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De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax

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01/29/2014

... for the tax hike, which would apply to households in the city earning more than $500,000. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ... but that plan requires approval from the state Legislature in Albany.... De Blasio drafts biz...

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$1 Million Gift Donated To The American College To Establish The Sy Sternberg And Fred Sievert Doctoral Fellowship

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02/25/2014

... advancing through the New York Life Doctoral Program in Financial and Retirement Planning at The American College. ... reaching retirement age every day, the need for literacy in planning for financial...

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Teagle Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million in Grants

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03/16/2014

Teagle Foundation awards more than $1.5 million in grants to higher-ed institutions, reports Philanthropy ... working to help students prepare for and succeed in college. Grants awarded to higher education...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Taking Arts Programs to the Next Level with The Wallace Foundation

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03/20/2014

... and encourages self-expression. The largest arts funder in BGCA’s history, The Wallace Foundation has made a $5.35 ... commitment to BGCA to launch the Youth Arts Initiative in Boys & Girls Clubs. Over the...

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If Pfizer Leaves NYC, Will It Start a Trend?

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05/01/2014

... buy British drugmaker AstraZeneca, and then re-incorporate in Britain. The pharmaceutical giant will take advantage of lower corporate tax rates in the U.K. while keeping its Manhattan headquarters. It’s .....

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TCF Senior Fellow Barton Gellman Wins Third Pulitzer

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04/30/2014

... by Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor now living in exile in Russia. “We couldn’t be prouder to support Bart’s ... The Century Foundation will continue to be deeply engaged in the public...

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NY Times Profiles James Simons, Simons Foundation

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07/07/2014

NY Times Profiles James Simons, Simons Foundation In a New York Times profile, philanthropist James Simons is ... of Math for America," a foundation that he established in 2004 to promote the the teaching of...

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City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"

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07/13/2014

... calling an "extraordinary success" an initiative launched in NYC in 2008, with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination ... Fund, to make more fresh fruits and vegetables available in...

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Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce

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07/28/2014

Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline Of Women in Workforce As economists search for an explanation for why the percentage of women in the United States who are working or want to work has been ... dip would to...

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Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights

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09/17/2014

... that promote LGBT issues. According to the "2012 Tracking Report : Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer ... the Arcus foundation, with Open Society Foundations coming in fourth. From 2008 to 2013...

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Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award

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11/03/2014

... $7,500 to support an individual under thirty years of age in the research and writing of a policy paper on a topic that ... Other highlights included the release of a task force report that led to a change...

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Commonwealth Fund Research Shows Elderly in U.S. Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills

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11/21/2014

Commonwealth Fund Research Shows Elderly in U.S. Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills The Commonwealth Fund surveyed older adults in 11 nations and found that the U.S. leads the pack in the...

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PNY Members Explore Barriers Placed on Black Girls in School

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02/10/2015

PNY Members Explore Barriers Placed on Black Girls in School President Obama’s November report on Women and Girls of Color was an important step, ... women face. Girls of color, and African American girls ...

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JPMorgan CEO's $100 Million Plan to Turn Detroit Around

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02/18/2015

... Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon was inspired to invest in the struggling city of Detroit after visiting his daughter in the West African nation of Ghana. The unfinished ... buildings there resembled the...

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How Bloomberg is Still Changing the Way Cities Operate

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03/30/2015

... Bloomberg began his national innovation campaign in 2010, while he was still serving as mayor of New York ... spirit to local governments around the country. In 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded a total...

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Earthquake Rocks Nepal

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04/28/2015

... a.m. EDT on April 25, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Nepal, in an area between the capitol city of Kathmandu and the city ... Tremors and aftershocks were felt across the region in...

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JPB Foundation Backs New Childhood Obesity Research

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04/29/2015

... at Tufts University Friedman School reported today in the journal Obesity. Including more healthy options on the ... restaurant chain, made changes to its children’s menu in order to make healthier items...

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JPMorgan Chase Launches Global Think Tank Dedicated to Delivering Data-Rich Analyses and Expert Insights for the Public Good

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05/21/2015

... The new think tank released a groundbreaking inaugural report , Weathering Volatility: Big Data on the Financial Ups ... data from JPMorgan Chase to provide one of the most in -depth views into how Americans’...

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Median Pay For CEOs In Health Care Companies Higher Than Any Other Industry

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05/27/2015

Commonwealth Fund research cited in analysis of America's rising healthcare costs... In 2014, Stephen Hemsley, CEO of the health insurance company ... Group, reportedly took home more than $66 million...

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