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Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative

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01/25/2018

... a grant of $3.8 million to John Jay College of Criminal Justice for continued support of the school’s Pinkerton ... the profile of nonprofit organizations in the John Jay community . In addition to the paid,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Justice Reform

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Carol Argento Appointed President and CEO of The Charles Hayden Foundation

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09/08/2021

... as an advocate of trust-based philanthropy. In response to community leaders, Ms. Argento sought new funding streams in ... Economics from Vassar College and a Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School. She...

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25 Jul 2019

Hashtag Strategy: Social Media As An Effective Advocacy Tool

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... advocacy, cultural shifts, collaboration and social justice . Social media platforms have become places of work, ... and political announcements, and microphones of change and justice that reverberate around...

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

... anguish the spiral of fear and hate that has made my community , my family and me potential targets of violence. ... crimes in recent months. The examples are multifold: In Brooklyn , a Muslim police officer (...

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Doris Duke Foundation

The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries

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01/17/2017

... filed onto benches in Mast Chocolate's factory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. They drank wine and ate candy while a .....

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Artists Behind ‘Tribute in Light’ 9/11 Memorial Continue to Inspire: ‘People Could Start Looking Up Again’

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09/11/2017

... artists Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere watched from Brooklyn as an ashy and gaseous cloud formed over the ...

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Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks

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09/27/2017

... — think of Rudolph W. Giuliani’s battle with the Brooklyn Museum over a Virgin Mary artwork with elephant dung ...

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Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding

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10/04/2017

... Health + Hospitals and SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn . . . Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary ...

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Martha Matsuoka Elected New Board Chair for Noyes Foundation

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02/01/2013

... on issues such as metropolitan regionalism, sustainable community development, social movements and environmental justice . Matsuoka has worked with a wide range of NGOs, ... including the Green L.A. Coalition...

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Darren Walker to Hamilton Graduates: Lead the Way Forward With Empathy, Courage, Compassion

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05/21/2018

... degree, along with Nan Aron, founder of Alliance for Justice ; Hamilton life trustee John Rice ’78, former vice ... was Marquis Palmer, of Utica, N.Y, recipient of The James Soper Merrill Prize as selected by...

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Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience

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04/01/2025

... Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience By: Adam Liebowitz, Community Food Funders Director , North Star Fund We’re in a moment—politically ... deepened my understanding of, and connection to, justice...

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Food Systems

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Helmsley-backed DATA2GO.NYC's Veterans Data Highlighted by Social Science Research Council

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11/11/2016

... Data Highlighted by Social Science Research Council BROOKLYN , NY (November 10, 2016) - The Social Science ... Bronx's veteran poverty rate overall is lower than that of Brooklyn , the borough has pockets...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... it, and we are pleased to have Patricia Jenny, Program Director for Community Development & the Environment at The New York Community Trust, provide us with a recap. To Frack or Not To ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The New York Community Trust

Chris Park to Retire from New York Life

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07/01/2013

... of St. Paul, Minn., and worked as a school teacher and community organizer. Park served two terms on the Board of ...

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13 Feb 2019

Public Health Approaches to Eye Care Delivery

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... situation. We'll also learn about current vision-related community and public health initiatives being done in the NY ... Rossel, Senior Vice-President, Health Center Support, Community Health Care...

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The Sozosei Foundation Announces New Grants to Decriminalize Mental Illness

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04/18/2022

... four pillars: Arts and Communications; Improving Access to Community -Based Mental Health Care; Research; and Scaling ... Motivated Moms Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers Community Access, Inc...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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05 Dec 2018

The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to navigate change and adapt to consistently meet community needs. In an evolving nonprofit sector, corporation ... approaches Presenters Charles Rice Gonzalez , Executive Director , Bronx Academy of Art and...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Expansion of Arts and Education Programs and Social Impact Initiatives at Silkroad

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03/25/2021

... expand educational initiatives that are steeped in social justice and equity, and to create new musical projects that ... be fulfilled under the creative leadership of Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens . “I...

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