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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2013

By Abby Youngblood, Food and Environment Program Officer, North Star Fund and Coordinator, ... rates, especially among youth and in communities of color, are at record-high levels. Data from the NYC ... and...

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Mark Zezza Joins NYSHealth as Director of Policy and Research

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04/18/2017

Mark Zezza Joins NYSHealth as Director of Policy and Research As Director of Policy and Research at the New York State Health Foundation , Mark Zezza, Ph.D., works in close...

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29 Nov 2022

Ramping up: Supercharging the Impact of New York’s Landmark Climate Law - A Virtual Briefing Hosted by NY Renews

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... the equitable implementation and sustainable funding of the nation’s strongest climate law, the Climate ... the state of play with the CLCPA scoping plan, and the importance of...

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Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our organization formally approve a statement concerning opposition to the elimination of the estate tax . The PNY...

Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax The estate tax is a complex ... jointly by Harvard University and the Russell Sage Foundation , the...

JP Morgan Chase Report Addresses Summer Youth Employment Deficit

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02/25/2016

... where young people are experiencing Depression-era levels of employment. While the economic recession over the last ... of teens and young adults looking for jobs were able to find them in...

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Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact

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06/20/2018

... in New York City, where Caroline Roan, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at Pfizer and President of the Pfizer Foundation *, joined other luminaries to showcase the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

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04/27/2017

... Communities Bloomberg Philanthropies announced funding to three organizations supporting economic development work ... the Just Transition Fund, and the Western Organization of Resource Councils to...

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Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend

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05/26/2020

... Best Friend By: Nancy Rauch Douzinas , President, Rauch Foundation . How a research project transformed a region - and ... that sponsored it. The Rauch Foundation presents Part 2 of their 3-...

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Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy

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02/27/2017

... at the federal level, advocates recognizing the immediacy of the moment are asking funders to be nimble, fund quickly, ... transitioned to become a project of the Bob...

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Using an Ecosystem Approach to Define Nonprofit Strategy

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10/05/2016

Using an Ecosystem Approach to Define Nonprofit Strategy by Bonnie Mazza, Associate Director of Nonprofit Strategy & Capacity Building, TCC Group We know ... Rather than identifying gaps and needs in the...

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Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies

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03/28/2016

... painting houses and as a grocery store clerk. One of John’s first jobs was in a summer camp in a high-needs ... in the hiring process is work experience. It allows them to call references who can vouch for a...

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The New York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin

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02/05/2020

... York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin The New York Community Trust awards ... A. Levinson and Patricia S. Levinson. “On behalf of the advisory committee, it is a great...

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In the Aftermath: How to Help in the Philippines

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11/13/2013

... days following a disaster, philanthropists naturally want to take action. With communities broken and people suffering, ... step up to help, many donors believe, it is in such times of dire...

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JPMorgan Chase Joins Second Chance Efforts to Reduce Obstacles to Employment

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10/21/2019

... supporting their reentry into the workforce, community and local economies. The firm today lays out a new public policy ... and community leaders to address the socioeconomic costs of...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

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10/27/2015

... Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S. Faced with physician shortages, ... in different countries and assessed the implications of various governance models on ...

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20 Issues, to Be Specific

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07/19/2017

... This piece was originally published as the feature article of the July 2017 New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition The ... March of this year. This slate – 20 federal, state and local issues...

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09 May 2012

Citizenship: New Pathways to Economic Opportunity, Civic Participation, and Immigrant Integration

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 11:00am

Carnegie Corporation of New York

... and the country as a whole. In order to help large numbers of immigrants become U.S. citizens, national, state, and ... apportioned to local levels using the American...

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Philanthropy & Social Sector Leadership at a Time of Crisis

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06/10/2020

Philanthropy & Social Sector Leadership at a Time of Crisis By: Dara Major , Independent Strategy and ... that are unfolding all around us. Now is the time for foundation and social sector leaders everywhere...

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