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01 Oct 2018

People Like Us: A Roadmap for Democracy

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and President, New American Leaders Geri Mannion , Program Director , US Democracy & Special Operations Fund, Carnegie ... Stepter (Moderator), Program Officer, Mertz Gilmore Foundation *Copies and book...

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Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health

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07/31/2020

... Brian Byrd, Senior Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation and Joseph Smyser, Chief Executive Officer, Public ... if not months. Public declarations of misinformation, such as COVID...

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NY Community Trust to Assist More New Yorkers on the Path to Citizenship

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05/22/2017

... Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched the second round of "NaturalizeNY" – the first- of -its-kind public-private ... for New Americans in partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation...

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The New York Community Trust

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Immigration

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Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help

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01/24/2013

Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open ... for changing New York’s campaign finance laws. Advocates of overhauling New York’s campaign fund-raising laws met...

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Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

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01/19/2016

... New York, who helped grow the investment portfolio of the foundation ’s $3.3 billion endowment into a top-tier ... hungry. Jenkins joined Carnegie Corporation in 1999 as President Vartan...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Trinity Wall Street

Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... Replace the NEH By Earl Lewis, President, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation This post originally appeared on the Andrew W. ... for funding the arts and humanities. We were not one of those voices. To the contrary,...

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Insights

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Education

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Mellon Foundation

02 Jul 2020

Funding a Racially Just Regenerative Regional Food System - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Thursday, July 2, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... scholarship and activism centers land and food enterprise as cornerstones of black community-building. This goal has ... in the food system Presenters Melanie Allen , Program Director , Black...

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Food Systems

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Increases Spending to Seize ‘Hinge Moment in History’

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06/30/2020

... justice crisis. The funds, approved with unanimous support of the board, will work to advance racial justice, strengthen ... and generate new economic thinking to address global climate change...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Disaster Relief

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Social Justice

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04 Dec 2014

Big Ideas for Short Videos

Thursday, December 4, 2014 -

8:00am to 10:45am

... grantees are increasingly producing effective multimedia as audiences have become more sophisticated. And often, they ... but “How do we?” Human Rights Watch and the Ford Foundation , winners...

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16 May 2012

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Donors Breakfast

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Beekman Tower Hotel, 3 Mitchell Place, NYC

To coincide with the 11th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , First ... across the world working on: Human Rights, Conservation, Climate Change , Corporate Social...

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NYC Preparing To Expand Restorative Justice Programs in Schools

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06/20/2014

... restorative justice programs aimed at improving school climate and rethinking school discipline next year. As opposed to punitive policies like suspension, restorative ... said officials had been consulting...

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Bloomberg-Supported Coal Documentary, “From the Ashes,” to Air June 25

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06/20/2017

... “From the Ashes,” to Air June 25 The stretch of bone-dry, cracked land doesn’t look like much. But until ... the country, offering glimpses of the damage being done as coal is mined, burned...

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Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights

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08/31/2017

... to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights Canada’s idea of a fair trade deal seems very different from President ... on both gender and indigenous rights, and addressing climate change . Those “...

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Twin Megastorms Have Scientists Fearing This May Be The New Normal

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09/07/2017

... Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Florida. The governor of Florida has already declared a state of emergency. For ... in which extreme weather events become more intense as a result...

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Michael Bloomberg Announces 2nd Annual Global Business Forum and One Planet Summit

Release Date:

07/11/2018

... 26 th at the Plaza Hotel during the 73 rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Supported by ... economic prosperity. With protectionism on the rise – as well as worldwide...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Grants $1 Million for Anchorage Public Art Project

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11/09/2018

... Anchorage Museum to Create “SEED Lab,” winning project of Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge. ... Challenge winner. Anchorage will receive up to $1 million as part of the Public...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York

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04/08/2019

... to fund 46 projects that address pressing issues such as gun violence, transportation, healthcare, the environment, and poverty. This latest round of grants demonstrates The Trust’s commitment to funding .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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