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Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

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01/10/2013

By James R. Knickman President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation During the recent Philanthropy New York conference on resources for returning veterans , it struck me that very few of the funders in the...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative

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05/07/2015

... shift the mentality of punishment in the criminal justice system to one of healing and learning,” said Geraldine ...

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Justice Reform

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Pinkerton Expands Science Mentoring for High School Scholars

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07/20/2015

... Earth Institute at Columbia; the CUNY Remote Sensing Earth System Institute; the NYU School of Engineering; the Rockaway ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Nonprofit Executives Begin Leadership Program Sponsored by The Prudential Foundation

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10/29/2015

Fifteen nonprofit executives of New Jersey organizations have been selected to participate in the third cohort of The Prudential Foundation Nonprofit Executive Fellows Program at the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... neighborhood-based opportunity, the criminal justice system , immigrant communities, and racial inequity. Almost ...

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Education Leaders Release National Plan to Prepare Community College Students for Clean Economy Workforce (Bank of America Charitable Foundation)

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01/20/2016

Jobs for the Future, National Wildlife Federation, Bank of America and education leaders all across North America have released Greenprint: A Plan to Prepare Community College Students for Careers in the Clean Economy.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

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01/27/2016

In a treatise entitled “Building a Foundation for the 21st Century,” Heron President Clara Miller makes the case that the modern economy demands a different practice of philanthropy, one that makes use of all of its resources to actively engage with...

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Economic Security

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New Publication Examines the Funding Model For Public Research Universities (Carnegie Corp.)

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02/04/2016

Public research universities continue to devote most of their resources to their core activities: teaching and research. Despite this prioritization, as states have continued to reduce their contributions to public research universities, tuition is...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty

Release Date:

03/31/2016

... (on behalf of the California State University System ), Lincoln Financial Group, Aerotek/ TEKsystems ...

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United Way of New York City

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The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... low-income New Yorkers. Part of the United Way Worldwide system , one of the world's most recognized charitable brands, .....

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NoVo Foundation Supports New Initiative to Fight Violence Against People With Disabilities

Release Date:

09/02/2016

... support from victim service organizations and the justice system . This project aims to address this service gap by ...

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Health

21 Nov 2016

Trump’s Presidency and the New Congress: What the Future Holds for Immigrants and Refugees - Webinar

Monday, November 21, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

The 2016 presidential campaign made visible the deep and painful divisions in our nation, and the election outcome has left many immigrants and refugees—and second- and third-generation U.S. citizens—living in uncertainty and fear.

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Immigration

13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... crisis, we have to address our public education system ’s biases, policies, and practices that exclude and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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18 Jan 2017

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (All day) to Friday, February 3, 2017 (All day)

ESS orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This three-day intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for understanding and implementing ethical and effective grantmaking. It is a part of our PNY...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/17/2017

... Equal Justice Initiative, which seeks to strengthen the system of public defense and protect the rights of defendants ...

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

Release Date:

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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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... a better preparation, hiring, evaluation and support system for principals to ensure they are effective. The ...

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