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Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One

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10/04/2017

... a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One Over the last few weeks, New Yorkers have watched with great ... one? My answer is “No.” As a technology professional in disaster management, I’m constantly...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

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12/05/2017

... Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the ... in April , when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over the next ten...

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The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum

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07/19/2017

... aspirations we share for a more united philanthropy field in the future. Our new identity reflects our network’s ... working to advance, inform and support philanthropy. Over the past two years the Forum...

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Inside Philanthropy Covers Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Big Investment in City Parks

Release Date:

10/30/2018

... Covers Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Big Investment in City Parks The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation finds ... do for just two distinct regions, giving $1.2 billion in 20 years? (Well, it’s more money...

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Lauren Hadi Joins the Schott Foundation as Senior Vice President of Advancement

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12/16/2020

... joined our team as Senior Vice President of Advancement. In this role, Lauren will guide the Foundation’s work with ... partners. Lauren brings more than 20 years of experience in the education nonprofit...

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Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals

Release Date:

12/18/2014

... how much revenue they lose to business tax breaks granted in the name of economic development. While many ... might not think this matters to them, this accounting change could be a major boon in...

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Inside Higher Ed Profiles Teagle Foundation Gathering on Liberal Arts and Online Education

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04/12/2016

... can colleges do when their students are the ones resisting change ? The question emerged here last week as the Teagle ... and 115 students at about 40 colleges and universities in 16 states... Inside Higher Ed...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

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03/30/2017

... German Prof. Peter Fenves, who is one of the collaborators in the project, said critical theory has normally been explored under a heavily Eurocentric focus in the past. The program plans to change...

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Cuomo, Schneiderman Say They'll Sue to Protect "Dreamers"

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... or DACA, policy if President Donald Trump succeeds in ending the program. The Trump administration hinted this ... it is planning to end the Obama-era program DACA, which grants work permits to undocumented...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes Four Seasoned Business and Philanthropy Professionals to its Board of Directors

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02/01/2013

... Jensen Group Founder and CEO Steven Wayne, and Wolfensohn Fund Management Managing Director Adam Wolfensohn. “Service ... Steve and Adam are highly accomplished professionals in business and philanthropy and...

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04 Jun 2014

Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... foundations cans stay abreast of and respond to changes in the digital media learning landscape How organizations ... Bank Americas Foundation Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York...

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Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

... Should we still be doing work on generational shifts in nonprofit leadership? We had begun exploring ... in philanthropy, and with the organizations you support, fund , and work for. Only...

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24 Jan 2017

Defending ACA and Making Progress at the Same Time. Is Philanthropy Ready?

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the Affordable Care Act – is repealed? Will reforms stop in their tracks? Can we go backward and forward at the same ... and James Tallon , President of the United Hospital Fund and additional national...

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Research for a 21st Century Child Welfare System

Release Date:

03/24/2022

... with our child protection system (CPS) continue to be poor in many areas, and the trauma many children and families ... strategies resulting in a bold and transformative systems change The...

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09 Nov 2012

Organizing Philanthropy's Response to Sandy -- Philanthropy New York’s Teleconference Series

Friday, November 9, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Please join us for the second call in this series convening Philanthropy New York members to ... communicate and collaborate around recovery funding, both in the short- and long -term. This series...

OMB Uniform Guidance Could Help Prevent Nonprofit Banckrupcies

Release Date:

03/13/2015

... announcement that FEGS, a behemoth nonprofit with a solid long -standing track record in the human services sector, was shutting down because of a ...

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State Authority Wants $1.5 Billion for Renewable Energy Boost

Release Date:

06/04/2015

... Authority Wants $1.5 Billion for Renewable Energy Boost In a document released late Monday, the New York State Energy ... Research Development Authority recommended the decade- long boost for the renewable...

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Conservative Activist O’Keefe Targets Liberal Foundations, Foiled By Open Society Program Staff

Release Date:

05/23/2016

... a “rather quiet Wednesday.” That afternoon, she was in her cubicle at the Open Society Foundations, on West ... are the philanthropic creation of George Soros, the hedge- fund billionaire, who is a prominent...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... to describe the organizations that earn its support. In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to ... There are interesting opportunities for funding here, so long as you’re geographically situated for...

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Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research

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09/18/2015

... Sickle Cell Research The discovery, published in the journal Nature, creates a path for developing gene ... controls the molecular switch BCL11A. This switch, in turn, determines whether a red blood cell...

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