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20 Jun 2023

Cannabis, Communities and Real-World Reparations: What Funders Need to Know about How It’s Playing Out

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... development. In December 2022, the first retail dispensary was officially opened by a non-profit social enterprise, ...

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13 Dec 2023

Reaffirming Action, Access, and Support for Black and Latinx Young Men in Higher Education

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

PNY Offices

Join us for in-person panel discussion to learn more about the current landscape for equitable post-secondary pathways for Black and Latinx Young Men.

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New York City

18 Nov 2025

Prefiguring the Future We Want: Practicing Liberation & Sovereignty

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... to move in complexity and chaos toward visions of a more just and safer future. Participants will be invited to learn ...

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Leadership Development

Some Winning Ingredients in Movement Building Are the Spiciest of All

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12/14/2015

... visit the CMC homepage: www.proteusfund.org/cmc .) There was significant discussion of both philanthropic successes as ... – stemming from the passion to achieve success versus just making a...

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Civic Engagement

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 1)

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06/13/2014

A badge can offer a more complete, accurate depiction of an educational experience than a grade or a test score.

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The New York Community Trust

Technology

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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

10 Mar 2022

Building Capacity of CDFIs to Support Entrepreneurs of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, March 10, 2022 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Please join Asset Funders Network for first session on Building Capacity of CDFIs to Support Entrepreneurs of Color. Speakers will share proven on-the-ground strategies, key learnings, and best practices to build capacity for CDFIs.

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Economic Security

13 Feb 2019

Stronger Together Part II: Building the Capacity of Social Movements – February Webinar Hosted by HRFN

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... working to transform violent conflict and advance a just peace. The guide presents a series of strategic and ...

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Social Justice

30 Apr 2021

Lessons for Funders on Movement-Building: The Four Freedoms Fund and Immigrant Justice - A Webinar Hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York

Friday, April 30, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Fund (FFF) - housed at NEO Philanthropy - supported just a handful of organizations; by 2020, it supported 144 ...

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Immigration

Is There an App for That? New Thinking on Kids and Digital Media

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03/10/2016

... of healthy lifestyles at the Y, “We thought, we’re just going to put these kiosks in our branches, and kids are just going to use them. Some kids did, but others said ‘we ... —as in “Moderate to Vigorous...

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The New York Community Trust

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05 Mar 2018

Rethinking Democracy Through Electoral Reform - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Our current elections require systemic reforms to increase voter participation, counter racial and partisan gerrymandering, overcome zero-sum polarization, and advance a reflective and representative democracy.

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29 Jan 2016

School Funding: The Road to Equity for NYC

Friday, January 29, 2016 -

9:45am to 12:00pm

Nearly every conversation about improving New York City’s public schools includes a call for more funding.

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Children, Youth and Families

Add the “A” and It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Girls

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10/30/2015

... (STEM + Art & Design) is a first-of-its-kind program that was established to globally tackle the gender imbalance in ... heard. Read sixteen of their posts here . The WiSci camp was a part of President...

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AOL Inc.

Your VISION for 2025 – A Report on Year One

... New York faced two separate challenges. The first was the recognition that its strategic plan set forth ... difficult to reach with the existing budget. The second was a reckoning with NYC real estate. Our...

This is What Ford Foundation Does with its Resources

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08/13/2014

... them. The first video, on our endowment and how it works, was borne of a problem that I’m sure many in the foundation ... to keep our mission alive for years to come. How Our Grant Making Works Every year, we...

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Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

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12/09/2015

... of moderating. The occasion that brought us together was a presentation of initial findings from Rockefeller ... Melissa Berman, head of RPA, explained that the intention was to apply Peter Drucker's...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Episcopal Health Foundation

Close the Divide Between Education and Work

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01/21/2016

... basic belief that drove – and still drives – the work was that both students and businesses would benefit through ... for more people. One of the major strands of the work was college and career readiness...

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

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08/11/2015

... community.” “The first phase of EdFunders was a long, hard process, but an immensely productive one,” ... Brown, President of Philanthropy New York. “We felt it was important to support the creation of this...

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PNY News

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Education Funders Research Initiative

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Ford Foundation

Trinity Wall Street

Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

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12/16/2015

... skills in basic reading, writing, and math. The panel was moderated by Shawn Morehead, of the New York Community ...

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We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?

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11/05/2015

... participant commented after a scene how interesting it was to see a grantee – one verbally “dressed” by ... Another participant, in debriefing a scene where there was a strong hierarchical dynamic between a...

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