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11 Jun 2019

Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative Workforce Approaches - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... all benefit when immigrants can reach their full potential in our nation's workplaces. Yet between increased workplace ... accelerated I-9 employer audits, and the resumption of Social Security...

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The New York Community Trust

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Immigration

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Workforce Development

Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 1

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08/28/2015

... Tsegaye, Program Associate, New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust The New York City Cultural ... some constructive criticism they offered: We have to change...

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Insights

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Arts

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

Release Date:

05/13/2020

... Risk NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations are investing in an effort to help smallholder farmers survive severe ... of their broad drive to mitigate the impacts of climate change . Open Society’s impact...

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Economic Security

Food Systems

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

Release Date:

12/12/2017

... While the BCF's board retains ultimate authority over grants , the foundation practices participatory ... the Brooklyn Community Foundation as president and CEO in 2013, Cecilia Clarke...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

The Burke Foundation Announces Three New Staff Members

Release Date:

11/18/2020

... support the healthy development of children and families in New Jersey, particularly those from under-resourced ... parents, caregivers and educators of young children. For over a decade, she shepherded the...

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The Burke Foundation

The Time is Now for Philanthropy to Talk about Healthcare

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... with plans previously advanced by Republican leaders in Congress. In a report on the topic released this week, the ... repeal could increase the number of uninsured Americans over 10 years by...

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PNY News

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Health

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Janna Oberdorf as Director of Communications

Release Date:

08/03/2022

... to the Dodge Foundation with two decades of experience in communications and journalism, and 15 years of experience working in the social sector, with a focus on gender and racial equity...

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Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties

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02/05/2015

... and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties Over the past two decades, the Internet has evolved from an ... get the Internet to live up to its potential as a tool for social justice…. Ford, OSF and...

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Capital One Hosts Discussion at SXSW on How to Really Diversify Tech

Release Date:

03/27/2017

... at SXSW on How to Really Diversify Tech Capital One took over Austin’s famous blues nightclub Antone’s, and turned ... Our Communities for the Future,” gathered business and social impact leaders to discuss...

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Technology

Workforce Development

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Jonas Center Achieves Goal with 1,000 Doctorally Prepared Faculty, Clinical Leaders in All States

Release Date:

10/26/2015

... with 1,000 Doctorally Prepared Faculty, Clinical Leaders in All States The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans ... Center committed nearly $25 million to the effort, through grants to nurses pursuing PhDs...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

Veterans

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17 Jun 2019

Using Data to Build a More Reflective Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, June 17, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... lawmakers will share and champion constituent priorities over special interests. Building a reflective democracy ... creative use of data to communicate the need for reform. In this webinar, we’ll hear from...

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Civic Engagement

Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... one of the world's largest protected areas of ocean in the Pacific island nation's waters. President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. ... of Palau's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will take place ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Public Policy

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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Oak Foundation

Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... Farms have collectively earned an impressive list of awards , starred restaurant reviews, media features and TV ... show appearances. But the main goal of their two days in Vermont did not involve knives or...

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Sector News

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Food Systems

New Trees and Community Gardens Sprout from ConEd Blackout Settlement

Release Date:

05/22/2014

... Gardens Sprout from ConEd Blackout Settlement [North Star Fund ] Years after a blackout wiped out power in swaths of western Queens, money from a settlement with Con Edison has been used to turn over...

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Food Systems

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15 Jun 2023

Bridging Practice to Lead Forward - An Invitation from the Leadership Transitions Funders Group

Thursday, June 15, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Over the course of a year, Philanthropy New York's Leadership ... Funders Group has engaged a group of NYC-based funders in building a community of practice. The goal has been to ... of New Jersey Grantmakers...

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Network Building

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Leadership Development

In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits

Release Date:

12/11/2012

This article on the rise of impact investing in the foundation world mentions two recent projects funded ... When the W. K. Kellogg Foundation set aside $100 million in 2007 to invest in...

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Governance

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Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District

Release Date:

08/14/2013

Goldman Sachs and the Pritzker Group will fund the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social impact bond. An unusual partnership...

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Education

Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups

Release Date:

05/14/2014

... gala, the biggest event on the city’s philanthropic social circuit, writes The Wall Street Journal. The newly launched Robin Hood American Dream Fund , which supports groups helping immigrants and their ... by...

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