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Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report

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11/03/2015

... Connections.” Highlights include: Messages from the Foundation’s Chair and Executive Director: Looking ... catalytic connections. The Staten Island Foundation is a private foundation established in...

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Leading By Example

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08/02/2017

Leading By Example A Message from th e President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly August 2017 edition. ...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

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10/21/2015

... Society is pleased to announce ten fellows who will be in residence during the 2015–16 academic year. Leveraging ... artifacts, and works of art detailing American history from the perspective of New York City...

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Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

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01/02/2012

Karen Davis, who since 1995 has led The Commonwealth Fund in its drive to improve the performance of the nation’s ... Jr., Chair of The Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors. “ A distinguished health policy...

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In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an ... 3% of nonprofits engage in legislative advocacy, which is a legal and legitimate vehicle for creating structural policy ... record...

09 Apr 2014

Shaping the Nature of Work in the New Economy

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 2:45pm

... of low-wage, low-quality, insecure jobs to the rise in contingent and temporary work for a diminishing middle class. Many are concerned that as ... to hear how workers and communities are responding to the...

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“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge

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10/02/2014

... appeared on the Rockefeller Foundation blog . In the wake of the Great Recession, the longstanding ... challenges faced by young American job-seekers reached a peak, with unemployment rates for 16-24 year olds...

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The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

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10/14/2014

... Board, Philanthropy New York This post was written as a Letter to the Editor for recent New York Times op-ed, " A ... excise tax, designed to fund the IRS nonprofit division, in its...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Animal Groups Unite to Improve Post-Disaster Philanthropy

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04/17/2015

... is high, and swift, effective philanthropy is essential. In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, which slammed the New ... who were called upon to help pet owners and animals in crisis . The...

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Animal Welfare

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Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

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02/24/2016

... Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced a new priority area for its grants, supporting servicemen and ... military members and their families from...

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Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

... And detailed analysis and research have their place in evaluating grant requests both large and small. But sometimes, a quick and nimble response to a small but urgent need is the ... problem...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 Fellowship

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06/16/2020

... turn an inspired idea that advances social justice into a reality. Fellows also receive hands-on training, ... the impact of their work. “Amid the coronavirus crisis , anti-racism uprisings, and a...

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07 Oct 2020

Nevertheless, It Persists: Can Philanthropy Disrupt Sexism?

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Even in a year where we are seeing women of color in increasingly ... economic, socio-cultural and political power. The COVID-19 crisis , the economic recession and the renewed...

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01 Oct 2020

State and Local Budgets - the Next COVID-19 Battlefront - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, October 1, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.** The pandemic and economic ... millions to contain the disease and driving sharp declines in income and sales tax...

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Nathan Cummings Report Offers Insights into Mission-Aligned Investing

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04/19/2021

... Report Offers Insights into Mission-Aligned Investing A report from the Nathan Cummings Foundation examines the ... offers resources for institutional investors interested in shifting to such...

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12 May 2021

Children’s Aid Recovery Labs: Lessons Learned and Implications for this Summer and Beyond

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12:00pm to 12:45pm

In April 2020, after learning of the total elimination of all ... to mitigate the devastating effects we feared the ongoing crisis would have on New York City’s most vulnerable young ... was to respond immediately...

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Five New Open Society Fellows Will Address Economic Inequality

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09/16/2021

... to develop innovative new approaches to address the crisis . The new Open Society Fellows include two activists forging unlikely alliances against inequality in Mozambique, a blogger targeting...

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Trinity Church Wall Street Announces Nearly $21 Million in Grants for Nonprofits in New York City and Throughout the World

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11/30/2021

Trinity Church Wall Street Announces Nearly $21 Million in Grants for Nonprofits in New York City and Throughout the ... to gun violence prevention programs. “Trinity is in a...

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