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🌍 building a more peaceful world
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We spoke to 12 Carnegie grantees to find out what researchers and policymakers need to be thinking about as emerging technologies introduce new uncertainties into nuclear security.
Here’s what they said. 👉 carnegie.io/3Yr6ThA
Here’s what they said. 👉 carnegie.io/3Yr6ThA
How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Nuclear Risks? | Nuclear Threats | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Nuclear arsenals have decreased since the 1980s, but new technologies like artificial intelligence and new dynamics in outer space are introducing uncertainty and vulnerabilities that need to be asses...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
We spoke to 12 Carnegie grantees to find out what researchers and policymakers need to be thinking about as emerging technologies introduce new uncertainties into nuclear security.
Here’s what they said. 👉 carnegie.io/3Yr6ThA
Here’s what they said. 👉 carnegie.io/3Yr6ThA
Born in Northern Ireland, Paul Muldoon immigrated to the U.S. in 1987. He went on to become a @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social–winning poet, longtime professor at @princeton.edu, and poetry editor at the @newyorker.com.
💥👉 Discover his #GreatImmigrants comic — told in his own words: carnegie.io/498Kfzp
💥👉 Discover his #GreatImmigrants comic — told in his own words: carnegie.io/498Kfzp
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Born in Northern Ireland, Paul Muldoon immigrated to the U.S. in 1987. He went on to become a @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social–winning poet, longtime professor at @princeton.edu, and poetry editor at the @newyorker.com.
💥👉 Discover his #GreatImmigrants comic — told in his own words: carnegie.io/498Kfzp
💥👉 Discover his #GreatImmigrants comic — told in his own words: carnegie.io/498Kfzp
Announcing 57 grants totaling $39 million supporting initiatives in education, democracy, and international peace.
🔗 View the full list of December grants: carnegie.io/4pEJhlq
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits
🔗 View the full list of December grants: carnegie.io/4pEJhlq
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits
Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 57 Grants Totaling $38,485,000 | Carnegie Corporation of New York
At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on December 11, 2025, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s board of trustees approved 57 grants totaling $38,485,000. Brief descriptions of each board-appr...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Announcing 57 grants totaling $39 million supporting initiatives in education, democracy, and international peace.
🔗 View the full list of December grants: carnegie.io/4pEJhlq
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits
🔗 View the full list of December grants: carnegie.io/4pEJhlq
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits
Meet some of the country’s most inventive rural organizations working to solve problems in their communities.
👉 carnegie.io/4oKZwfK
#RuralAmerica #RuralLife #Nonprofits #CommunitySupport
👉 carnegie.io/4oKZwfK
#RuralAmerica #RuralLife #Nonprofits #CommunitySupport
8,000 People, 1.4 Million Acres, and Unemployment as High as 85 Percent | Polarization | Carnegie Corporation of New York
In South Dakota, a community fund helps Native Americans start small businesses. The fund is one of five local organizations working from Oregon to North Carolina to improve rural life in America
carnegie.io
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Meet some of the country’s most inventive rural organizations working to solve problems in their communities.
👉 carnegie.io/4oKZwfK
#RuralAmerica #RuralLife #Nonprofits #CommunitySupport
👉 carnegie.io/4oKZwfK
#RuralAmerica #RuralLife #Nonprofits #CommunitySupport
📢 NEW: @nbcnews.com highlights an important contrast.
89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country — but only 30% say it’s harming their own communities.
Dive into the CivicPulse survey data behind the article: carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country — but only 30% say it’s harming their own communities.
Dive into the CivicPulse survey data behind the article: carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📢 NEW: @nbcnews.com highlights an important contrast.
89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country — but only 30% say it’s harming their own communities.
Dive into the CivicPulse survey data behind the article: carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country — but only 30% say it’s harming their own communities.
Dive into the CivicPulse survey data behind the article: carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
Polarization is rising nationally but not in local communities.
While 89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country, only 30% say it's hurting their local communities.
Explore what the latest CivicPulse survey reveals about the local picture. 👉 carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
#Community
While 89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country, only 30% say it's hurting their local communities.
Explore what the latest CivicPulse survey reveals about the local picture. 👉 carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
#Community
Polarization in America: How Polarized Are We? | Polarization | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Political polarization has become a defining feature of American national politics. But is the same true for local government? A new survey, conducted by the nonprofit organization CivicPulse and comm...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Polarization is rising nationally but not in local communities.
While 89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country, only 30% say it's hurting their local communities.
Explore what the latest CivicPulse survey reveals about the local picture. 👉 carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
#Community
While 89% of local officials say #polarization is hurting the country, only 30% say it's hurting their local communities.
