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Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... by Domestic Violence Survivors Carol Corden, Executive Director of New Destiny Housing. This piece was submitted on behalf of ... evidence informed alternatives to short-term shelter such as...

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Insights

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Housing and Homelessness

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Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

Ms. Foundation for Women Selects Deborah Jacobs as Vice President, Advocacy and Policy

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... rights advocate and champion Deborah Jacobs to lead the new department as the Vice President, Advocacy and Policy. Jacobs will ... if not all of New Jersey's major newspapers, including...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... the world in one year with $100,000, an office space in New York City and support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation ... that experience to make change in the nation’s municipal finance system. Bhatti aims to...

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Social Justice

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Arts Innovation and Management Program

Release Date:

05/11/2018

... the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program to seven new cities. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen ... will provide unrestricted general operating support as well as arts...

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Arts

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

09 Feb 2012

Family Philanthropy: Creating Your Giving Identity: Tools and Tips for Next Gen Philanthropists

Thursday, February 9, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Teleconference

... say they want the next generation at the table. Yet how do new trustees develop their personal values and ideas to ... call features two individuals who survived and thrived as next gen board members and now...

Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

Release Date:

04/30/2015

... enrolled in the lowest quality programs, according to a new report released Wednesday by researchers at the National ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Education

06 Jun 2012

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Innovative Approaches to Better Serve Youth and Young Adults

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... will learn from presentations by JobsFirstNYC and the New York City Department of Education about new initiatives to better connect youth and young adults with ... Philanthropy, American Express David Fischer...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation President & CEO, Cecilia Clarke, Announces Departure

Release Date:

03/17/2021

... will be leaving the Foundation this summer to embark on a new personal and professional chapter. I am filled with joy as I pursue a long-standing dream of attending graduate ... remarkable generosity of the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

Release Date:

02/21/2018

Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies The Ford ... The group is known for spending creatively to find new ways to solve problems: Typically, foundations limit .....

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Ford Foundation

22 Apr 2022

Exploring the Impact of Environmental and Social Justice Youth Programming

Friday, April 22, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:00am

As the world continues to wrestle with the impacts of climate ... followed by Q& amp ;A. Speakers Iyeshima Harris , Project Director , East New York Farms Clarisa James ,...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Social Justice

Kress and Mellon Support First Academic Art Museum and Library Summit

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... pairs of library and museum directors from prestigious North American academic institutions to address opportunities ... collaboration. The Summit will focus on the ways that new pedagogical models and...

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Member News

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Arts

Education

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

Release Date:

05/18/2016

... today that 40 nonprofit organizations have been selected as inaugural recipients of the Community Progress Makers Fund , a $20 million grant initiative to support visionary ... nonprofit organizations in their...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Citi Foundation

Member Input on Official Statement on Protecting the 2020 Census

Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has recommended that PNY ... is a major threat to a full and fair Census 2020 count. As the Funders Committee for Civic Participation has noted, ... impact of this...

19 Oct 2010

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program, presented by Disability ... and help to create more inclusive communities. As we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the American ... for the Blind. PRESENTERS Susan...

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Issue-Based

De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax

Release Date:

01/29/2014

Several business executives, including Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund , have signed on to Mayor de Blasio's plan to raise taxes ... citywide pre-K and after-school programs, reported...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Education

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Rockefeller Family Fund

24 Oct 2019

The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’s Holding NYC Nonprofits Back?

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... building partners, vendors, skill sets in organizations, as well as available funding and financing. Explore Building ... the gaps, and the road ahead Presenters Rachel Baker , Director of...

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Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

09 Apr 2013

Foundation Administrators Network: Making IT Decisions – Peer Case Studies

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

The Century Foundation, One Whitehall Street, 15th Fl., NYC

... topics - grants management systems and cloud computing - as case studies to help frame the conversation. We look ... for foundation administration, including human resources, finance , and operations...

Fear, Hope, and Hunger: Inside the Crisis at the Southern Border

Release Date:

10/03/2019

... Mexico. The rawness of the experience was surreal, as if I had landed in The Twilight Zone and was traveling ... one was clear on what the process would be like under the new policy. Our only point of...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

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Tides

Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... 21st century American performing arts canon, Apollo New Works . Made possible with the support of a $2 million ... the Apollo to create a new work. Choreographed by artistic director Eduardo...