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22 Aug 2023

Navigating Disaster: Investing in Climate Resilience for Immigrant and BIPOC Communities in the South - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... are an inevitable part of our future. It is estimated that over 2 billion people will be at risk of exposure to intense ... by Texas A&M University and the Environmental Defense Fund , those who reside...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

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05/13/2020

... a critical part of our response is to continue to invest in our partners to foster just and sustainable communities. ... reimagine a more equitable, thriving America in the long term. As...

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

... free to blame Sam Waterson’s portrayal of Jack McCoy in Law and Order. Despite not knowing who our debaters would ... their existence.” This builds mutual trust and creates long lasting partnerships (as...

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Arcus Foundation

Gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies Launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech

Release Date:

06/10/2020

... with non-profits and other socially-minded organizations. In Studio , a core part of the Cornell Tech curriculum, ... by billionaire businessman Charles F. Feeney ’56, has a long history of giving to Cornell...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Education

Technology

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An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

Release Date:

10/21/2021

... to dismantle white supremacy in both our country (who we fund ) and our sector (how we fund ). In both contexts, the ... their communities, have the ultimate decision-making...

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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

Release Date:

03/18/2014

... University to study whether and how community institutions in three mid-sized cities can work together to tackle social and educational challenges in their local communities. The $799,000...

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Education

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

Release Date:

07/09/2010

... have admitted to me that they are more likely to fund large, older, “tried and true” nonprofits than to ... to a minimum. The message was clear: someone with power over you was going to judge you, so you’d...

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New York Community Trust President Lorie A. Slutsky Announces Plans to Retire

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04/05/2021

... New York Community Trust, has announced plans to retire in 2022 after a distinguished career leading one of the ... the lives of residents of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island . For...

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The New York Community Trust

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

... and Vanessa Daniel , Executive Director of the Groundswell Fund . This month Ms. Foundation for Women and the ... the land, for white people working in philanthropy to get over their...

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11/18/2015 - "Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement" - Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

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11/2015

View materials and recording of the program "Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement."

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

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... continuing the groundbreaking work of the Ford Foundation over the last sixty years.” Ramdas previously served as the ... and Civil Society. During her tenure at the Global Fund for Women, where she served as...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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More Floods Are Coming And We're Making Them Worse

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... Making Them Worse When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual 200,000-plus inhabitants ... city in 1521, they drained the lake...

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Environment and Climate Change

Getting Out of our Comfort Zone in Response to COVID-19

Release Date:

04/07/2020

... to COVID-19 By: Ivan Rosales, Finance Director, North Star Fund One of my principal roles as the Finance Director at ... 2020. This means that last month we made grants to over 120 grantees...

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Disaster Relief

Economic Security

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North Star Fund

Kiki Louya, "Top Chef" Contestant, Announced as First-Ever Executive Director of the Restaurant Worker's Community Foundation

Release Date:

05/18/2021

... after a year of tremendous growth and will be pivotal in steering the future of both RWCF and an industry emerging ... strategies for a more equitable industry for all.” Over the past year, RWCF raised...

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Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

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For Board Orientation Book Communications 2023

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06/2023

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Board & Trustees

In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation Prize

Release Date:

11/12/2015

In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation ... In return, we offered 10 prizes, each worth up to $175,000 over three years — enough, we hoped, to set a fledgling ... innovators? As...

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Bank of America, Water.org Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil

Release Date:

11/02/2018

... to India and Brazil Water.org received a $3 million grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with safe water and sanitation, accelerating...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

Release Date:

12/12/2013

... an analysis of the return on philanthropic investments in time-limited, quantifiable chunks, and complex planning ... interventions that maximize the return on investment over the three-year grant cycle. Such...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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PNY Board Member Neill Coleman to Step Down as Executive Director of Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies

Release Date:

01/27/2023

... to his consulting practice, Mission Magnified. Starting in 2018, Neill built out what became the Philanthropies ... grant-making has increased significantly, totaling over $150 million during his time at...

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