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Sozosei Foundation Aims to Set a New Course for Decriminalizing and Treating Mental Illness in America

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10/07/2020

Sozosei Foundation Aims to Set a New Course for Decriminalizing and Treating Mental Illness in America Princeton, NEW JERSEY (September 25, 2020) – ... The Sozosei Foundation has received its initial funding...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

... to reduce lengthy sentences for youth. Building a network of Black HIV movement lawyers. Tackling structural ... U.S. criminal justice system. These 19 fellows, who hail from eight different states, Puerto...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Thrive by 25: Casey Foundation Announces Increased Focus on Youth and Young Adults

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01/28/2021

... Annie E. Casey Foundation has been committed to building a brighter future for America’s children, families and ... of teens and young adults who are struggling to succeed in school , to secure good jobs , to...

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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

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09/20/2021

... 20, 2021 – Salesforce [NYSE: CRM], the global leader in CRM, today announced $17.25 million in new grants to ... programs for education access and advancement, with a focus on racial equity...

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Arcus Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind

Release Date:

10/15/2021

... Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind Conservation of endangered apes and their forest ... to implement critical protection and monitoring efforts. A grant to World Wildlife Fund...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Animal Welfare

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23 Jun 2022

Language Matters: The Power of Narrative Change in Advancing Criminal Legal Reform

Thursday, June 23, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... incarcerated, PEOPLE on parole, PEOPLE recently released from prison, PEOPLE in prison, PEOPLE with criminal convictions, but PEOPLE.” ... is used to (re)produce racial disparities and uphold a...

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Communications

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Communications/Media

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative Launches New Racial Wealth Equity Database

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09/15/2022

... by making it easier for them to find and analyze a wide range of factors correlated to economic well-being and ... incubated by Prosperity Now , a leading nonprofit based in Washington, D.C...

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Economic Security

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Borealis Philanthropy's Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Moves $4.9 million to BIPOC Newsrooms and Field Building Partners

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10/04/2022

Borealis Philanthropy 039 ;s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Moves $4.9 million to BIPOC Newsrooms and ... Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), in pursuit of a future...

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Borealis Philanthropy's Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund Moves $2.2 Million to Racial Equity Practitioners

Release Date:

11/01/2022

... healers, facilitators, and capacity builders to dream up a new world. This year, the Fund awarded $2.2 million to 19 ... and wading through a political landscape re-entrenched in white...

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Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

... Corporation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, sponsored a discussion on a startlingly new idea: universal voting in the United States. The occasion for the event was the ... the benefits to...

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United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

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09/27/2023

... at East Harlem Health Center At Settlement Health center in East Harlem, the proof of a post-pandemic literacy drive is on the bookshelves. The ... partnership with the New York Public Library that stemmed...

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

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18 Jan 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Thursday, January 18, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

This in -person convening of the New York City Workforce Funders ... Infrastructure Funding Task Force, will join us for a conversation on the task force’s efforts to secure these ... Visitors should follow all...

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04 Dec 2024

The Power of Networks to Advance Youth Development: Honoring Janet Kelley’s Legacy and Contributions

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 -

3:30pm to 6:30pm

Philanthropy New York; 320 East 43rd Street; NYC 10017 (Ford Foundation Building, Auditorium)

Please join us for a robust discussion on the current state of youth development ... weave throughout the incredible role Janet Kelley played in building and strengthening them. A reception...

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Leadership Development

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Children, Youth and Families

29 Jan 2025

Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:30pm

... for corporate operations and policies can have a profound impact on the racial, economic, environmental and ... across programmatic priorities. You will hear directly from the Nathan Cummings Foundation and...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Environment and Climate Change

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26 Mar 2025

Philanthropy's Paths Forward for Racial Equity & Racial Justice

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... are experiencing new and deepened challenges to progress, from actions by the federal administration to reactionary rollbacks in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments and ... threats and concerns...

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Tools & Strategies

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For Foundations, Succession Planning Should Be a High Priority

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03/31/2016

For Foundations, Succession Planning Should Be a High Priority by Diana Davenport, Vice President, ... she will reach age 70 next year. Your CIO is very active in the sector and is probably being courted by other...

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Build Skills & Knowledge

We are a community of funders that learn from each other and actively contribute to one another’s ... conversations, and to build our members’ capacities in their roles and in...

Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2012

... at the federal, state, and city levels, and it is taking a toll on the sector, especially in human services and the arts. If there’s any good news, ... panacea for the sector. We’re all familiar with examples...

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