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Schott Foundation Welcomes Precious Waldron-López as Regional Program Officer, Northeast

Release Date:

10/12/2023

... role of supporting our grantees and the larger education justice movement in the Northeast,” said Michael Wotorson, Schott’s National Opportunity to Learn Network Director . Precious comes to Schott from the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

12 Sep 2019

Always in Season - Documentary Film Screening and Conversation with Filmmaker Jacqueline Olive

Thursday, September 12, 2019 -

5:30pm to 9:00pm

... believes he was lynched. The documentary, Always in Season centers a mother’s search for justice for her son. Winner of 7 Jury Prizes at more than 30 ... , opens theatrically on September 20th before an...

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Issue-Based

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Film Screening

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Social Justice

20 May 2015

Youth Participation: Creating a Rich Civic Ecosystem for Young People in NYC

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... youth in decision making related to public policy and community action in NYC. Youth and adult leaders from DYCD, ... Community Development Speakers: Eric Braxton, Executive Director , Funders...

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Public Policy

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York City

25 Feb 2014

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

7:00am to 12:00pm

Baruch College School of Public Affairs

... Management Associates, LLC, Foundation Center, Long Island Community Foundation, The New York Community Trust, New York Council on Nonprofits, Inc., NYC ... Youth, The Atlantic Philanthropies Kevin Ryan ,...

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Issue-Based

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Executive Leadership

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

New York Life Foundation's Award-Winning Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative Surpasses Milestone

Release Date:

07/11/2019

... award-winning program has reached more than 25,000 school community members in 46 states and generated strong ... to say or how to say it," said David J. Schonfeld, MD, Director of the National Center for...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Health

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New York Life Foundation

Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Amalgamated Foundation and Leading Philanthropies Launch Fund to Support Low-Wage Workers Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Release Date:

04/14/2020

... said Ai-Jen Poo, co-founder and executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance . “As we ... to policy and advocacy organizations, worker groups, community nonprofits, and others advancing and...

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Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Amalgamated Foundation

Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next

Release Date:

06/21/2017

... health, workforce training, gender equity, racial justice or any other program priority – can fund civic ... the quality and reach of Census 2020, what nonprofits with community relationships can do and the...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... of New Yorkers through our 87 neighborhood branches. While community libraries have traditionally been recognized as ... they embrace their local libraries as community learning centers —...

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Insights

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All Funders

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Employment Initiatives

Release Date:

09/04/2019

... thinking to this effort,” said Monica Munn, senior director of the WES Mariam Assefa Fund. “The insights and ...

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Member News

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Immigration

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the National League of Cities Launch New Coronavirus Local Action Tracker

Release Date:

03/23/2020

... making to contain the spread of coronavirus and respond to community impact. The tracker aims to document the rapidly ... and resources needed to make informed decisions,” said James Anderson, the head of...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Public Policy

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

Release Date:

02/15/2022

... Physics have included former Fellows—Andrea Ghez (2020), James Peebles (2019), Donna Strickland (2018), Kip Thorne ... should feel incredibly proud," says Daniel L. Goroff, director of the Sloan Research...

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Member News

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Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

29 Jul 2020

Is COVID-19 Changing Business as Usual? The Corporate Response

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... in the process (e.g. C-Suite, Cross-Functional Teams, Community Partners and Public Sector) What questions to ask ... the response phase Presenters Sandy Fernandez, Senior Director , Mastercard Center for...

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Tools & Strategies

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Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Why Pickleball?

Release Date:

05/04/2017

... which has received enthusiastic welcome from the community —in the past year and a half, membership in the ... people to nearly 300 people. With NYSHealth funding, the community is currently completing the...

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Insights

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Michael Burke Joins New York Life Foundation as COO

Release Date:

06/22/2015

... New York Life, he served as chief operating officer of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, the largest foundation exclusively dedicated to supporting Brooklyn -based nonprofits. Prior to that,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Life Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... leader in the fields of women’s human rights, social justice philanthropy and international development,” said ... sixty years.” Ramdas previously served as the Executive Director of Ripples to Waves, a...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Rauch Foundation Appoints Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... the past five years, Rojas has served as Deputy Executive Director , and Long Island Coordinator, for the Children's ... Fund - New York. There, she worked with the Executive Director to oversee all...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Rauch Foundation

Ford Foundation Expands Flagship BUILD Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations

Release Date:

04/07/2021

... provided $1 billion dollars in flexible funding to social justice organizations around the world to help them more ... build a better future for all,” said Ford Foundation director of BUILD Kathy Reich ...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Atlantic Philanthropies Strengthens Support of Media That Matters

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... has supported over many years,” says MIF’s executive director , Vince Stehle. In addition, MIF has received a ... itself as an important resource for the philanthropic community . As curators of the most...