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31 Oct 2014

Documentaries That Pull Back the Curtain on Big Oil

Friday, October 31, 2014 -

8:45am to 12:00pm

Recent documentary films are conveying incredibly powerful stories and imagery around environmental destruction -- from flaming faucets and endangered species to eviscerated landscapes and communities uniting against polluters.

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Film Screening

Panel

Livestream

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All Funders

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Animal Welfare

Communications/Media

Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

MetLife Releases New Corporate Responsibility Report

Release Date:

09/25/2014

MetLife Inc.'s new corporate responsibility Report outlines the organization's corporate responsibility programs, including the MetLife Foundation, which commited $200 million of financial support in 2013.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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MetLife

08 Oct 2014

Executive Assistants Network - Important vs. Urgent: Managing Your Workload

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Do you often find your to-do list growing faster than you are able to manage? Have you ever felt compelled to answer a non-urgent email late in the evening? Does work-life balance within your organization skew too much toward work - with too little...

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Network Building

Audience

Executive Support Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

Release Date:

09/24/2014

Over the next seven years, Ford, Surdna and others will support nonprofits that work with teenagers in writing and performance.

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

Children, Youth and Families

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Surdna Foundation

Ford Foundation

9/24/2014 - Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality - PowerPoint Presentation

Publication date:

09/2014

View related materials presented during the program, " Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach ."

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Workforce Development

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The New York Women's Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Funders for Gender Equity

9/23/2014 - Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy - PowerPoint Presentation

Publication date:

09/2014

View related materials presented during the program, " Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy ."

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Program Presentation

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All Funders

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

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New York City Youth Funders Network

Neighborhood Funders Group

NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants

Release Date:

09/23/2014

New York Community Trust has committed support to a program to provide legal representation to 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant children.

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

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The New York Community Trust

We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

Release Date:

09/23/2014

Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, explores the enormous impact of climate change and how immediate action needs to be taken.

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Carnegie Corporation Awards $5 Million to Universities for Innovative Programs Linking Academia and Policy

Release Date:

09/23/2014

Carnegie Corporation New York will distribute $5 million to five universities over the next two years to merge policy studies with higher education.

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

Public Policy

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

08 Oct 2014

Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

1:45pm to 3:30pm

According to the Administration for Children’s Services (as of September 2014) there were 11,386 children in foster care. There are 1,000 young people who annually age out of foster care. In September 2014, there were 24,124 children who were...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Audience

Board & Trustees

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

Changing the Conversation about Inequality

Release Date:

09/23/2014

Vivian Louie outlines how the William T. Grant Foundation is working to reduce inequality among youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States.

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Insights

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

09/22/2014

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has pledged to eliminate assets tied to fossil fuels.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives

Release Date:

09/19/2014

Foundations like the Helmsley Charitable Trust fund groundbreaking research when the medical industry refuses to do so.

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola

Release Date:

09/19/2014

Arcus Foundation among funders for breakthrough study tracking the spread of Ebola in wild great apes.

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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Arcus Foundation

Pfizer Foundation Supports Vaccine Coverage in Africa to Reduce Child Mortality Rate

Release Date:

09/19/2014

Pfizer Foundation Provides $2 million in grants for 'Last Mile' vaccine coverage for underserved populations.

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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Pfizer

PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

Release Date:

09/18/2014

Ford, Open Society and Arcus are among the top funders for LGBTQ education and safe school works.

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

LGBTQ

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Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Former Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation VP to Lead LISC NYC

Release Date:

09/18/2014

Sam Marks is the new executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation's New York City program.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

The Elmezzi Foundation Pledges $3 Million to Help End Generational Poverty in Astoria and Long Island City

Release Date:

09/17/2014

The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Foundation will distribute $3 million to Zone 126 over the next five years to help children in low-income areas of Astoria and Long Island City.