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A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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01/10/2011

... New York held a members briefing (sponsored by the Ford Foundation , Open Society Institute, the Surdna Foundation , ... a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans...

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Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

... a well-received teleconference—sponsored by the Japan Foundation New York, the Mizuho USA Foundation , and the ... extraordinary disaster confronting Japan. We are pleased to have the...

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In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits

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12/11/2012

This article on the rise of impact investing in the foundation world mentions two ... W. K. Kellogg Foundation set aside $100 million in 2007 to invest in companies that could...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Financial Know-How for Nonprofits Online

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02/18/2013

The Wallace Foundation is launching the website strongnonprofits.org, which covers all facets of financial management, from budgeting to oversight to working with a board on...

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New Breed of CEOs Is Poised to Reshape Philanthropy in 2014

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01/13/2014

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker is among the "new era of foundation leaders" profiled in this Chronicle of ... how philanthropy works.... New Breed of...

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Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/01/2013

... Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program. Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in sustainability ... for nonprofits and governmental agencies, and promoted local and national releases of...

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07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

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12:45pm to 4:00pm

... an informed and engaged electorate without robust access to information and guarantees of free expression. While we have a growing array of ... of news and information...

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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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06/17/2014

... Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit I n the wake of last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s ... teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action...

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Education

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

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09/24/2014

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry The empowering nature of slamming, and the ways that empowerment can translate into ... are putting up some $10 million over the next seven years to support nonprofits that work...

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NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail

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10/03/2014

... Trail An arts and education center and what's believed to be the first Puerto Rican-owned music store in the city ... sites set to get markers that will designate them as part of the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Public Arts Challenge Winners

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06/29/2015

... public spaces in five targeted neighborhoods with the aim of building on an annual event that promotes crime prevention ... and Troy, New York, which proposed a collaborative project to illuminate up ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative

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08/05/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative Bloomberg ... to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to...

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Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected

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05/23/2016

... Graduate Class Selected The Fellowship is designed to increase the capacity of New York City's community development organizations and to ... development leaders. The Fellowship selects...

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Scherman, Altman, Lily Auchincloss, NY Community Trust and Supporters Launch QueensWay Design Phase

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06/06/2016

... Supporters Launch QueensWay Design Phase The design phase of the first half-mile of the proposed QueensWay Park will be ... 3.5-mile, 47-acre swath of the borough, from Rego Park to...

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UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back-to-School

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09/07/2016

UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back- to -School About 200 volunteers of all ages came together last ... fill backpacks with donated...

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Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village

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01/25/2017

Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with ... NJ, anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, partners with local businesses and community groups to raise funds for its 20...

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Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

... from Rikers Island About 18 months ago, there seemed to be a growing national consensus about the imperative of criminal-justice reform. There was rare bipartisan agreement on the scale and scope of...

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset-Building in Communities of Color The mix of funders worried about America's vast ... as we've noted, is how more top financial firms now seem to grasp...

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