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Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

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06/11/2014

... interns in NYC with a discussion about the challenges of regulating the market for cannabis, a product that is ...

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Richard Rockefeller Killed in Plane Crash

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06/13/2014

... Killed in Plane Crash Dr. Richard Rockefeller, son of philanthropist David Rockefeller, was killed Friday ... after takeoff. Dr. Rockefeller, an advisory trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and a past...

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

... Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states implement the Common Core ... over 100 educators to advise policymakers on the rollout of the more rigorous standards that are...

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PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

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09/18/2014

PNY Members Among Top Ten FUnders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work Between 2011 and ... schools work – which amounted to approximately 8 percent of LGBTQ funding in the United States. For 2011-2012, the...

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RPA Announces Ebola Survival Fund

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10/29/2014

... Survival Fund with RPA as a way to change the narrative of what the outbreak represents and to provide the public ... infection is caused by a virus, the outbreak is the result of the absence of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Data is Needed to Address Worldwide Women's Issues

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12/16/2014

... to Address Worldwide Women's Issues Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg teamed up to highlight the power of information in...

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Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals

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12/18/2014

Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals For the first time ever, ... oversees government accounting standards is proposing that state and local governments report how much revenue they...

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NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues

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02/11/2015

... and empower local immigrant communities. Key aspects of her agenda have dealt with law enforcement and immigrant ... for the nearly 3 million foreign-born residents of New York. Set to give her first ...

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Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta

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04/13/2015

Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta The Ford Foundation has ... challenges facing young women, which makes a lot of sense, especially in Nigeria. Women in that country now...

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Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial

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04/17/2015

... principal needs to be much more focused on the quality of teaching in the classroom.... Wallace Foundation ...

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William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying

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05/01/2015

... T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying New research suggests that the ... being maltreated by adults. To determine the effects of bullying on mental health,...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K

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05/13/2015

... universal pre-K programs fit into the national landscape of early childhood policy, outlines the main features of New York City’s current UPK expansion efforts, and draws ... The second part provides an in-...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards

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05/20/2015

... United States. As the country's only independent watchdog of foundations, NCRP inaugurated the awards in 2013 to honor foundations that embody the ideals of high-impact philanthropy. Brooklyn Community...

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Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit

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06/15/2015

... bargain" reunion during the three-day visit, a gathering of top leaders in national and local philanthropy who ... 20-year commitment from foundations, private companies and state taxpayers to shore up...

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Aetna Foundation Encourages Using Data to Help Tackle Healthcare Disparities

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08/11/2015

... Healthcare Disparities Geography is a clear determinant of health disparities for patients, as chronic conditions ... blog post. "A person's ZIP code is a stronger predictor of his or her overall...

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Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality

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08/27/2015

... Equality Day, the national holiday commemorating passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Ms. Foundation for women released the results of a new poll on the state ...

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Prudential Seeks New York's Top Youth Volunteers of 2016

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09/09/2015

Prudential Seeks New York's Top Youth Volunteers of 2016 Now through November 3, students in grades 5-12 are invited to apply for Prudential Spirit of Community Awards if they have made meaningful ... ways...

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Rockefeller Foundation Finds Major Issues for Women in the Workplace

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10/13/2015

... and Thomson Reuters Foundation bears this out. A survey of women from 19 G20 countries including Argentina, Mexico, ...

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

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11/30/2015

... Standards For Educational Leaders The Council of Chief State School Officers has released the long-awaited set of professional standards for educational leaders. The ...

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