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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

Release Date:

12/15/2015

... that will receive $100,000 collectively through its new Neighborhood Strength initiative. Grants range from $5,000 to $15,000 and will bolster the work of neighborhood residents, nonprofits, and community...

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

22 Feb 2021

Bottom-up Climate Policy: How One State Coalition is Influencing Federal Climate Policy

Monday, February 22, 2021 -

7:30pm to 8:30pm

... NorthLight Foundation Designed for All interested funders regardless of role in your foundation. What to ... Nathan Cummings Foundation The New York Community Trust Neighborhood Funders...

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

Public Policy

2023 Operational Reports

Publication date:

05/2023

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board & Trustees

Overstepping When Should Foundations Weigh in on Grantee Governance - Presentation

Publication date:

06/2018

View materials of the program " Overstepping When Should Foundations Weigh in on Grantee Governance "

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Program Presentation

Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... Following three decades in the public sector as a neighborhood planner, an administrator at Brooklyn Borough ... one of the area’s largest private community-focused funders , with an emphasis on supporting...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

04 Nov 2015

Sectoral Employment Strategies for Young Adults: Lessons for the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... of the second chance system has been questioned by many funders based on evaluations of these programs prior to 2000. ... Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation - along with a group of employers - will...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Location

New York City

On Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn: Start With Existing Community Assets

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... event last Friday in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood , Governor Cuomo announced $1.4 billion in ... cohesion and (re)build the health and well-being of the neighborhood ; The Brownsville Community Justice...

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Insights

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... how to build power and change policy. We believe that funders should invest in communities and organizations that ... organizers, advocates, government actors, and funders in addressing large and complex...

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Insights

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

13 Feb 2019

Public Health Approaches to Eye Care Delivery

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

The New York City Vision Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or ... group 's meetings. Agenda Join the New York City Vision Funders Group...

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All Funders

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Health

Public Policy

NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

Release Date:

10/27/2015

... the Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood in partnership with the Goren Group , a real estate firm owned and operated by women. Cuomo, ...

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Member News

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Social Justice

Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

2019 PNY Public Policy Fellowship Application

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Job Description

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... school youth. His first position in Boston was with Boston Neighborhood Housing, which financed affordable housing rehab ... steering committee of the Non-Profit Financial Managers Group , which continues to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action

Publication date:

02/2016

The state Commission to Examine Nonprofit Human Services Organizations Closures published this report, New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action. The Human Services Council (HSC) convened the commission to examine the systemic problems contributing to the instability of so many nonprofit human services organizations, and we brought together stakeholders from philanthropy, academia, direct service, nonprofit coalitions, and others with nonprofit expertise to reflect on the sector in an effort to deliver thoughtful and succinct recommendations through a nine-month process...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Human Services Council of NYC

10/20/2015 - More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation - Recording and Presentation

Publication date:

10/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation."

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Audio/Video Recording

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

Release Date:

01/18/2013

... Red Hook Initiative One hot day last summer, a group of our staff and board members sat together working on ... and few public transportation routes into or out of the neighborhood . Our over-extended Executive...

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Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

Release Date:

04/19/2018

... receiving $5.7 million in funding support from six major funders . At a forum today in Washington, D.C., with ... representing all 11 universities, as well as major funders , in attendance, the University...

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Education

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Ford Foundation

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

"As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm"

Publication date:

11/2017

New Southern Community Leaders' newest report, " As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm ," explores opportunities for philanthropy to invest in environmental, racial and climate justice in the South.

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Report

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All Funders

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

2024 PNY Membership Report to the Board

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board & Trustees

9/21/15 - What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - PPT and Resources

Publication date:

09/2015

Resources from Philanthropy New York's 101 program on board service.

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18 Mar 2021

Embracing Alternative Leadership Structures in Nonprofit Executive Transitions

Thursday, March 18, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... structures can be both rewarding and challenging for funders to support, both during the transition and moving ... experiment and embrace alternative forms of leadership How funders can support alternative...