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Elevating Philanthropy's Impact: Grassroots Leaders' Perspectives on Advancing Criminal Legal Reform and Sustaining Movement Support

Release Date:

09/29/2023

The portion of the philanthropic pie devoted to criminal legal reform is not only remarkably slim but also subject to unsettling fluctuations. These trends raise pressing questions about the state of funding for criminal legal reform, particularly...

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Justice Reform

United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

Release Date:

09/27/2023

At Settlement Health center in East Harlem, the proof of a post-pandemic literacy drive is on the bookshelves.

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Education

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For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation

Release Date:

09/25/2023

If I take out student debt to pay for education, will I make the income I need to pay it off? If I invest my time and energy to complete a postsecondary program, will I be better off than if I never pursued college at all?

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Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

Release Date:

09/20/2023

Claire is the most recent addition to what is now a board of eight committed and influential advocates for social and environmental justice.

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes first Chief Impact Officer and Director of Racial Justice, Kristi Cunningham Whitfield

Release Date:

09/20/2023

In this role, Kristi will help guide and measure strategic efforts to leverage all the foundation’s assets in ways that advance impact toward racial, economic, and environmental justice.

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund And Charles H. Revson Foundation Establish Partnership To Support Minority Scientists

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09/18/2023

This partnership supports minority scientists’ advancement and enhances their contributions to various fields of research.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Science

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits Over USD 1 Billion To Advance Climate Solutions

Release Date:

09/15/2023

Part of first-ever 5-year strategy launched during Climate Week NYC - Includes pursuing Net Zero greenhouse gas emission for its global operations

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Transparency

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Environment and Climate Change

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Our Journey: Celebrating the Eighth Year of Philanthropy 101 and Sharing What's to Come

Release Date:

09/13/2023

This is part 1 of Philanthropy New York’s ‘Our Journey’ series which will highlight various internal shifts our organization has made to take the necessary steps towards becoming an anti-ractist organization as outlined in our Strategic Framework.

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Doris Duke Foundation Welcomes Brooke Jones to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

09/06/2023

Jones Currently Serves as the Chief Investment Officer of Bryn Mawr College

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces Request for Proposals from New York Charter Schools to Use EarlyBird to Detect Dyslexia Early

Release Date:

09/06/2023

Up to $500,000 is available state-wide to provide New York charter schools a critical resource to address early reading difficulties and to support the state’s youngest students in overcoming these hurdles.