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20 Jul 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)

Thursday, July 20, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

This program is the first part of a two -part series. The second part is slated for September 14, ... what’s currently happening in summer learning across New York City, and how we might expand...

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Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass

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07/11/2019

... President & CEO, National Council of Nonprofits The two weeks following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 ruling ... in federal district courts in California, Maryland, and New York...

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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

This post originally appeared on The New Global Citizen and is reposted here with permission. by ... align business activities with social benefit. While pure philanthropy remains an important component of CSR,...

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Between Resistance and Rebuilding

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04/05/2021

... Rapid response networks and coalitions emerged quickly. New organizations were launched to address the needs of their ... formations envision affirmative policy advocacy? How can philanthropy invest in these...

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How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

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09/28/2011

... The Clark Foundation Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York ( This essay originally appeared in Foundation Leaders ...

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30 Sep 2024

Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

Monday, September 30, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 9/27

... the NYC Charter reflects the needs and aspirations of all New Yorkers, including the vital role of the nonprofit ... Abel , Senior Policy Counsel, Lawyers Alliance for New York Joo-Hyun Kang...

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Evelynn M. Hammonds Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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08/22/2013

... Deadly Scourge: The Campaign to Control Diptheria in New York City, 1880-1930, many scholarly articles and the ...

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Ms. Foundation Launches Public Voices Fellowship

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02/12/2016

... to become influential on a large scale. Previous fellows have had their work published in top-tier media outlets including The New York Times and The Washington Post, and have appeared on CNN...

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Gender Justice

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Teagle Foundation Forum Explores What Liberal Arts Can Offer Underrepresented Students

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10/05/2019

... What Liberal Arts Can Offer Underrepresented Students NEW YORK — At a recent forum marking the Teagle Foundation’s ...

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Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award

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11/03/2014

... doubling the foundation’s endowment and adding sixteen new policy experts to TCF’s roster. Under her watch, TCF fellows won a National Magazine Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and ... led to a change in U.S. policy...

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Tech Companies Lead the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up - Century Foundation Study

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11/13/2015

... on family leave policies: the technology sector. In a new report on paid family leave in the tech industry, TCF ... companies like Netflix, Google, and Facebook are setting new standards for family-forward...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells

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02/29/2016

... but also for improving gene therapy methods to deliver new DNA to patients with genetic mutations. “The ... Dmitry Lyumkis, a Salk Fellow and co-senior author of the new paper, published in Nature on February...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge?

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10/21/2021

... But in some of our recent grants, we’ve begun to explore new ways of thinking about public knowledge and to experiment with new ways of putting knowledge to work. These grants exemplify ... an act of national...

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Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration

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09/16/2014

... of Cultural Affairs. He will be serving under the new Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Tom Finkelpearl. The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is the largest local ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... Foundation announced today the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees: Mellody Hobson, Sharon ... to guide our organization through a crucial time for philanthropy and for our country. The...

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Build Trust With A Purpose Statement

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12/05/2016

... Director of Corporate Services, TCC Group As we enter a new era in US politics, there is increased pressure on ... and define their purpose. We took a look at companies in two industries—healthcare and...

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Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

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01/30/2014

... success" project in the U.S., reported The Chronicle of Philanthropy . Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday ... young male offenders from returning to jail, as nearly two -thirds now do. Pay-for-...

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MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education

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05/06/2014

... secondary education, reports Triple Pundit. At the Global Philanthropy Forum last week, MacArthur Foundation and ... durations are one to three years. In addition to the two foundations, several other partners...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

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01/12/2015

... In the United States, nearly $1 trillion is committed to philanthropy — sitting in foundations, donor-advised funds ... committed funds are traditionally divided into two silos: grants for social impact and...

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