August 2013 Working Group Updates
Release Date:
08/28/2013
Read the latest updates on these Issue-Based Working Groups: Community Food Funders and the New York Juvenile Justice Initiative.
Food Systems
Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political
Release Date:
08/08/2013
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation’s Jenny Rempel shares the details of Community Food Funders’ second annual gathering, where the evening’s keynote speaker, New York University professor Marion Nestle, encouraged attendees to work together to build...
Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America
Release Date:
03/19/2013
Nathan Cummings Foundation Board Chair James K. Cummings shares what he learned from taking the SNAP Challenge—spending a week eating on $5.27 a day, the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget (commonly known as...
Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative
Release Date:
02/15/2013
The five-year Healthy Food & Community Change initiative will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods.
Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City
Release Date:
11/08/2012
New York is one of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United States, with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as many farms and gardens in the city as there are Starbucks locations).
Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer
Release Date:
08/01/2012
As the North Star Fund's Food and Environment Program Officer, Abby Youngblood is responsible for leading the Community Food Funders project, which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in...
Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp
Release Date:
03/15/2010
On April 20th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing—sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and The Elmezzi Fund—which focused on ways that the public, private, and government sectors are...
Administrative Assistant
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Administrative Assistant
Organization
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (“Helmsley”) is a global philanthropy driven by a vision of building better futures for people by increasing access to healthcare, advancing new research and ideas, and improving the quality of...
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Development Officer
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Development Officer
Role: Development Officer
An experienced fundraiser who wants to strengthen our community of supporters and move resources to grassroots movements.
The Development Officer will join the Managing Director and Senior Development Associate...
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Senior Associate, Grants Management
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Senior Associate, Grants Management
Position Overview
The Senior Associate, Grants Management, works primarily with the Managing Director, Grants Management; Director, Grants Administration; and grants management team to ensure the effective administration and monitoring of grants. Reporting to the...
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