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New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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12/11/2009

... established in 1999, is administered by five trustees. As a continuation of Mr. and Mrs. Helmsley’s generous giving throughout their lifetimes, the Trust supports a diverse range of organizations with ...

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Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

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08/05/2009

... donor John Hunting. We did it! With this act, we joined a small cadre of foundations, many in the New York region, ... already spent out, or announced their intention to do so. A trend? Hard to say. Research...

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New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective

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03/20/2015

... the business of grantmaking often gets done. Fortunately, a partnership by two philanthropic support organizations is ... of Grantmakers , or “Forum Network” for short — is a philanthropic network made up of...

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NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

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04/21/2015

... them. We do so at our own peril. Late last month, we took a first step towards looking at the trends sharing our future ... weave together threads of conversation into the fabric of a stronger future. New York...

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Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education

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05/19/2015

... of Technology This piece was originally published as a commentary for The Chronicle of Higher Education . It's ... utter this simple phrase when asked why they are taking a particular liberal-arts course...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

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06/04/2015

... City The New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF) announced a total of $3,250,000 in grants awarded to 57 organizations across New York City as a part of The Foundation’s Spring 2015 grant cycle. These grants...

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Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 2

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09/21/2015

... to learning how to distinguish between key terms— diversity , equity, equality, inclusion —advocates ... effect of racial biases across institutions and society. A thorough understanding of context leads to...

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Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

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10/29/2015

... on one hundred years of impact and to launch new work for a second century. David Rockefeller Jr. said: “It has ... me great pleasure that my successor will be Dick Parsons, a good friend of mine. Dick has led...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

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11/11/2015

... Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, which include a total of $60,000 in prizes as well as tuition scholarships ... created and manages the nine-year-old Awards program. A selection committee of 34...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Support to Thirteen New Cities through the What Works Cities Initiative

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12/10/2015

... support to City Halls in eight cities and will admit a total of 100 cities on a rolling basis through 2017. Cities that have yet to apply ... over 8 million Americans, with annual budgets exceeding a...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... advocacy coalitions among very diverse stakeholders. A nationally recognized leader, Sharon thrives on challenges ... Officer of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), a civil rights organization...

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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

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04/06/2016

... heard it time and again: New York City is morphing into a tale of two cities. The inequities we see in housing, ... are mirrored in the city’s cultural sector. Culture is a way of life, and creative expression...

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Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

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05/06/2016

... we’ve seen the idea of “empowerment” thrown around a lot. Donors want to empower women and girls to gain access to education, to pursue a career, to speak out about domestic violence, and to run ... long...

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United Hospital Fund Releases Guide to Help Primary Care Practices Integrate Behavioral Health Services

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06/07/2016

... Health Services NEW YORK, NEW YORK June 7, 2016 — A new guide will help primary care practices increase their ... primary health care settings. The framework delineates a series of steps—identifying...

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Program Associate of Education (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... York Description: United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate ... or BS degree; graduate degree or experience comparable to a graduate degree, a...

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The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... York Description: United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate ... on evaluation and performance management work to a variety of audiences (existing and...

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Health Department, United Hospital Fund, and Partners Release Plan to Promote Health Equity

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08/26/2016

... the Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP) released a plan on Thursday that outlines five strategies to expand ... policymakers, and other stakeholders, in the adoption of a delivery model that improves...

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Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

Release Date:

09/15/2016

... New York Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic For ... it's important for this conversation to identify myself as a person who has had problems with...

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NYC Cultural Agenda Fund Places Marker on Racial Justice Initiative Ahead of City’s Cultural Plan Release

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10/12/2016

... in The New York Community Trust is making more than half a million dollars in grants to support efforts to increase ... groups will receive participant stipends, and a select number of them will be awarded...

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