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National College and Career Pathways Initiative Launch Expands to 14 States with a New Investment from Salesforce

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Mercredi, mai 8, 2024
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SILVER SPRING, Md., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Advance CTE, Education Strategy Group (ESG), ExcelinEd, Jobs for the Future (JFF), and New America are excited to announce the expansion of Launch: Equitable & Accelerated Pathways for All with the addition of three teams from Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia thanks to the generous support of a new initiative funder, Salesforce. The new investment will also help extend Launch into a third year, through fall 2025.

Key Points: 
  • "Salesforce is excited to be part of building more pathways to success for students, especially those furthest from success," said Emily Anthony, Senior Director, Philanthropy, Salesforce.
  • "The Launch initiative showcases the power of partnerships - between K-12 and higher education institutions, between the education sector and industry, and between business and government.
  • Cross-sector partnership and collaboration have been at the core of Launch initiative activities and efforts over the last year.
  • The purpose of Launch is to build the capacity of state and local sites to lead equitable, sustainable systems for career pathways.

Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance Continues to Gain Momentum as it Reaches $300 Million in Commitments and Announces New Director

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Mercredi, avril 17, 2024
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ATHENS, Greece, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance (ORCA), a funder collaborative of leading climate and ocean institutions, announced several exciting milestones just four months after its launch at COP28, including the appointment of Dr. Alasdair Harris as its Director and an additional $50 million in commitments, bringing ORCA's total investment to over $300 million. The coalition is also announcing several of the lead grantees that are receiving funding and will support efforts to accelerate ocean-climate and marine-based initiatives.

Key Points: 
  • Most recently, he served as the founding Executive Director of Blue Ventures, an organization dedicated to rebuilding tropical fisheries with coastal communities.
  • "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to join ORCA and help advance the work of this remarkable portfolio of ocean-based climate solutions," said Dr. Harris, newly-announced Director of ORCA.
  • "From the high arctic to the tropics, ORCA grantees demonstrate the vital role of our oceans and coastal communities in addressing the climate crisis.
  • "Climate change certainly isn't the only threat facing our ocean, but is a truly existential one.

Five U.S. Cities Selected to Create Local Wealth Building Strategies Addressing Racial Wealth Equity

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Mardi, avril 16, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the national nonprofit Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) announced that a new cohort of five cities – Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Little Rock, AR; and Philadelphia, PA – have been selected to participate in the CityStart initiative with a specific focus on racial wealth equity. The CityStart initiative works closely with local leaders to develop and implement proven strategies aimed at helping families and communities become more financially stable. Bloomberg Philanthropies' Greenwood Initiative – whose mission is to accelerate the pace of wealth accumulation for Black individuals and families and address systemic underinvestment in Black communities in the U.S. – is advising the CFE Fund and municipal partners on the design and execution of the CityStart program utilizing a racial wealth equity lens.

Key Points: 
  • The CityStart initiative works closely with local leaders to develop and implement proven strategies aimed at helping families and communities become more financially stable.
  • "Across the country, leaders are using the levers of local government to deploy financial empowerment strategies that improve their residents' financial stability.
  • Cities from previous CityStart cohorts have already started to introduce innovative policy changes that leverage public and private partnerships while prioritizing Black wealth accumulation.
  • This marks the sixth CityStart cohort, and the third cohort specifically focused on racial wealth equity.

New York UNCF 80th Anniversary “A Mind Is…”® Gala Raises Nearly $950,000 for HBCUs and Students

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Mardi, avril 2, 2024
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New York, N.Y., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) hosted its local “A Mind Is…”® Gala celebrating its 80th anniversary on Thursday, March 21 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom with 500 guests in attendance.

Key Points: 
  • New York, N.Y., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) hosted its local “A Mind Is…”® Gala celebrating its 80th anniversary on Thursday, March 21 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom with 500 guests in attendance.
  • Nearly $950,000 was raised to support UNCF’s important work to uplift historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and help advance educational opportunities to ensure that more deserving, talented students reach their fullest potential.
  • “As UNCF celebrates its 80 years of success, we continue fueling HBCUs with vital resources to educate generations of African American and other minority students,” said Dr. Michael L. Lomax, president and CEO, UNCF.
  • To donate or learn more about UNCF and its initiatives, please visit UNCF.org/NewYork .

Mastery Schools, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Announce Innovative Healthcare High School to Address Local Healthcare Workforce Shortages with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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Vendredi, avril 5, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Mastery Schools announced today an unprecedented partnership to design a high school that will help prepare students for well-paying careers in healthcare and address local education and healthcare talent needs. Through this initiative from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mastery Hardy Williams High School will be revamped to fully integrate healthcare career knowledge and job-training with a high-quality, well-rounded high school experience for students in Philadelphia, graduating students directly into high-demand healthcare jobs at CHOP with family-sustaining wages.

