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Groups seek changes in NY policy as hunger grows

Release Date:

10/14/2013

... Advocacy groups are pushing for changes in New York policy to attack what they say is a rising tide of hunger among the ... combating obesity and boosting farming. The Hunger Action Network is pushing for...

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Food Systems

Making IT Decisions

Publication date:

12/2012

... your foundation’s technology needs, it is critical to understand how to approach projects so you make decisions that fit your ... Foundation , guided members through key elements to making smart IT decisions. Making IT Decisions ...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Information Technology

Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree

Release Date:

04/15/2014

... executive director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and executive director of the Asian Law Caucus. Her ... multi-generational organizing and activism, and has led to the creation of new models of...

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Social Justice

Ravi Venkatesan Joins Rockefeller Foundation Board

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... former chairman of Microsoft India, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. ... founder and chairman of Social Venture Partners India, a network of philanthropists addressing...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases made in its stores ... the Kids In Need Foundation, which operates a...

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Funding Area

Education

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Target Corporation

American Express Awards $5 Million to Boost Volunteering

Release Date:

03/18/2015

American Express Awards $5 Million to Boost Volunteering American Express and the American ... Foundation have announced a four-year, $5 million grant to the National Park Foundation in support of an effort...

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Volunteerism

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

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American Express

NYPost Takes On de Blasio's Relationship with Success Academy

Release Date:

08/19/2015

... in New York City — the Success Academy Charter Schools network . With 11,000 students in schools across four ...

Westchester Community Foundation's Rossi Leads Brainstorming Session for Healthy Westchester

Release Date:

09/30/2016

... White Plains with The Keep Westchester Thriving Coalition to discuss ways to keep the county strong. "Our Budget. Our Values: A .....

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano

Release Date:

08/30/2017

Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano A number of ... Federico, professor of chemistry at Pratt Institute, and a network of scientists and researchers to...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Mark Zuckerberg Clashed With Facebook Execs Over Letting Employees Work On His Philanthropy

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... His Philanthropy Mark Zuckerberg wanted Facebook employees to work on projects for his philanthropic fund, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, but was forced to abandon the idea early last year after opposition...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The JPB Foundation and Others Fund Brain Circuitry Research

Release Date:

05/03/2018

... learning. This circuit, which is distinct from the brain network used to learn from firsthand experiences, relies on input from a ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

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 interested in the ... and vision loss in New York. The purpose of the group is to stay updated on the issues and trends...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Funding Area

Health

Public Policy

27 Jun 2024

COO Roundtable - June 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Roundtable is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network , composed of senior-level executive officers who are ... for the financial and administrative oversight and day to day management of their...

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Network Building

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Research to Prevent Blindness Expands Career Development Award

Release Date:

06/24/2020

Research to Prevent Blindness Expands Career Development Award June 9, 2020 - Today, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) announces exciting changes to its flagship grant, the RPB Career...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... We Must Adapt By Maya Winkelstein, Executive Director, Open Road Alliance. This article was the final in a ... one? When is it time for an organization to change or adapt? Do we revisit strategies every 3 or 5...

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Insights

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Open Road Alliance

Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down

Release Date:

08/13/2014

... taking in a great deal of knowledge that could be helpful to other foundations "considering or already implementing a ... the authors write: "For us, everything now comes down to ensuring our legacy...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

New York State Health Foundation Sponsors Report on All-Payer Database & Consumer Transparency

Release Date:

09/17/2015

... prepared by the APCD Council, examines the issues related to the development of regulations and policies for an ... State policymakers on the choices before them and seeks to preserve an expansive vision for...

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Member News

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Health

Public Policy

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New York Health Foundation

Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

Release Date:

09/28/2015

Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality New York Leading global companies and ... Women today. Achieving gender equality is fundamental to realizing the...

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Member News

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Citi [Corporate]

MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]

Citi Director and NYC Commissioner Jointly Advocate for Helping Immigrants Become Citizens

Release Date:

01/14/2016

... Immigrants and Cities" shows that naturalization may lead to an average increase in individual earnings of 8.9%, or ... becoming a U.S. citizen. If all eligible immigrants were to naturalize, employment...

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Member News

Funding Area

Immigration

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Citi

NY Women’s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’s Initiative

Release Date:

05/16/2016

... advocates, policy experts and young women themselves – to inform how the City can transform the lives of young women and girls across the five ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

The New York Women's Foundation

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