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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum director.

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Teagle Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Two New Higher Education Initiatives

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05/24/2014

The Teagle Foundation in New York City has announced grants totaling more than $2.1 million through two new programs.

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Change Captial Fund Launches Initiative to Support Community Development

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06/02/2014

[Altman Foundation; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Capital One; Citi Foundation; Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation; F.B. Heron Foundation; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Bank USA; M & T Bank; New York Community Trust; New...

Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions

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06/03/2014

In partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago, Northwestern University has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a program designed to advance the study of...

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2014

The Open Society Foundations has announced the 2014 class of Soros Justice Fellows. The fourteen fellows from six states will receive a total of $1.25 million in support of their work on a range of criminal justice issues, from solitary confinement...

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The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

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06/02/2014

[Edna McConnell Clark Foundation] Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the performance and evaluate the impact of programs, how can funders and nonprofits be confident that they are making a real difference in people’s lives?

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’

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06/04/2014

[Women's Health Foundation] More than half the members of the New York City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart demanding that it stop making millions in charitable contributions to local groups here. Recipients include the New York Women's...

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Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?

Release Date:

06/03/2014

JP Morgan Chase recently announced a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people and three months later, the Citi Foundation also announced its biggest initiative ever: a $50 million, three-year effort...

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Economic Security

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Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

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06/02/2014

This Wednesday's funder conversation with Alicia Glen will provide an excellent opportunity to better understand the direction the City is headed and whether or not philanthropic resources can be brought to bear on mutually agreed upon goals.

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6/4/14 - Digital Badges Program - Livestream recording and PPTs

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06/2014

View a recording of the livestream and the PowerPoint Presentations and videos presented during the program Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges.

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Brooklyn Principal wins Sloan Public Service Award and $10,000 Prize

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06/04/2014

[Alfred P. Sloan Foundation] April Leong, principal of Brooklyn's Liberation High School, will be honored at the 41st annual Sloan Public Service Awards for her efforts in improving the lives of older students.

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Morgan Stanley Launches Healthy Cities

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06/04/2014

Morgan Stanley is launching Healthy Cities, a philanthropy program designed to fuel innovation in coordinating the wellness, nutrition and play resources that can underpin a child’s healthy start in life.

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

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06/04/2014

[The Rockefeller Foundation] Foundations just make grants, correct? Not necessarily. Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector.

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Individual Market Insurance Premiums Grew 10 Percent Yearly Prior to Affordable Care Act

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06/05/2014

Health insurance premiums for people buying coverage on their own grew an average of 10 percent or more a year during the three years before the Affordable Care Act was enacted (2008-2010), according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.

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17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national debate about how to strike the right balance between civil liberties and national security in the U.S. From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and creation of...

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Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

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06/03/2014

Important for the future of the city’s public schools and the prospects for its students are the quite radical but largely overlooked contract provisions affecting how administrators and teachers will work with each other.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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24 Jul 2014

Inspiring Action to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

Thursday, July 24, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Effectively communicating the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to your colleagues and peers is critical to advancing DEI in philanthropy. The D5 Coalition, in partnership with Hattaway Communications, has developed a motivating...

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Submissions Sought for 25th Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York

Release Date:

06/05/2014

[New York State Health Foundation] United Hospital Fund, GNYHA Foundation and the Planning Committee for the 25th Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York invite submissions for the poster session for this year’s symposium, to be held...

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New York Health Foundation

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White Named Deputy Commissioner at ACS

Release Date:

06/04/2014

Andrew White has been named Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Policy, Planning, and Measurement at the NYC Administration for Children’s Services.

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