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The Issues We’re Taking to the Hill

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02/21/2018

... issues and actions that are top priorities for the year. Now , we’re looking toward Foundations on the Hill , the ... would help us do our work better. Foundations on the Hill is taking place Monday, March 12...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Names Erica Guyer as New General Counsel

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03/27/2023

... range of legal, ethical, and governance matters. “Erica is deeply committed to our mission, and her exemplary ... the U.S. and around the world,” said Ms. Guyer . “It is a tremendous honor to join Dr. Shah’s...

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Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

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03/28/2018

... ice and snow. Reintroducing beavers to their former homes is one ways that the Methow Beaver Project, Grand Canyon ... With the effects of climate change already underway, it is important for funders and...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation President & CEO, Cecilia Clarke, Announces Departure

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03/17/2021

... from President & CEO, Cecilia Clarke Dear Friends, It is with a full heart that I write to share that I will be ... school to study clinical social work. However, my joy is not without a tinge of sadness...

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Brooklyn Org

PNY is Headed to Capitol Hill - Learn More about Foundations on the Hill and Why We're Going

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02/16/2024

... for, and how you can engage and participate! What is Foundations on the Hill? Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) is organized every year by the United Philanthropy Forum, a membership network of which PNY ...

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PNY News

20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

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8:30am to 11:00am

... development will help these young people – who until now have had few if any options – pursue their educations ... , Carnegie Corporation of New York , Ford Foundation , Open Society Foundations , The Morton K...

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Who Are the One Million New Yorkers Still Without Healthcare?

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06/25/2014

... concerned about - the poor, immigrants, minorities. What is New York State of Health doing between now and the next sign-up period starting November 15 to help ... of enrollment. The data, which represent the...

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New York Community Trust Honors 2015 Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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12/01/2015

... size, budget, and age. Founded in 2006, America Needs You is the smallest with a budget of $3.2 million and 20 full ... of Stetwin Consulting and NPCC Board Member. Now in its ninth year, the Awards program...

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Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of NY

How Can We Be Better Funders? Let's Do the Homework

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05/26/2021

... Later I learned to speak the language of philanthropy. Now at TCC Group, I use my translation skills to help ... to minimize the burden on nonprofit organizations. It is my fervent hope that this streamlined...

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TCC Group

Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and ... “It’s a real honor to talk about a fellow who is my hero and Bill Gates’ hero. He...

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Citi and Goldman Sachs Launching Projects with NYC to Boost Women Business Owners

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03/12/2015

... entrepreneurs with the goal of connecting 5,000 of them to free training and business services over the next three ... Department of Small Business Services (SBS) will provide free training directly to new...

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Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights

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08/31/2017

... the first round of negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Liberal government of Prime ... that the modernized Nafta will not only be an exemplary free -trade deal, it will also be a fair...

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The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... million public school students would be provided with a free daily lunch. The move came a few months after state ... lunch shaming — across the state. Lunch shaming is the practice of publicly penalizing...

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke- Free World. The tobacco giant plans to donate about $80 ... and president-designate of the Foundation for a Smoke- Free World, Derek Yach, a former...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

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07/02/2015

... local chapter (comprised largely of young Brooklynites), is led by millennials committed to shaping public policy, ... that impact their future. Brooklyn Community Foundation is committed to changing this with...

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School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked

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11/09/2015

... privilege – or lack of privilege – of those the system is to serve. In education, when we make parents ... responsibility to educate all of our children that is central to our democracy. When markets and “...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Philanthropy in Focus

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10/07/2020

... how busy fall at PNY can be. Reflecting back on that time now often feels like a distant memory - a feeling I’m sure ... happens when the entire country, indeed the entire world, is forced to press pause and...

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Philanthropy New York

Kiki Louya, "Top Chef" Contestant, Announced as First-Ever Executive Director of the Restaurant Worker's Community Foundation

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05/18/2021

... in hospitality. With new executive leadership, RWCF is poised to deepen and expand some of its most important ... community-building and organizational expansion efforts. Now , leaning on Louya's lived...

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Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping commitments to support LGBTQ+ communities

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06/02/2022

... organizations for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights. Ford is also doubling its annual investment in trans communities, ... culture of oppression to one of opportunity and inclusion is to continue pairing...

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