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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... to varying degrees, become collateral damage after decades of ideology, laws, and policies that hurt lesbian, gay, ... report that profiles and documents the experiences of children with LGBT parents, the many...

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26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The United States population is now comprised of 34% people of color, and by 2042 our nation will be over 50% people of ... New York Members Briefing sponsored by American Express ...

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20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

Friday, July 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... U.S. for two years to study and work, with the possibility of renewing for an additional two years. According to the ... help New York City’s young immigrants reap the benefits of deferred action. Explore...

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10 Sep 2012

The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power Tools to Build a Better Democracy

Monday, September 10, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... in democracy. How can foundations support the creation of tools and knowledge that can strengthen the ability of citizens to perform their civic duties? What is ... political system, especially in this...

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28 Jul 2010

New York Juvenile Justice Initiative: A Discussion with Advocates

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is part of Philanthropy New York’s NEW YORK JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE and is hosted by the New York Foundation , The New York Community Trust , and The Prospect ... Executive Director, The Prospect...

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Arcus Capacity-Building Initiative Selects First Group of Leaders

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09/02/2013

The Arcus Foundation has announced the first participants in its LGBT ... (ALLI), which will provide resources to support leaders of the U.S. LGBT movement. The 2013 cohort -- which includes ... former NFL player...

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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

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10/25/2013

... foundations and corporations gave $297 million for victims of Super storm Sandy as of earlier this month, according to report by Philanthropy New York, a nonprofit comprised of leading grant...

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Bloomberg Lured Donors for New York Programs

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11/29/2013

... financing for NYC programs over the past 12 years. (Ford Foundation President Darren Walker is also quoted in this New ... gaps in the city’s resources, whether spending millions of dollars to renovate Gracie...

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Mayor must focus on city's resiliency

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01/03/2014

In an op-ed for Crain's New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin says that the de Blasio ... de Blasio can accomplish both. Resilience is the ability of people, communities and...

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Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities

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01/30/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will turn its Cities of Service program into a stand-alone nonprofit that will ... efforts. Michael Bloomberg is spinning off one of...

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New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction

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02/27/2014

... efforts will focus next, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Recent grants by Michael Bloomberg’s foundation as well as his annual letter on philanthropy ... mogul declares he will “substantially expand”...

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Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science

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03/15/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Simons Foundation profiled in New York Times article on billionaires ... research. Last April, President Obama assembled some of the nation’s most august scientific dignitaries in the...

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, housed on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, held an opening ... institute, established in 2012 by a grant from the Simons...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Racial Equity Resource Guide

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05/2014

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation offers an online racial equity resource guide. The ... and data on racial inequities, their impact on communities of color and the process for healing racial wounds so that ... communities can work together across differences. As part of WKKF’s America Healing effort, the resource guide shares ...

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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

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05/06/2014

... based in Washington, are polar opposites in terms of political leanings. But according to a first- of -its-kind survey of the world’s most prominent research organizations, the ...

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Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making

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05/22/2014

[Rockefeller Foundation ] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new neighborhood of residential...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

... 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The precise reasons for child marriage differ ... independence are the same. Produced with...

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Gender Justice

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NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’

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06/04/2014

NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’ More than half the members of the City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart ... here, including $1 million to the New York Women’s ...

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