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The Century Foundation Adds New Fellows

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... sociology of education, urban sociology, neighborhoods and social inequality. Her research also involves sociological ... T. Grant Foundation Scholars award and received her Ph.D. in Human Development and...

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The Century Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation

HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs

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05/16/2017

... and serve more low-income children across the country. In addition, HSBC will support Horizons National’s ... program if one were available. Horizons currently has over 50 programs in 17...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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HSBC [Corporate]

HSBC Bank USA

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

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02/14/2014

... , Director, U.S. Programs, Open Society Foundations In the State of the Union address, President Obama opened the ... succeed. Young men of color face systemic economic, social and political barriers ...

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Open Society Foundations

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island . Called Pier 55, it was to be a two-and-a-half-acre ... most of the construction and operational costs; he brought in Heatherwick Studio (a...

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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

Release Date:

10/07/2021

... their families can thrive. Each fellow is a groundbreaker in their own right, pursuing bold change on a host of ... our families and an unstoppable aspiration to succeed.” Over the next 18...

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Informal But Important: Improving the Lives of Informal Workers

Release Date:

08/19/2014

... who work without the protection of regulations or other social safety nets like health care. Their families tend to live in informal communities or slums. In many ways, they live off-the-grid...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

Release Date:

12/10/2020

... Foundation today announced an additional $5 million in funding to support the Baltimore Elementary and Middle ... and more than 30 community and government partners. In its ninth year, this initiative designs...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'

Release Date:

01/17/2018

... young adults to help them stay employed and advance in their careers. Through this investment, CYE, a project of the Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC, and its non-profit partners JobsFirstNYC and ...

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PNY Member Journeys - Equitable Grantmaking Practices to Support Movement Building at the New York Foundation

Release Date:

01/18/2024

... organizing and grassroots advocacy led by and for people in New York City. As part of their role as Program Officer, ... funding and general operating support, and we also fund capacity building and technical...

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New York Foundation

A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date:

12/2015

The Piper Fund works to identify and analyze key opportunity moments ... local and national reforms. Throughout 2015, they engaged in a process with their partners to take stock of the money ... relationships towards victory, without losing sight of long -term capacity and infrastructure needs? The report ...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Michael Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts

Release Date:

04/23/2018

... check to the United Nations body that oversees climate change negotiations to make up the shortfall in the agency's budget caused by U.S. funding cuts. President ... they got it from the federal...

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Bloomberg LP

Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... Mark Paley Mark Paley joined the Hyams Foundation in 2001. Before coming to Hyams, he was the CFO at YouthBuild ... successful 2012 civic engagement campaign, which secured over 430,000 voter registrations...

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Our Move

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... newly renovated Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in early 2019. It was exciting news for us to share with ... fairly priced space for a 20-year period provides PNY with long -term...

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Philanthropy New York

Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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09/20/2023

... of Arcus’ founder and board president, Claire has long been engaged with the foundation’s work and over the past decade has pursued, through extensive ... and horse rescues, she has become deeply involved...

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Ms. & New York Women’s Foundation Join Others in $100M Pledge to Support Economic Security of Women & Families

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11/13/2015

Ms and New York Women’s Foundation Join Others in $100 Million Pledge to Support Economic Security of Women ... overall wellbeing. Prosperity Together will build on the over 30 years of expertise and leadership of...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

13 Dec 2018

Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... to close longstanding representation and electoral gaps in our democracy. However, contemporary election structures ... leaving America’s democratic promise unfulfilled. In addition to initiatives to protect...

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04 Apr 2012

GrantCraft is Back!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... tapping the "practical wisdom" of experienced grantmakers. Over the past decade, GrantCraft has produced 30 guides and ... this publication, GrantCraft talked with funders working in the U.S. and...

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Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts

Release Date:

02/20/2018

Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts by Aditi ... on January 31, 2018 on the FSG website . Across the social sector, we have seen growing interest in...

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FSG Social Impact Advisors

11 Mar 2015

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Info Session B - Webinar

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... program designed to support younger professionals in the philanthropic sector. The program fosters ... their time together to strategize about short-term and long -term professional goals, gain support and...