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06 Jun 2013

Personal Democracy Forum 2013: Think Bigger

Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 9:00am to Friday, June 7, 2013 - 6:00pm

NYU Skirball Center and Kimmel Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC

... by The New York Times , Personal Democracy Forum ( PDF ) is the world's largest and longest-running gathering of ... hands-on sessions, you won't want to miss the tenth annual PDF , featuring the...

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07/25/2013

... by continuing to raise awareness and providing tools and resources for people who are ready to take action. But the ...

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... Learning to NYC Youth Several foundations are pooling resources to make 13 grants, totaling $835,600, to help young ... recruiting black, Hispanic, and Asian men to teach in the public schools. Participants...

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California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg Launch “America’s Pledge”

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07/12/2017

... “Reducing emissions is good for the economy and good for public health. The American government may have pulled out of ... and Bloomberg, the Rocky Mountain Institute and the World Resources Institute will...

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Citi Community Development and The Poses Family Foundation Support New Initiative Aimed at Building the Financial Security of People with Disabilities

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... nonprofit service providers with specialized training and resources to ensure that they are better positioned to serve ...

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10/22/2020

... These grants synthesize existing research to inform smart public policy that can positively impact the lives of young ...

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... and San Jose to provide college savings accounts for public school students, while also working with the National ... of color have the same access to the financial tools and resources that benefit other...

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... history of using science and technology to improve public health and uplift humanity. “At the Pandemic ... and other like-minded funders to combine their resources to build funding solutions for social impact...

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... RN, FAAN, senior vice president and director of the AARP Public Policy Institute, and chief strategist at the Center ...

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