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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

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07/14/2014

... save lives." Adds Bloomberg: "Particularly, I want the foundation to focus on things that other people aren't ... Gates is really the spearhead, but we've given him a lot of money. Malaria...

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Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative

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07/09/2014

... College has received $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a major new academic initiative: Barnard ... and digital design training at the International Center of Photography (ICP), Barnard’s...

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... conversation about the options and added benefits of the impact investing approach? What are some of the best ways to get started with impact investing, and ... Presenter John Hawkins , Consultant; Board...

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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

... their kids get the best ones? But what if, in the interest of educational improvement, we paused to examine the role of one person who rarely gets talked about, but who just ... too — what and how students are...

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Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

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09/16/2014

... Global Billionaires Political Power Index is a ranking of the top global billionaires in terms of overall political power. There are a number of existing rankings that rate the net worth...

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Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High

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10/01/2014

... whole is getting wealthier, the average American’s share of those assets is declining. Despite a near doubling of total wealth in America over the past ten years, the ... at the University of...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

... Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students While several factors contributed to the financial crisis of 2008, a lack of financial literacy among the general ... about...

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Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

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10/09/2014

Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice The Alliance of Baptists announced Oct. 8 receipt of a $104,400 grant to ... racial justice among Baptists. The...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia

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10/21/2014

... growth in primary school enrollment rates, but the number of students dropping out of school continues to be a challenge. The dropout rate in ... primary school studies. Sadly, without this educational...

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Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters

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10/29/2014

... from Disasters This week marks the two year anniversary of “Super Storm Sandy” hitting the Eastern Seaboard of the US, the Caribbean and Canada. Many of the hardest hit communities were in...

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PNY Members Funding LGBT Senior Care

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10/30/2014

... their not-so-golden years. But how often do you think of the shaky ground that many older LGBT Americans find ... not often, even though research shows these are some of the nation's most isolated seniors...

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New After School Programs and Professional Development Bring Digital Literacy with Grants Totaling $414,000

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10/31/2014

... to use digital tools to educate young people in and out of school. One project, for example, lets kids create ... and engineers. Another uses digital “playlists” of physical challenges to get teens to exercise...

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The New York Community Trust

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United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards United Way of New York City (UWNYC), in partnership with the Women's ... at The New School featuring key leaders from the business,...

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Valerie S. Peltier Elected Chairman of The New York Community Trust

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12/04/2014

Valerie S. Peltier Elected Chairman of The New York Community Trust Valerie S. Peltier has been elected chairman of The New York Community Trust's Distribution Committee, the governing board of...

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Bold Stories For Big Challenges

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12/17/2013

... Managing Director, Working Narratives Conscription of child soldiers. Mass incarceration. Environmental ... huge challenges? That’s the question that a group of about 60 Philanthropy New York members tackled...

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

... Media Impact Funders On May 13, at the offices of Philanthropy New York and via livestream, I moderated a discussion on the power of ideas and how TED is using media to tell stories, ignite ... next Media...

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The Haitian Earthquake: Response, Relief & Recovery

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01/14/2010

... we will continue to track relief and recovery in the wake of the tragedy in Haiti. We encourage our members to visit ... in the days ahead for more information. Tell us what your foundation is doing—please...

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10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Missed this session? View the recording here . Each foundation takes its own approach to thinking about and supporting grantee capacity. GrantCraft, a service of Foundation Center, launched a...

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PNY's Disaster Relief Work Featured in SSIR

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02/09/2015

... and diverse roles foundations play across the spectrum of post-disaster relief, recovery, and resilience have been ... data on current needs, resources, and gaps. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the limits...

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