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Make Room for Makerspaces

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12/08/2015

... researcher, a corporate funder, and a maker. Here are some of key ideas that came out of the program: Makerspaces are putting a new twist on a classic pastime The proliferation of makerspaces...

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The New York Community Trust

Program Overview: Money and Power in Post-Election America

... or not and what they intend to do differently in light of their experiences in the last several political cycles. Interviewer: David Gergen , Professor of Public Service, Director, Center for Public Leadership...

New York Community Trust's HIVE Grants to Boost Digital Media Learning

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06/02/2014

... will record residents' stories to make a multimedia map of the Bronx; make, play, and remix wired steel drums; and ... audio lab, and planetarium to learn about the science of sound-with grants from the...

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... Charitable Trust and Denis Udall, Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation This post originally appeared on the Stanford ... are faced with a complex and often underwhelming set of options. But as states across the...

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The New York Community Trust Gives $6 Million for Legal Aid to Detained Immigrants, Climate Resilience, and More

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12/08/2017

... More The New York Community Trust, the region's community foundation , recently made 44 grants totaling $6 million to ... centers across the five boroughs by training hundreds of staff and teaching artists...

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Insights from “A Fireside Chat on the ‘True Costs’ of Nonprofits”

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08/03/2022

Insights from “A Fireside Chat on the ‘True Costs’ of Nonprofits” true cost.png Have you heard of the “ nonprofit starvation cycle "? According to The ... of Finance and Grants Management at...

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Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply

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01/27/2023

... Lisa Piilar Cowan, Vice President, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and Michelle Flores, Consultant. This piece was originally published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on January 5, 2023. “We need a unicorn...

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Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

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12/16/2015

... years, both locally and nationally, more than a quarter of NYC students do not leave high school with a diploma, even ... and math. The panel was moderated by Shawn Morehead, of the New York Community Trust,...

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The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

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10/24/2013

... provisions need to be modified? Without critical metrics of success, it will be tempting, but likely misleading, to ... glitch and anecdote, positive or negative. A couple of points provide essential context...

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The Commonwealth Fund

"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

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03/01/2024

... Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work across the board reflects the deeply ingrained racial stereotypes ... a clueless white person — sometimes an entire family of them! — who requires their aid, which...

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Occupy The Box

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03/21/2012

By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation (This post was adapted from a keynote address ... Symposium on February 28, 2012.) When I heard the title of today’s symposium, “Thinking Outside the Box:...

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Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

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06/23/2016

... By Erin McDonald & Elizabeth James, New York Women’s Foundation Reprinted with permission from the National ... hardship. The burden was amplified in the pockets of the disadvantaged and among specific...

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14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was a site visit to a ... Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the...

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There’s a New Reason to Try Out This Exceptionally Easy-to-Use Data Resource

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01/13/2016

... Easy-to-Use Data Resource by Tamara Fox, Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, New York City ... in New York City. It contains over 350 indicators for each of New York City’s 59 community districts...

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21 Jul 2021

“They're Coming For our Kids”: How the Right's Attacks on Trans & Gender Expansive Youth Erode our Democracy and Threaten Us All - A Webinar Hosted by Groundswell Fund

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... an invitation to PNY members. This year, a historic number of bills attacking the rights of trans youth are sweeping the U.S., particularly Southern states, where they are a part of a larger...

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Program Officers as Champions

... years now and you increasingly recognize the complexity of your role. You’ve developed relationships within the foundation , with grantees and with fellow funders in your ... Program Officers as Champions will...

Philanthropy New York Stands in Solidarity With The Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

... Asian women in Atlanta on Tuesday evening. The murder of 8 people, including 6 Asian women, follows a long pattern of violence and systemic discrimination against Asian ... supremacy. • Watch the Korean...

14 Dec 2010

A Conversation with Jonathan Mintz, NYC Commissioner of Consumer Affairs

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... with bank accounts? And did you know that the Department of Consumer Affairs has made it possible for very low-income ... building their financial assets? Or that the Department of Consumer Affairs has created...

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A Year of Service

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07/23/2014

... social responsibility at American Express and president of the American Express Foundation This post originally appeared on CSR Now! here. ... City Service Summit, hosted by NYC Service, United Way of...

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How Evaluations Make Programs Stronger

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08/21/2014

By Michael D. Smith, Director of the Social Innovation Fund When funders invest in ... that their bets will pay off. One way to increase the odds of that happening is to first identify programs and ... by applying...

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