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JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders

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03/29/2018

... newcomer to the ranks of big-league grantmaking, and its president Barbara Picower keeps a pretty low profile. But JPB ... ball rolling on what could become a sizable partnership with historically black...

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Aisha Moodie-Mills Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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10/16/2019

... in D.C. politics and advocacy, she moved to Brooklyn with her wife Danielle last year. “I am excited to join the ... woman to lead a national LGBTQ organization in her role as President and CEO of the LGBTQ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Catalina Devandas Aguilar to Board of Trustees

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06/15/2022

... Appoints Catalina Devandas Aguilar to Board of Trustees NEW YORK (June 15, 2022) – The Ford Foundation announced ... United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Prior to that...

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Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact

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02/14/2012

... combining grantmaking and volunteering, and I encouraged grantmakers not to think about funding and volunteers in ... aiming to make an impact in the community. Coupled with financial support, volunteerism and...

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

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06/13/2024

... We Can Prosper Together,” came together in conversation with moderator, Lyell Sakaue , of The Bridgespan Group. The ... think of reparations, they believe that it starts and ends with money. However, the...

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As Consumers Seek Insurance Coverage During Pandemic, United Hospital Fund Study Outlines Need to Upgrade NY’s “Off-Exchange” Market

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04/23/2020

NEW YORK, NY—April 23, 2020—As consumers seek to replace ... including the elimination of enrollment barriers for immigrants who are not permitted to get coverage through the ... Social Security numbers on health...

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Funders for Gender Equity

... for Gender Equity was a circle of funders at Philanthropy New York active for many years to increase awareness of, and ... nonconforming persons; encourages strategic collaborations with key stakeholders...

Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself.

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05/05/2020

... Only by Changing Itself. By: Nancy Rauch Douzinas , President , Rauch Foundation. In 2016 the Rauch Foundation, a ... force? For us it took time—almost two decades, starting with our decision to break from...

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Joseph Matara Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Unbound Philanthropy

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05/15/2023

... Director of Unbound Philanthropy. “Joseph brings with him deep technical skill and experience, personal life experience, and passion and fit with our mission. He is a respected and compassionate leader .....

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Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

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08/31/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy was once described as “invisible ... aid.” Whatever Walter Gifford meant at the time (he was President of AT&T and Chair of the...

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13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

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In April 2015, a New York Times article highlighted Brownsville as the community with the lowest life expectancy in New York City. Media ... Director, Office of Public/Private Partnerships, NYCHA...

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

... Goliath). However, our philanthropic landscape seems more concerned with results and measurements than building bridges. Restrictive or project-specific grants allow grantmakers to specify...

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It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

... to Fund Democracy - Here 039 ;s How By: Stephen Heintz, President and CEO, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Co-Chair, The ... for a wide-ranging conversation hosted by Philanthropy New York about...

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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly ... of resurgent overt racism, when communities of color and immigrants are facing new challenges and...

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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy By: Travis Baird, Program Officer, ... George Floyd’s death, I find myself in constant conflict with my younger self. There were so many aspects...

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Creating a ‘Movement-Led Family Foundation’: A Conversation with the Kolibri Foundation

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01/14/2026

... a ‘Movement-Led Family Foundation’: A Conversation with the Kolibri Foundation This piece and podcast from the ... navigate these organization and culture transformations with intention and integrity. Be sure...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

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11/07/2014

... and effectiveness. Since 2004, he has served as the first president and chief financial officer of the Leon Levy Foundation, based in New York. With $500 million in assets, the Leon Levy...

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Owning My Expertise & Embracing My Leadership

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02/10/2022

... of my next career move. I was fortunate to meet and work with executive coach Gina Amaro Rudan. Gina wrote a book ... and we were discussing our career goals, I challenged them with the same exercise. I...

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Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx

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11/02/2022

... for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx New York, November 2, 2022 — The Leona M. and Harry B. ... Led by the Fund for Public Housing in collaboration with NYCHA’s Asset & Capital Management...

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