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New York Life Foundation Pledges $1.7 Million to Help Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Release Date:

04/08/2020

... together to support one another for the greater good, and as always, the New York Life family is doing its part to help. The New York Life ... Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Covid-19 Response Fund...

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18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... would they have to pay off with the same rate of success as other types of investments to make them worthwhile, or do ... Presenters: Kristin Giantris (Moderator), Managing Director , Advisory Services,...

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Seeking Member Input into PNY's CEO Search

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07/20/2020

... like to ask for your input into the search process. As the Search Committee Chair, I am writing to share the ... with you and to contribute to PNY's critical mission. As part of this search process, we...

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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

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06/19/2014

... If that's the case, where have we been going wrong as a nation? Our penchant for harsh discipline kicks in ... to a slight tax increase , close to $8 per year for a family earning a median income, to help...

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Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

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05/13/2020

... survive severe weather events and natural catastrophes, as part of their broad drive to mitigate the impacts of ... impact investing arm, the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), is committing $10 million...

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24 Oct 2019

The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’s Holding NYC Nonprofits Back?

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... building partners, vendors, skill sets in organizations, as well as available funding and financing. Explore Building ... the gaps, and the road ahead Presenters Rachel Baker , Director of...

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UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

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03/16/2015

FEGS currently runs hundreds of city and state social-service programs.

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JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy

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01/19/2016

Young people need pathways to high-quality training and skills to compete for jobs and JP Morgan Chase is starting an initiative to help youth be successful.

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

03/07/2016

... Prevent Blindness) A study by J. William Harbour, M.D., associate director for Basic Research and leader of the Eye Cancer Site ... of uveal melanoma. Among uveal melanomas categorized as...

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With Support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New Survey Reveals Effects of Incarceration for Older Americans' Work And Retirement Plans

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05/05/2017

... long after they are released," said Trevor Tompson, director of The AP-NORC Center. "We have seen difficulties .....

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Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

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06/27/2017

... on this issue,” said Jonathan Bowles, CUF executive director . Fewer than a quarter of the students that are in two-year associate ’s programs at the City University of New York ...

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Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... of names for their campaigns. Karen Gleason, senior director at the American Diabetes Association (ADA), always ... question: Could the way the names were picked be failing? As a test, the ADA ran a cold...

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Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust

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10/25/2017

A citywide collaborative of nonprofit affordable housing organizations today announced the formation of the Interboro Community Land Trust (CLT), NYC’s first citywide CLT.

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Bill Moyers Interviews Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava: Working Towards Progressive Reform and Social Justice

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10/29/2010

... Philanthropies , and Deepak Bhargava , Executive Director of the Center for Community Change , participated ...

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In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation Prize

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11/12/2015

... we catch the eye of wildly inventive social innovators? As a family foundation, the J.M. Kaplan Fund has supported early-stage innovation for 70 years. So we ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing

Release Date:

06/07/2017

... major repercussions, including whether or not a low-income family finds housing, or how prosperous a neighborhood will ... their current efforts to help these same communities. As a matter of practice, though...

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New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018

Release Date:

03/13/2019

... launched by the foundation during the year include the Fund for the #MeToo Movement and Allies, which is focused on ... communities affected by sexual abuse, and the Justice Fund , which seeks to dismantle mass...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Dr. Stephen Blacklow to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/01/2022

... therapies for hematologic malignancies such as T cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Dr. Blacklow was ...

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Insights from “Bridging Practice to Lead Forward - An Invitation from the Leadership Transitions Funders Group”

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08/07/2023

... organization Funders should help to normalize transitions as part of the life cycle of a nonprofit Over the past year, ... funds towards this purpose,” said Carrie Harlow, Director of Programs &...

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New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... grade – specifically around such indicators of success as on-time promotion; school attendance rates; improved ... Youth Programs, Chicago, Illinois Children's Defense Fund , Marlboro County, South...