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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/02/2022

Travis Baird, a Program Officer at the Maverick Capital Foundation, shares how his personal identity has guided his experiences and work within the philanthropic sector and names three tensions he's experienced while making funding decisions.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Maverick Capital Foundation

Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

After the 2020 election, the issue of how (and even whether) American democracy would survive rose to the top of many Americans’ concerns.

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Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

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11/03/2022

Learning on an empty stomach is nearly impossible, but this is the reality for too many students across New York.

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Children, Youth and Families

Food Systems

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New York Health Foundation

We are In a Time of New Suns

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10/19/2022

Even if we dramatically slow climate change, we know that climate-related displacement is going to increase, likely dramatically, and we are unprepared.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Unbound Philanthropy

A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

Release Date:

10/13/2022

With only 18 days left to submit your forms, learn more about the PSLF program from Rich Leimsider's conversation with Carolyn Peters.

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To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

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10/06/2022

For so many New Yorkers, economic hardship is an ever-present reality.

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Economic Security

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A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101

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09/23/2022

Why do foundations exist? For a love of humanity and the public good? To fill a void created by government or market failure? Controlled wealth redistribution?

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Insights from “Racial Pay Equity: Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are”

Release Date:

09/08/2022

With the new slated to go into effect in New York City in November 2022, many employers are reexamining how salaries align with their values, and whether race has played a historical role in determining compensation practices.