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Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile

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05/12/2016

... in Chile The Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile’s Atacama ... The Simons Observatory is a collaboration among Princeton University , the University...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Science

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What Business Can Learn From Buddhism

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10/02/2017

... Millennials, we are told, have a different attitude to work than their elders. They want to work for organisations committed to values and ethics, where there is a higher...

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New York Health Foundation Shares Key Findings from Food & Health Survey

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08/16/2022

... Shares Key Findings from Food & Health Survey Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 10 New Yorkers—nearly 2 ... Evidence proves that individuals with uncertain access to food have lower diet quality,...

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Food Systems

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Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

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05/17/2016

... stories, both personal and collective, is a powerful way to create the world we want to see. Anthropologist Clifford ... Agenda on the panel alongside Brett Davidson of the Open ...

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The Opportunity Agenda

17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... of survival. She will also present the study’s call to action: recommendations for how the prevailing issues ... New York Funders of Women and Girls is a professional peer network for funders whose grantmaking...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Awards $1 Million Grant to The Financial Clinic to Build Financial Security for Working Poor Americans

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11/19/2015

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Awards $1 Million Grant to The Financial Clinic to Build Financial Security for ... Invest in and further develop Change Machine and grow its network of strategic...

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Economic Security

01 Nov 2019

2020 Election Series: Making it Real: The Link Between Issue Organizing, Ballot Initiatives, and Building Power - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Friday, November 1, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... long term power? How do efforts like early voter education lay the foundation for issue-...

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Civic Engagement

14 Sep 2022

How Funders Are Helping Their Nonprofit Partners Get their Student Loans Forgiven by October – A Members Briefing Co-Hosted by PSLF.nyc

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... the next 60 days we have an existing, massive, opportunity to forgive student debt. After 14 years with a deeply flawed ... program we need. Because of a special US Department of Education program related...

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Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

Release Date:

06/28/2024

... non-profit human service sector has long been positioned to do the work of countering inequity and injustice, tasked ... and expanded. But that alone is not enough. The need to transform...

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Leadership Development

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Mentors

... actively engaged in the sector and bring a generous spirit to their work. Mentors serve as facilitators, resources, and ... Officer, Pinkerton Foundation Pam Funai, Grants Officer, Open Society...

06 May 2011

You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission

Friday, May 6, 2011 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... program officers, and other funders interested in education , civic engagement, community development, social justice, and/or advocacy as a tool to further their mission. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION True or ... that...

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Philanthropy Should Support States and Cities to Keep Advancing the Climate Movement

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12/07/2016

Philanthropy Should Support States and Cities to Keep Advancing the Climate Movement by Vien Truong, ... Protection Agency, back out of the Paris Agreement, open public lands for fracking and deregulate the fossil...

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Environment and Climate Change

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11 Jun 2019

Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative Workforce Approaches - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... Adult Community Learning, Division of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE), LaGuardia Community...

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Workforce Development

Brooklyn Public Library Receives $400,000 From The New York Life Foundation

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06/16/2014

... two year, $400,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation to expand its Brooklyn Connections program. The program is ... the Brooklyn Connections program has increased its network of partner schools over the...

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Pay Attention to Brownsville

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06/15/2016

Pay Attention to Brownsville by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy ... could provide some interesting lessons for funders working to improve all sorts of communities. it t is also changing ... a variety of...

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PNY News

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Health

Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative

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01/25/2018

Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative The Pinkerton Foundation announced a grant of $3.8 million to John Jay College of Criminal Justice for continued support ... in its sixth...

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Justice Reform

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The Wallace Foundation Publishes New Report - How Can State Policy Support Local School Districts Develop Principal Pipelines?

Release Date:

10/06/2021

... a cadre of effective school principals is left largely to each of the nation’s 14,000 school districts. But does ... Hardly. That’s the premise of this report by state education policy scholar Paul Manna. In...

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Sunsetting the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

Release Date:

10/11/2023

... the fund. As a social justice intermediary committed to resourcing grassroots movements through values-aligned ... with three tough questions: What value-add do we bring to our REP grantee partners? What role...

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