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Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

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05/12/2017

... million for the Greene Scholarship Challenge fund, a first- of -its-kind matching scholarship fund designed to encourage ... to learn and practice essential legal skills as part of their clinical education.....

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Education

Pershing Square, Ford, Open Society Among Funders of Measures for Justice, Putting Data to Better Use

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08/10/2017

Pershing Square, Ford, Open Society Among Funders of Measures for Justice, Putting Data to Better Use The world of crowded jails, tense courtrooms, and cops on the beat is a ... are inclined to agree. In fact,...

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Justice Reform

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NYPD Boss James O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources

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08/29/2017

... O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources The secret is out — at least part of it. The city’s top cop recently overturned a guilty ... records — wouldn’t say...

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Family of Boy Who Wears Dresses Sues Education Department

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08/30/2017

Family of Boy Who Wears Dresses Sues Education Department A 5-year-old named Leo sat surrounded by toys on the floor of his bedroom in Brooklyn this week marked with some classic ... him as “gender expansive,” and...

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A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia

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09/06/2017

... to a nonprofit that helps Muslims with disabilities. Out of Michigan, an activist network pushes Muslims across the ... Those three projects emerged in recent years as part of a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to...

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Gender Justice

Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards

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11/17/2017

... management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data-driven decisionmaking strategies. ... changes across municipal government. That common set of standards for operations and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... Challenge Grantees Today, we are thrilled to share the names of the 10 organizations that will each receive a $1 million grant as part of the Communities Thrive Challenge, a joint funding ...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Communications Assistant

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10/2013

... We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job Descriptions: ...

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PNY Core: Financial Series

... Work The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders understand how to assess ...

Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

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06/02/2014

... Recommendations Meet City Leader Action Last year, the New York City Workforce Funders presented a report that contained ... principles" and recommendations that articulated a vision of...

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... is all over the headlines these days. From the mayor of New York , to President Obama, to Pope Francis, hardly a day goes ...

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Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political

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08/08/2013

... gardening, and often without much coordination. This lack of coordination among funders echoes and engenders ... practitioners who were engaged to help inform CFF’s new working groups. The evening’s keynote...

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DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

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04/20/2016

... This piece was originally published as the feature article of the April 2016 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. What is the point of ...

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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

... neighborhood. As an immigrant and a recent resident of Brooklyn, this neighborhood—with its bustling Pakistani ... of our grantee partner Arab American Association of New...

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Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... his contribution helping economists—and the rest of us—understand why and how we make decisions and behave ... they received their harvest earnings. Shoppers at a New Jersey mall were presented with...

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Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

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09/19/2019

... Assefa Fund , a $30 million philanthropic initiative of World Education Services (WES), awarded over $1.2 million ... Finance , Upwardly Global , and the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians . All are U.S...

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Kolibri Foundation Publishes Statement of Evolution & Commitment

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12/01/2021

Kolibri Foundation Publishes Statement of Evolution & Commitment We are writing to share exciting ... announce our newly appointed Board and Staff. Our new formation is looking forward to working together to...

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