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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... reached by two narrow bridges, replacing the remains of Pier 54 near West 14th Street, where the Lusitania used to ... whose corporate headquarters are nearby, to cover most of the construction and operational...

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Community Development

After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

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09/25/2017

... California. Early in Mother Nature’s most recent season of discontent, donations from everyday folks and Fortune 500 ... contributions continue? Bob Ottenhoff is president and CEO of the Center for Disaster...

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

... guarantee loans to farmers, including owners of CAFOs (Confined Animal Feeding Operations). Animal ... it’s what’s for dinner”). They take advantage of taxpayer-funded research at state universities. Prison...

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Food Systems

Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy ’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass ... has taken the lead in the evolving and red-hot field of "artist as activist" philanthropy , launching its Artist as...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico

Release Date:

11/30/2017

... and develop recommendations after several months of deep engagement with local communities, NGOs, ... the private sector, governments, academia, members of the Puerto Rican diaspora, and others... The...

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John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum

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01/31/2018

John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum John B. King, Jr., CEO of The Education Trust, former U.S. Secretary of Education, ... an...

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Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities

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03/16/2018

Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio ... Open Society Foundations, in partnership with a group of other philanthropy organizations...

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Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director

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04/17/2018

... as Executive Director The next executive director of the Champlin Foundation will be Nina Stack, the nonprofit agency announced Monday. Stack, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, has led the New Jersey...

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Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces the Winners of Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

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05/17/2018

Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces the Winners of Inaugural Engaged Cities Award Cities of Service today announced Bologna, Italy, Santiago de ...

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Michael Bloomberg Announces 2nd Annual Global Business Forum and One Planet Summit

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07/11/2018

... 26 th at the Plaza Hotel during the 73 rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Supported by ... on trade issues by reaching a better understanding of one another's challenges and mutual...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Diana Davenport Announces Retirement From the Commonwealth Fund at the End of 2018

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07/11/2018

... Announces Retirement From the Commonwealth Fund at the End of 2018 Diana Davenport, Vice President for Administration at ... has announced her plans to retire from the Fund at the end of 2018. Diana has been a...

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10 Oct 2018

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

8:30am to 1:30pm

... understanding and social cohesion for mutual well-being of Muslim, Arab and South Asian (MASA) and the broader ... non-MASA communities. Moving beyond the defensive frame of fighting Islamophobia, speakers...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation is a Proud Supporter of the Special Olympics

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10/29/2018

Stavros Niarchos Foundation is a Proud Supporter of the Special Olympics The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) ... partner with Special Olympics in supporting their mission of empowerment through sport and...

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Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer

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10/31/2018

... Gary Stehr has been appointed Chief Financial Officer as of November 1, 2018. Mr. Stehr will oversee the ... and support the Foundation's trustees' management of endowment investments. Mr. Stehr has...

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Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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12/10/2018

Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation The Jessie Smith Noyes ... for in our next president,” said Steven Godeke, Chair of the Board. “Her understanding of...

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17 Jan 2019

The Border and Beyond: Federal Immigration Policy Outlook and Philanthropic Engagement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, January 17, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... on the U.S.-Mexico border. The past year saw a wide range of funders take action against policies and practices harmful ... separated at the border to the proposed radical overhaul of the public charge rule...

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million to Address Opioid Crisis in Michigan

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03/17/2019

... has announced a $10 million commitment in support of efforts in Michigan to address the large number of opioid overdose deaths in the state. Michigan is the ... Michigan saw a 14 percent increase in the number...

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