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President Of Montauk-Based Environmental Advocacy Organization Stepping Down

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02/02/2017

... Citizens of Montauk (CCOM) recently announced that its President, Jeremy Samuelson, who has been with the ... 2012, will be stepping down at the end of March, 2017, to join The Nature Conservancy as the...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

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05/15/2017

... Foundation announced today that it elected Rey Ramsey to join its Board of Trustees as an Independent Trustee. He currently ... “The mission of this foundation, the values that this ...

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David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation

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07/01/2021

... of the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics . As its second president, Spergel will oversee the Simons ... basic sciences. The foundation comprises divisions devoted to mathematics and physical...

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UJA-Federation of New York Announces Nearly $9 Million in New COVID-19 Relief Grants

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04/21/2020

... announces nearly $9 million in new Covid-19 relief grants to support newly vulnerable families seeking to access Jewish ... Day School Scholarships : A new $2 million scholarship fund will be...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project

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02/19/2022

... discovery was made last year. The school is believed to be the only remaining Colonial-era building in the country ... is particularly important today as our country navigates its way through these divisive...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

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06/13/2024

... and Building a Culture of Racial Repair” Commitments to fund racial equity have increased since the murder of ... the Weissberg Foundation has begun this work by exploring its wealth origin...

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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

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10/07/2021

... Fellows. This vanguard of 19 changemakers are committed to reinventing systems, unlocking potential and breaking ... where every child is set up to prosper and where every family has access...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

... trust-based direction, bringing the foundation’s board , staff, and grantees along. In this interview, Phil ... has for other funders considering a trust-based approach to philanthropy. In layman’s terms, what...

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What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... from the Brooklyn Community Foundation In 2002, I moved to Brooklyn's Flatbush/Midwood neighborhood. As an immigrant ... people who participated in DRUM’s youth program had family members in detention...

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Seth Pinsky Named New Chief Executive of the 92nd Street Y

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09/29/2019

... the Bloomberg administration’s economic development arm, to serve as its chief executive. Mr. Pinsky’s appointment comes as the ... and community center embarks on an extensive update to...

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Response Guide Identifies Optimal Roles For Funders Disaster Planning & Response Guide Identifies Optimal Roles For Funders

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02/2014

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund published this guide based on its experience in working with colleagues in Alabama to recover from that state's devastating tornadoes in 2011. .....

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In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/16/2017

... in August, fundraisers have brought in $150,000 for a fund to aid its employees, $175,000 for cleanup and repairs, and $150,000 ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty

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10/21/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living ... Over the course of the 5-year project, BDT will scale its impact using a...

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The New York Community Trust Welcomes New General Counsel and Chief Investment Officer

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12/01/2020

... and Chief Investment Officer After 29 years of service to The Trust and its donors, our general counsel Jane Wilton is retiring. She ... and Schroders PLC before moving to the NYC Pension...

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The New York Community Trust

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Blue Meridian Partners Profiled in New York Times

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10/16/2017

... in New York Times Stanley Druckenmiller, the hedge fund manager, wanted his charitable dollars to do more to reduce childhood poverty. He had been deeply ... who have each committed $50...

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Prudential Donates Over 150,000 n95 Respirators and Face Masks

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03/23/2020

... Over 150,000 n95 Respirators and Face Masks As part of its immediate relief efforts, the company is also pledging $1.5 million in funding to support local communities. March 23, 2020 Responding to...

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Luz Liebeskind Named CFO of UJA-Federation of New York

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11/29/2022

... more than 22 years in the role. Ms. Liebeskind will report to UJA CEO Eric S. Goldstein. “UJA-Federation’s long ... excellent lay and professional team, as well as its unparalleled network of nonprofit...

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37th Annual Meeting Re-Cap: Rethinking American Justice

... York City - On May 10, 2016, Philanthropy New York held its 37th Annual Meeting, the programmatic elements of which ... headline panelist Michelle Alexander . Before listening to a dynamic line-up of speakers...

The New York Women’s Foundation Celebrates Six Outstanding Women Leaders of Queens

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09/27/2016

... Ormeño Honored for their Community Spirit and Efforts to Make Change New York - The New York Women’s Foundation ... honored six outstanding Queens women who lead at its September 22 nd Neighborhood Dinner...

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