Explore what the latest CivicPulse survey reveals about the local picture. 👉 carnegie.io/4pp1EdT
#Community
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#NCTE25 heard moving presentations today about how students can learn from the contributions of naturalized American citizens––told in comic form, and inspiring students to draw their own stories.
Teachers received sets of @carnegiecorp.bsky.social Great Immigrants, Great Americans comic series.
Teachers received sets of @carnegiecorp.bsky.social Great Immigrants, Great Americans comic series.
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#NCTE25 heard moving presentations today about how students can learn from the contributions of naturalized American citizens––told in comic form, and inspiring students to draw their own stories.
Teachers received sets of @carnegiecorp.bsky.social Great Immigrants, Great Americans comic series.
Teachers received sets of @carnegiecorp.bsky.social Great Immigrants, Great Americans comic series.
Happy 190th birthday to our founder, Andrew Carnegie!
Celebrate with us by exploring a free comic about the library experience that shaped his life and inspired him to fund more than 2,500 libraries around the world.
👉 carnegie.io/4pupEvT
Celebrate with us by exploring a free comic about the library experience that shaped his life and inspired him to fund more than 2,500 libraries around the world.
👉 carnegie.io/4pupEvT
Andrew Carnegie’s Free Public Library Philanthropy | Libraries | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Born in Scotland, Andrew Carnegie made libraries and books available to millions of people and helped accelerate the free public library movement in America. A new comic highlights Carnegie’s library ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy 190th birthday to our founder, Andrew Carnegie!
Celebrate with us by exploring a free comic about the library experience that shaped his life and inspired him to fund more than 2,500 libraries around the world.
👉 carnegie.io/4pupEvT
Celebrate with us by exploring a free comic about the library experience that shaped his life and inspired him to fund more than 2,500 libraries around the world.
👉 carnegie.io/4pupEvT
🩷 Has a librarian made a difference in your life or gone above and beyond to serve your community? Nominate them for the 2026 award at ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian/
🤝 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
🤝 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
I Love My Librarian Award
Nominate a librarian you love for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award - they could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime! Nominations close December 15, 2025!
ilovelibraries.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🩷 Has a librarian made a difference in your life or gone above and beyond to serve your community? Nominate them for the 2026 award at ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian/
🤝 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
🤝 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
🔔 Reminder: your library card unlocks far more than books!
From offering sewing machines to ukuleles, camping gear to pressure cookers — #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees remind us that a library is so much more than a book depository.
👉 Meet all 10 honorees: ForTheLoveOfLibrarians.org
From offering sewing machines to ukuleles, camping gear to pressure cookers — #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees remind us that a library is so much more than a book depository.
👉 Meet all 10 honorees: ForTheLoveOfLibrarians.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🔔 Reminder: your library card unlocks far more than books!
From offering sewing machines to ukuleles, camping gear to pressure cookers — #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees remind us that a library is so much more than a book depository.
👉 Meet all 10 honorees: ForTheLoveOfLibrarians.org
From offering sewing machines to ukuleles, camping gear to pressure cookers — #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees remind us that a library is so much more than a book depository.
👉 Meet all 10 honorees: ForTheLoveOfLibrarians.org
Ballot drop boxes. Reading rooms. An assembly hall. A new Black Cultural Center.
North Portland Library has been at the center of its community’s civic life for 100+ years — and it’s the latest stop on our #CarnegieLibraryRoadTrip!
📰👉 carnegie.io/3Js9e7S
@multcolib.bsky.social #CarnegieLibraries
North Portland Library has been at the center of its community’s civic life for 100+ years — and it’s the latest stop on our #CarnegieLibraryRoadTrip!
📰👉 carnegie.io/3Js9e7S
@multcolib.bsky.social #CarnegieLibraries
A Portland Community Votes to Invest $13 Million in Its Carnegie Library | Library Grants | Carnegie Corporation of New York
As part of a taxpayer-approved ballot measure, North Portland Library is one of three Carnegie Libraries renovated in Multnomah County, Oregon
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October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ballot drop boxes. Reading rooms. An assembly hall. A new Black Cultural Center.
North Portland Library has been at the center of its community’s civic life for 100+ years — and it’s the latest stop on our #CarnegieLibraryRoadTrip!
📰👉 carnegie.io/3Js9e7S
@multcolib.bsky.social #CarnegieLibraries
North Portland Library has been at the center of its community’s civic life for 100+ years — and it’s the latest stop on our #CarnegieLibraryRoadTrip!
📰👉 carnegie.io/3Js9e7S
@multcolib.bsky.social #CarnegieLibraries
Each Carnegie Library may use the funds however they wish to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, further their mission, and serve their community.
