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MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative

Release Date:

07/19/2017

MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative I recently framed the Lincoln ... social challenges. I now bring you Exhibit B, courtesy of Carnegie Hall. It recently announced that its Weill...

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Arts

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MetLife

Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... last year’s scores, which came with an asterisk because of significant changes to the tests themselves, state officials said the latest round of scores show real progress. Still, most...

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Education

Sustainable Business Model Innovation

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... Innovation It’s not provocative to state the importance of innovation in creating business value from your ... efficient lighting. The type of innovation necessary is business model...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... Needed in Africa Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, ... analyses the impact...

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NYC Denies Nearly 9,000 Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need The city is illegally denying necessary services to thousands of students with disabilities — and the poorest kids get cheated the most often,...

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Education

Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... watched in horror as it continued to rise, as it swallowed most of the cars in the parking lot that rings their sprawling ... to recede. When they finally returned home, they found all of...

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Immigration

How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise? Can millimeters of sea level rise or increments of warming on the globe's thermometer be attributed to ... attempts to do that, and says that more than a quarter...

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Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... then how closely life could imitate art when the likes of Enron, Bernie Madoff and a worldwide financial crisis ... Institute, which since 2007 has annually compiled a list of World’s Most...

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Mayor Targets 14,500 Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... a mandate Thursday that would force some of the city's most inefficient buildings to curb their greenhouse gas ... emissions. The initiative would require owners of buildings larger than...

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New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a ... rely on just 30 varieties to feed the world, and the most common crops make up just 2...

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After Months of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post

Release Date:

10/03/2017

After Months of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to ... Mayor Bill de Blasio has opted to keep acting Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann as the permanent ... earlier this...

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Shake Shack Founder on Changing The Way Restaurants Do Business

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Do Business If you've eaten out in the past couple of decades, chances are a restaurateur named Danny Meyer has ... has become a global, billion-dollar chain. But in his most daring innovation to date:...

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It Didn’t Hit $1 Billion, but Rockefeller Sale Still Set High

Release Date:

05/14/2018

... considerably shy at nearly $833 million. But the treasures of David and Peggy Rockefeller still set a high for the most valuable private collection sold at auction, surpassing ... and dealers generally agreed...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

New Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Grant to Fund Treatment for Underserved

Release Date:

07/13/2018

New Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Grant to Fund Treatment for Underserved The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has awarded a $125,000 grant to Dental Lifeline ... backlogged in Washington...

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Jonas Philanthropies Names Wanda Montalvo New Executive Director

Release Date:

08/23/2018

... new Executive Director, effective September 10, 2018. Most recently Dr. Montalvo served as Associate Director at the Weitzman Institute of CHCI in Connecticut where she provided operational ...

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28 Mar 2024

COO Roundtable - March 2024

Thursday, March 28, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

COO Roundtable The COO Roundtable is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network, composed of senior-level executive officers who are responsible for ... to enhance their professional expertise and support...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

26 Feb 2013

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:00am to 11:00am

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as ... Trust and United Way of New York City. This Program is "Partially...

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Issue-Based

15 Dec 2011

Setting the Stage for 2012: Carol Jenkins Interviews Simon Greer and Pamela Shifman on Paradigm Shifts and Their Implications for Philanthropy

Thursday, December 15, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... holiday reception. Join Philanthropy New York’s Funders of Women and Girls in a dynamic conversation on contemporary ... between Pamela Shifman and Simon Greer. Pamela Shifman is the current Director ...

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Network Building

20 Oct 2015

More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... financial capacity. But, how do we frame the full scope of what a foundation is and does? To address this question, Rockefeller ... The Theory of the Business. Join Melissa Berman, ...

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Livestream

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Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

14 Jun 2017

Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:45pm

... and peer networking opportunities. This year's theme is Breaking Through: What Can Philanthropy Do Differently ... Game Changing Results . Featured Speakers Phil Buchanan, President , The Center for...