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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

Halley Potter, a Century Foundation fellow, and Kimberly Quick, a policy associate, write about school integration issues throughout the nation in this op-ed for The New York Times.

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Education

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Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People

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02/23/2016

For those who struggle with obesity, losing as little as 5% of body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 in Cell Metabolism.

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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TCC Group Welcomes Two New Members to its Nonprofit Strategy Team

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02/23/2016

The Nonprofit Strategy and Capacity Building team at TCC Group welcome two new members, Debika Shome, who has joined as a Senior Consultant, and Brett Dupuy, who has joined as an Associate Consultant.

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Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

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02/23/2016

Begining in July, Dan Cardinali will become the new President and CEO of Independent Sector. With years of leadership in the charitable community, Dan currently serves as president of Communities In Schools, Inc., the nation’s largest dropout...

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PHI Founder Steven Dawson Joins Pinkerton as a Visiting Fellow

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02/23/2016

Steven Dawson, the founder and longtime CEO of the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), has joined The Pinkerton Foundation as a Visiting Fellow.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Pinkerton Foundation

18 Mar 2016

The Global Goals in New York City

Friday, March 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 2:00pm

As American philanthropy grapples with local challenges, how do our solutions and experiences link to challenges elsewhere around the globe?

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Open Society Foundations Supports International Online Journalism Event

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02/24/2016

The Knight Center for Journalism has released its program for the 17th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), an annual conference attracting media executives, journalists and scholars from around the world.

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Communications/Media

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Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Support 100,000 Opportunities Hiring Fair & Forum in LA

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02/24/2016

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, an employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to employment for young people, reported that in one day, more than 1,000 youth were offered jobs on-the-spot.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Mellon Funds Efforts to Bring Medieval Works to the Digital World

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02/24/2016

Lehigh, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania are leading a project, called Bibliotheca Philadelphienis, that will digitalize the largest regional collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts in the country.

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Education

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Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

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02/24/2016

Weinberg is setting up a new grants area that will focus on workforce development, health, and barrier elimination for veterans and their families.

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action

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02/2016

The state Commission to Examine Nonprofit Human Services Organizations Closures published this report, New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action. The Human Services Council (HSC) convened the commission to examine the systemic problems contributing to the instability of so many nonprofit human services organizations, and we brought together stakeholders from philanthropy, academia, direct service, nonprofit coalitions, and others with nonprofit expertise to reflect on the sector in an effort to deliver thoughtful and succinct recommendations through a nine-month process...

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Human Services Council of NYC

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Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

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02/24/2016

Experts are finding that ensuring access to notes written by doctors and other clinicians can help patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can contribute to better outcomes and reduced cost...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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16 Mar 2016

Young Leaders Breakfast Club and EPIP-NY: Happy Hour

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Join the Young Leaders Breakfast Club and The New York Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP-NY) on Wednesday, March 16 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at One Star Bar (147 West 24th Street) to just be peoples for a night!

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Sloan Foundation Announces 2016 Research Fellowships

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02/25/2016

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the selection of 126 scientists and researchers as recipients of this year's Sloan Research Fellowships.

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Tow Foundation Announces Six Playwright Residencies

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02/25/2016

The Tow Foundation-supported residency will give six emerging playwrights creative homes at theatres in New York City.

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Arts

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JP Morgan Chase Report Addresses Summer Youth Employment Deficit

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02/25/2016

Around the world, youth unemployment rates are at or near historic highs – with a slow predicted recovery – including in the United States, where young people are experiencing Depression-era levels of employment. JP Morgan Chase released its second...

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