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Ford Foundation Appoints Elizabeth Knup to Lead Its China Office

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... ensure that all segments of Chinese society gain access to community resources and government services. Through her ... and continue the strong legacy of advocating for social justice ,” said Knup. “I am...

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Ford Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Emergency Grants to Prison Education Programs as COVID Crisis Continues

Release Date:

08/06/2020

... —as a pathway to self-discovery, civic engagement, community building, liberation, and the belief that the ... Education in Prison, Inc John Jay College of Criminal Justice Marymount Manhattan College New York...

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Mellon Foundation

Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... meant to seek the truth and quicken the search for justice , court papers recently filed in a federal lawsuit ... that, according to the papers, prosecutors in both Brooklyn and Manhattan have also engaged in...

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Justice Reform

11/20/2014 - Today’s Libraries - Live Stream Recording and Presentations

Publication date:

11/2014

... recording of the program, " Today’s Libraries: Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... Martín Abregú , Vice President of Democracy, Rights and Justice , and Hilary Pennington , Vice President of Education, ... leave from the MIT faculty, Briggs served as Associate Director of the Office of...

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

Third Wave Fund, New York Women's Foundation and Ms. Foundation Pen Open Letter to Foundations and Donors Calling for Increased Funding to People of Color

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... the fight against hate,” said Denise Shannon, executive director of the Funders Network on Population Reproductive ... of us, working together in a multiracial movement, to win justice and equality,” said...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

The New York Women's Foundation

Justin Garrett Moore Named Inaugural Program Officer for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Effort to Bring More Voices into Public Spaces

Release Date:

12/03/2020

... storytelling.” Moore currently serves as Executive Director of the City of New York Public Design Commission, ... grounding this work in the Foundation’s focus on social justice and by embracing complexity and...

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Mellon Foundation

Philanthropy New York Supports a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

... York to support issues such as: The New York City Racial Justice Commission’s Proposed Charter Amendment to the City ...

Philanthropy New York Board and Public Policy Committee Approves New Policy Position on a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Release Date:

09/29/2022

... York to support issues such as: The New York City Racial Justice Commission’s Proposed Charter Amendment to the City ...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funds

... their financial obligations during the rebuilding of their community ; assistance for residents toward new financial ... miscellaneous costs incurred as a result of the hurricane. Brooklyn Community...

22 Jul 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: Funding Grassroots Movements – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... role does philanthropy play in supporting action towards justice , collective health, and sustainability? In this ... Lead, Swift Foundation Sonja Swift, Interim Executive Director , Swift Foundation Laura...

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All Funders

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Health

Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’

Release Date:

12/03/2015

... grounds of a New York City Housing Authority complex in Brooklyn , she had a GED, a 5-year-old son, and a desire to better her health and her community . She has learned how to grow produce, cook it in ...

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Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

New York Health Foundation

23 Apr 2013

Elder Abuse: How Funders Can Make a Difference — Conversations with GIA

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Webinar

... Mosqueda , MD, Chair and Professor of Family Medicine; Director of Geriatrics; Co- Director , Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect and ... Officer, The Archstone Foundation Mary Twomey , MSW, Co-...

29 Sep 2015

Preparing CBOs to Participate in the New Health Safety Net

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

... incentivized to keep patients out of the hospital and in community settings for as long as possible. The aim is to ... come in? Presenters Tony Hannigan , President & Executive Director , CUCS Kathryn...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Health

For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action

Release Date:

02/14/2014

by Kenneth H. Zimmerman , Director , U.S. Programs, Open Society Foundations In the ... Forward Promise initiative and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Black Male Engagement work ...

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

United Hospital Fund Report Finds Some 2.6 Million New Yorkers Face Hunger this Holiday Season

Release Date:

12/15/2021

... “Many providers, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers , screen patients for food insecurity and refer them ... to resources within their organizations or to external community partners that can meet the...

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Food Systems

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United Hospital Fund

18 May 2017

Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Recent Policy Developments and Their Impact - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, May 18, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... and refugee communities Presenter Jose Garza , Executive Director , Workers Defense Project Tom Jawetz , Vice ... American Progress Aryah Somers Landsberger (Moderator), Director of Programs, Grantmakers...

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Legal Issues

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Public Policy

07 Jun 2018

CFF Annual Gathering 2018

Thursday, June 7, 2018 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

*This PNY-co-sponsored program is hosted by our partner, Community Food Funders (CFF), who has extended an invitation ... Speakers José Jorge Díaz Ortiz , Founder and Artistic Director , AgitArte Ana Elisa Pérez-...

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08 Nov 2023

Funder Briefing with Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana J. Almanzar on Vision + Priorities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... New York ● New York City Department of Youth and Community Development ● Mayor’s Office of Child ... to her appointment, Deputy Mayor Almanzar served as the Director of Community Relations at...