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The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing the Greek Crisis

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08/21/2015

... philanthropy should not attempt to assume or substitute for a government’s responsibility to offer public services. ... this initiative. We are fully aware of our limitations to change the current landscape,...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits

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02/07/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits ... Muslims communities Arab American Family Support Center ($10,000) for outreach, social...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work ... Surdna Foundation This piece orignially appeared on the Center for Effective Philanthropy's CEP Blog and is reposted ... work...

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Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

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09/19/2019

... in funding to five inaugural grantee partners: The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation , Jobs for the Future , ... grants to inform our longer-term goals and theory of ...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Between Two Hands: From Conversation to Commitment

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05/08/2026

... outlines concrete action steps that funders can take to change the trajectory of the Black maternal health crisis. ... the program ended. It sounds simple, almost obvious, but for many funders, it remains a...

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03 Dec 2019

New York Environmental Funders Network – Winter Meeting

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... in the program areas of environment, sustainability, climate and conservation in New York City and/or State. ... Agenda Join the New York Environmental Funders Network for its Winter meeting. This program will...

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

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06/13/2024

... However, few of these commitments have been directly aimed at reparations, a comprehensive collection of policies to ... or more than 10 generations, to catch up. 1 To affect change for...

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Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D., Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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08/01/2014

... professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University. Blutt ... Fisher Scientific, and the Michael J. Fox...

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Health

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NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children

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05/23/2017

NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children As a candidate, Mayor de Blasio promised to enact universal free school lunch in New York City public schools. The Mayor has .....

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New York Health Foundation

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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... not in major Congressional bills and hadn’t been indexed for inflation for many years) and removal of the poor from ... “conservative” foundations a few decades ago to change the public...

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Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative

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02/15/2013

The five-year Healthy Food & Community Change initiative will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods. The Laurie M. Tisch ... Fund today is launching its Healthy Food...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Live From Independent Sector Conference: Innovation Coming Faster, Needs Collaboration

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09/30/2013

... President and CEO Lorie Slutsky were among the speakers at the opening of the Independent Sector annual conference. ... partners, often opposites who get together and then make change happen. Musician Wynton...

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New Breed of CEOs Is Poised to Reshape Philanthropy in 2014

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01/13/2014

... Gates, Ford, and Kellogg—are making way for new leaders in what may be the most significant leadership change in philanthropy in decades. The changes may soon reshape what kinds of groups get priority in the...

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Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”

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02/03/2023

... How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership” Last Fall, we hosted a ... As moderator Keecha Harris , who leads an institutional change firm explained, “Conversations like...

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OSF Backed Nonprofit Helping India Move to a Low-Carbon Energy Economy

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11/03/2014

... the country can free up a whopping USD 600 billion for investments for various developmental projects over the next two decades ... leading to overall development, says a report by the Climate...

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Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado

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04/29/2016

... are taking a unique approach to planning for future natural disasters and challenges. The city ... there are opportunities to leverage dollars spent on climate action plans to have other net benefits—like...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion

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12/13/2016

... are moving their assets and funds out of fossil fuels at a record pace. A network of local governments, pension ... a report released on Monday. That’s a huge sum of money for a movement that started just four...

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