Human Services

Independent Sector Names Sarah Kastelic 2014 American Express NGen Leadership Winner

Release Date:

06/10/2014

Independent Sector named Dr. Sarah Kastelic, deputy director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), as the 2014 recipient of the American Express NGen Leadership Award.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Human Services

Social Justice

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American Express

New York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide

Release Date:

06/09/2014

Nonprofits throughout NYC working to help victims of human trafficking, stop gang violence and build young leaders are among the 69 groups sharing in $7.3 million in grants from The New York Community Trust

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Aging

Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Communications/Media

Community Development

Education

Environment and Climate Change

Workforce Development

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The New York Community Trust

$2.5 Million Fund to Bolster NYC Human Service Providers

Release Date:

12/11/2013

The Citi, F.B. Heron, Clark and Mizuho USA foundations are among those supporting a new funder collaborative to help human service providers in New York City, reported PND.

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Human Services

September 2013 Working Group Updates

Release Date:

09/25/2013

Read the latest updates on these Issue-Based Working Groups: Community Food Funders, the Education Working Group, the Health Policy Working Group, the New York City Human Services Data Project and the Service for Impact Working Group.

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Doris Duke Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Philanthropy New York

Surdna Foundation

Ford Foundation Awards $6 Million to Strengthen International Human Rights Movement

Release Date:

09/20/2013

The grants were to seven leading human rights organizations operating in many countries and international forums.

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Human Services

International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

Release Date:

09/18/2013

An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation.

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Education

Human Services

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

5 Questions for...Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

Release Date:

03/11/2013

In this PhilanTopic interview, Tides CEO Melissa Bradley discusses the Twenty-First Century Foundation Powered by Tides partnership, what her organization has learned about the field of impact investing and what philanthropy can do to strengthen its...

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The Century Foundation

Funding the Future of Activism

Release Date:

02/04/2013

We’re pleased to have North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’s new $7 million Activism’s Future campaign to support grassroots activists in communities most affected by injustice as they advocate for equality and stand up...