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Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth

Release Date:

01/08/2016

... for homelessness, arrest and incarceration, and failure to graduate from college. The process can go well when ... this is a population of individuals who can use all the help they can get. Many foundations...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... also shows, perhaps unsurprisingly, that students have to attend the programs regularly to reap the benefits. "We ... leaders and others to consider whether summer programs can ...

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Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth

Release Date:

09/30/2016

... Urban Youth Voluntary summer-learning programs can help narrow academic achievement gaps between children from ... in Wallace’s $50 million National Summer Learning Project , third-grade students who attended a...

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A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... a mother’s heartache over her daughter’s autism led to a nonprofit that helps Muslims with disabilities. Out of ... an activist network pushes Muslims across the nation to address racial injustices. And in...

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UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... Centennial Signature Initiative. The gift will be used to help revitalize the infrastructure of the Henry Kaufmann ... and life-threatening illnesses, many of whom are able to attend at no...

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The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico

Release Date:

11/30/2017

... and inclusive body led by Puerto Ricans and designed to offer recommendations for how to use private, philanthropic, local government, and federal ... Foundation, the commission will offer recommendations...

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

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Rockefeller Foundation, FAO Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss

Release Date:

06/21/2018

Rockefeller Foundation, Fao Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss Food that ‘disappears' from the food ... an estimated 48 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. A project by the UN Food and Agriculture...

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Food Systems

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts

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07/17/2018

Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts The Tiffany & ... approximately $1.4 million AUD ($1 million USD) to help protect and restore...

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Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants

Release Date:

11/16/2018

... grants and other critical support as part of a new program to elevate the voices of independent artists working at the ... This program, administered by the Sundance Institute, aims to provide resources for...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Ariel Zwang to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/17/2021

The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Ariel Zwang to Board of Trustees The Revson Foundation has announced Ariel Zwang’s election to the Board of Directors, effective October 26, 2021. Ariel ... Jewish and non-...

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15 May 2025

Philanthropy New York's 46th Annual Meeting: Philanthropy For Our Time

Thursday, May 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

... threats, foundations are grappling with how they can show up as reliable and trustworthy partners. It’s understood ... inactions at this moment are critical. If foundations are to equip and partner with...

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All Funders

01 Dec 2011

Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... of an ever-narrowing slice of federal spending. According to Kids’ Share 2010, a First Focus commissioned report by ... of every dollar of total federal outlays in 2009, or $334 billion out of $3.5 trillion...

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Sloan Foundation Among Funders of New Report Outlining Research Agenda for Microbiomes, Indoor Environments, And Human Health

Release Date:

08/16/2017

... and Medicine. The report proposes a research agenda to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the formation, ... of indoor microbiomes that can guide improvements to current and future buildings as well as...

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03 Mar 2011

New York City's Future Looks Latino

Thursday, March 3, 2011 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... This session will share data and insights on the growth and diversity of Latino youth in New York City, a critical topic given that Latinos “make up the largest share of the population under 25.” The ...

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North Star Fund’s Hugh Hogan to be Executive Director of van Ameringen Foundation

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04/21/2016

... will bring his leadership skills and innovative thinking to the van Ameringen Foundation as their new executive ... through a sustained, unprecedented period of tremendous growth and impact on many fronts...

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Russell Sage Foundation Author/Grantee Edward Wolff Cited in NY Times Article About Record-setting Bull Market and Uneven Wealth Distribution

Release Date:

08/23/2018

... surpassed pre-crisis levels, despite steady economic growth in recent years “This is the decade in which wealth ... in the very sharp performance of the stock market relative to the sharp drop of the housing...

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 2020 Artists in Residence

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01/29/2020

... announced today that thirty-seven artists were selected to participate in its artist-in-residence program at its center in New Orleans. The 2020 cohort is made up of eight New Orleans–based artists and twenty-...

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Arts

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Weinberg Foundation announces communications leadership transition

Release Date:

05/19/2022

... Emmy winner, who also led the Weinberg Foundation to numerous awards recognizing creative excellence. As senior ... and develops speeches for the president and CEO that help to advance the...

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20 Apr 2023

International Grantmakers Network Virtual Coffee Hour

Thursday, April 20, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... all funders with interest in international grantmaking to an informal virtual coffee hour to connect and/or reconnect with our network peers on a ... the meeting. During our coffee hour, we will come ...

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Network Building

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy

Release Date:

02/06/2018

Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy The Surdna ... Andrus Family Fund, announced today an $800,000 commitment to help build...

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Social Justice

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