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Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for Libraries

Release Date:

04/06/2015

... President Makes the Case for Libraries With a presence in every neighborhood of every borough, New York City’s 207 ... budget for the next fiscal year reduces library funding to 2008 levels — a desperate time...

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Children, Youth and Families

Public Policy

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

... America’s incarceration crisis presents. While it seems that federal momentum for reform has slowed—if not ... a member—recommended the closure of Rikers Island, the 8 ,000-person jail...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Cuomo Says Penn’s ‘Summer Of Hell’ Was Prevented

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... Was Prevented The “summer of hell” at Penn Station due to Amtrak’s track upgrades was averted due to planning and communication, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday in a statement. “We said this...

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Community Development

City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

Release Date:

09/08/2017

City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and ... Homeless and runaway youth would be able to stay longer in the city’s crisis shelters under new...

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Housing and Homelessness

Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business Remember Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall ... of discussions involving the corporate ecosystem in the United States and abroad. Today...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Middle-Class Incomes Rise, But Census Report Shows Worrying Disparities

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09/13/2017

... The incomes of middle-class Americans rose last year to the highest level ever recorded by the Census Bureau, as ... to finally fade. Median household income rose to $59,039 in...

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Economic Security

Mayor's Affordable Housing Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... Need it Most, Study Says With the city’s homelessness crisis unabated, housing advocates are asking why most of the ... Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan fail to target the city’s low-income New...

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Housing and Homelessness

Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream

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09/21/2017

... housing was once the egalitarian dream of urban planners in post-war New York City, uniting people from all walks of life in a social experiment that prospered. Today, these developments are...

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Housing and Homelessness

Funded in Part By The Charles H. Revson Foundation, NPR Reports on Puerto Rico’s Financial Storm

Release Date:

06/27/2018

Funded in Part By The Charles H. Revson Foundation, NPR Reports on ... Nonetheless, in some ways, the bigger story when it comes to Puerto Rico’s future is the island’s economic crisis...

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Disaster Relief

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Resources from the Executive Order Philanthropy Group

Publication date:

05/2025

In a time of rapid shifts and evolving challenges, the ... Policy Philanthropy Group convenes key funders committed to aligning strategies, sharing insights, and fostering ... innovation, and build a shared roadmap for impact in an increasingly complex and dynamic landscape. Resources ...

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The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal

Release Date:

03/25/2013

... to how things have changed since the economic correction in the fall of 2008. And while the Dow is above 14,000 and ... much to be concerned about. In New York City, we have...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Clark Foundation

Red States Have the Most to Lose from Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

Release Date:

03/12/2015

... enrollment numbers from the administration confirm again that it will be people living in Republican-led states that will suffer the most if the Supreme Court strikes down subsidies ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center

Release Date:

02/01/2016

Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center Through his foundation, the ... Communications’ predecessor company is donating $25 million to Barnard College, which the Columbia University...

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Education

Technology

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The Tow Foundation

The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Report on Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census

Release Date:

06/29/2018

... Casey Foundation Issues Report on Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census The Annie E. Casey Foundation today warned ... the nation’s kids with the likely undercount of about 1 million children under age 5...

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Census 2020

Children, Youth and Families

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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

Release Date:

04/06/2016

Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC By Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate, New York ... The New York City Cultural Agenda Fund awarded planning grants (scroll halfway down the page) to...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Arts

Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

24 Jan 2019

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)

... tools and skills learned to : Discuss philanthropy’s role in the social change ecosystem Identify legal and ethical ... 24, 2019 - 9 AM to 12:00 PM Friday, January 25, 2019 -   8...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

Program Staff

23 Jan 2020

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 23, 2020 (All day) to Friday, February 7, 2020 (All day)

... tools and skills learned to : Discuss philanthropy’s role in the social change ecosystem Identify legal and ethical ... 23, 2020 - 9 AM to 12:00 PM Friday, January 24, 2020 -   8...

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Professional Development

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Program Staff

Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance

Release Date:

08/09/2010

... see a large group on a guided tour of construction sites in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx. On July 28th, I joined ... community leaders, and grantee partners for a bus tour that began in...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Elizabeth Knup to Lead Its China Office

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... the appointment of Elizabeth D. Knup as head of its office in China, based in Beijing. Knup has led a distinguished ... is a member of the board of numerous nonprofits seeking to build the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

PNY Members Named to Commission Examining Closures of Nonprofits

Release Date:

03/10/2015

... closure of several nonprofit human services organizations in an effort to understand the contributing factors from ... Dominicana and Hale House, as well as organizations that have merged...