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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools Sarah Geisenheimer, of ... will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the NYC Department of Education’s private...

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06 Apr 2022

Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project - Hosted by the Leadership Transitions Funders Group

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... supporting just the actual moment of transition. Broadly, it is about creating a scaffolding around the before, during, and after that allows for nonprofit sustainablity over time. For...

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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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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

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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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Children, Youth and Families

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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

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

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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

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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

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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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New York Foundation Interns Talk About The Role of Youth in Organizing

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09/05/2018

... VOCAL-New York, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC , Rockaway Youth Task Force, and Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice. New York Foundation Interns Talk About ...

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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 UJA-Federation Of New York, The Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities Launches The First Cyber Security Training For People With Disabilities

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10/23/2018

... From UJA-Federation Of New York, The Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities Launches The First Cyber ... has launched the abilITy Cisco Academy powered by NYC : ATWORK at the Institute for...

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

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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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New York Life Donates $500K Challenge Grant Toward Creation of Central Park's First Statues of Real Women

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11/28/2016

... Our statue project will honor all the women who fought for the vote and the timing is right, as we get ready to ... Life Challenge Grant, please contact The Statue Fund at www .monumentalwomen.org or Post...

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