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22 Apr 2025

Protecting New York City’s Immigrant Small Business Ecosystem - An Event Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... One study , co-authored by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist, found that “immigrants are about ... to start their own business and comprise nearly half of the city’s small businesses,...

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Immigration

04 Feb 2026

Derailed: Rising Attacks and Retreating Resources for Racial Justice - A Webinar Hosted by Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 -

1:45pm to 3:00pm

... expanded detentions, deportations, and disappearances of immigrants; deployed National Guard and ICE agents to ... racial justice commitments. Against this backdrop of rising authoritarianism, funding for...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

NYC Youth and Education Funders Working Group

... Education Funders (NYCYEF) Working Group is a coalition of philanthropic organizations seeking to holistically improve the quality of life of young people living in NYC. Through their...

Why We Engage in Public Policy

... York’s public policy efforts focus on three main areas of interest to the philanthropic sector. Through this work, ...

Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice

... Are you interested in deepening your critical analysis of inequity and building more equitable models of practice? As philanthropic organizations have begun the ... six-month peer cohort learning experience...

11 Jun 2012

Summer in the City: NYC Summer Quest...and More!

Monday, June 11, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... effectively in the summer isn’t as simple as having more of it; it is using the time strategically to ensure that ... that brought together researchers, the NYC Department of Education, practitioners from New...

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19 Jul 2012

Decision of the Century: How Will Philanthropy Respond to the Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Reform Act?

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -

11:45am to 2:00pm

... severe implications for health care reform, regardless of the actual decision. Many will tell you that no matter ... in a dynamic conversation following on the heels of one of the most...

27 Feb 2013

Vulnerable Populations & Disaster: Lessons from Katrina and a Sandy Update

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... during disasters. They will collectively cover the topics of the current state of elderly relief post-Sandy, the philanthropic response in ... Rachael N. Pine JD (Moderator), Program Officer, Altman ...

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06 Mar 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

Thus far the costs of Hurricane Sandy are estimated as high as $60 billion: $20 ... an overall impact on the economy for the fourth quarter of 2012 near .6 percent point. As New York City and the ... to recover...

20 Apr 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities II: Food Works - New York City Council Engages Around Healthy Food

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... MEMBERS BRIEFING , sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , and The ... are working to help shape FoodWorks New York. The goals of FoodWorks New York are to...

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20 Sep 2011

School Transformations III: Practices and Programs that Are Transforming Schools & Policies that Support Them

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

This is the third session of a series designed to inform grantmakers about realistic ... reform. The second session identified four “conditions of learning” that constitute a positive school climate and ... across...

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17 Jun 2010

Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children's Issues - POSTPONED

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

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

... issues, the suggested strategies apply to many areas of advocacy work. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Child advocacy groups ... proves that we must not assault people with a litany of problems or talk of...

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10 Nov 2011

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... the Common Core Curriculum Standards was a central piece of New York State’s successful Race to the Top application, ... The state has enlisted the help and participation of every school district in this...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a ... performance. A few years later, the federal Department of Education called for expanded times as a strategy to fix ... Time and...

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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

Release Date:

06/19/2014

... Mercedes Gonzalez, Education Policy Intern at The Century Foundation This post was originally published on The ... , New Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the growth of the U.S. criminal justice system...

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The Century Foundation

25 Nov 2014

Understanding the President's Executive Actions on Immigration

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... five million undocumented immigrants, mostly parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, to apply for ... among other provisions. Given the scope and scale of this policy directive, Grantmakers...

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Immigration

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Workforce Development

15 Jan 2015

Getting Better at Getting Better: Using Data to Improve Student Social-Emotional Learning

Thursday, January 15, 2015 -

8:00am to 11:00am

This session will focus on the use of data and measurement tools to help young people set goals ... to support SEL learning and improve practice. A variety of providers participating in the Student Success Network...

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Human Services

Children, Youth and Families

Location

United States

04 Feb 2015

Service for Impact

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and ... Gershon, Executive Director, Community...

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

Release Date:

02/29/2012

... Ward, Deputy Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Change often takes time. For funders interested ... revenues and a longstanding commitment to high levels of spending on education,...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

Release Date:

07/09/2010

By Miguel Bonilla Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits United Way of New York City Sometimes it’s easy to forget how much ... that for all our talk about transforming the world, most ...

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