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Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

07/30/2020

... COVID-19, immigrant women like Leonor Albarran, a janitor in Santa Monica, California, have acted as the front line of ... others in low-wage jobs both protects our communities and is...

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Insights

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Immigration

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Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

Release Date:

06/08/2021

... to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth In recognition of World Ocean Day, Billion Oyster Project ... and around the New York Harbor area. The project’s goal is to scale to one billion...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

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15 Jun 2021

Leveraging Philanthropy to Build a Responsive Small Business Ecosystem

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... faced by underserved entrepreneurs in an economy that is rigged against them. And with this light shining, more and ... during 2020. The next problem was that many did know what that meant,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Breakout Discussion

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All Funders

Corporate Funders

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

Philanthropy New York Speaks Out After the Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action

Release Date:

07/26/2023

... on two significant cases challenging affirmative action in college admissions was part of a larger effort to diminish ... impacted by systemic discrimination and inequality. It is in...

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PNY News

28 Feb 2019

On Nonprofit Leadership Transitions - A Roundtable Discussion

Thursday, February 28, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... new possibilities. For instance, one question we have is how philanthropy can better support new leaders of color ... on sharing experiences, raising concerns, and identifying what we would like...

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Tools & Strategies

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Governance

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010

Publication date:

01/2012

... of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' 30th anniversary, this report documents the first 40 years of U.S. foundation support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. Among the report 's findings: in total, 799 U.S. foundations have invested more than $771 .....

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Target Gives $1 Billion for Education

Release Date:

08/31/2015

... Target’s support over the years has provided books, school supplies, food, field trips and lots more to students ...

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Education

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Target Corporation

New York Grantmakers in the Arts

New York Grantmakers in the Arts, or NYGIA, is a peer network of institutional arts funders in New York ... · Felix Endara , Program Officer, Mesoamérica, Foundation for a Just...

Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

Release Date:

07/25/2017

... to devastating effect, America ’s most populated city is still rebuilding in some areas — and, with an office of recovery and ... Cities, a 4-year-old initiative of the Rockefeller ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Salesforce Announces New Education Grants, Celebrates Bay Area Educators

Release Date:

09/17/2019

... Educators Last week, Salesforce announced $18.2 million in new grants to San Francisco and Oakland school districts and nonprofits to help Bay Area students, ... Salesforce hosted a student fair onsite at...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Salesforce

Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education

Release Date:

02/20/2019

... on open-source curriculum that aligns with state standards is the latest development in the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 10-year effort to ... that having a good principal, instructional leader ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Health

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Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date:

03/09/2018

... as a distinguished diplomat, an advocate for public school reform, and a best-selling author, Caroline Kennedy is an exceptional addition to the Corporation’s board of ... She serves as president of the John F...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Wisdom from Our Editorial Board, and Our Readers

Release Date:

07/20/2016

... Philanthropy New York launched the New York PhilanthroPost in June 2014, the design and content was based largely on our intuitions about what funders, nonprofits and other readers wanted to know ... Board for...

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PNY News

22 Jun 2010

Investing in Our Next Generation: English Language Learners and Their Families

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 5:00pm

MEMBERS: This briefing is free to members of GFE, GCIR and Philanthropy New York. ... such as South Carolina, Kentucky, and Delaware, where school systems have not previously served many ELL students. ... Partial...

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05 Mar 2014

A Donor Discussion on Climate Change and Food Resilience with Contributions from Global Indigenous Representatives

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

10:45am to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... contributions into high spheres of influence and in a partnership role. Funders will hear firsthand from ... to the most critical threat to the Earth today . It is a critical time for those...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Food Systems

Nonprofit agencies need to create an agenda for NYC’s next administration by Doug Bauer

Release Date:

10/21/2021

... published by NYN Media on October 21, 2021. New York City is less than two weeks away from the general election and the ... various messages, policies and dollar amounts will yield what it usually yields:...

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The Clark Foundation

13 Dec 2019

Philanthropy 101: The Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 13, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This PNY members-only program is a part of our five-module Philanthropy 101 from our ... the other modules: October 11 - So You're Working for a Foundation ... Power and Your New Community November 1 - .....

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Professional Development

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Panel

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All Funders

New Staff

New York Magazine Profile, "The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers"

Release Date:

01/08/2018

... original sin of the Rockefeller family would be committed in 1863, when he opened his first oil refinery in Cleveland. ... that made him the richest man in the world. As the 20th ...

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