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Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row

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08/16/2016

Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row In 1989, a 29-year-old African-American civil-rights lawyer ... were convicted of various crimes as juveniles and...

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Justice Reform

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Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika

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08/19/2016

Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika Zika infection kills ... Cell Stem Cell. It has yet to be studied whether the death of these cells has any short or long...

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Ms. Foundation for Women President Attends White House’s First South by South Lawn

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10/05/2016

... House’s first South by South Lawn started off with a long line of interesting people. I was with a group of amazing women ... go through security, we chatted about the state of...

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Gender Justice

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NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep

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10/06/2016

NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep In response to what it called a rising tide of bias incidents and Islamophobia, the New...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists Announced

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10/07/2016

... York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program, in its 10th year, announced the nonprofit organizations in ... created and run by the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York,...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Brings More Data to NGOs in Africa

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10/19/2016

Bloomberg Philanthropies Brings More Data to NGOs in Africa Post-conflict countries can, and often do, remain in disarray long after the bullets stop flying. NGOs working in...

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Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and Philanthropy

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10/28/2016

Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and Philanthropy For the first time in a quarter of a century, The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s ... says...

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Most Foundations Neglect Rural America. Helmsley Charitable Trust Doesn't

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11/02/2016

... America. Helmsley Charitable Trust Doesn't The dearth of grant dollars going to rural America has long been lamented by advocates of more equity in philanthropy. These...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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NPCC Announces Winners of 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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11/08/2016

NPCC Announces Winners of 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards ... the Columbia Business School Executive Education Programs in Social Enterprise. The three organizations will be honored .....

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The New York Community Trust

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Largest Funder of Tobacco-Control Efforts in the Developing World

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12/05/2016

Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Largest Funder of Tobacco-Control Efforts in the Developing World Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York has long been a...

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Geraldine R. Dodge and Silicon Valley Community Foundations Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab

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02/14/2017

... an 18-month lab that will help them get to the heart of the information gaps in their community, and develop long -term solutions with the input of local residents. ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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02/16/2017

Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation A little over a month ago, ... The foundation is also keeping abreast of new innovations in health and what...

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Korean American Community Foundation Accepting Applications for 2017 Community Grants

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02/22/2017

... Accepting Applications for 2017 Community Grants Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded in support of programs that strengthen the economic security ... services in support...

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RFPs Etc

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Korean American Community Foundation

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2017 Soros Equality Fellows

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03/21/2017

... Society Foundations is pleased to announce the recipients of the Soros Equality Fellowship, a new initiative to help emerging mid-career professionals become long -term innovative leaders in...

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Social Justice

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent

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03/22/2017

... For Evaluating Real Talent There's a harrowing disconnect in the hiring world: While job seekers say entry-level jobs ... say entry-level candidates are hard to find. Almost half of employers (43%) said...

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Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe

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03/23/2017

Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe The campaign against Soros in countries ... on foreign-funded charities drove Soros's foundation out of Russia two...

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United Hospital Fund Honors 31 Health Care Trustees

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05/02/2017

... and home care organizations throughout the five boroughs of New York City and neighboring Long Island, Westchester, and New Jersey. This is the 27th ... the Fund has presented Distinguished Trustee Awards. All...

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset-Building in Communities of Color The mix of funders worried about America's vast ... to grasp that economic inequality is likely to serve as a long...

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With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes Outer Borough Light Rail

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06/30/2017

... Rail As derailments and train delays bring the "summer of hell" into sharp focus, the Regional Plan Association and Rockefeller Foundation have come up with some long range solutions. Four teams...

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