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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

Release Date:

02/10/2017

High school choice policies attempt to improve the educational outcomes of poor and minority students by allowing access to high schools beyond neighborhood boundaries.

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William T. Grant Foundation

FORE Awards New Grants to Catalyze the Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

05/31/2023

... support includes: A $200,000 grant to the Bipartisan Policy Center to assess federal levers and educate ... the federal response to the opioid crisis. The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a Washington, D.C.–...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.

Release Date:

05/11/2020

... term, our grantee partners would have the flexibility and resources to meet the deepening needs of the immigrant and ... state, and local levels, and drive lasting change Targeted resources for local...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

13 Dec 2022

Philanthropy New York's New Strategic Framework: A Community Conversation

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York staff are excited to be in conversation with you, our valued members, to explore PNY’s new Strategic Framework.

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Network Building

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

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08/14/2014

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has appealed a decision by a Florida court to award $24.6 million to three trustees who had administered the artist’s estate.

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Arts

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban

Release Date:

07/14/2015

Energy company wants to drill natural-gas well using waterless method.

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Environment and Climate Change

New York Charity With Large Stake in China’s HNA Group Rethinks Tax Status

Release Date:

10/02/2017

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. is rethinking whether to seek tax-exempt status for a New York foundation that the company said would become its biggest shareholder, raising questions about its plans for the charity.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

In Response to TCF Lawsuit, DeVos Begins to Release ACICS and ABA Documents

Release Date:

02/22/2018

In direct response to a lawsuit filed by The Century Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education has started to release documents regarding two higher education accrediting agencies with a history of regulatory noncompliance: the Accrediting...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor of The Milbank Quarterly

Release Date:

07/27/2018

... as the editor of The Milbank Quarterly, effective August 1 , 2018. Cohen is a research professor in the Markets, Public Policy , and Law Department of the Questrom School of Business and professor of health law...

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Hispanics in Philanthropy COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund- Funder Note

Release Date:

03/18/2020

... help bring front-line migrant serving organizations the resources they need to develop and launch emergency ... delays in immigration and asylum procedures, and other policy changes as a result of efforts to...

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Purpose as Compass

Release Date:

03/24/2022

... was particularly present when Philanthropy New York’s Policy team wrestled with a decision over which government ... If we had framed the guiding question, while scoping the policy work, as “what’s best for...

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National Service and Grassroots Youth Organizing Groups: A Strategy for Building Diverse Nonprofit and Civic Leadership for New York

Release Date:

01/14/2010

... The fiscal 2010 budget includes an appropriation of $ 1 .49 billion for the Corporation for National and Community ... support and capacity for securing national service resources , conduct the monitoring work...

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24 Sep 2015

Hands-on Workshop: Communications Evaluation for Foundations and Nonprofits

Thursday, September 24, 2015 -

9:00am to 12:15pm

... (comments account for the other 3%). Brands post 2 .3 times per day to Instagram The largest profiles post 7.24 ... by which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Public Policy Communicators-NYC members : THIS...

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Corporate Philanthropy: The Challenges and Opportunities

Release Date:

06/19/2009

... working in the corporate sector is that we have multiple resources available—for our partners and the broader ... or provide space for meetings, just to name a few. These resources add tremendous value and...

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Schumer Calls On EPA To Resume 'Abandoned' Cleanups Of Radioactive Hot Spots

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... waste byproducts from prior industrial uses. The three sites are a parking lot at a bowling alley on Niagara Falls ... was halted. "EPA just packed up the trucks, abandoned the sites , abandoned homeowners...

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Environment and Climate Change

Burke Foundation and New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Launch Alliance to Promote Maternal Health and Child Development

Release Date:

01/05/2023

... to delivering prenatal and pediatric healthcare, to 50 sites by 2026. Though among the wealthiest states, New ... group that will work to grow the number of Centering sites in New Jersey, build a community of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Burke Foundation

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...