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Niarchos Foundation, Revson Foundation, & Heckscher Foundation Are Crowdsourcing Ideas to Help NYC Public Libraries

Release Date:

07/05/2017

Some funders in New York City and elsewhere remain deeply dedicated to libraries. Aso notable is an effort by a trio of funders who've come together to support New York's libraries.

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Member News

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Education & Youth

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Charles H. Revson Foundation

The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Mid-Year Moment for Reflection

Release Date:

07/05/2017

The conclusion of a holiday weekend celebrating democracy is a particularly good time for just about anybody to take a moment and reflect on both the past and where you want to go next. For Philanthropy New York, this a time of the year we usually...

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President's Message

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

Release Date:

07/03/2017

Nicky McIntyre joins FJS after ten years as the executive director of Mama Cash in the Netherlands, where she oversaw one of the world’s largest public funds that supports the rights of women, girls, and transgender people around the world and was a...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Social Justice

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Foundation for a Just Society

In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

Release Date:

07/03/2017

The Century Foundation is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Janice Nittoli this morning.

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Century Foundation

NY Community Trust, Mellon, Ford Among Supports of New York Live Arts 2017-2018 Season

Release Date:

07/03/2017

New York Live Arts, under the artistic leadership of MacArthur Genius Award and National Medal of Arts awardee Artistic Director Bill T. Jones and Associate Artistic Director Janet Wong, announced the organization's 2017-2018 season.

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Arts, Culture, & Media

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Commonwealth Fund: CBO Score on Senate Health Bill: 22M Americans Uninsured & Sharp Increases in Premiums for Elderly

Release Date:

07/03/2017

The CBO has released its report on the impact of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. If the bill were to become law, CBO projects that 22 million people would lose health insurance by...

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Health & Human Services

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The Commonwealth Fund

With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes Outer Borough Light Rail

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Four teams consisting of architects, urban planners and designers were awarded $45,000 from the RPA and Rockefeller to address community development and environmental protection in four different tri-state areas.

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Member News

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Carnegie's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Carnegie Corporation of New York, established by Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie, thanks naturalized citizens who make America strong.

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Immigration & Immigrant Communities

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

NY Women's Foundation's Oliveira Discusses Women and Rikers in NYN Media Insights Podcast

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Ana Oliveira, president and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation and member of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, joins NYN Media Podcast to talk about what led to - and came out of - a report on...