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16 Feb 2016

NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia: The State of the Schools

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... role in the education arena, at this moment of challenge and opportunity. Fred Frelow , Senior Program ... District-charter school collaborations School funding NYC -NYS connections No Child Left Behind and the...

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NY Women's Foundation, Pfizer Among "Above & Beyond" Honorees

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03/02/2016

... award honorees, a recognition for 25 New York women of "public and civic mind." Ana Oliveira, President and ... honored at an event on March 31. Nisha Agarwal, Mayor's Office for Immigrant...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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01 Mar 2018

Exploring Career Pathways in STEM - Brown Bag Lunch

Thursday, March 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Funders for a brown bag lunch to discuss the benefits of science-based internships for high school students. The ... ) featuring its two authors - Preeti Gupta, Director of Youth Learning and Research at the...

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The Education Foundation of America Announces Two New Staff Members

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04/29/2019

The Education Foundation of America Announces Two New Staff Members The Educational ... David began his legal career working for the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and the ACLU ...

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The Educational Foundation of America

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26 Feb 2020

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XIV - Culture Shift: Embracing New Realities

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

Please join Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York for ... delivered by James G. Sheehan, Chief, Charities Bureau , Office of...

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Arcus Foundation Names Annette Lanjouw and Jason McGill Co-Executive Directors

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01/24/2017

... The Arcus Foundation announced today the appointment of Annette Lanjouw , previously Vice President, Great Apes ... Initiatives, and Jason McGill , previously Vice President of Social Justice Program, as Co-...

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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

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02/29/2012

... Ward, Deputy Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Change often takes time. For funders interested ... in high-cost areas, including Medicaid and employee health benefits. Both the state...

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Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date

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08/03/2020

... to 38 human services nonprofits. For a complete list of the grants awarded, go to wcf-ny.org . The initial ... requisite technology, that they could comply with public health measures through the purchase...

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Disaster Relief

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Everyone Into the Pool

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07/10/2024

... do to make cooling waters accessible to all. The summer of 2024 will be hotter than ever, with forecasts predicting ... Adams launched an initiative known as “Let’s Swim NYC ,” which the City touted as...

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Children, Youth and Families

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30 Oct 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues ... At this meeting, Paula Gavin, Chief Service Officer at NYC Service, will share...

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New York City Vision Funders Network

New York City Vision Funders Network is a peer network of grantmakers who fund or are interested in the program area of blindness and vision rehabilitation services and eye care ... and (2) opportunities and...

10 Mar 2014

The City Budget: Understanding a Vital Lifeline for New York’s Nonprofits

Monday, March 10, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... organizations providing human services receive 85 percent of their budgets from government contracts. In fiscal year ... services contracts totaling more than $5.5 billion. All of that spending is authorized...

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Arts Funders Create Fund in The New York Community Trust to Advance Cultural Policy and Equity in New York City

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11/03/2014

... equity within the sector. Under the combined leadership of the Booth Ferris, Lambent, and Robert Rauschenberg ... York Community Trust, and the David Rockefeller Fund, the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund is expected...

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A Weak Foundation

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03/09/2011

... Mack I have spent more than three decades in the world of philanthropy, as a program officer at a major national ... bottom line to be concerned with; we were in the business of doing good— of...

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University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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03/03/2021

University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. ... the first hospitality school in Texas – the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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16 May 2012

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Donors Breakfast

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Beekman Tower Hotel, 3 Mitchell Place, NYC

To coincide with the 11th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , First ... Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Youth, Women, Health , Education, Poverty, Food and Water Security, Rural ...

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11 Feb 2013

Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where is Philanthropy?

Monday, February 11, 2013 - 4:00pm to Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:00pm

Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC

... with public policy and government means in the context of the rapidly changing political scene. Participants will engage on pressing issues such as K-12 education, health care reform and poverty. Explore How...

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United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs

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06/16/2014

... into community hubs that link families to services such as health clinics, dental screenings, job training and parenting ... worth $13 million a year for four years to the United Way of New York City, which...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, ... to a new Commonwealth Fund survey. At the close of ACA's first open enrollment period,...

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