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From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

Release Date:

01/15/2015

... Glin, Associate Director - Africa Region, The Rockefeller Foundation This piece originally appeared on the ... agriculture development has never been more apparent. One of the biggest, most stubborn hurdles is...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

A Unique Nonprofit Lender

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08/19/2009

By Leonard Glickman Chief Executive Officer FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds “Neither a borrower nor a lender ... early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’ s Hamlet ;...

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09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In the wake of Congressional inaction on federal immigration reform, ... five million unauthorized immigrants, mostly parents of U. S . citizens and lawful permanent residents, the opportunity...

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Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education

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05/19/2015

by Loni M. Bordoloi, Program Director, Teagle Foundation and James J. Winebrake, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of ... a commentary for The Chronicle...

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This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

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05/02/2016

This Teen Pregnancy Program’ s Tight Focus Is a Success By Lola Adedokun, Program Director for Child Well-being at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation As we enter National Teen Pregnancy Prevention ... status...

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What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

Release Date:

01/30/2017

... Patankar, senior program officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation Re-posted with permission from the Brooklyn Community Foundation In 2002, I moved to Brooklyn' s Flatbush/Midwood...

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Brooklyn Org

23 Feb 2021

Investing in Financial Coaching with a Racial Equity Lens - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... who has extended an invitation to PNY members. As a result of COVID-19, economic insecurity is increasing–especially ... to apply a racial equity lens in the specific context of financial coaching. This...

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Economic Security

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Howard Gilman, Laurie M. Tisch, Doris Duke and Mellon Fund Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Latest Project

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... latest project, Silent Voices, harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change, giving voice to those who have been silenced or ... circumstances. The Chorus has commissioned a diverse group...

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Arts

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Doris Duke Foundation

Mellon Foundation

UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island

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01/30/2017

UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island ... forum hosted by the Mid-Island Y JCC and UJA-Federation of New York convened a panel of experts to examine the...

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Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'

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05/16/2017

Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017' James Anderson is the director of government ... networks for ideas that work.” Among...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Albany Charities Find It Hard to Tap Influx of Wealth

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10/03/2017

Albany Charities Find It Hard to Tap Influx of Wealth Upper-income earners have been growing as a share of this region’ s population, according to the Pew Research Center. Tracy Pitcher,...

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17 Jan 2012

Improving Effectiveness in an Age of Uncertainty

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

In this age of austerity, it is more important than ever to ask and ... and communication at the Berks County Community Foundation , will discuss the changes the foundation made and ... minimize...

31 Oct 2014

Documentaries That Pull Back the Curtain on Big Oil

Friday, October 31, 2014 -

8:45am to 12:00pm

... polluters. These stories help viewers understand what' s at stake far better than most policy debates can, and when ... environmental issues. With climate debates at the top of today' s...

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Philanthropy Should Focus on the Assets of Aging

Release Date:

04/22/2016

by Teresa Bonner, Director of Programs, Aroha Philanthropies Teresa was a presenter at ... .” This "Insights" flows from that discussion. It’ s time for America to put the brakes on our national ... –...

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“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... 27, 2017. I am yet again drawn to the musical wisdom of Afro-Boriqua singer Ismael Rivera and composer Cortijo ... Bembón ” does not convey the seriousness of the song’ s message. “El Negro...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andrus Family Fund

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... (DEC), I urge fellow grantmakers to bring this ethos of community engagement to their work. In this piece, I ... from grantee to grantmaker and, in particular, how DEC’ s attention to immigrant students in its...

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The New York Community Trust

Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge

Release Date:

09/04/2018

... have the resources to solve the most pressing challenges of our time. Finding new funding mechanisms to achieve the ... and services to improve health for millions of the world’ s poor. While...

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Johnson & Johnson

Reimagining Learning (From This Moment and With Each Other)

Release Date:

10/21/2020

... there is no better lesson than deciding on what to let go of , what to hold onto, and what to create and co-create with ... December, when we set about revisiting and updating PNY’ s core values , little did we...

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Morgan Stanley and Robin Hood Launch Campaign to Support New York City Street Vendors

Release Date:

12/09/2020

... Street Vendor Project. Street vendors have reported losses of 70-90% of their earnings during COVID, and many have been ... vendors contribute an estimated $293 million to the city’ s economy...

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

Borealis Philanthropy Introduces María Alejandra Salazar, the new Program Officer of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund

Release Date:

04/13/2022

... María Alejandra Salazar, the new Program Officer of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund The Communities ... Alejandra Salazar (She/Her) who will serve as the fund’ s Program Officer. Prior to joining...

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