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Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator

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09/29/2017

... as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's top official in a region that reaches from the Adirondacks to the ... was named Thursday morning as the new administrator of the EPA's Region 2, which...

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Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico

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11/16/2017

... an initial $5 million to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, including the creation of an advisory commission to help guide reconstruction ... two months after the Category 4 storm destroyed tens...

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The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico

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11/30/2017

... and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico The “Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory ... to repair and rebuild the critical systems devastated by Hurricane Maria. Locally led , and...

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Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters

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10/29/2014

Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters This week marks the two year anniversary of “Super Storm Sandy” hitting the Eastern Seaboard of ... FC, released our...

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The Foundation Center Announces New Staff to Lead Technology, Outreach and International Data Strategies

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02/12/2014

The Foundation Center has announced the appointment of new staff positions that will strengthen its ability to ... for philanthropy and ensuring robust technology is in place to support these services. "These...

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Want to Make a Change in the United States? Look Abroad!

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10/23/2017

Want to Make a Change in the United States? Look Abroad! By Karabi ... when New York City announced its plan to shut down parts of Times Square to traffic, most of us couldn’t imagine it. .....

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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

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04/18/2012

... Staff Consultant, New York City Workforce Funders The loss of more than eight million American jobs between 2007 and ... how they can tackle startling levels of unemployment. In New York City...

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... The Pinkerton Foundation How has the increasing influence of the tools and techniques of business affected the world of ... Interviews,” the panel included three genuine leaders in...

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CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line

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04/14/2015

by Emily Peck, Vice President of Private Sector Initiatives, Americans for the Arts ... an extra or nice initiative to fund, though not essential in comparison to other charitable causes. Corporate Social .....

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The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces HIV/AIDS Initiatives

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12/05/2016

... grantees, to help them continue their important work in the communities they serve. The 2016 grantees are HEAT, ... services, education, and youth development. Serving Long Island and Queens, the organization...

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Gender Justice

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... economic and social consequences to mounting inequality in the United States. Social policies can mitigate inequality ... Clearly, the War on Poverty has not been “won.” About 15 percent of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

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05/19/2009

... Aaron Dorfman (pictured left), Executive Director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ... philanthropic funds—a goal I know was shared by everyone in the room, regardless of...

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Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding

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01/25/2018

... rooms, convention centers, and even the East Wing of the White House. Recently, our work brought me on my first ... the Teagle Foundation is to support teaching and learning in the arts and sciences for...

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Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

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10/09/2020

Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts NATIONWIDE ... at least $180 million in new funding from the proceeds of the unprecedented sale of...

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Jerome Foundation taps respected, experienced arts leader Eleanor Savage as new president & CEO

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04/11/2023

... arts and philanthropic communities, and personal knowledge of equity issues, will advance innovative support for early ... on equity and the role artists and culture bearers play in societal change. “The world...

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As Consumers Seek Insurance Coverage During Pandemic, United Hospital Fund Study Outlines Need to Upgrade NY’s “Off-Exchange” Market

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04/23/2020

... released today by United Hospital Fund recommends a series of upgrades for New York’s “off-exchange” market for ... When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented in 2014, New York opted to create its own...

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Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

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10/21/2015

... Society is pleased to announce ten fellows who will be in residence during the 2015–16 academic year. Leveraging its incomparable collections of documents, artifacts, and works of art...

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