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Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid

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09/13/2017

... Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid The clock is ticking. Community Boards 4, 5 and 7 have until October 30 ... Uniform Land Use Review Procedure through which a zoning change becomes law. As City...

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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

... discuss opportunities created by Africa’s demographic change . Bringing together African leaders, CEOs and other ...

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Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes

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09/25/2017

... “high-spending low-density state,” a last-minute change seemingly aimed at Alaska and its holdout Republican ...

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

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07/11/2018

... Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the daylong forum is the sole convening dedicated to encouraging presidents, ... population growth, economic inequality and climate change threats – it has never been...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts

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07/17/2018

... Great Barrier Reef. This magnificent natural wonder is the world’s largest living organism, encompassing an ... on Earth. However, various threats—such as climate change , poor water quality and impacts from...

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Tobias Rees Selected as a Rockefeller Foundation Resident to Study the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Humanity

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09/30/2019

... as a Resident of the Rockefeller Foundation for 2019-2020. Supporting Rees’ groundbreaking work on the ways in which contemporary technology is challenging and changing what it means to be human, ... mission...

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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

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04/18/2012

By Patricia Jenny, Executive Committee Chair, New York City Workforce Funders & Program Director, The New York Community Trust and Bret Halverson, Staff Consultant, New York City Workforce Funders The loss of...

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Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations

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11/20/2019

... champion these issues? Many funders have already put some systems in place and were happy to share with the group. Here ... with our grantees. Ask open-ended questions: One funder is asking all their grantees...

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

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09/23/2020

... that comes with a sense of a new beginning. This September is unquestionably different. The list of what is on ... conversation. Having a strong vibrant community around you supporting...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Selects Genaro Lopez-Rendon as Next President

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12/08/2015

... assume the presidency on February 1, 2016. Lopez-Rendon is the former Executive Director of the Southwest Workers ... building gives him a powerful vision and voice for change . Genaro is the...

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Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy

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06/08/2022

... in the field for a few months or for quite some, how did your race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, etc. ... harder to teach good judgment.” That kind of leadership is the reason I’m still in the...

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31 May 2012

Saving Energy: New York City’s Leading Innovations

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8:45am to 10:30am

... other renewable power technology. Called Zone Green, it is recognized as the nation’s boldest green building plan. ... are several important obstacles that stand in the way. One is financing. Another...

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30 Nov 2011

How DREAM Leaders Are Building a New Immigration Movement

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... about how they successfully built a new movement for change and succeeded in affecting local and national policy, ... of youth leaders. The United We Dream Network (UWD) is a national immigrant youth-led...

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Christine Heenan Joins The Rockefeller Foundation as Vice President for Policy, Partnerships and Communications

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03/19/2018

... the power of policy and partnerships to deliver positive change . Her leadership will help us leverage the ... Christine Heenan . “At a time when creating real and sustainable change will call...

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Mastercard and Rockefeller Foundation Announce Data.org: A Platform for Data Science Partnerships

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01/23/2020

... to build the field of data science for social impact. This is the next chapter of a $50 million commitment Mastercard ... $10 million impact challenge to crowdsource scalable and sustainable data science...

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

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NY Women's Foundation, Pfizer Among "Above & Beyond" Honorees

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03/02/2016

... will be honored. The New York Women’s Foundation is a voice for women and a force for change , bringing together a cross-cultural alliance of women ... Professional Affairs at Pfizer, will be honored. Pfizer...

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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Stands By City Officials In Their Commitment to Divest NYC Pension Funds From Fossil Fuels

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01/10/2018

... Fossil Fuels New York City officials are citing climate change as their motivation to join a growing number of ... out of its total of $189 billion. They say the divestment is the largest of any municipality...

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Rockefeller Foundation and EPIC-Africa Launch the First African Civil Society Organization (CSO) Excellence Awards

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10/16/2018

... the African CSO Excellence Awards community. EPIC-Africa is at the forefront of the charge to strengthen the ... said, “As a major development partner in Africa, it is imperative that we invest in initiatives...

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