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14 Dec 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting

Monday, December 14, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... colleagues on Monday, December 14th from 3:00 PM - 4 :30 PM to learn more about environmental issues in the New York City area, how they are being impacted ... information you would like...

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Network Building

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

14 Sep 2012

Social Justice on the Streets: New Developments Around "Stop-and-Frisk" and Discriminatory Policing

Friday, September 14, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:30am

In 2011, the New York Police Department conducted over 685,000 stops of New Yorkers—equivalent to 78 stops an hour and an over 600% increase in the number ... stop-and-frisk abuses are a civil...

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Issue-Based

A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China

Release Date:

11/11/2014

... as the United States and is the second largest economy in the world, which is why China's rise is right up there ... Are they? To some degree, yes: A fair number of multi- million dollar...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Valerie S. Peltier Elected Chairman of The New York Community Trust

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... of the Partnership for New York City. Born and raised in New York City, Peltier is a graduate of Harvard College, ... each new set of grants ," Peltier said. The Trust, with $2. 4 billion...

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Aging

Education

The New York Community Trust

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funds Heart Attack Care in the Rural Midwest

Release Date:

02/09/2015

Helmsley Charitable Trust Funds Heart Attack Care in the Rural Midwest The American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, has received a $ 4 .6 million grant award to enhance...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison

Release Date:

03/02/2015

... university, credits earned at the medium-security prison in liberal arts, or future introductory courses from its ... Prison Education Program aims to help redress inequities that result from...

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Education

Helmsley Charitable Trust and Sloan Foundation Back Data Science Collaboration

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07/08/2015

... Cal Poly and UC Berkeley have received a $6 million grant from a three-foundation partnership to further develop an open-source software that already influences the way work is done ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Education

Technology

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

NYTimes Profiles Several PNY Members, Says They’re Aiming High

Release Date:

11/02/2015

... commanding headlines and emerging as major talking points in the presidential campaign, at least for Democrats. They ... year that it would direct all its giving — about $500 million annually...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Ford Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

SmartCEO Honors Weinberg Foundation President, Rachel Garbow Monroe, as CEO of the Year

Release Date:

12/16/2016

... She becomes the 14th SmartCEO of the Year recipient in Baltimore. Each year, SmartCEO magazine’s editorial ... and professional organization providing in excess of $100 million in...

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‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism

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12/08/2017

... Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism Policies that create barriers to black achievement are often the ... Carol Anderson said as she kicked off the first talk in Georgetown's...

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Mellon Foundation

Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

Release Date:

01/05/2018

... and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund In 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG), a social ... community development grantmakers, will roll out its own grants through its...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

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Open Society Foundations

Greg Ratliff named VP at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

04/04/2019

... investing practice, he advises investors on portfolios to generate both social and financial returns. Prior to ... team at the newly launched ACT Center for Equity in Learning. Greg held...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards University of Glasgow Over $1.1M to Tackle Crohn's Disease in Children and Adults With a Novel Diet

Release Date:

07/30/2019

... Charitable Trust Awards University of Glasgow Over $1.1M to Tackle Crohn's Disease in Children and Adults With a Novel Diet The University of Glasgow has received $1.1 million from The...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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The Century Foundation Adds New Senior Fellow

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... at the Institute for Public Knowledge. “We are thrilled to have Michael Likosky join our team,” said Janice ... future and few know more about the nuances of how to do that right than Michael...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Century Foundation

Mothers Out Front & Kelsey Wirth Win McNulty Prize for Mobilizing Bold Action on Climate

Release Date:

10/30/2019

... is mobilizing more than 32,000 women and their children to demand those in power at all levels of US government take bold action that will accelerate the nation’s transition away from ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

Release Date:

06/30/2011

... techniques of business affected the world of philanthropy? That was just one of the themes of a panel I had the ... Interviews,” the panel included three genuine leaders in the field: Susan Berresford , the...

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Insights

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All Funders

Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

Release Date:

11/11/2015

... Excellence Awards, which include a total of $60,000 in prizes as well as tuition scholarships for the Columbia ... – following an intensive application and vetting process that identifies excellent and...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Clark Foundation

Ford Foundation

Issue Guide: Capping the Charitable Deduction

Publication date:

08/2013

Philanthropy New York's public policy issue guide on the Obama Administration's proposed percentage cap for charitable deductions.

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Topic(s)

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Philanthropy New York

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative is Closing Gaps in Health Data in 19 Countries

Release Date:

04/12/2017

... Data for Health Initiative is Closing Gaps in Health Data in 19 Countries New York, NY (April 12, 2017) ... Trade two years ago, Data for Health is a four-year $100 million initiative aimed...

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