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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... reached by two narrow bridges, replacing the remains of Pier 54 near West 14th Street, where the Lusitania...

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The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years

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02/26/2015

... founding chairman Chuck Feeney and our Board of Directors made the decision to complete our grantmaking by ... at Mission Bay officially opened its doors . The three new hospitals on campus are the first to...

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis To Step Down In March

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09/14/2017

... after five productive years at the helm. At the completion of his five-year term, Lewis will return to the academy, and launch a new initiative, The Center for Social Solutions, to focus ... and be supported...

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13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In April 2015, a New York Times article highlighted Brownsville as the community ... lowest life expectancy in New York City. Media accounts of Brownsville are...

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31 Mar 2017

Advocacy: A Compass for Today’s Terrain

Friday, March 31, 2017 -

8:30am to 4:30pm

... there are significant differences between federal laws and New York State and City laws that could necessitate burdensome ... program is structured to allow people at different levels of...

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The House and Senate Tax Bills Are Terrible for Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve

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12/06/2017

... They Serve By Ronna Brown, President, Philanthropy New York and Mike Pratt, President, Scherman Foundation and Board Chair of Philanthropy New York There...

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13 Nov 2020

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 13, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

This program is a part of our five-module Philanthropy 101 from our PNY Core ... - So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community November 13 - Foundation Governance and ... through...

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Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family Foundation Wins 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award

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04/01/2021

Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family Foundation Wins 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award NEW YORK , March 17 -- Jewish Funders Network today awarded the ...

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Learning Exchange and Discussions (in partnership with Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group)

... now struggling to navigate the tensions around introducing new equity-focused policies and practices in your foundation? ... health, economic, and racial violence crises are matters of racial equity and racial...

Sir Alok Sharma Joins The Rockefeller Foundation to Advance Global Development and Climate Action Goals

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05/22/2023

... to Advance Global Development and Climate Action Goals NEW YORK and LONDON, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The ... today that the Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma, current Member of Parliament of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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6/4/14 - Digital Badges Program - Livestream recording and PPTs

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06/2014

View a recording of the livestream and the PowerPoint Presentations and videos ...

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Movement Building and System Change

Release Date:

05/17/2012

... members briefing (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation, The Daphne Foundation and the ... have PhilanTopic's Mitch Nauffts provide us with a recap of...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

... In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits at the United Way of New York City, ...

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Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

On April 1st, Philanthropy New York conducted a well-received teleconference—sponsored by ... at that teleconference, James Gannon, Executive Director of the Japan Center for International...

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Disaster Relief

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Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative

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02/15/2013

... Food & Community Change initiative with a commitment of $15 million over five years to healthy food initiatives across New York City – making it one of the largest...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help

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01/24/2013

... organized by the Piper Fund to enlist support for changing New York ’s campaign finance laws. Advocates of overhauling New York ’s campaign fund-raising laws...

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Red Cross gives $1.25M grant to Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

05/30/2013

The grant from the American Red Cross in Greater New York will support long-term recovery efforts for people ... by Superstorm Sandy. The American Red Cross in Greater New York...

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American Red Cross of Greater New York

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

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07/28/2013

... the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year quotes ...

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Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap

Release Date:

10/15/2013

... Education Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The Times’ SchoolBook blog. High ... across the board in New York City yet, close...

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