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31 Mar 2017

Advocacy: A Compass for Today’s Terrain

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8:30am to 4:30pm

... advocacy when considering your approach 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch Afternoon Sessions The afternoon will invite ... the future would look like if your foundation’s mission was achieved Identify external and...

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Sunday New York Times Arts and Leisure Feature on Cultural Philanthropy Quotes Buff Kavelman on Donor Privacy Issues

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10/14/2015

... these strange people who give anonymously? “Some people just have a joy in helping people,” said Buff Kavelman, the ... motive is at work: a desire to be left alone. "There are just people out there who...

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Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors

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Arts

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NY State Health Foundation: Kids Could Start a Ceasefire in Health Care Wars

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08/14/2017

... state-federal partnership that provides low-cost or even free health insurance to low-income children. It has been ... but funding is now set to expire on September 30, 2017— just about six weeks from now...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Recipient

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08/22/2018

... partner, Jessica Posner Odede, by opening Kibera’s first free school for girls. Today, SHOFCO is a grassroots movement ... the survival model—giving people the opportunity to not just survive, but thrive...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.

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02/19/2019

... peers to attend schools with low rates of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), dozens of ... go to college immediately after graduation — compared to just 55 percent of seniors who...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Education

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

... the foundation's programming on Education, Creativity, and Free Expression. As executive vice president, Pennington ... Martín Abregú and Xavier Briggs, to better align grant making across all program...

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Ford Foundation

Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dance/NYC Launches Immigrant Artists Initiative

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02/27/2018

... available on the Dance/NYC website; and announces a free , day-long convening on September 21, 2018, presented ... and makes a data driven case for advancing dance making by immigrant artists and cultural...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Ending Whack-a-Mole Philanthropy

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10/08/2020

... Street. When COVID-19 hit New York City, the epicenter was the city’s jails on Rikers Island [1] . Advocates ... was exacerbated. This dynamic is common, and not just in emergency contexts...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Disaster Relief

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Financial Times Cites Atlantic Philanthropies, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers in 'How to Give Away $1 Billion'

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01/04/2016

... which he promises to dedicate his fortune to philanthropy, was addressed to one person, and read and discussed by ... The Irish-American businessman, 84, who founded the Duty Free Shoppers retail chain in 1960...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life

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12/18/2019

... old neighborhood in Southwestern Attica. Field of Life was born out of Giannakis and SNF’s collaborative vision ... community centers, and other public spaces and organizing free activities for young people...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Open Society Foundations Announce New Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy

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09/04/2019

... neglected—are central to a secure, democratic, and just world, and we will rely on Sarah’s intellect, energy, and creativity to help guide our advocacy, grant making , and partnerships.” Margon joins Open...

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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

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02/12/2010

... NGOs, and civil society organizations? The discussion was lively and provocative, with comments from funders in ... If your foundation is new to the issue, think about beginning by educating your staff and...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gifts Landmark Grant to Stimulate Greece’s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sector

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05/24/2018

... people. “The starting point of this landmark initiative was our desire to help as many young people as possible with ... SNF Co-President. “But the grant is so much more than just an employment vehicle. It has...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Education

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The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years

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02/26/2015

... identified the fields and the places in which we will be making our final, culminating investments. What we hope to ... facilities. The first baby – a seven-pound boy - was born at Mission Bay just...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Ford Foundation Announces Three New Concentration Areas

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01/18/2018

... our democracy—are beleaguered and besieged. In a just society, people are guaranteed a voice—and vote—to ... skewed in favor of the wealthy and privileged. In a just society, journalists hold the powerful to...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work

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02/28/2018

... Design Lab on the Future of Work Work is more than just a paycheck. It is the way we support our families and ... and New America, we believe that technology is not just something that happens to us, but...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

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05/12/2015

... value of diversity and inclusion, of working together, of making the most of the assets we do have. We are ... sector. The resilience and effectiveness of this network was immediately apparent after the storm...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Health

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The Staten Island Foundation

CUNY Receives $10 Million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives

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08/13/2020

... City arts and cultural organizations. The Cultural Corps was created in 2016 as a pipeline to careers in New York City ... can be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by...

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Mellon Foundation

If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard

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04/14/2021

... at least half of all registered voters chose our mayor was in 1993. And the future is not looking bright: only 14% ... NYC to be a voter-friendly city with a fair and barrier- free electoral system. We know...

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