Get the details: carnegie.io/43sG0fZ
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250 #Philanthropy #AndrewCarnegie #Libraries
Get the details: carnegie.io/43sG0fZ
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250 #Philanthropy #AndrewCarnegie #Libraries
Hundreds of Carnegie Libraries to Receive $10,000 Gifts in Celebration of United States’ 250th Anniversary | Carnegie Corporation of New York
The foundation established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Corporation of New York, honors the country’s democratic ideals with $20 million in new funding to support America’s civic institutions
carnegie.io
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Each Carnegie Library may use the funds however they wish to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, further their mission, and serve their community.
Get the details: carnegie.io/43sG0fZ
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250 #Philanthropy #AndrewCarnegie #Libraries
Get the details: carnegie.io/43sG0fZ
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250 #Philanthropy #AndrewCarnegie #Libraries
The #CarnegieLibraries250 gifts anchor a $20 million special initiative to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary by supporting America’s civic institutions and organizations that foster civic participation and bring people together.
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The #CarnegieLibraries250 gifts anchor a $20 million special initiative to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary by supporting America’s civic institutions and organizations that foster civic participation and bring people together.
We contacted every Carnegie Library and confirmed that about 1,280 are still operating and acknowledge their link to Andrew Carnegie — making them eligible for this #CarnegieLibraries250 gift.
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We contacted every Carnegie Library and confirmed that about 1,280 are still operating and acknowledge their link to Andrew Carnegie — making them eligible for this #CarnegieLibraries250 gift.
Happy early birthday, America! 🇺🇸
Every Carnegie Library in America is receiving a $10,000 gift in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 🎉
📰 See the @nytimes.com for more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/n...
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250
Every Carnegie Library in America is receiving a $10,000 gift in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 🎉
📰 See the @nytimes.com for more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/n...
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Happy early birthday, America! 🇺🇸
Every Carnegie Library in America is receiving a $10,000 gift in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 🎉
📰 See the @nytimes.com for more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/n...
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250
Every Carnegie Library in America is receiving a $10,000 gift in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 🎉
📰 See the @nytimes.com for more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/n...
#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250
What's next?
With enough imagination, will, and collaboration, we can build a movement to make a service year as common as going to college or entering the workforce — so that the question “Where did you serve?” becomes a unifying thread in American life.
*More to come.*
With enough imagination, will, and collaboration, we can build a movement to make a service year as common as going to college or entering the workforce — so that the question “Where did you serve?” becomes a unifying thread in American life.
*More to come.*
October 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What's next?
With enough imagination, will, and collaboration, we can build a movement to make a service year as common as going to college or entering the workforce — so that the question “Where did you serve?” becomes a unifying thread in American life.
*More to come.*
With enough imagination, will, and collaboration, we can build a movement to make a service year as common as going to college or entering the workforce — so that the question “Where did you serve?” becomes a unifying thread in American life.
*More to come.*
On National Service:
💬 We need a movement that takes it from nice to necessary. – Alan Khazei
💬 I don’t think there’s anything that can strengthen our democracy & foster our common purpose more. – Maj. Gen. Joseph Heck
💬 We have to fight for every inch of this to be nonpartisan. - Gov. Spencer Cox
💬 We need a movement that takes it from nice to necessary. – Alan Khazei
💬 I don’t think there’s anything that can strengthen our democracy & foster our common purpose more. – Maj. Gen. Joseph Heck
💬 We have to fight for every inch of this to be nonpartisan. - Gov. Spencer Cox
October 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
On National Service:
💬 We need a movement that takes it from nice to necessary. – Alan Khazei
💬 I don’t think there’s anything that can strengthen our democracy & foster our common purpose more. – Maj. Gen. Joseph Heck
💬 We have to fight for every inch of this to be nonpartisan. - Gov. Spencer Cox
💬 We need a movement that takes it from nice to necessary. – Alan Khazei
💬 I don’t think there’s anything that can strengthen our democracy & foster our common purpose more. – Maj. Gen. Joseph Heck
💬 We have to fight for every inch of this to be nonpartisan. - Gov. Spencer Cox
Yesterday, we brought together leaders from across sectors to explore how we can prepare young people for successful adulthood, strengthen our communities, and create a common sense of purpose through NATIONAL SERVICE.
Participants underscored the urgency & promise. 👇
Participants underscored the urgency & promise. 👇
October 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yesterday, we brought together leaders from across sectors to explore how we can prepare young people for successful adulthood, strengthen our communities, and create a common sense of purpose through NATIONAL SERVICE.
Participants underscored the urgency & promise. 👇
Participants underscored the urgency & promise. 👇
At one New Jersey library, the waitlist for English classes is hundreds of people long. In NYC, career coaching sessions are booked weeks in advance.
