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Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary

Release Date:

11/01/2016

... Globetrotting chef Anthony Bourdain will be adding to his frequent flier miles, as he takes on the issue of food ... series "The Mind of a Chef," will also be a partner on the project , which will be...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Jim Simons, the Numbers King

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... the big bang—that are collectively worth two and a half billion dollars. But Simons’s role in these projects was ... loved ones sensed that he was less happy. Simons seeks to heighten the foundation’s impact...

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Education

Science

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The Simons Foundation

Bedford-Union Armory Redevelopment Should Not Have Condos, Says Borough President

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... Eric Adams released his recommendations for the embattled project . His input is a necessary step in the Uniform Land ... community concerns about the development, which is due to have two residential buildings...

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Housing and Homelessness

Insights from “2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence”

Release Date:

06/16/2025

... start the conversation and implement concrete practices to best assist nonprofit partners as they face the ... also helps in identifying and leveraging opportunities for growth . “Resilient organizations are...

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Insights

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date:

12/2015

The Piper Fund works to identify and analyze key opportunity moments and work ... funders, thought leaders, as well as advocates— to advance concrete local and national reforms. Throughout ... their roles as funders, to determine how they might best help build efforts to win reform. Piper believes that winning ...

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Report

Funding Area

Economic Security

Social Justice

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Make Room for Makerspaces

Release Date:

12/08/2015

... Makerspaces By Leigh Ross, Program Associate for the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust ... are community-oriented workspaces where people gather to tinker, take things apart, and...

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Insights

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Wallace Report Connects the Dots of Data Use in Afterschool Systems

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... growing number of cities are building afterschool systems to provide low-income students with access to high-quality programs that can keep them safe and foster ... the impact their cities need? One way is...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... has awarded the Family Service Association $35,000 to fund pathways in creating economic mobility. The grant ... provided by Bank of America Charitable Foundation will help Family Service Association build...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Announcing Equitable: A New Day for a 160-Year-Old Financial Services Company

Release Date:

01/14/2020

... the name Equitable is at the core of our commitment to help clients secure financial well-being so they can pursue ... a life decision,” said Equitable President Nick Lane. “ To be fully...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Equitable Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards $2.4 Million in Grants

Release Date:

05/31/2019

... million in support of arts and media projects dedicated to strengthening relationships between U.S. Muslim and ... $300,000 in support of a three-year story-collection project designed to...

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Member News

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Community Development

Who Is Hilary Pennington? A Few Questions for Ford's New Executive Vice President

Release Date:

01/25/2018

... He was a big visionary who needed someone practical to help him realize those visions, so we had a unique ... is a happy second marriage. What, if anything, keeps you up at night? The ways in...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

Release Date:

05/04/2021

... and will lead the strategy for the foundation’s work to strengthen representation, participation, and leadership ... the organization’s overall mission, vision and strategy to advance equity, opportunity and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

17 Aug 2023

Hawaii Wildfires: What Will Recovery Look Like? - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, August 17, 2023 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Philanthropy (CDP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Deadly wildfires swept across several islands ... of Hawaii’s unique characteristics and how funders can help maintain them during recovery...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Newman's Own Foundation Pledges $1 Million to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

Release Date:

02/17/2021

Newman's Own Foundation Pledges $1 Million to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp WESTPORT, Conn. – ... absolutely critical that people continue to donate to help this multi-...

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Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

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Newman's Own Foundation

International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

Release Date:

04/25/2022

... Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human ... mandate. This new funding will allow Crisis Group to help...

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Member News

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Human Services

International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Darren Walker on the Benefits for Men Who Live With Empathy

Release Date:

10/31/2018

... the United States, with an endowment of upwards of $12 billion and about $600 million in annual grant making . ... partner in the Girls First Fund , a donor collaborative to end child marriage. (Every year, 12...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2018

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing The Nathan Cummings ... that they will align 100 percent of their nearly half- billion dollar endowment with their mission. The...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Lauren Perkins Joins Westchester Community Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2023

... early childhood education, Native American youth, access to legal services, basic human needs and self-sufficiency, ... region is deepening. Her depth of experience in strategic growth , partnerships, and local...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Westchester Community Foundation

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities

Release Date:

10/14/2020

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities ... on their path to creating meaningful change. The Fund builds on more than a decade of impact...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

27 Oct 2022

The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

As philanthropy continues to shift toward sharing and/or building power with its ... partners, more foundations are looking at the make- up of their board leadership and asking questions such as: ... in. Without...