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Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT Forms Partnership With the New York Women’s Foundation Ahead of Its Telluride Premiere

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09/05/2019

... of women and families in New York City, where the film was made. THE ASSISTANT follows one day in the life of Jane ... mogul. Her day is much like any other assistant’s – making coffee, changing the paper in...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Arts

Gender Justice

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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

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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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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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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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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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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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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Open Society Foundations

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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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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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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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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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Civic Engagement

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The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation

Movement Building and System Change

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05/18/2012

... can be leveraged more effectively to drive social change was the topic of an interesting panel discussion hosted by ... to help community-based nonprofits create a more fair, just and compassionate New York...

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PhilTV: Women, Own and Embrace Your Power

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04/11/2016

... say “I don’t want to be ‘that woman director,’ I just want to be the director who happens to be a woman.” This was one of the many surmountable issues addressed at ... leader. She dictated how when a woman is...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Leadership Development

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Gender Justice

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Morgan Stanley

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How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

... & CEO, The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. This article was originally published by the Trust-Based Philanthropy ... Project on December 2, 2020. Editor's Note: Phil was recently interviewed about...

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