Despite tight resources, libraries are helping to fill the country’s education and skills gap: carnegie.io/45DZNuF
Despite tight resources, libraries are helping to fill the country’s education and skills gap: carnegie.io/45DZNuF
How Libraries Became ‘First Responders’ for America’s Opportunity Gap | Libraries | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Last year, the New York Public Library’s English classes were attended 200,000 times — and it still can’t keep up with demand
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October 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
At one New Jersey library, the waitlist for English classes is hundreds of people long. In NYC, career coaching sessions are booked weeks in advance.
Despite tight resources, libraries are helping to fill the country’s education and skills gap: carnegie.io/45DZNuF
Despite tight resources, libraries are helping to fill the country’s education and skills gap: carnegie.io/45DZNuF
“It’s more crucial than ever that we have people who understand both the inner workings of China and this country.” — Jan Berris, VP of @ncuscr.bsky.social.
Read how the Public Intellectuals Program is preparing the next generation of China experts: carnegie.io/45nWyqW
Read how the Public Intellectuals Program is preparing the next generation of China experts: carnegie.io/45nWyqW
What Does it Take to Explain China to America? | Emerging Global Order | Carnegie Corporation of New York
As U.S.-China relations become more complicated, China experts are sharing their knowledge with everyone from the State Department to your local school board
carnegie.io
October 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“It’s more crucial than ever that we have people who understand both the inner workings of China and this country.” — Jan Berris, VP of @ncuscr.bsky.social.
Read how the Public Intellectuals Program is preparing the next generation of China experts: carnegie.io/45nWyqW
Read how the Public Intellectuals Program is preparing the next generation of China experts: carnegie.io/45nWyqW
Announcing 94 grants totaling $63 million supporting initiatives in education, democracy, and international peace.
👉 View the full list: carnegie.io/3Iq64Bf
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Polarization #Grantees #Funding
👉 View the full list: carnegie.io/3Iq64Bf
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Polarization #Grantees #Funding
Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 94 Grants Totaling $63,219,000 | Carnegie Corporation of New York
At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on September 11, 2025, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Board of Trustees approved 94 grants totaling $63,219,000. Brief descriptions of each board-approved grant are provided below.
carnegie.io
September 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Announcing 94 grants totaling $63 million supporting initiatives in education, democracy, and international peace.
👉 View the full list: carnegie.io/3Iq64Bf
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Polarization #Grantees #Funding
👉 View the full list: carnegie.io/3Iq64Bf
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Polarization #Grantees #Funding
On #CitizenshipDay, we celebrate #GreatImmigrants who became Great Americans like legendary musician, artist, and advocate David Byrne — who saw U.S. citizenship as a way to fully participate in democracy.
📖Read and 🎥watch his story (free online): carnegie.io/4pxJyqQ ✨
📖Read and 🎥watch his story (free online): carnegie.io/4pxJyqQ ✨
September 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On #CitizenshipDay, we celebrate #GreatImmigrants who became Great Americans like legendary musician, artist, and advocate David Byrne — who saw U.S. citizenship as a way to fully participate in democracy.
📖Read and 🎥watch his story (free online): carnegie.io/4pxJyqQ ✨
📖Read and 🎥watch his story (free online): carnegie.io/4pxJyqQ ✨
Today, More Perfect & @icivics.bsky.social announce more than $56M in funding to expand civic learning & service opportunities. This landmark investment is led by @carnegiecorp.bsky.social, Stand Together, and the Bezos Family Foundation.
Learn more: standtogether.org/newsroom/con...
Learn more: standtogether.org/newsroom/con...
September 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today, More Perfect & @icivics.bsky.social announce more than $56M in funding to expand civic learning & service opportunities. This landmark investment is led by @carnegiecorp.bsky.social, Stand Together, and the Bezos Family Foundation.
Learn more: standtogether.org/newsroom/con...
Learn more: standtogether.org/newsroom/con...
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Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Your librarian could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Your librarian could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
At 16, Terence Tao immigrated to the U.S. to pursue a PhD at Princeton University. Today, he’s a world-leading mathematician and UCLA professor — known as the “Mozart of math.”
Explore his #ImmigrantStory — told in his own words — in Tao’s #GreatImmigrants comic. 👀👉 carnegie.io/41Jtd80
Explore his #ImmigrantStory — told in his own words — in Tao’s #GreatImmigrants comic. 👀👉 carnegie.io/41Jtd80
August 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
At 16, Terence Tao immigrated to the U.S. to pursue a PhD at Princeton University. Today, he’s a world-leading mathematician and UCLA professor — known as the “Mozart of math.”
Explore his #ImmigrantStory — told in his own words — in Tao’s #GreatImmigrants comic. 👀👉 carnegie.io/41Jtd80
Explore his #ImmigrantStory — told in his own words — in Tao’s #GreatImmigrants comic. 👀👉 carnegie.io/41Jtd80