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Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone

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04/03/2014

... we recruited grassroots advocates–often in collaboration with AFSCME, Caring Across Generations, the National ... other supportive voices were heard nationwide. Together with our ally organizations, we...

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The Direct Care Alliance

For Profound Change in America, Think Local

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01/29/2014

... smart and fair criminal justice policies. As any who work with these groups know, they have been devastated by ... that attempt to further the full inclusion of those with low incomes, people of color and...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

... who shared his management expertise as well as his wealth with nonprofits. How can these groups adjust to a new era ... treatment. Children’s Village impressed us with its management style: It encourages...

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The New York Community Trust

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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... likely they’re affected broadly by the federal branch with the “power of the purse”—our despised, corrupted ... , has worked since 2007 to increase civic engagement with user-friendly online tools for peer-to-...

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Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

... United decision . The issue that resonated most with participants was voter suppression efforts, what Tova ...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

... and small—both those focused on health care and those with other interests—there may be very different meanings. ... for non-health care-centric philanthropies, beginning with clarifying the most basic...

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... the Citizens Union of the City of New York , provide us with a recap. Citizens Union Foundation participated in a ... brought perspectives correlating to their respective work with immigrants...

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On the Occasion of the New York Foundation’s 100th Anniversary

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11/05/2009

... professional expertise but we think it must be joined with the deep knowledge of community members. And we love ... and nurtures the capacity of parents, young people, immigrants , senior citizens—to improve...

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23 Mar 2015

What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?

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... is one of the largest and fastest-growing employers, with more than 150,000 workers in New York City and nearly 11 ... the restaurant industry. Learn how philanthropy connects with the efforts to expand...

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Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

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05/12/2015

... seen the growth of a significantly more diverse population with immigrants from Latin and South America, Asia, Eastern Europe ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Health

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The Staten Island Foundation

The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

Release Date:

06/04/2015

... diverse communities, while reflecting strong alignment with targeted priorities of The Foundation’s recent ... East New York Farms!: Addressing $60,000 Food Justice with Older Adults United Women Firefighters...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

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04/06/2016

... Fund has been sharing progress from its workshops series with arts advocates. We’ve addressed topics like racial ... probably no surprise: The most pressing issues have to do with affordability, like...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

$1.6M in Grants from NY Women’s Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice

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01/19/2017

... underinvested communities Develop partnerships with stakeholders and community members with place-based solutions promoting safety and security ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

... Ms. Foundation for Women and the Groundswell Fund joined with other foundations and individual donors to issue an open ... Women’s Foundation and Third Wave Foundation), along with two of the largest women-...

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Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next

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06/21/2017

... lead. But we want you to point us in the right direction. With crucial advice from both our members and organizations ... Funders, we focused the annual meeting, and will work with funders to create additional...

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Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it!

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01/19/2018

... and rural problem. In New York City, we are familiar with the dreary statistics: 60,000 people in homeless ... brought us incremental progress. After years of advocacy, with philanthropic support, three...

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The New York Community Trust

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Housing and Homelessness

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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02/15/2018

... our communities, we are committed to building coalitions with government, business, the nonprofit sector and others to ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

This Is How We’re Facing Change Together

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06/06/2018

... of our members and the grantee partners each of you work with and value. Foundations also have a role in using their ... voice – appropriately of course, and ideally in concert with others. As our sector...

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New York Life Foundation Supports Summer Reading and Education at NYC Public Libraries

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04/30/2019

... other youth educational programs over the next two years with a $1 million grant from the New York Life Foundation, ... forward to seeing libraries across the borough crowded with students of all ages this...

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