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Report: Job Gains In NY, But Not Everywhere

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09/11/2017

... Not Everywhere Unemployment rates are down for New York state overall, but wide swaths of upstate had fewer jobs in 2016 than in 2011, according to ... 4.8 percent and more than 9 million New Yorkers were part...

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New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass

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09/13/2017

... prospective teachers to pass a tough new exam, the state ’s top education policy makers are lowering the score ... classroom. The move could open the door to more teachers of color, who have failed the exam in...

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Cuomo Says Major Budget Changes May Be Needed If New York Loses $2B In Health Care Funding

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09/26/2017

... In Health Care Funding Gov. Cuomo said a special session of the state Legislature may be needed if more than $2 billion in ... government, the budget is gone,” Cuomo told a gathering of The...

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Everyone Into the Pool

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07/10/2024

... do to make cooling waters accessible to all. The summer of 2024 will be hotter than ever, with forecasts predicting double last year’s total of 90-plus degree days. And while some of us can...

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NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail

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10/03/2014

... Puerto Rican-owned music store in the city are among the sites set to get markers that will designate them as part of the South Bronx Culture Trail. Ten sites have been picked to receive the...

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Open Society Foundations Supports International Online Journalism Event

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02/24/2016

... and Kara Swisher, co-founder and executive editor of the technology news site Re/code. . . Open Society ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project

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04/15/2016

... Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light , will include nine sites across 10 neighborhoods with the culmination of the project expected to be on Oct. 4, when all of the sites will...

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The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2017 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives

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12/01/2017

... Foundation announced today that it has awarded a total of $20,000 in new grants for innovative HIV prevention and ... Medicaid Special Needs Health Plan (SNP) in New York State , provides comprehensive coverage...

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How Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide on Violence

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08/14/2019

... Violence By Nupur Chaudhury, Program Officer, The New York State Health Foundation. This article was originally ... published on August 8th by the National Committee of Responsive Philanthropy Last month,...

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Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself.

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05/05/2020

... to build an additional rail track on a critical segment of the Long Island Rail Road. The addition had long been ... fail to thrive. Groups fought with one another, promised state funding disappeared, partners...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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12/15/2020

... Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers NEW YORK — (Dec. 15, 2020) ... WES Mariam Assefa Fund today announced impact investments of $750,000 to ensure that...

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Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres

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05/12/2021

... Arts Fund today announced the establishment of the Letras Boricuas Fellowship—a fellowship aimed at ... exemplary emerging and established Puerto Rican writers of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and...

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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

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09/20/2021

... Public Schools, and the New York City Department of Education. In addition, $1.75 million was granted to ... advancement, with a focus on racial equity. This series of grants brings Salesforce’s total...

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Building long-term partnerships with nonprofits to scale impact: Lessons from sustained funding relationships

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10/25/2021

... Blind, and Brad Turner, Vice President & General Manager of Global Education and Literacy, Benetech. This piece was ... the DAISY Forum of India , EnABLE India , and state education...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, Names New Chair

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06/14/2023

... Robert Sterling Clark Foundation announced the election of two new members to its board of directors: Maja D. Hazell and Andrew Rich . The ... a trained executive leadership coach and Society for Human...

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New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation

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05/29/2009

... to Philanthropy New York. Suzanne Daniel , Director of the foundation, shares details about Pilgrim and its ... Spotlight. What are your foundation’s primary areas of focus? Our mission is broad—we are...

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

... in Practice: Lessons from Nine Districts" (61 pages, PDF ), the number of districts and charter schools with programs that promote economic and racial diversity as a way of fostering...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach Limited-life foundations are ... Time, and Time-Limited Philanthropy (25 pages, PDF ), highlights discussions among...

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Citi Foundation Issues RFP Aimed at Supporting Community Development Financial Institutions

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06/30/2020

... (CDFIs) serving small businesses owned by people of color and low- and moderate-income individuals and ... Citi Foundation seeks to award unrestricted grant support of up to $500,000 to select CDFIs working in...

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