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15 Sep 2017

Funders Guide to Climate Week NYC - On Topics Like The Rise of Subnationals and Beyond

Friday, September 15, 2017 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

This September 18-24 marks the 9th Annual Climate Week NYC, a time when leaders from around the globe gather in support of the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This summit coincides wth the UN General Assembly, and...

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2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists Announced

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08/02/2017

Ten nonprofit groups from across the city have been chosen as semifinalists for The New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program, making them eligible for $60,000 in cash prizes and scholarships to Columbia Business School programs.

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

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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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How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us

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06/27/2017

Michele Kumi Baer, Program Associate at the New York Community Trust, writes, "we need a cultural plan that advances artistic practices and cultural institutions that serve New Yorkers who will be the most affected by proposed federal cuts, or we...

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Tisch Fund, NY Community Trust, Bloomberg & United Way of NYC Leaders Named Among the Most Powerful Women of 2017

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06/26/2017

To determine who makes its list of the most influential women in NYC, Crain’s focused on the mix of hard and soft power that drives an economy, fuels jobs and keeps the most vibrant yet complex city in the nation humming.

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

In a letter published in the New York Times , Lorie Slutsky—who runs the New York Community Trust—emphasized the role of community foundations in the context of Jeff Bezos' request for ideas to guide his philanthropy.

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Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us

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06/21/2017

A city like ours doesn’t happen overnight. It is the result of centuries of migrations, policies, protests, and practices of people that value culture, heritage, and expression.

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Race Forward Announces Roster of Participants for NYCT-funded Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab

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06/09/2017

Leading racial justice non-profit Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation has selected 59 New York City arts and cultural organizations to participate in their Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab, a yearlong training program to...

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New York City's Community Foundation Carries Out Charitable Legacies of Brooke Astor and Many Others

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06/07/2017

The New York Community Trust recently approved more than $12.3 million in grants to support 65 nonprofits that will help domestic violence victims find housing, strengthen arts groups, feed the hungry, and more.

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NY Community Trust-Supported UHF Report Outlines Ways to Strengthen Consumer Access to Provider Networks In NY State

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05/23/2017

With health insurance premiums rising, delivery system reforms reshaping how services are provided, and the future of the ACA in doubt, a United Hospital Fund report highlights ways to help consumers choose and use provider networks, and access...

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Health

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Surdna Funds Report Analyzing The Social Wellbeing of NYC's Neighborhoods: The Contribution of Culture and the Arts

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05/22/2017

Although culture and the arts contribute to the social well-being of New York City residents and are a bright spot in many disadvantaged neighborhoods, they tend to be unequally distributed across the five boroughs, a report from the University of...

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NY Community Trust to Assist More New Yorkers on the Path to Citizenship

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05/22/2017

NaturalizeNY, administered by the NYS Office for New Americans in partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation, New York Community Trust, universities and media organizations, launched a second round of its private-public partnership to encourage...

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Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

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05/19/2017

Michelle Coffey and Kerry McCarthy, co-chairs of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust, ask how will the Cultural Plan fulfill Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to make New York a more equitable city.

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07 Jun 2017

Trailblazers: The Bold States Leading the Charge on Climate Change

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

In the absence of federal legislation or a national will to put a price on carbon, the federal government is unlikely to make progress on climate action over the next four years. Recognizing that we can’t afford to wait that long, activists in some...

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Three Practical Tips for Spreading and Scaling Youth Programs

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05/11/2017

New York Community Trust's Leigh Ross says that not every program will look the same, and that's ok.

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Children, Youth and Families

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JPMorgan Chase and NY Community Trust Partner to Bring Middle-Skills Jobs Training

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05/10/2017

Part of JPMorgan Chase's five-year, $75 million New Skills for Youth initiative, the program aims to connect career and technical education schools in the South Bronx to NYC employers in health care, information technology, and transportation,...

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NY Community Trust Calls for Funding A Better, Broader Environmental Movement

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05/04/2017

Charitable giving can help create a cleaner, healthier environment by supporting communities already coping with climate change and other environmental burdens and ensuring they lead the way in a creating a more just, sustainable future.

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Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being

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04/19/2017

The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was funded with $250,000 from the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust.

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Health

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NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More

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04/12/2017

NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More (April 12, 2017) NEW YORK - The New York Community Trust recently approved more than $5.6...

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