Social Justice

Philanthropy New York is proud to announce that our 37th Annual Meeting “Rethinking American Justice” will focus on the history and present application of justice in America – discussing what we call criminal and examining the kinds of reforms that...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal Issues

Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Public Policy

Social Justice

Workforce Development

21 Apr 2016

Documenting Impact featuring “Girl Rising” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)

Thursday, April 21, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join us for an online OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from Girl Rising, one of the five powerful films selected for the 2015 Media Impact Festival.

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Communications/Media

Education

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Gender Justice

Children, Youth and Families

20 Apr 2016

Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Storytelling helps social-change groups do better at everything that they do—enlist members, raise funds, take the pulse of their communities, change policy and behavior.

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06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Much of the conversation within the college success field around addressing college affordability has focused on the FAFSA form. Yet, this form is just one step in the long process of preparing students to graduate college successfully with...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

18 Mar 2016

The Global Goals in New York City

Friday, March 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 2:00pm

As American philanthropy grapples with local challenges, how do our solutions and experiences link to challenges elsewhere around the globe?

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Issue-Based

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Conference

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Health

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Gender Justice

Children, Youth and Families

15 Jan 2016

The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC

Friday, January 15, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

In 1977, New York decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Yet between 1995 and 2010, the NYPD made more than 530,000 arrests for low-level possession, including 50,000 in 2010 alone.