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Don't Overthink It

Release Date:

04/30/2019

Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to fund projects where we can anticipate long-range payoffs, systemic change, and solving problems at the root rather than placing bandages. And detailed analysis and research have their place in evaluating grant...

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25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

When families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum at the border and long-time residents living in our communities are detained by immigration enforcement, they are most often sent to privately owned and operated prisons and detention centers...

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16 Jan 2020

Moving Towards Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Drawing on insights and lessons from decades of work and specifically, in-depth interviews with more than 50 activists and funders, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) will share some key lessons on how foundations can move beyond a...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic

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09/10/2019

New initiative launches on heels of 33 states investigating more than 450 cases of lung illnesses associated with vaping, many of which involve teens and young adults.

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

02 Oct 2019

Youth Voice: What it is and Why it Matters

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join the NYC Youth Funders for a session that will offer a framework and overview of different types of "youth voice" programs and methods.

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Appointments & Transitions

Aisha Moodie-Mills Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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10/16/2019

Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Aisha Moodie-Mills to its Board of Directors, effective Friday, September 27, 2019.

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Brooklyn Org

05 Dec 2019

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) Winter Meeting

Thursday, December 5, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:30am

Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs for individuals serving in an administrative support function to senior leadership in their...

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26 Feb 2020

New York Aging Funders - Winter Meeting

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Join the New York City Aging Funders Network for its Winter Meeting. The Network’s aim is to advance members’ knowledge of: (1) current and emerging needs among older adults and the organizations that serve them and (2) opportunities and challenges...

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01 Apr 2020

Service for Impact - A Webinar

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

**This program has been rescheduled to April 1st from its original March 11th date and will be held via webinar. We apologize for any inconvenience.** This years’ Service for Impact working group will build on past years’ dynamic...

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Corporate Funders

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COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future

Release Date:

04/07/2020

in acting quickly and decisively to COVID-19, it is vital that philanthropic responses don’t inadvertently perpetuate and exacerbate existing bias, racial inequity, and injustice through their giving.

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COVID-19 Relief Awards: Commonwealth Fund Staff Respond

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04/01/2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Commonwealth Fund staff and grantees have taken several steps to realign our work.

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Flamboyan Arts Fund and Mellon Foundation Announce $1 Million Puerto Rico Arts Emergency Relief Fund

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04/28/2020

The Flamboyan Arts Fund is a partnership between Flamboyan Foundation, Lin-Manuel Miranda, his family, and the Hamilton musical.

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Arts

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The Rockefeller Foundation Shares National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan

Release Date:

04/28/2020

Our National Covid-19 Testing Action Plan lays out the precise steps necessary to enact robust testing, tracing, and coordination to more safely reopen our economy.

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants to Three New York City Nonprofits

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05/07/2020

Part of a new program, these grants provide up to $60,000 in unrestricted general operating support over three years.

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William T. Grant Foundation

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28 Jul 2020

How Family Foundations Can Listen4Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for an informational webinar on how Fund for Shared Insight’s Listen4Good feedback initiative can help you and your grantees collect feedback to make agile and informed decisions during this particularly difficult time and into the future...

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New York Health Foundation

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Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health

Release Date:

07/31/2020

Misinformation, the circulation of misleading and false information, deepened the crisis by delaying authoritative response to the pandemic by weeks, if not months.

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Appoints Margaret Waldock to Executive Director of Duke Farms

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08/19/2020

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced the appointment, following a nationwide search, of Margaret Waldock as executive director of Duke Farms, a 2,740-acre center for environmental stewardship that enhances the environmental health of...

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Doris Duke Foundation

22 Apr 2020

One Size Does Not Fit All: Managing Remote Teams During COVID-19 – A Webinar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

As we continue to navigate the human and organizational changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are learning how quickly our organizations must adapt. We are charting new courses in managing remote work, building a sense of community from afar...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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