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Should We Be Worried That Foreclosure Sales Are Near Recession Levels?

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Reports last week that the number of home foreclosures in New York City had returned to levels last seen at the ... homes as of the second quarter of this year, a 4% increase over last year. Late payments on...

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Housing and Homelessness

Century Foundation Study Reveals that Most Student Loan Fraud Claims Involve For-Profits

Release Date:

11/09/2017

... claims known as borrower defense received by the agency over the past two decades and paints an alarming picture of the state of for-profit higher education in America. The report comes as Education Secretary...

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Education

20 May 2015

Youth Participation: Creating a Rich Civic Ecosystem for Young People in NYC

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:30am

The session explores opportunities for involving youth in decision making related to public policy and community ... Katrina Mitchell, Program Officer, Andrus Family Fund Christopher Neal, Director of Youth...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

13 Nov 2015

Countering Violent Extremism: Programming and Evaluation - Webinar

Friday, November 13, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

In light of the continuing threat of violent extremist groups ... upon the international community to play a greater role in supporting programming that mitigates risk factors of ... a program’s design concept,...

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30 Mar 2017

Financial Series - The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity

Thursday, March 30, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Intro to Financial Statements March 2 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement March 9 – Looking at ... Nonprofit organizations face increasing challenges in today’s operating environment...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Public Foundation/Grantmaking Public Charity

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HR & Operations

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16 Jun 2017

Philanthropy New York’s 38th Annual Meeting: The Power of Participation

Friday, June 16, 2017 -

8:00am to 1:30pm

... will also send all registrants a full listing of speakers in the days before the Annual Meeting. Preliminary Program: ... Alliance Rashad Robinson , Executive Director, Color Of Change Erin Vilardi , Founder...

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Social Justice

05 Apr 2018

Financial Series - The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity

Thursday, April 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to Financial Statements March 1 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement March 8 – Looking ... Nonprofit organizations face increasing challenges in today’s operating environment. In...

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11 Apr 2019

Financial Series: The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity

Thursday, April 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... to Financial Statements March 7 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement (Snow Day: March 11) ... Nonprofit organizations face increasing challenges in today’s operating environment. In...

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16 Oct 2019

Who is Poor in NYC? Hint: Many More People Than You Think

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... June 20th to October 16th. We look forward to seeing you in October!** With the cost of living rising at nearly three ... necessities for their families. Since its introduction in 2000, The Self-Sufficiency...

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Children, Youth and Families

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22 Feb 2021

Bottom-up Climate Policy: How One State Coalition is Influencing Federal Climate Policy

Monday, February 22, 2021 -

7:30pm to 8:30pm

Passed in 2019, New York's Climate Leadership and Community ... state policies and on attitudes towards addressing climate change at every level of government. New York Renews is a ... platform have become...

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What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

Release Date:

08/27/2013

... role and value of strategic philanthropy for the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In a speech to the staff of the Hewlett Foundation, William ... involving untold billions of dollars, we have in...

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Governance

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Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

Release Date:

01/30/2014

... Sachs and five other supporters will invest $18 million in a Massachusetts program to reduce recidivism among ex-convicts, the biggest "pay for success" project in the U.S., reported The Chronicle of...

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Justice Reform

Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... Many Workers Seek 'Encore Jobs' A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are ... plans to work instead of retiring and with many...

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Aging

Workforce Development

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Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... Russell Sage. Mrs. Sage established the foundation in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States” with a gift of $10 million. In its ...

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Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help Female Vampire Bats Cope with Loss

Release Date:

05/24/2017

... Bats Cope with Loss Female vampire bats form strong social bonds with their mothers and daughters as they groom ... major food donor, like a mother or daughter, from a bat's social network, females who...

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Health

Science

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IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy

Release Date:

06/08/2017

... the tech giant announced the launch of Science for Social Good, a new program that partners IBM researchers with ... announced 12 projects planned for 2017. Each Science for Social Good project aligns with one...

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Technology

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The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness

Release Date:

09/13/2017

The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness " Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful ... ago. Today, the idea has been enshrined officially in the United...

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Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... housing was once the egalitarian dream of urban planners in post-war New York City, uniting people from all walks of life in a social experiment that prospered. Today, these ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

Publication date:

06/2010

... the Foundation Center , created from interviews conducted in March and April 2010 with foundation staff, education ... leaders who had guided the first-round application process in nine states, the success of future collaborations will ... development of new policies and grantmakers being engaged, long -term partners in the process. Race to the Top: What ...

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