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11 Feb 2015

Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -

4:00pm to 9:00pm

... ( Having trouble viewing the trailer? ) CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving ... Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Film Screening

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Social Justice

14 Oct 2021

Flood, Famine and Fire: Building a Climate Justice Analysis in Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, October 14, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Center for Disaster Philanthropy ... by building a more robust philanthropic response steeped in principles of climate justice By recognizing pre-existing ... Vice President...

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Disaster Relief

Individual Giving, Forgotten No More

Release Date:

11/07/2016

... by Rimsha Khan, Grants Assistant, The Commonwealth Fund In 2014, individuals accounted for 72 percent of more than ... I reflected on our country’s decades-old traditions of school bake sales and new...

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09 May 2019

The Promise of Partnership: How Health Care and Human Service Collaboration Promote Healthy Child Development

Thursday, May 9, 2019 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

The healthy development of a young child’s brain is greatly influenced by the environment in which he or she ... learns and lives. During the critical early years, the foundation is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Panel

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The New York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin

Release Date:

02/05/2020

... S. Levinson. “On behalf of the advisory committee, it is a great privilege to identify Rachel as the recipient ... Dance Institute, the Hood Museum of Art, and the Harlem School of the Arts. “My late wife, Pat...

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Arts

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Stephanie Boarden as Chief of Staff

Release Date:

09/16/2021

... as Chief of Staff stephanie.png Philanthropy New York is thrilled to welcome Stephanie Boarden as PNY’s new Chief of Staff. In this role, Stephanie will serve as a strategic partner and ... to support students...

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PNY News

PNY Urges NY State and NYC to Follow Both the Law and the Spirit of OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs

Release Date:

08/17/2016

... approved two official statements regarding indirect costs in government contracts with nonprofits: We urge New York ... worse, for those nonprofits whose main source of revenue is government contracts –...

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PNY News

New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records

Release Date:

06/01/2014

New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records New York is quietly building one of the nation’s largest computer ... and doctors alike to see complete health histories...

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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

Release Date:

03/11/2015

... several dozen genes potentially associated with autism. In the past three years, the gene CHD8 has emerged as one of ... are very likely to have an autism diagnosis. CHD8 is thought to regulate gene expression...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Sickest Americans Are Paying More for Care, Getting Less

Release Date:

08/31/2016

American adults with chronic illnesses that limit their ability to care for themselves spend more than $21,000 per person for health care, about four times the average for all adults.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Amid Hurricane Chaos, Domestic Abuse Victims Risk Being Overlooked

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... Abuse Victims Risk Being Overlooked Natural disasters like hurricanes Harvey and Irma can displace people and leave ... Violence. Disasters leave physical and social environments in disarray and are likely to...

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Nonprofit Linked To NYCHA Creates Crowdfunding Portal For Sustainability Projects

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... and services, launched an online platform this week in conjunction with ioby, a crowdfunding website, to enable ... to source funds for local sustainability initiatives like rooftop gardens and water...

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Housing and Homelessness

Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/01/2013

Stephanie Bencivenga is the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers ... program. Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in sustainability communications, where she helped develop ... and governmental...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

Release Date:

03/13/2015

Civil rights groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and ... each other of selling out the communities they represent in exchange for financial support from wealthy...

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Technology

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Congress Returns from Recess, Resumes Work on Tax Issues

Release Date:

04/13/2015

... Resumes Work on Tax Issues A busy legislative schedule is on tap for Congress this week, with numerous hearings and ... votes scheduled to coincide with tax day on April 15. In the House, Majority Leader Kevin...

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New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan

Release Date:

10/16/2015

The QueensWay gets greener even as the leaves on the trees growing along the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line turn orange and red.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

Bloomberg Philanthropies Poll Finds Broad Support For Clean Power Plan

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... the attitudes of voters toward the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in four key states: Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In each of these states, attorneys general have sued the U.S. ... by representatives of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Urges World Leaders Not to Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate change in an interview with The Associated Press. He said there was ...

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