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MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics Announce International Partnership

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04/28/2017

... a $1.5 million, three year international partnership to expand Special Olympics Young Athletes across Europe, the ... an inclusive sport and play program for children, ages 2 to 7 years old, with and without...

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Children, Youth and Families

Simons Foundation Building Research Database of People With Autism

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08/29/2017

... Research Database of People With Autism The goal is to be a network 50,000 people strong. A network that connects researchers to the families they’re trying to help. The Simons Foundation has...

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Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... of undocumented immigrants whose families brought them to the United States as young children. Mark-Viverito was ... civil disobedience against President Trump’s recent move to expunge protections put in place...

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Republicans Outline Biggest Tax Code Overhaul In A Generation

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09/28/2017

... tax reform that is pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, pro- family , and yes, tax reform that is pro-American," Trump said .....

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Simons Foundation Genomic Database Tool Used in Breakthrough Autism Study

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10/13/2017

... who was not affected by the disorder. By comparing these family members, researchers hoped to identify new mutations that were more likely to appear in the affected child and more likely...

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New York Life Foundation Release New Survey on Childhood Grief

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11/21/2017

... over a lifetime – but usually only receive support from family and friends for a few short months, according to a new survey on bereavement from the New York Life ... Institute in Denver, Colorado. “Yet,...

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Obituary: Rachel Cowan, Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Official

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09/07/2018

... Rabbi Rachel Cowan, a Mayflower descendant who converted to Judaism and became a prominent innovator in three ... in Manhattan. She was 77. The cause was brain cancer, her family said. For 14 years she was...

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07 May 2020

Intro to Adaptive Leadership: Leading in Times of Great Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 7, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

*The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* NCFP has ...

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Family Foundation

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11/18/2015 - "Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement" - Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

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11/2015

View materials and recording of the program "Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement."

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Changing Corporate Behavior through Shareholder Activism

Publication date:

09/2010

... concrete changes in corporate behavior that NCF has helped to promote through its shareholder activism. Changing Corporate Behavior through ...

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Transparency in Philanthropy: An Analysis of Accountability, Fallacy, and Volunteerism

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04/2013

... of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation , is designed to help philanthropic organizations plan and think about what information they will release to the public and how they will do it. Transparency in ...

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5 Questions for...Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

Release Date:

03/11/2013

... the field of impact investing and what philanthropy can do to strengthen its support of human rights and racial justice. 5 Questions ...

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The Century Foundation

Foundations as First Responders?

Release Date:

04/18/2013

We’re pleased to have Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn ... the lessons she’s learned about philanthropic response to disaster — lessons that enabled her to serve Brooklyn and...

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If Pfizer Leaves NYC, Will It Start a Trend?

Release Date:

05/01/2014

... reports. This week New York-based Pfizer announced plans to buy British drugmaker AstraZeneca, and then re-incorporate ... of lower corporate tax rates in the U.K. while keeping its Manhattan headquarters. It’...

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Taking the Evaluation Leap: Lessons from Urban Alliance’s Six-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

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10/16/2017

It’s a familiar conversation. When asked how they know their model works, a nonprofit or foundation will tell you a story. They’ll say that seventeen-year-old Darren turned his life around after going through their program, and eighteen-year-old...

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Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language

... of the philanthropic sector. What motivates philanthropies to give? What are the different types of grantmakers? What is ... role of the nonprofit sector as a service provider, and its relationship with both the private and public sectors? ... 7 short videos and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language ...

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12 Sep 2013

Inequality For All - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... we don’t act soon. Punctuated by moments that allow us to know Reich personally, we also see his unwavering passion to return our society to one in which the American dream is possible for...

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Bill Moyers Interviews Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava: Working Towards Progressive Reform and Social Justice

Release Date:

10/29/2010

... on the positive feedback this event received, we hope to continue the conversation in the upcoming months. Click here to see a video of the full interview. Bill Moyers ...

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“Googley Philanthropy”: Brainstorming for A Talk with Jeff Jarvis

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09/28/2009

Philanthropy New York is pleased to welcome Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do? ... Journalism Program at the City University of New York to our offices for an October 1st discussion on how Google’s model...

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28 Jul 2021

Digital Transformation Series Kickoff — Lessons Learned from 2020 + Where Things (Might) Be Going - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... first served basis.** Join census funders for a forum to review findings of the 2020...