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This Is How We’re Facing Change Together

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06/06/2018

... federal level between the tax reform bill, the changes in policy around immigration, the failure to adequately prepare ... has determined we have the responsibility – to address policy issues that directly...

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The Scherman Foundation

Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting

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02/19/2020

... as partners in social innovation, and seeking to influence policy or legislative efforts. We heard from probation ... been able to accelerate this in a way that most standalone public -sector or private-sector...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Insights from “Resilient Resolve: Supporting Justice in NYC’s Nonprofit Crisis”

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10/24/2024

... causing Philanthropy New York to prioritize this as a policy priority for the coming years, with our staff ... change. The Problem In 2021, the city set up PASSPort Public , which shares its procurement data...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Strengthens Support of Media That Matters

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05/31/2016

... grant. As a result of these sizable grants, MIF further positions itself as an important resource for the ... philanthropic community. As curators of the most effective public interest media productions, and...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Depelsha McGruder as Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer

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04/08/2020

... since 2015. McGruder joins the foundation from New York Public Radio (NYPR), where she served as the chief operating ... WQXR, Gothamist.com, The Greene Space, and New Jersey Public Radio since 2018. McGruder...

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20 Apr 2016

Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... raise funds, take the pulse of their communities, change policy and behavior. So how do you tell and solicit better ... Betsy Richards, Director of Creative Strategies and Public Programs, Opportunity Agenda...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approves New Grants

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03/09/2023

... approved six grants totaling $10,131,568 that will make public health and health care more age-friendly, assist older ... Phase III: Nationally Embed and Sustain Age-Friendly Public Health Systems, Policies...

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Arcus Foundation Names Cynthia A. Hallenbeck New Vice President of Finance and Operations

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02/01/2012

... Lynch & Company. At Citigroup, she held a number of positions , most recently as Managing Director and COO of the ...

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Surdna Appoints Shuaib Siddiqui, Director, Mission Related Investing

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06/30/2016

Shuaib Siddiqui, an investment professional whose work has focused on addressing global poverty, has been appointed Director, Mission Related Investing.

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08 Nov 2023

Funder Briefing with Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana J. Almanzar on Vision + Priorities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... Office of Equity ● Mayor’s Office of Food Policy ● Mayor’s Office of Nonprofits ● ... for strategic initiatives The role of philanthropy and public /private partnership in advancing the vision for ... Who...

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So, You Want a Job in Philanthropy?

... addition to program-related work, there are numerous other positions that foundations rely on in order to run their ... of its projects, there may be a diverse range of staff positions . However, the number of...

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

... is a legal and legitimate vehicle for creating structural policy changes that materially affect communities. In a ... to create more space for nonprofits to have a place at the public policy...

Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

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02/12/2014

... Energy program supports original, high-quality, policy -relevant research that expands our understanding of ... expertise at the intersection of science, technology and public policy makes him...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

06 Feb 2019

2020 Census and the Current Immigration Landscape: Lasting Implications for Young Children in New York - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... by federal disinvestment in the census and by eroding public trust. On top of these challenges, the administration ... as the increased deportation efforts and the public charge proposed regulation—have...

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12 May 2021

State of Health Town Hall

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10:00am to 11:30am

... test on the New York and the nation’s healthcare and public health infrastructure, the past year would reveal both ... Beyond the medical impact, the pandemic has shaken the public health infrastructure and...

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of Enslaved Persons

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07/27/2021

... of racial inequality, and as a potential national policy , it calls for rigorous scientific inquiry to address ... the findings to both research audiences and the broader public . A noted scholar of inequality...

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Education

Social Justice

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Beeta Jahedi Joins The Tow Foundation As Director Of Strategy And Communications

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03/28/2017

... with external partners in key communities and with the public at large. “Beeta brings the skills and experience to ... Alumni in Philanthropy group. She earned her M.P.A. in Public and Nonprofit Management and...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Relief Initiative to Help Alleviate the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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04/08/2020

... initiative, rooted in SNF’s philanthropic philosophy of public -private collaboration and working closely with grantee ... socioeconomic welfare linked to both. SNF will work with public and private entities...

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Science

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Melissa Daar Carvajal Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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01/21/2021

... Director New York, NY – The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce that Melissa Daar ... as shaping and promoting the narratives that build the public will needed to address systemic...

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