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30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... York Members Briefing, sponsored by the Nathan Cummings Foundation , Open Society Foundations , and Surdna Foundation , with Lambent Foundation and CrossCurrents Foundation...

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Penny Abeywardena Joins the de Blasio Administration as the Head of the Office of International Affairs

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09/16/2014

Penny Abeywardena will depart Clinton Global Initiative to join the de Blasio administration as the head of the Office of International Affairs.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Fusion OpEd Makes Case for New York Times Buying Bloomberg

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06/15/2015

Bloomberg would not be able to bequeath the for-profit Bloomberg LP to his foundation.

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Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank

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09/04/2015

... 30 researchers and a board including some big education names , such Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the director of Harvard ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Education

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The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far

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10/05/2015

A debate sparked by the free-range parenting movement has drawn attention to the threats and intrusions poor, minority families have long endured.

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Children, Youth and Families

Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline

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01/07/2016

The widespread use of suspension and expulsion in schools reflects a national belief in "zero tolerance" to set a tone of academic focus and seriousness and to maintain order and safety. Yet, is this effective discipline?

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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At the Rockefellers’ Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy

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05/23/2016

While Kykuit’s expansive Italian-inspired gardens with French and English influences are gorgeous year-round, the blossoming roses make June one of the best times to visit.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Arts

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20 Sep 2016

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Arts and Culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months.

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Arts

Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

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01/09/2017

Michele Kumi Baer at The New York Community Trust asks, "How do we get the City to more deeply embrace the values of cultural equity, and enshrine those values in the plan?"

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Arts

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Philanthropist David Rockefeller Dies at 101

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03/20/2017

David Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist with the fabled family name who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade and wielded vast influence around the world even longer as he spread the gospel of American capitalism, died on...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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05/08/2017

For cities and urban planners the issues surrounding how much autonomous vehicles could change the way we live and the shape of our communities in the coming decades is very significant.

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Community Development

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Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen

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05/30/2017

The chef behind Osteria Francescana - a restaurant that topped the World’s 50 Best List in 2016 - is planning to open one of his food waste-fighting soup kitchens, called Refettorios, in the Bronx.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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NYPD Boss James O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources

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08/29/2017

The city’s top cop recently overturned a guilty verdict against an officer in a department misconduct trial. Then the NYPD and the Civilian Complaint Review Board — citing a state law protecting police disciplinary records — wouldn’t say what the...

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Family of Boy Who Wears Dresses Sues Education Department

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08/30/2017

Leo’s parents, Danielle Super and Michael Davis, filed a lawsuit last week with the New York City Commission on Human Rights that says Public School 107 in Park Slope created a hostile environment for their son, in violation of his rights.

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A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia

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09/06/2017

There is a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit work that counters ideas of Islam as foreign and dangerous. And all of them are connected by an invisible thread: Pillars Fund.

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Raising Money from the Modern Family

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09/06/2017

When fundraising efforts focus on couples, nonprofits miss some of their best potential donors. The typical donor profile is shifting fast, in part because women are often earning as much as or more than their husbands.

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Health at A Planetary Scale

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09/14/2017

Why we should think bigger about public health — way bigger.

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Health

Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator

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09/29/2017

State Assemblyman Peter Lopez will take over this weekend as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's top official in a region that reaches from the Adirondacks to the storm-wracked Caribbean.

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...

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