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The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin

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08/19/2013

... Society Foundations and the Schott Foundation for Public Education are cited in a Nonprofit Quarterly article on the possible philanthropic response to the death of Trayvon Martin. Initially...

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Social Justice

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$50-Million from Goldman Sachs Seeds Fund for Businesswomen

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03/05/2014

... World Bank will partner to raise $600 million in support of female entrepreneurs in developing countries, reports The ... money for the venture, which builds on the banking giant’ s 10,000 Women venture to...

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Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

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07/23/2014

Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 ... in capacity building grants to support connections between ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... the Heising-Simons family last week announced the launch of a new Clean Energy Initiative to support state-based solutions aimed at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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NY Rejects All Applications for New Charter Schools

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05/21/2015

... for quality and these applications didn’t measure up,” Education Department spokesman Dennis Tompkins said Wednesday. “We invited several of the applicants to reapply in June and we gave them ... advocates...

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New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City

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10/05/2015

... the City The New York Community Trust, the City’ s community foundation, announces grants to improve the environment, arts, education , and other areas. With our support, nonprofits will ... minors; and train...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Jane Mendillo and L. Rafael Reif to its Board of Trustees

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04/11/2016

... Appoints Jane Mendillo and L. Rafael Reif to its Board of Trustees The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced ... as well as steadfast commitment to the Foundation' s core constituencies in the...

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Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic

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04/21/2016

... Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic The U. S . Education Secretary John King is frustrated by what he ... today about how to integrate schools. Speaking at a...

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Asia Foundation and Lotus Circle Honor Carnegie’s Gregorian

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05/09/2016

Asia Foundation and Lotus Circle Honor Carnegie’ s Gregorian The Asia Foundation and The Lotus Circle, a community of U. S . individuals, foundations, and ... to improve access...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People

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08/01/2016

... at Lincoln Center are teaming up to put jazz in the ears of thousands of urban school children across the globe. ... Puerto Rico; and Sydney, Australia. The tour, fueled by a $1 million...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Arts

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard

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09/01/2016

... Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard In a perfect world, education experts would shrink class sizes and children would ... at The Century Foundation, said, "The configuration of...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Announces Five Projects for 2016 Green Neighborhoods Program

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10/12/2016

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Announces Five Projects for 2016 Green Neighborhoods Program The U. S . Green Building Council and Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced the five...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Housing and Homelessness

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

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11/02/2016

... B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity New York City’ s schools are among the most segregated in the country — an ... Advocate Letitia James called for the city Department of Education to...

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Jonas Center Announces Partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs

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11/15/2016

Jonas Center Announces Partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs The Jonas Center for Nursing and ... the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a first- of -its...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives

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11/22/2016

Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives Sheena ... It focuses on strengthening the building blocks of education , income stability and...

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Supported by Stavros Niarchos, Global Nonprofit Will Bring Literacy Tools to Refugee Children and Families

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02/14/2017

... in late 2017. The program will be made possible through a $1 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation ... (SNF), with additional support from Jordanian social and education entities. Parents and...

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Arabella Advisors Publishes Report on Women's Mental Health

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05/02/2017

Arabella Advisors Publishes Report on Women' s Mental Health The report notes that women’ s mental ... and from philanthropy. This lack of attention has left a gap that...

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Health

5 Controversial Ideas For Shoring Up Health Insurance Markets

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08/30/2017

... serves roughly 17 million Americans. The Senate Health, Education , Labor and Pensions Committee says it plans to ... will feature state governors and insurance commissioners. A bipartisan group in the House is...

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City to Build 1,000-Seat High School in Long Island City

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10/04/2017

... High School in Long Island City The city will construct a new high school with room for nearly 1,000 students in Dutch Kills, according to the Department of Education . The new school,...

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