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Philanthropy Must Act Now — Vulnerable Communities Can’t Afford to “Wait and See”

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04/01/2025

... Executive Director, and Kerry Sesil, Vice President For Resource Development, the Arab American Family Support ... year—including $1.2 million for the communities we serve in New York City...

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United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Names Kathy Calvin Next President and CEO

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12/03/2012

... announcements at the conclusion of its semi-annual meeting in Washington, D.C. from November 12-14, 2012. In making these announcements, Turner reiterated his ... Extraordinary Women.” She has received...

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American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners

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09/18/2017

... D.C., are amongst the 25 finalists announced today for the C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017. ... Given the increasingly important role cities must play in driving climate action in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot

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07/03/2018

... New York City Executive Director of Generation Citizen In this politically divisive moment, many of us are grappling ... realizing what many academics and advocates have known for a long time, political...

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The New York Environmental Funders Network

... a peer network of grantmakers who fund or are interested in the program areas of environment, climate, sustainability ... issues in these program areas, and (2) opportunities for ...

The NonProfit Times 2013 Power and Influence Top 50

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08/20/2013

PNY members Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation; Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; American Express Foundation President Tim McClimon; Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin; and Laysha Ward, President...

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Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?

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01/11/2013

... that increasing the presence of armed police and security in schools will be good for our children. More disturbing, however, is that Vice ... for the federal COPS in...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Education

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Philanthropy as Backer of Brains

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05/02/2013

The third in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith ... enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy. In my second post on the unique attributes that have made the ... studies, and public...

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Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think

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05/24/2013

... “High Stakes Donor Collaborations” is important in describing how donors can come together around “a shared ... leaves the mistaken impression that this makes sense only in situations where “size matters” and...

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How our community colleges are falling behind

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05/23/2013

... new report details the large socioeconomic, racial and funding divide between community colleges and elite ... quiz: What's the biggest category of college or university in the United States? Is it big...

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Red Cross Awards $1 Million to Staten Island Foundation for Sandy Recovery Efforts

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08/14/2013

... community-based organizations providing home repairs for seniors, mental health services and coordination of on-the-ground volunteers in the hardest-hit areas of Staten Island. The American Red ... Island...

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The Staten Island Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount

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08/06/2013

... on the increasing closure of small, independent hospitals in New York quotes James Tallon, President of the United ... hospital was a cornerstone of New York City life. But for a growing number of city...

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Health

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22 Feb 2013

TDA Plan Administrators' Annual Meeting: Philanthropy New York's 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Program

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8:15am to 11:00am

This is the annual meeting for plan administrators, with representatives from ... and Thesco Benefits, our brokers. Please join us for discussion around performance, costs, and customer ... Service . This program...

17 Dec 2013

Molto Media: Digital Media Culture

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Studios of WQXR and WNYC

Join us for a discussion among arts funders about the role of digital media within the arts, and the growing funding connections between the arts and media. In addition to data on the field of...

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JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery

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05/21/2014

Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s ... The nation’s biggest bank will invest $50-million in two Detroit loan funds that support economic-...

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Community Development

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A Rockefeller Known Not for Wealth but for His Efforts to Help

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06/23/2014

A Rockefeller Known Not for Wealth but for His Efforts to Help In a New York Times article, Richard Rockefeller, advisory ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million

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06/26/2014

Carnegie Corporation of New York approved grants totaling $20,017,000 at its most recent board meeting earlier in June.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

Release Date:

07/01/2014

... young people. The redesigned site also features funding opportunities from the foundation and posts current ... theory, policy, and practice related to children and youth in the United States.... William T...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

Education

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Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

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07/08/2014

Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation Springboard for the Arts has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from ... its community development programs. The group, based in...

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