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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

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06/03/2014

... approve proposals from up to 200 schools to redesign their mission and organizational practices in ways that principals ... in each other as they work together toward the shared mission of improving the...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

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01/18/2013

... local high schools and few public transportation routes into or out of the neighborhood. Our over-extended Executive ... we have to be disciplined and focused in order to stay on mission and not get diverted...

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A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

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09/30/2020

... we are partnering, we freeze? One moment we celebrate the mission and work of our grantee partners and the very next we ...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

New York Community Trust's HIVE Grants to Boost Digital Media Learning

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06/02/2014

Teens will record residents' stories to make a multimedia map of the Bronx; make, play, and remix wired steel drums; and use a rock camp, audio lab, and planetarium to learn about the science of sound-with grants from the Hive Digital Media Learning...

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Children, Youth and Families

Communications/Media

Education

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The New York Community Trust

History of U.S. Philanthropy

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08/2008

A brief history of U.S. philanthropy, along with key facts about philanthropy in New York.

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Article

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx

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11/02/2022

... Through public-private partnership with NYCHA, the Fund is investing in leadership development, workforce skills, ...

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Recap and Recordings: Money and Power in Post-Election America

Meeting Summary Storify collection from "Money and Power in Post-Election America." The conference's Breakout Sessions were not livestreamed, and the live Tweets from the sessions enable us to...

Philanthropy New York urges state and local government to ensure full, on-time payment and contracting with the nonprofit sector to ensure the health and safety of New York’s most vulnerable residents

... As outlined in Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s June 2020 report , 50% of contracts in 2019 between nonprofits and the ...

26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... color and the infusion of diverse voices and experiences into decision- making processes are necessary to ensure the ... and findings in the recently published Diversity Counts report . Opportunities, barriers...

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12 Apr 2011

Are Current Immigration Enforcement Policies Good for New York?

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... Agreements, which require local law enforcement to report information regarding any arrest they make to ICE, is ...

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18 Sep 2013

NYC Paves the Way: Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce for the Tech Sector

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Nonprofits and the education system are filling the pipeline for the fastest growing tech sector in the U.S. — New York City. Join our panel for a conversation about the ubiquity of apps, social networks and all other kinds of digital media, with a...

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05 Mar 2014

Economies of Inclusion: Building Strong Local Businesses and Communities

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

For decades, low-and middle-income workers' wages and benefits have failed to keep up with an ever-increasing cost of living, decreasing the social well-being of millions. Income and wealth disparities have become severe and corrosive to the dream...

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Community Development

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27 Mar 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Evaluating the Onboarding Process

Thursday, March 27, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... After the panel and Q&A, members will have time to break into small groups and discuss their own experiences with ... — what has worked and what hasn’t — and then report back and share with the larger...

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Network Building

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Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York’s Health Policy Working Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the newly appointed Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Most recently, she has been a program director for African...

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30 Sep 2014

To Convene Or Not to Convene?

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... to document the skills, training, and competencies that go into a successful convening. Last year, they published “ ... collective intelligence through in-person convening. This report is what inspired...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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New York State

11 Feb 2015

Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -

4:00pm to 9:00pm

"CITIZENFOUR" is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents...

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Film Screening

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Social Justice

To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

Release Date:

08/16/2012

... water, along with sand and toxic chemicals, are injected into rock. Underground water supplies are at risk of ... as produced water, can contain toxic chemicals and leak into soil and water. Methane, a...

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