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The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... Director of the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation , will succeed Andy as the Fund’s Executive ... his tenure as the Fund’s founding Executive Director in 2000 and has overseen the growth of the Fund...

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan , we’ve been in a dozen states talking to numerous audiences, professional ... with my raising the question of why there needs to be 45, 000...

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Bank of America Among Organizations Supporting Giving Tuesday

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10/16/2014

... #GivingTuesday was founded as a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come ... of America...

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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize

Release Date:

09/07/2016

... five New York based scientists will each be awarded $200, 000 /year – for up to three years – to enable them to ... around the Prize, winners will be introduced to...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

Release Date:

01/07/2010

... by its Special Committee on Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy ) with the Philanthropic Initiative for ... matters. Black families with household incomes of $350, 000 per year were more likely to...

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Casey Family Programs Launches New Mapping Tool to Help Advocate for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect

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03/16/2018

... and Neglect Casey Family Programs, a national grant maker in the child welfare field, has launched the Community Opportunity Map, a tool that allows users to see ... promote well-being for...

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20 Jun 2012

Summer 2012 NYC Progressive Philanthropy Cocktail Party

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

... NYC colleagues for an informal gathering of progressive foundation staff and trustees, major donors, advisors, & ... York is a member of the host committee along with (list in formation): 21/64 Asian...

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19 May 2020

Addressing Racial Inequities in our COVID-19 Responses

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... portion of America’s population, annual domestic foundation giving focused explicitly on communities of color has never exceeded 10%. Investing in POC-led organizations committed to...

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25 Apr 2019

Dissecting Rape Culture: Roll Red Roll, A Screening and Discussion

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

... Media Impact Funders and Philanthropy New York invite you to a special screening and discussion of the award-winning ... Roll Red Roll , which intensely examines rape culture in America through the lens of an...

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Arts

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Ford Funds at the Crossroads of Immigration and Artistic Activism

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... of Immigration and Artistic Activism The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has received a two-year grant ... with mentors and strengthen immigrant artist communities in those four cities, using NYFA...

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Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it!

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... Program Officer, Thriving Communities, New York Community Trust The affordable housing shortage is no longer ... York City, we are familiar with the dreary statistics: 60, 000 people in...

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Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... By Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Presidents of the NoVo Foundation Reprinted with permission from NoVo ... their power in the first place. We have been around long enough to...

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24 Jan 2019

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)

... tools and skills learned to : Discuss philanthropy’s role in the social change ecosystem Identify legal and ethical ... A. Nicole Campbell , Senior Director of Operations and Foundation...

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Program Staff

How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?

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08/15/2013

... King Jr.’s last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community ?, offer guidance: “We are now faced with the fact ... in our nation’s history. A good start is for every foundation...

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Don’t Be A Stranger: Tips for Philanthropy on Distancing vs. Building Solidarity

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04/27/2021

... Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez, Program Officer, Edward W. Hazen Foundation . This article was originally published by GEO ... Growing up undocumented, organizing taught me to build community power...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration

Release Date:

04/13/2020

... Sector sent a letter on behalf of the charitable community to the Small Business Administration (SBA) asking ... around the country working overtime to help the nation in a...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

Three Education Ideas for NYC’s New Mayor

Release Date:

10/15/2013

by Halley Potter , Policy Associate, The Century Foundation Listen up, De Blasio and Lhota. As New York ... an entire strategy for education, but the philanthropic community is eager to partner...

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Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice 2024-2025

... six-month peer cohort learning experience designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work ... Schedule All participants must commit to the full day...

Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced

Release Date:

05/11/2015

... 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. Established in 2013 as part of a $25 ... and Sohn Conference foundations, the annual prize aims to catalyze...

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Pershing Square Foundation

13 Dec 2022

Upholding Democracy: How to Leverage Philanthropic Capital to Transform the Media Landscape - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... on a first come, first served basis.* Philanthropy has long been critical in sustaining public interest media through the various ... attend? All interested funders regardless of role in your...