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A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Release Date:

01/10/2011

... of New Orleans. We are pleased to have James O'Sullivan, Director at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, provide us with a recap. A .....

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Surdna Foundation

Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

... of funders and grantees in Africa. James O'Sullivan, Director at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, has generously provided us .....

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

Release Date:

02/29/2012

... Governor David Paterson asked Richard Ravitch to serve as Lieutenant Governor and develop a plan that would not only ... are the subject of this blog post by Robert Ward, Deputy Director at the Nelson A...

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Finance & Asset Management

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How to Determine If a Charity Is Effective

Release Date:

11/10/2013

Arabella Advisors Principal & Managing Director Bruce Boyd and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa ...

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Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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12/03/2012

After serving two decades as President of The Commonwealth Fund , Karen Davis, Ph.D., ... Care were established by Roger Lipitz, in honor of his family 's lifelong legacy of serving the...

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After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers

Release Date:

07/10/2013

... Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage will long be known as one of the most significant and historic civil rights ... the van Ameringen Foundation and the People’s Fund (now known as the Bread...

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Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date

Release Date:

08/03/2020

... raised $2 million for its Westchester Covid-19 Response Fund and distributed $861,500 to 38 human services ... counties in the nation,” said Laura Rossi, Executive Director of the Westchester Community...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow

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09/27/2022

... welcomes John Mogulescu , a remarkable education leader, as a Heckscher Leadership Fellow commencing November 1, 2022. ... Dean for Adult and Continuing Education, and the Director of Adult Learning for CUNY...

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Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... when the city’s special narcotics prosecutor, Bridget G. Brennan , decided to follow up on a tip — not about a drug ... a severe treatment gap for addicts on Staten Island. Ms. Brennan contacted Columbia...

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05 May 2017

Legal Series - Investing in People: Making Grants to Individuals

Friday, May 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... range from recognizing or enabling human achievement (such as through award programs or scholarships and fellowships) to ...

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16 Oct 2019

Who is Poor in NYC? Hint: Many More People Than You Think

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to self-sufficiency and informed advocacy efforts, such as expanding tax credits for working households, reducing ... a study that determines the amount of income a working family of a specific composition...

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Children, Youth and Families

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06 Jun 2019

POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing

Thursday, June 6, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... appealing to youth, particularly Black and Latino youth . As more and more researchers establish the link between ... the importance of teaching youth about healthy food choice as a crucial component of their...

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The State of Philanthropic Infrastructure

Release Date:

08/05/2015

... His fascinating talk included the importance of evaluation as he cautioned against just focusing on the hard data ... gave the plenary address and was wonderfully engaging as she examined the Ms. Foundation’s...

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Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

Release Date:

03/08/2017

... in recent decades, by more than 700% from 1980 to 2014, as the rate of imprisonment for women increased by 50%. In ... Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform. Ann L. Jacobs, Director of the Prisoner Reentry...

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Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World

Release Date:

03/19/2019

... five-year commitment tentatively named the Collaborative Fund for Women's Safety and Dignity. The Ford Foundation, ... foundations are all on board. The fund will be housed at Rockefeller...

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Gender Justice

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Unbound Philanthropy

09 Sep 2021

The Critical Roles of Organizing + Local Media in Combating Mis/Disinformation - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.** As aspects of public life have increasingly moved online and ... Jacquelyn Mason , Director of Programs, Media Democracy Fund Mazin...

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The Term Impact Investing Needs to Be Better Understood

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... and funds that generate a measurable social benefit as well as a financial return. There is a very wide range of ... bonds and discuss “active ownership” and divestment as strategies for...

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Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

Release Date:

05/12/2015

by Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director , The Staten Island Foundation As the Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation , I ... And while Staten Island has traditionally been perceived...

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Children, Youth and Families

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31 Oct 2019

Not One More: The Fight to Stop Southeast Asian Deportation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 31, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... can take action Presenters Quyen Dinh , Executive Director , Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) ... Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI) Socheatta Meng , Director and Co-Founder, Southeast...

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