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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... may be the earliest identity and social category to emerge in development, research suggests, and acquiring knowledge ... considered a critical part of early childhood development. In one of the first...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis

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09/07/2017

When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis In a year of big stories, the opioid crisis has become one of ... been a problem since the early 2000s. Around then, people in Kentucky, West Virginia, and...

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case

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09/29/2017

... agency fee provisions that allow public sector unions in 22 states, including New York, to mandate that represented ... Teachers Association, was heard by the Supreme Court in January 2016, but resulted...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

... Pennington as its first executive vice president, a role in which she will oversee all of the foundation's programs in the US and globally. Previously, Pennington served as vice ... foundation's work...

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New Study, Supported By The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, Finds College Brings Significant Benefits to Single Mothers and Society

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06/06/2018

... their lifetimes and are 69 percent less likely to live in poverty than single mothers with only high school, with ... Research (IWPR). The analysis finds that investments in services such as child...

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

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Education

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Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid

Release Date:

11/19/2018

... Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has announced a $1.8 billion commitment from ... former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ('64) in support of undergraduate...

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13 Jun 2019

The New Normal: How to Serve the Redefined Family - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... as the traditional family of a married husband, wife, and child . With families growing ever more varied, foundations ... need clear advice and guidance regarding who participates in their philanthropy and...

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Top 5 Brooklyn Nonprofits Named Winners of Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Annual $100,000 Spark Prize

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01/15/2019

... the most pioneering organizations advancing equity in the borough . The winning organizations—the first prize ... at the Foundation’s Spark Breakfast on February 28, 2019 in Brooklyn. The 2019 Brooklyn...

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The Andrus Family Fund Announces New Director, Manuela Arciniegas

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09/26/2019

... after serving as interim director since January 2019. In her new role as director, Manuela is poised to lead AFF ... bold vision as the Fund approaches its 20th anniversary in 2020. “I am excited to help...

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William H. Wright II Named Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Trustee Chair

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10/29/2019

... arts, environmental conservation, medical research and child well-being. Wright will also serve as Chair of the Duke ... operates a 2,700-acre center for environmental stewardship in New Jersey, and the Doris...

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Simple and Fast City Contracting

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07/17/2013

... New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services providers. We’re pleased to have ...

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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

... the Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health (a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy ...

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What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed

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03/13/2012

... Philanthropy New York held a program, presented by our Health Policy Working Group, which focused on strengthening ... talk about three important roles foundations can play in the success of primary care. What...

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Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

Release Date:

01/29/2013

... at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Co-Chair of the NYS Ready Commission, discuss the ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Grantmaking with a Gender Lens: Using a Gender Analysis

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05/2004

In this GrantCraft guide, grantmakers and grantees describe the experience of using a "gender lens" in their work. They explain what gender analysis is and isn't ... has led to new thinking in fields as diverse as public health , international development, juvenile justice, and .....

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More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant

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12/2008

... when foundation staff provide assistance beyond the grant in one of two ways do grantees report a substantially more ... Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Winter Park Health Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation. More Than ...

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Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

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02/13/2013

An in -depth profile of Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” ... changes on pressing issues like poverty, criminal justice, health care, the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Hartford Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to Gerontological Society of America

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02/10/2013

... Social Work Excellence. Thanks to $1.35 million in recently awarded funding from The John A. Hartford ... America (GSA) is reaffirming its commitment to meeting the health care needs of older adults through...

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Aging