Key Points: 
  • Through this initiative from Bloomberg Philanthropies , Mastery Hardy Williams High School will be revamped to fully integrate healthcare career knowledge and job-training with a high-quality, well-rounded high school experience for students in Philadelphia, graduating students directly into high-demand healthcare jobs at CHOP with family-sustaining wages.
  • "By combining classroom learning with hands-on experience, these specialized health-care high schools will prepare students for careers with opportunities for growth and advancement.
  • Despite inflation, the labor market remains incredibly competitive, with shortages in every area from direct patient care to healthcare operations to administration.
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies' investment will support school start-up costs including personnel needs, classroom and lab renovations, and other work-based learning requirements.

“A Mind Is…”® New York Gala to Celebrate UNCF’s 80th Anniversary

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Mercredi, février 28, 2024
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New York, NY, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) will celebrate its milestone 80th anniversary during “A Mind Is…”® Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • New York, NY, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) will celebrate its milestone 80th anniversary during “A Mind Is…”® Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
  • The New York “A Mind Is…”® Gala will recognize outstanding partners who help the organization effectuate this mission.
  • Proceeds from the gala will support UNCF-member HBCUs and college students from across New York and the United States.
  • Events like our ‘A Mind Is…’ New York Gala help us do just that,” said Lomax.

MethaneSAT Now in Orbit after SpaceX Launches Groundbreaking Mission to Protect the Climate

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Mardi, mars 5, 2024
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Just after 4:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT effectively detached from SpaceX Transporter-10 that carried the emissions monitor into space.

Key Points: 
  • Just after 4:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT effectively detached from SpaceX Transporter-10 that carried the emissions monitor into space.
  • The groundbreaking satellite is designed to help protect the Earth’s climate by accelerating reductions of a powerful greenhouse pollutant, focusing first on oil and gas operations, a major source of methane.
  • MethaneSAT will show us the full scope of the opportunity by tracking emissions to their source.”
    Krupp announced MethaneSAT in a 2018 TED Talk as part of the TED Audacious Project .
  • MethaneSAT was made possible entirely by the support of EDF donors and our partnership with the Government of New Zealand .

C-CAP ANNOUNCES ANNUAL 2024 BENEFIT STARRING NEW YORK CITY'S TOP CHEFS

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Mardi, mars 5, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Careers through Culinary Arts Programs (C-CAP), the workforce development nonprofit that teaches more than 22,000 students in eight states and Washington D.C., culinary, life and job skills, announces its annual national benefit, to be held on Monday, April 1 from 5:45 pm to 9 pm ET at New York City's Chelsea Piers.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Careers through Culinary Arts Programs (C-CAP), the workforce development nonprofit that teaches more than 22,000 students in eight states and Washington D.C., culinary, life and job skills, announces its annual national benefit, to be held on Monday, April 1 from 5:45 pm to 9 pm ET at New York City's Chelsea Piers.
  • C-CAP, the nonprofit that supports 22k students with culinary, life & job skills, announces its April 1 Benefit in NYC.
  • "To be able to support and celebrate the next generation of food leaders is not just an honor," says Benefit Honoree Mary Attea, "but critical to the health of our industry.
  • "  Benefit Chair Jennifer Vitigliano concurs: "We need to continue to staff up the restaurant and hospitality world with high-caliber students like those C-CAP has been training for decades."

BDHEA Summit "Health Equity 2024: Charting Our Course" for Black Health March 4-5 in Washington

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Lundi, mars 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare directors and CEOs will meet for a frank assessment of the state of Black health March 4 and 5 when the Black Directors Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA) convenes a Summit at the InterContinental Washington-The Wharf.

Key Points: 
  • Political headwinds, artificial intelligence, doctor shortages, lack of diverse representation and widening gaps in the social safety net are on the agenda for the BDHEA 2024 National Summit, "Health Equity 2024: Charting Our Course."
  • "The BDHEA Washington summit will bring together important voices to help direct transformative change within our respective organizations and communities."
  • "BDHEA has a mission to bring institutional firepower to the battle for better Black health," said Deborah Phillips, BDHEA executive director and founding member.
  • BDHEA also develops webinars and playbooks that address the impact of corporate board inclusion and governance on health equity.

Northwell Health, New York City Public Schools Announce Innovative Healthcare High School to Address Local Healthcare Workforce Shortages with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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Mercredi, février 14, 2024
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“New York City public schools are training our young people today for the jobs of tomorrow,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Key Points: 
  • “New York City public schools are training our young people today for the jobs of tomorrow,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
  • New York City Public Schools envisions that the unique design of this high school will lead to system-wide improvements in healthcare-specific programming.
  • Northwell Health was the first anchor employer partner for New York City Public Schools in support of FutureReadyNYC.
  • Northwell representatives also chair the healthcare Pathways Advisory Commission, supporting New York City Public Schools in building curriculum and program design across the city.