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20 Jun 2012

Summer 2012 NYC Progressive Philanthropy Cocktail Party

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Philanthropy New York members are invited to the 6th NYC Progressive Philanthropy Cocktail Party. Join NYC colleagues for an informal gathering of progressive foundation staff and trustees, major donors, advisors, & philanthropy organizers. No...

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26 Mar 2012

Changing the System: Effective Strategies for Grassroots Activism to Make NYC More Fair, Just, and Compassionate

Monday, March 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Across New York City, grassroots activists are giving voice to those our system has failed or exploited. These activists are helping people to organize, and to stand -up as leaders able to envision and create social change. Their work is incredibly...

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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

For the first time ever, the All Children Matter report gives a voice to the more than 2 million children in the United States who have, to varying degrees, become collateral damage after decades of ideology, laws, and policies that hurt lesbian,...

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Community Organizing and Advocacy Funder Collaboratives

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07/2013

This North Star Fund report illustrates how several national and local funders have worked together to support community organizing and advocacy groups working together in coalition.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2012

New York is one of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United States, with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as many farms and gardens in the city as there are Starbucks locations).

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

Our February 14th members briefing—sponsored by the Daphne Foundation, the New York Foundation, the North Star Fund, the Open Society Foundations, the Proteus Fund, and the Trinity Church Parish Grants Program—provided our members with an...

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Movement Building and System Change

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05/17/2012

This spring, we hosted a members briefing (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation, The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help community-based...

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Governance

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Community Development

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Funding the Future of Activism

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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...

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Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities

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03/05/2013

Abigail Westbrook, Special Assistant to the Founder and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, shares the details of Atlantic’s recent support for the North Star Fund and the Alliance For A Just Rebuilding’s ongoing relief and recovery efforts in the...

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Disaster Relief

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Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

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08/01/2012

As the North Star Fund's Food and Environment Program Officer, Abby Youngblood is responsible for leading the Community Food Funders project, which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

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