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Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

Release Date:

04/14/2014

by Bruce S. Trachtenberg, Advisor, Communications Network The idea of time-limiting foundations seems to be gaining more traction. As counterpoint, a recent ... why they choose perpetuity. As a guide for...

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American Express and The New York Women's Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project

Release Date:

02/11/2020

... Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project An open letter from the six women of the American Express ... commitments and programs and calls on leaders everywhere to proudly back women’s ambition. NEW...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

05 Jun 2019

Census 2020: Young Children and the Census Undercount - A Webinar Hosted by Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Collaborative (ECFC), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... use census data for community planning, including where to open new stores...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers NEW ... Social Impact Fund. Operated by Refugee Investment Network (RIN) and the International...

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The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

09/22/2015

The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels The amount of ... and activists announced Tuesday. The figure is 50 times higher than the $52 billion that had been divested exactly ... from...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Arabella Advisors

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Announces New Staff and Board Members

Release Date:

10/15/2020

... President: Dear friends and colleagues, We are delighted to announce that Vonda Brunsting, Marc Diaz, Terrelene ... of Science in psychology from California Polytechnic State University . Vonda Brunsting Vonda...

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A Message from CEO Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

Release Date:

05/14/2021

... in an old house. When we opened the walls five years ago to replace the windows, I was astounded to find ancient ... creation of a more equitable, sustainable, and democratic society . At the...

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PNY News

Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

... Columnist, The New York Times . In his opening comments to Philanthropy New York members, Eliasson talked about a ... projects I could put it into. I would focus on girls’ education , maternal health, youth...

Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans to Lead Pop Culture Collaborative

Release Date:

03/15/2017

Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans to Lead Pop Culture Collaborative The Nathan Cummings ... sense of the present and imagine the future of American society . A first-of-its-kind...

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Arts

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New York State Health Foundation Publishes Review of NY State Laws Regarding Surprise Bills

Release Date:

02/26/2019

... Bills Bipartisan support is swelling for a federal fix to combat "surprise" bills, which often occur when patients receive out-of- network care in an emergency or don't realize a specialist .....

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New York Health Foundation

Diahann Billings-Burford Named Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

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03/12/2014

... program, the programs and resources they provide to stimulate and support employee community engagement, and ... urban areas. There, Billings-Burford lead the efforts to open 4 charter school...

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Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2017

... Brooklyn Community Foundation announces $100,000 in grants to five nonprofits that are expanding or advocating for ... lots into community gardens. 596 Acres has helped transform 28 vacant lots in Brooklyn...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Wil Priester joins Arabella Advisors as CFO; Shelley Whelpton to Lead Arabella Advisors' Mid-Atlantic Practice

Release Date:

10/15/2013

... on aligning financial systems and operational policies to better serve Arabella's clients. He comes to Arabella with ... He has a B.S. in Commerce with Distinction from the University of...

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Arabella Advisors

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

Release Date:

01/11/2021

... Vice President of People, Culture, Equity We are excited to welcome today Marianna Schaffer as Vice President of ... self-awareness, and dedication of its staff and board and network of partners,” said Tanuja...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Pinkerton Expands Science Mentoring for High School Scholars

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07/20/2015

... Foundation announced that it will make grants of up to $10 million over the next five years to provide authentic ... the Zuckerman Mind-Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University ; the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

SNF Temporarily Pauses Submission of New Grant Requests for Projects in Greece

Release Date:

12/11/2018

... for projects in Greece, “taking a step back in order to assess where we are and where we need to be going.” Follows SNF’s announcement: “The Stavros ... respond , to the extent possible,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation

Release Date:

09/25/2023

... future. They are also taking a bit of a gamble. Deciding to spend on a college education is a large financial commitment, one that often ... ensuring that federal financial aid supporting students in ...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality

Release Date:

11/05/2021

... was 11 at the time. As with many watershed expansions to civil rights, formal laws are sometimes lagging ... curve, challenging us to continue the journey toward our higher and better ideals...

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Disabilities

Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort

... Philanthropy Cohort Is your organization working to embed more trust-based, racially equitable practices in ... action cohort, offered in collaboration with Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and the...

14 Sep 2012

Social Justice on the Streets: New Developments Around "Stop-and-Frisk" and Discriminatory Policing

Friday, September 14, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:30am

... conducted over 685,000 stops of New Yorkers—equivalent to 78 stops an hour and an over 600% increase in the number ... by The Atlantic Philanthropies , North Star Fund and Open Society...

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