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Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... groups, the wealthiest and most educated have been in a position to benefit even more because they began with such a ...

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Want To Engage Millennials? Try Corporate Social Responsibility

Release Date:

09/28/2017

Millennials are becoming even more engaged in philanthropic causes in 2017 than they were in late 2016, according to Phase 1 of the Millennial Impact Report. At the same time, employers continue to search for ways to engage millennials to...

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20 Percent of Serious Food Safety Violations Go Ignored, New Report Finds

Release Date:

10/03/2017

Government inspectors failed to take action on one of every five serious food-safety risks identified in manufacturing facilities, according to a report released by federal auditors Wednesday.

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... agencies and prosecutors, instructing them to take the position in court that workers, employers and organizations ...

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Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform

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04/30/2018

When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for school systems around the country to support, one of the factors it examines is teacher salaries. Districts that refuse to pay their teachers adequately aren't well-positioned to raise student achievement...

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Open Society Foundations President Names Nicole Wilett as New Chief of Staff

Release Date:

07/16/2019

... Gaspard, effective August 20. In this newly created position , Wilett will lead the Foundations’ work on public ...

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Brandee McHale Returns to Citi Foundation as President and Managing Director and Head of Community Investing and Development

Release Date:

03/03/2020

... investing and development. She will also resume her position as president of the Citi Foundation. McHale ...

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Recording: Between Two Hands: Birth, Power, and Philanthropy’s Role in Black Maternal Health in NYC

... Local toNational Fadesola Adetosoye , Senior Expert & Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company PhilTalks Sabine ... of Programs, Brooklyn Org Sojourner Rivers , Senior Program Officer, The New York Women...

Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/16/2010

... CEO. This series of grants came about because a handful of program officers, associates, and assistants popped into my ...

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79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say rebuild even in face of risk

Release Date:

07/30/2013

A survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research examining resilience following Superstorm Sandy (and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation) also found that about 1 in 4 Americans believe they live in an area extremely at...

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Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... of the Boston Foundation and for three years as a Research Associate at American Institutes for Research. Liza received ...

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

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11/08/2012

Philanthropy New York is working intensively with Regional Associations throughout the affected area to coordinate and track philanthropic responses to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Our dedicated disaster response page,...

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WSJ Seeks PNY Comment on Geffen $100 Million Gift to Lincoln Center

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03/04/2015

PNY Senior VP of Public Policy and Communications, Michael Remaley, offers insight on the large donation.

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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

Release Date:

03/11/2015

CHD8, a gene that is strongly linked to autism, acts as a master regulator in the developing human brain and controls the expression of many other genes.

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Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta

Release Date:

04/13/2015

In the Niger Delta, gender inequality is compounded by the competition for oil, which often leads to violence.

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Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide

Release Date:

08/17/2015

For the first time, the App Challenge will be open to teams representing non-profit organizations in addition to schools.

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Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List

Release Date:

01/08/2016

Restrictions against the Ford Foundation placed by the Indian Government are being lifted after the foundation registered itself under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA.)

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New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

Release Date:

04/28/2016

The Mexican American Student Association (Masa), a New York Community Trust grantee and small grassroots organization that works closely with its South Bronx and Mott Haven communities on education and immigrant issues, engages families through...

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Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes

Release Date:

05/17/2016

The research team anticipates that this finding will help in training physicians to better communicate with the family and friends of patients so they can make the best decisions for their loved one.