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06 Jan 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities: Access to Healthy Food as an Essential Ingredient of Community Building

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... Illumination Fund , WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders interested in community building, health, families, early childhood and ... on food pantries and feeding programs, issues of access to healthy food for all has...

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15 Apr 2009

Philanthropy New York Funders of Women & Girls Network Meeting: Advancing Women’s Leadership

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... focus on improving the lives of women and girls in New York. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION   Philanthropy New York is pleased to announce the launch of Funders of Women and Girls, a ... on women’s leadership, reflecting...

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Network Building

Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

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10/02/2013

Part of the foundation 's multiyear, $28 million Opportunity by Design ... design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the demands of the Common Core curriculum. “These districts have the...

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Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

... tackled were easy, business and government could step in and solve them, Bill Gates said at this week's Clinton ... Gates used his own venture, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , as...

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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11/01/2013

... with adopting a "business planning" model for philanthropy in the latest issue of NCRP's Responsive Philanthropy. This ... for inappropriately applying scientific methods to the remediation of...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer's transition ... announced his transition team Monday as he prepares to take over the reins from Comptroller...

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09 Apr 2014

School Diversity in New York City

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... New York City schools are the third most segregated in the country. For the first time in a long while, however, New York City is positioned to address school segregation head on, thanks...

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17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ... while not compromising our rights and fundamental values as a nation? One way is for philanthropy, as a sector which...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics In an op-ed on Quartz, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker says recent attempts to discredit Thomas...

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Economic Security

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle ... of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation , discusses why effective philanthropy is about .....

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Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys

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07/17/2014

... and film projects that have received support from the Ford Foundation 's JustFilms initiative. “The 2014 nominations are a testament to the range and excellence in artistry of film and...

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

... Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases ... the school supply donations through...

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

... Education UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a ... opportunities for participating students to...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit As a philanthropist, Virginia Sloane presided over the ... Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give away...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... week announced the launch of a new Clean Energy Initiative to support state-based solutions aimed at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in the United States. Bloomberg Philanthropies...

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OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

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04/13/2015

OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process Storytelling can be an ... has used Narativ trainers. “People we work with are used to telling one particular...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

... for Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U.S. cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation announced the...

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

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06/15/2015

... include Gibney Dance, which was awarded $100,000 to build, in partnership with Sanctuary for Families and Safe Horizon, ... in low-income neighborhoods; and the Computers for Youth ...

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Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report

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07/09/2015

Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report During my very first days as President of the Ford Foundation , I participated in a ... what happens...

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Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff

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08/05/2015

... Women account for a clear majority of art museum staffs in the United States, comprising approximately 60% of positions, according to a recent museum demographic survey released by the Andrew W. Mellon...

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