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Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post

Release Date:

03/22/2016

... is no such thing as good guys and bad guys. All people do good and bad things, including you. You can never know for sure what you would do in another person’s shoes.” ... typically housing...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... age-adults dropped from 20 percent in July–September 2013 to 15 percent in April–June 2014. Most people with new ... plan or Medicaid, said they were optimistic that it would improve their ability to get...

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Daphne Foundation President Highlighted as one of "Seven Women Who Change Their Worlds"

Release Date:

11/05/2014

... to philanthropy focuses on supporting what women "could do for themselves," an outlook shared by those involved with ... they are released from treatment centers. For Disney,...

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As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment

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06/17/2016

... years. The city has not yet promised to pick up the tab for the schools when their $6 million expires at the end of ... Monday that the city could use a pool of state funds to do so. That has frustrated...

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Commonwealth Fund Issues Brief on the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access

Release Date:

05/08/2017

... percent of the federal poverty level (FPL), about $16,000 for an individual or $33,500 for a family of four, and ... the ACA’s first open enrollment period in the fall of 2013 , the number of...

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Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?

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08/30/2017

Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work? In dental offices nationwide, children who ... in, they will be conscious but calmer, so the dentist can do extensive work. But in rare cases, children fall into a .....

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is one largely filled with organizations struggling to ... major report on civic tech since a detailed study in 2013 took a broad look at the investment...

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Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

Release Date:

05/03/2018

... – from high school graduation rates, to FAFSA financial aid and AP/Dual-Credit completion (see detailed stats below). ... reflects a growing shift in educational attainment for area students. Educate Texas, an...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

Release Date:

05/25/2018

... has numerous health benefits, including fewer seizures for children with epilepsy who do not respond to anti-epileptic medications, said Elaine ... of the study. However, there has been no clear explanation...

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Trinity Wall Street Appoints Rev. Canon Benjamin Musoke-Lubega As Director Of Faith In Action

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... and executive with overall leadership responsibility for Faith in Action. Musoke-Lubega takes up oversight of a grants program that is slated to spend $3.2 million in 2013 — the highest amount in more than two...

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Commonwealth Fund Names David Blumenthal, M.D., as Its Next President

Release Date:

08/01/2012

... foundation's board, to succeed Karen Davis on January 1, 2013 . Dr. Blumenthal, currently Samuel O. Thier Professor of ... better care and lower cost, it will need over the next 10 years...

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New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... Aim High: Supporting Out of School Time Programs for Disadvantaged Middle School Youth through a new $1.95M ... of between $250,000 and $500,000 $15,000 one–year grant: 10 awards will be made to programs that...

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation Co-hosts New York Hackathon to Unites Foster Youth and Technology

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... New York Hackathon to Unite Foster Youth and Technology It ’s a crisp December day, and the city is bustling. The ... New York City’s first-ever foster youth hackathon. The NYC Foster Care Technology and Policy...

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In New York, More Than a Thousand in Record-Breaking Kids Challah Bake (UJA-Federation of NY)

Release Date:

01/15/2016

... NY) Some 1,128 children gathered on Tuesday afternoon for a “Kids Mega Challah Bake” event, which took place at ... 426 students, who learned how to knead and bake dough, in 2013 . The Guinness World Records is...

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Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... community development finance and impact investing across for -profit, non-profit and government sectors, and she is a lifelong advocate and champion for economic and social justice. She has extensive board...

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With Support from The Andrus Family Fund, Firelight’s Impact Producer Fellowship Announces 2018 Cohort

Release Date:

06/21/2018

Firelight Media, the production company that documentarian Stanley Nelson (“Tell Them We Are Rising”) co-founded 18 years ago, created the Impact Producer Fellowship last year to train social justice-minded artists and activists of color. The...

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08 Jan 2015

Time is Illmatic - Documentary Film Series

Thursday, January 8, 2015 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

*Registration for this session is currently closed* Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of ... down to Nas from his jazz musician father, Olu Dara. It also examines...

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26 Feb 2015

What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement

Thursday, February 26, 2015 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of financial ... and relationships of numbers. A brief history of GAAP, as it applies to Not- for...

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18 Jan 2017

Peer Learning: A Key to Successful Capacity Building

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... a part of Philanthropy New York's Capacity Building series for 2017. Spurring the momentum for sustained change within organizations is a challenging ... building effort. Peer learning can be an effective...

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22 Feb 2018

Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements

Thursday, February 22, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Intro to Financial Statements March 1 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement March 8 – ... April 5 – Applied Finance: The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity April...

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