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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

... The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by building ... classroom settings, students do not spend a lot of time honing their problem-solving skills...

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Education

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a two-and-a-half-acre wavy rectangle 200 feet off ... reached by two narrow bridges, replacing the remains of Pier 54 near West 14th Street, where...

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Community Development

Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the...

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Gender Justice

What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology

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09/29/2017

What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology ... that involve moving, tracking and delivering huge amounts of material. And all this needs to happen...

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UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift

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10/02/2017

UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift The UJA-Federation of ... million legacy gift from the Jack S. & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism

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12/08/2017

... Understanding Racism Policies that create barriers to black achievement are often the result of 'white rage,' award-winning author and scholar Carol ... possible by a $1.5 million grant from the...

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Mellon Foundation

Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018

... Series On Friday, June 15, 2018, PBS will premiere Ford Foundation funded BREAKING BIG, a 12-episode documentary series, explores the unexpected journey to success of some of...

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Arts

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Carnegie Corporation's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

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06/28/2018

... Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants on ... lives, their work, and their example. Our philanthropic foundation , its...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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12 Sep 2018

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Presentation of the Analysis and Recommendations from the Workforce Agenda Report

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Field Building Hub at WPTI. The report is based on review of New York City initiatives since the beginning of the de ... conducted by NYATEP, JobsFirstNYC, and Young Invincibles to increase...

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Workforce Development

Salesforce.org Announces Advancements to the Salesforce.org Education Cloud Platform

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09/20/2018

Salesforce.org Announces Advancements to the Salesforce.org Education Cloud Platform Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of Salesforce, today announced advancements to the ... to...

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Education

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million to Address Opioid Crisis in Michigan

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03/17/2019

Bloomberg Awards $10 Million to Address Opioid Crisis in Michigan Bloomberg Philanthropies ... has announced a $10 million commitment in support of efforts in Michigan to address the large number...

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Health

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Tribeca Film Institute Announces 2019 Sloan Filmmaker Fund Grantees

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04/04/2019

... Grantees The Tribeca Film Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the three TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund 2019 grantees, awarding them a total of $150,000. The creators behind “Asia A,” ... fresh...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Arts

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Salesforce Buys Its Own Philanthropic Unit Salesforce.Org For $300m

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04/16/2019

... transition from a California public benefit corporation to a business corporation, with the $300 million going to the Salesforce.com Foundation , an independent nonprofit organization that...

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Appointments & Transitions

Technology

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

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07/16/2019

... Organizations (GEO) announced today the appointment of Marcus F. Walton, a non-profit industry veteran, as its ... maker who has successfully harnessed the power of change to develop more...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

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16 Jan 2020

A Balancing Act: Navigating Power in Our Capacity Building Efforts

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:30am

As funders, we are committed to funding programs as well as strengthening the ... strengthening through our practices? What indicators of progress can we look for to understand if the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Resilience & Resolve: NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Report

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01/07/2021

... Response & Impact Fund Report On March 20, 2020, a group of donors—including Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation , and more—announced the launch...

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The New York Community Trust

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Disaster Relief

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15 Oct 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Speaking the Same Language

Friday, October 15, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they...

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Professional Development

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New Staff

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Evolution of the Work Place in Hybrid Times

Publication date:

12/2022

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking ... quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration. In the middle of Year 3 ...

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Program Presentation

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HR & Operations Staff

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