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Red Cross gives $1.25M grant to Brooklyn Community Foundation

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05/30/2013

The grant from the American Red Cross in Greater New York will support ... ceremony at Borough Hall Plaza on Wednesday, presented a $1.25 million grant to the Brooklyn Community Foundation to ...

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Disaster Relief

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Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie

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05/22/2013

A review of the findings from The Century Foundation’s report on the nation’s ... community colleges. Community colleges have received a declining share of government spending on higher education...

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It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing

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08/19/2013

... roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing. In a time of skyrocketing deficits, uncertain financial markets, ... and nonprofit leaders are...

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At Ford Foundation, Vice President Rises to Top Job

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07/24/2013

... the Ford Foundation this September. Darren Walker was born in a charity hospital in Lafayette, La., and grew up in the ... He went on to the University of Texas at Austin...

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20 May 2013

The Storm Surge and Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Communities: An Educational Site Visit Bus Tour for Funders In-State and Around the Region

Monday, May 20, 2013 -

9:15am to 4:00pm

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, 3 Penn Plaza, Newark, NJ

Join the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers for a Site Visit Tour through parts of Newark, Bergen and Hudson Counties as we learn from experts about the effects of Sandy 039 ;s storm surge on...

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The Colorado Floods: Philanthropy's Response

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09/23/2013

... for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is monitoring the floods in Colorado (as well as Hurricane Ingrid in Mexico) and is in touch with representatives from FEMA, VOAD and the...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Amy Falls to Board of Trustees

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11/01/2013

... has also announced the election of Amy Falls to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Falls is the Chief ... access to opportunity for all. We will benefit enormously from her experience, insight and...

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Harnessing Collaborative Technologies: Helping Funders Work Together Better

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11/2013

... included an extensive literature review on collaboration in philanthropy, detailed analyses of trends from a Foundation Center survey of the largest U.S. foundations, ...

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Rebuild by Design: A Post-Sandy Regional Analysis

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01/2014

... ideas it contains were developed to address local needs in the region affected by Sandy, but the designers and ... them are all-too-aware that the security threats stemming from climate change know no borders. We hope and believe that ... the United States, and beyond. Rebuild by Design: A Post-Sandy Regional Analysis ...

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Policies, Practices, and Programs for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Publication date:

11/2013

D5 - a five-year coalition to advance philanthropy’s diversity, ... and programs to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in philanthropic institutions. The resulting tool provides ... scan of existing written and web-based resources from philanthropy and the more general fields of ...

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Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups

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05/14/2014

... $35-million of Monday’s take. The fundraising total fell from the $80.5-million collected at last May’s gala, as ... by Bloomberg at the time…. Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups ...

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Tech industry booming in New York

Release Date:

04/28/2014

Tech industry booming in New York, with growth outpacing overall city economy: ... controller The tech sector in New York added 25,000 jobs from 2009 to 2013 — a growth rate of...

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Bloomberg Takes Public Innovation Initiative to Europe

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06/13/2014

... to Europe Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Berlin last week to support the European edition of the ... of mankind’s problems,” Bloomberg told representatives from 21 European cities gathered ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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6/25/2014 - The Future of Finance - Livestream recording and Reports

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07/2014

View a recording of the livestream and related materials presented ... program The Future of Finance: Shifting Power and Wealth from Wall Street to Main Street . 6/25/2014 - The Future ...

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Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other PNY members highlighted in Corporate Giving Infographic

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08/19/2014

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other PNY members highlighted in Corporate Giving Infographic A new infographic from Double the Donation identifies the top 10 corporate ...

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12/4/2014 - Big Ideas for Short Videos - Live stream Recording and Presentation

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12/2014

... here (via DropBox) to download the PowerPoint presentation from this session. 12/4/2014 - Big Ideas for Short Videos ...

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The Stanford Prison Experiment Wins the Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize at Sundance

Release Date:

02/02/2015

... feature films focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character, ... Patrick Alvarez. The film received a...

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