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13 Apr 2016

Meet the Women and LGBT Activists on the ISIS Frontlines

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -

11:30am to 1:30pm

... rights in Iraq Presenters Amir Ashour, Founder & Executive Director , IraQueer Yanar Mohammed, President, Organization of ... of Women’s Freedom in Iraq Yifat Susskind, Executive Director , MADRE Jody Myrum...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Gender Justice

16 Nov 2023

Paying it Back and Paying it Forward: The Uses and Impact of PRI - A Webinar Hosted by SeaChange

Thursday, November 16, 2023 -

4:00pm to 5:30pm

... interest. PRIs include financing methods such as loans and loan guarantees. SeaChange invites funders to ... have. What will you learn? How can PRIs make a difference as a tool for impact alongside grants...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

16 Jan 2013

Service for Impact Meeting

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 -

8:00am to 10:30am

Whether you fund housing, hunger or higher education, investments in a ... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions and explore new opportunities. Designed for All interested funders. ...

The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

Release Date:

03/18/2014

... institutions can work together on education reform. New York (March 18, 2014) – The Wallace Foundation is ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List

Release Date:

08/01/2014

... Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , has been named as one of this year's Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top ... are just as bold and the foundation is...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... liberal issues group, are coming together to back a new organization called the Coalition for Public Safety. The ... Other partners include the Leadership Conference Education Fund , Right on Crime and the...

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Member News

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust and Sloan Foundation Back Data Science Collaboration

Release Date:

07/08/2015

... the way work is done in a variety of industries such as genetics and finance. The software package, called ... and interactive. Think Google Drive with a brain. The new funding comes from the Leona M. and...

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Member News

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Education

Technology

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures

Release Date:

08/10/2015

... many teeth, according to statistics from the Commonwealth Fund . And a study published last week in the journal Health ... need has spurred oral care professionals to respond with new ways to make dentures...

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Member News

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Health

Workforce Development

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The Commonwealth Fund

NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies

Release Date:

10/28/2015

NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson, Goldman Sachs and IBM named by New York Observer as region’s most generous companies. The 10...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

Release Date:

12/10/2015

A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

Release Date:

01/22/2016

As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported Operation Warm Gives NYC Children Free Coats As temperatures drop and a blizzard looms, the city announced Thursday that 13,000 young students will receive new...

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

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Morgan Stanley

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers

Release Date:

04/20/2016

... collectively receive less than 5% of funds distributed by New York City foundations, according to a Foundation Center ...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... the suspension is lifted, the U.S. will allow about half as many refugees as it used to, capped around 50,000.) In response, the New York Community Trust, which backs local nonprofits, ...

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Member News

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Immigration

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The New York Community Trust

Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste

Release Date:

03/24/2017

... from governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as ... — are increasingly researched and understood. Now, a new pilot project...

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Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... of Lisa Green Hall to the Board’s Investment Committee as an independent advisory member. Lisa’s career spans more ... Anthos Asset Management in 2013, where she launched a new portfolio dedicated to impact...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School

Release Date:

06/01/2017

... among Orban’s critics, who see the prime minister as leading an increasingly authoritarian and corrupt ... of law across the region. Orban’s Fidesz party passed new legislation in April that threatens its...

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Member News

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

Release Date:

07/11/2017

... Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as four other family charities, Reuters reports. This marks ... in the company, according to Reuters. But even with the new...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Unaccountable Nonprofits? This Study Finds against the Myth

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... of us who know something about nonprofits anything at all new is this gem: Nonprofit executives are often fired when ... turnover and annual expenditures, which were used as a proxy for success or mission...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... the first campaigns to partner with Instagram to use their new ads in stories format for charity, EmojiMeals features ... plate, asking users to fill it with a range of emojis such as corn, chicken, pears,...