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09 Mar 2021

Next Level Programs and Policies to Close the Wealth Gap - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... address structural vs. individual practices The imperative of addressing context and conflicting issues in service of ... Officer, Long Island Community Foundation Lilian Singh , Vice...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Supported By Many PNY Members, 2016 Creative Capital Awards Given In Literature, Performing Arts

Release Date:

01/13/2016

... funding 46 projects selected from a nationwide pool of 2,500 proposals. The artistic disciplines being funded ... old. More than half are women; and more than half identify as people of color...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Arts

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $18 Million Grant to Establish Helmsley Health Discovery Tower

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01/24/2018

... the Helmsley Health Discovery Tower, is a joint venture of Rambam hospital and the University of Haifa. The two institutions first signed an agreement to ... contested symbol of mean-spirited...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with Mission: Diversifying Investment Managers

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03/31/2020

... Brothers Fund has set a new goal to invest 25 percent of its endowment holdings with firms majority-owned by women and/or people of color. As of December 2019, approximately...

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22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... learning to write code has been pitched in the media as a fun and easy process. Adults can learn the basics on an ... 60,000,000 people have tried an Hour of Code , including President Obama...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Workforce Development

Technology

The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

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05/03/2012

... to your office on business or joined your organization as an employee, you would do whatever you needed to to ... directed to disability issues. Kim Hutchinson, President /CEO of the...

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13 Apr 2015

Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour

Monday, April 13, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

MIssed this session? View recording here . As in many places in the United States, economic, social and ... Fundación Ángel Ramos Leticia Peguero (Moderator), Executive Director, Andrus Family Fund Respondents:...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

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06/25/2015

By Jim Knickman, President and CEO of New York State Health Foundation This piece was originally published as a column on Huffington Post . Living in a state like New ... the ACA work in New York...

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New York Health Foundation

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Public Policy

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Health

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

... causing difficulty in everyday activities of living such as reading, walking and making a meal,” says RPB President Brian F. Hofland, PhD. “With these grants we ... lead independent,...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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Aging

Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

With Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Glacier Ice Art Installation Aims to Encourage Public Action Against Climate Change

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11/10/2015

... Let's transform climate knowledge into climate action. As an artist I hope my works touch people, which in turn can ... of Foreign Affairs and International Development, and President...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Much of the conversation within the college success field around ... low-income students Presenters Bob Giannino , Chief Executive Officer, uAspire Ken Herrera , Director of College ... ...

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Community Development

New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)

Release Date:

01/21/2016

... constituents, other cities and higher levels of government as top concerns. The Menino Survey of Mayors, the only ... are revealing, they are not surprising," said USCM CEO &...

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Public Policy

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14 Apr 2016

Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our ... can immediately take action. Panelists: Melissa Beck , Executive Director, The Educational Foundation of America .....

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How to Fund in the Fog of War

Release Date:

06/02/2016

How to Fund in the Fog of War By Yifat Susskind, Executive Director of MADRE I trust Yanar Mohammed with my life, and I’m not the only one. As the president...

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Gender Justice

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MADRE

Less Talking, More Doing: Operationalizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/15/2016

... Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy Susan Olivo, Executive Director, Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation Co-Chairs, ... ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Our Demographic Destiny is Not Our Democratic Destiny

Release Date:

05/16/2017

... Not Our Democratic Destiny By Sayu Bhojwani, Founder and President of The New American Leaders Project I wish I could ... would make for an interesting story. Really, he, the Executive...

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Civic Engagement

HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs

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05/16/2017

... opportunities to more children in need. “Our purpose as a bank is to help people realize their ambitions, and ... status, reach their full potential,” said Pat Burke, President and Chief Executive...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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HSBC Bank USA

Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... building for resilience to a select group of 100RC cities, as they design and implement their comprehensive Resilience ... stresses of the 21st century,” said Michael Berkowitz, ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Tow Foundation Announces Playwrights in Residence

Release Date:

08/03/2017

... integration into the theater’s day-to-day operations, as well as a guaranteed full production of their play by ... aspects of the nonprofit theater world. Emily Tow Jackson...

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