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16 Sep 2025

September 2025 New York Age-Friendly Funders Network - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Research suggests that between 8% and 14% of older adults in New York are food-insecure, but little is ... benefits and older adult feeding programs. New York Health Foundation will present...

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30 Sep 2025

New York State Mortgage Assistance Program Funder Briefing - Hosted by the New Community Trust

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 -

9:00am to 10:00am

The New York Community Trust

New York homeowners continue to face persistent threats of foreclosure, jeopardizing long-term affordability and ... Trust , Enterprise Community Partners , and the Altman Foundation for a private funder briefing...

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Housing and Homelessness

Closing the Queer Funding Gap

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07/21/2014

... donor engagement coordinator for the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. On May 7, Janet Mock told ... New York’s 35th Annual Meeting guests that trans women of color live at the intersection of...

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If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

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03/20/2017

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy By Melinda Mack, Executive Director, New York Association of Training & Employment Professionals Melinda was a speaker ... or less [1] . This isn’t a small...

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Workforce Development

Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

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04/26/2017

... part, want to do the right thing and operate with the best of intentions. But within those good intentions, funders too ... Delusional altruism is when funders inadvertently get in their own way, or make life...

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The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

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05/01/2018

... Director, Open Road Alliance. This article was the final in a four-part series originally published in GrantCraft on February 28, 2018. When is an ... age, size, or some other acquired wisdom that moves it out...

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Open Road Alliance

Flexible Funding Is the New Kid on the Block

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03/04/2020

... months, a buzz has been created by the fact that some of the largest philanthropies in the United States have decided to increase their general ... what, in fact, will make this project work...

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Build Up Companies

Insights from “Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don’t We Know About Intermediaries?”

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06/28/2022

... serving as a liaison between foundations and nonprofits in re-granting foundation resources and providing important technical ... largely misunderstood. As Joy Chia, Executive Director of...

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The Role of Healthcare Philanthropy in Improving Maternal Healthcare for Underserved Populations

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10/29/2025

The Role of Healthcare Philanthropy in Improving Maternal Healthcare ... Fund The Commonwealth Fund, a national, private foundation based in New York City, supports independent...

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Health

9/21/15 - What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - PPT and Resources

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09/2015

... a Nonprofit Board , with Sarah Najarian and Caroline Page of Robin Hood. The program covered: The essential responsibilities of and skills needed for governing and junior board service ... to find the right board to join and what questions to ask of yourself and potential organizations A snapshot of board ...

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Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx

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11/02/2022

... Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx New York, November 2, 2022 — ... and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announces a grant of $3.2 million over three years...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

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03/06/2014

by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Chairs, NoVo Foundation When was the last time you ate a tomato? ... Recently, we’d guess, since tomatoes are ubiquitous in most people’s diets. But did you stop to consider who...

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NoVo Foundation

21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... you have until it’s gone” epitomizes the challenge of historic preservation. The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 led to a movement to preserve the City’s ... and The J.M. Kaplan Fund ...

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15 Jan 2013

Reframing the Debate Over Gun Violence: Advocacy and Education Efforts Working with Partners in Media

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:45pm

... by a mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. where 20 young children and six educators ... in laws, regulations and social norms that guide the use of guns ...

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19 Jun 2013

Infrastructure at Risk: How to Protect Public Investments from Stronger Storms and Tidal Surges

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Sandy and Hurricane Irene made New Yorkers painfully aware of the effects of tidal surges and storms on the transit, ... How will the City become more prepared for future storms? In this...

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26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION In preparation for this session, participants are encouraged to read the two articles linked at the bottom of this page. A decade into “No Child Left...

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