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Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College

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03/22/2016

... they serve will open this summer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with the college’s first endowed ... the Center for Policing Equity at the University of California, Los Angeles, a decade ago, and it...

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Justice Reform

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Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

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04/28/2016

... library initiatives that develop and advance the use of linked open data. Stanford Libraries will coordinate a team representing Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Library of Congress and Princeton to upgrade the...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality

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05/16/2016

... to Achieve Workplace Equality Despite some strides in achieving workplace equality, only 21 women helm ... by the Rockefeller Foundation. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, announced a...

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Gender Justice

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Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

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06/23/2016

... With Judith Rodin The Rockefeller Foundation may be one of the most venerable names in philanthropy, but during her 11 years as its president ... also on the cutting edge. Ms. Rodin, who announced on June...

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Tiffany & Co. Supports Ocean Conservation

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09/26/2016

... Co. Supports Ocean Conservation Tiffany & Co. and its head of philanthropy, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, are two names that ... Among foundations like Packard, Moore and Walton that were in the mix at the most...

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Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative

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10/13/2016

Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative The Wallace Foundation has selected seven ... The University Principal Preparation Initiative builds on 15 years of Wallace-...

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Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem

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02/16/2017

Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem Early in his career as a cardiologist, Garth Graham treated a ... point that good health starts well beyond the four walls of...

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After Cuts in Funding from DoE, Learning Leaders Shuts Down Despite Support from Funders Like NYCT, Pinkerton

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02/17/2017

... Leaders, a nonprofit that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next ... and community engagement in city schools, will close March...

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The New York Community Trust

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Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation

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02/22/2017

... the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination. The five-year Mellon grant will assist the university in establishing a center for racial justice, hiring faculty...

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Capital One, Howard Gilman, and Doris Duke Support City Parks SummerStage 2017 Season

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04/11/2017

... Parks Foundation is excited to announce the 2017 season of SummerStage, New York City's largest free outdoor ... bringing more than 100 performances to Central Park and 15 neighborhood parks throughout...

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Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds

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05/04/2017

Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded ... who left school are living informally with a man. And only 15 percent of Mexican girls who dropped...

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Russell Sage Foundation Invites LOIs for Immigration Research

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05/12/2017

... advance this mission, the foundation is accepting letters of inquiry for its Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie ... on Immigration and Immigrant Integration. Grants of up to $150,000 over one or two years will...

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Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center

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05/24/2017

... The ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards, has received $75 million from Michael R. ... the Far West Side continues to be shaped by a small group of influential billionaires. They...

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Commonwealth Fund: The American Health Care Act: Economic and Employment Consequences for States

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06/14/2017

... Consequences for States On May 24, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA, ... The U.S. Senate is currently developing its own version of the legislation. A January...

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Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island

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06/20/2017

... putting together final details, before the official launch of two new businesses. “Exciting because we're going to be ... to run it the way we've decided.” Edith Lopez is one of 6 women who have been...

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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs

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08/29/2017

... and community programming, is showing encouraging growth. In a subsequent interview with Gotham Gazette, Rasmia Kirmani-Frye, the founding president of the Fund for Public Housing, said the nonprofit has begun...

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States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'

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09/07/2017

... immigrants known as DREAMers. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Eastern District of New York, was brought by the attorneys general of 15 states and the District of...

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

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09/08/2017

... a commercial overhaul. Mayor de Blasio pledged to rezone 15 neighborhoods under his affordable housing plan — but with months left in his first term, the Rockaway plan is only the second one ... are expected...

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What’s The [Data] Point? 77,651, with the City Housing Commissioner

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09/25/2017

... with the City Housing Commissioner For this episode of the podcast, we bring you excerpts of a speech the city's housing commissioner, Maria ... Commission event on Wednesday, September 20, followed by...

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