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Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... and create insurance products for extreme-weather events in Africa. Lorenzo Bernasconi, the foundation's senior ... finance and impact investing, outlined the effort in an interview with Yale University’s...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

Release Date:

09/02/2016

... The data was derived from 2,644 families among 12 research sites across the United States. “There has been a real struggle in why there are so many kids with autism,” said lead author Sara Webb, UW Medicine...

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Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'

Release Date:

11/16/2016

... Into 'Women's Building' Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem ... for 40 years," said Steinem, who co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1972...

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Supported by Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Visual Arts of NJ Explores New Jersey Parks

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02/24/2017

... Arts of NJ Explores New Jersey Parks More than two years in the making, Park Wonder: Rediscovering Four New Jersey ... drawn from the artist Matthew Jensen's experiences in public parks and landscapes...

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Rauch Foundation Hosts 2017 Imagine Awards to Celebrate 'A Community Where Everyone Belongs'

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03/06/2017

... hosted the 2017 Imagine Awards Saturday, celebrating those in the community who work to build “A Community Where ... Everyone Belongs.” The sold out event, with over 400 in attendance at Horseshoe Southern...

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With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates

Release Date:

06/02/2017

... Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates A new study published in Cell Host Microbe led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson ... that bind to viruses and can block them from spreading in the body. To get at the question...

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Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... to offer students training and career opportunities in the rapidly growing company. The public-private ... collaboration is the first between a four-year college in the state university system and the...

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City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... under his affordable housing plan — but with months left in his first term, the Rockaway plan is only the second one ... and new stores. The city is set to spend $288 million in the neighborhood — building a...

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Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight Opioids

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... facility that promises to deal with the opioid crisis in a way that exists nowhere else in the country. Its 40-acre campus, pitched for part of the Enterprise Park site in Calverton, would...

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‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... the contenders trying to woo the Seattle-based company. In an open letter to Amazon, Brooklyn Borough President Eric ...

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City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... up from $285 million originally projected. The last 11 sites in the push targeting neglected parks were named Monday — ... Lane Playground, Joseph C. Sauer Park and Playground One in...

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NYCHA Plans Market-Rate Brooklyn Units

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... on the grounds of a lower-income housing development in the rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood of East ...

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New York State Seeks Leases for Extensive Offshore Wind Program

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10/03/2017

New York State has asked the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to consider identifying and leasing at least four new wind energy areas off its Atlantic Coast.

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NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds

Release Date:

10/04/2017

NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds If it feels like you're constantly ... says. And New Yorkers have it worse than almost anyone in the nation. . . NYers Face Harsher ATM...

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24 Oct 2012

CEO Interview Series with Christopher Oechsli, Atlantic Philanthropies

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 -

4:15pm to 7:00pm

... advancing some of the most interesting, innovative change in the sector . Think “Inside the Actors Studio,” but with more gravitas. Our first program in this series will feature Atlantic...

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Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development, ... $11 million to twenty-nine creative placemaking projects in nineteen states and two U.S...

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George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

Release Date:

01/19/2017

... Humanity Ventures, stems from a pledge Soros made in September to earmark up to $500 million for investments to address challenges facing migrants and refugees. In a joint statement on Thursday, Mastercard and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... Court will revisit a case that could decide whether public sector labor groups can collect fees from workers they ... agency fee provisions that allow public sector unions in 22 states,...

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Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt In October 2007, as experts began warning about rising ... Congress passed a new law to give students a deal: Work in the public sector ,...

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18 Dec 2017

YLBC Info Session Webinar 2

Monday, December 18, 2017 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... focus to engage communities historically underrepresented in the philanthropic sector . YLBC creates a space for participants to build ... more information about the program, what we look for in...

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