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Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College

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03/22/2016

... they serve will open this summer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with the college’ s first endowed professor as its director. Phillip Atiba ... the Center for Policing Equity at the University...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

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04/28/2016

... library initiatives that develop and advance the use of linked open data. Stanford Libraries will coordinate a team representing Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Library of Congress and Princeton to upgrade the...

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Education

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality

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05/16/2016

... to Achieve Workplace Equality Despite some strides in achieving workplace equality, only 21 women helm the world’ s largest corporations today, according to a survey released ... to everyone. “Companies with...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

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06/23/2016

... Foundation may be one of the most venerable names in philanthropy, but during her 11 years as its president ... also on the cutting edge. Ms. Rodin, who announced on June 15 that she would...

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Tiffany & Co. Supports Ocean Conservation

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09/26/2016

... conservation efforts. We unpack this luxury retailer’ s surprising support for oceans and coral reefs. Among foundations like Packard, Moore and Walton that were in the mix at the most recent Our Ocean...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative

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10/13/2016

Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative The Wallace Foundation has selected seven ... The University Principal Preparation Initiative builds on 15 years of Wallace-...

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Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem

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02/16/2017

Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem Early in his career as a cardiologist, Garth Graham treated a ... point that good health starts well beyond the four walls of...

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After Cuts in Funding from DoE, Learning Leaders Shuts Down Despite Support from Funders Like NYCT, Pinkerton

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02/17/2017

... Leaders, a nonprofit that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next ... and community engagement in city schools, will close March...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation

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02/22/2017

... the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination. The five-year Mellon grant will assist the university in establishing a center for racial justice, hiring faculty...

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Social Justice

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Capital One, Howard Gilman, and Doris Duke Support City Parks SummerStage 2017 Season

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04/11/2017

... Parks Foundation is excited to announce the 2017 season of SummerStage, New York City' s largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing more than 100 performances to Central Park and 15...

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Arts

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Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds

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05/04/2017

Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds ... a new report reveals. The report, conducted by Mexico’ s Research in Health and...

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Gender Justice

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Russell Sage Foundation Invites LOIs for Immigration Research

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05/12/2017

... advance this mission, the foundation is accepting letters of inquiry for its Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie ... groups and generations. The initiative falls under RSF' s Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration...

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RFPs Etc

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Immigration

Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center

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05/24/2017

... The ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards, has received $75 million from Michael R. ... the Far West Side continues to be shaped by a small group of influential billionaires. They...

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Commonwealth Fund: The American Health Care Act: Economic and Employment Consequences for States

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06/14/2017

... Employment Consequences for States On May 24, 2017, the U. S . House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA, ... Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The U. S...

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Health

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Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island

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06/20/2017

... putting together final details, before the official launch of two new businesses. “Exciting because we're going to be ... to run it the way we've decided.” Edith Lopez is one of 6 women who have been...

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The Staten Island Foundation

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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs

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08/29/2017

... and CEO Shola Olatoye. Appearing recently on the “What’ s the [Data] Point?” podcast with Gotham Gazette and ... and community programming, is showing encouraging growth. In a subsequent interview with Gotham...

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Housing and Homelessness

States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'

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09/07/2017

States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump' s 'Racial Animus' Several states are suing the Trump ... immigrants known as DREAMers. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Eastern District...

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Immigration

City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs

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09/08/2017

... a commercial overhaul. Mayor de Blasio pledged to rezone 15 neighborhoods under his affordable housing plan — but with months left in his first term, the Rockaway plan is only the second one ... are expected...

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What’s The [Data] Point? 77,651, with the City Housing Commissioner

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09/25/2017

What’ s The [Data] Point? 77,651, with the City Housing Commissioner For this episode of the podcast, we bring you excerpts of a speech the city' s ... Commission event on...

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