the issue of Civil Legal Aid. While we have a few grantees who have ... the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition’ s (CALDC) Senior One-Stop Benefits...

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