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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report

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05/28/2013

The foundation’s $340 million graduate-level fellowship initiative has, over the past twelve years, helped more than 4300 social justice leaders from 22 countries advance their education and bring new knowledge and skills back to their home...

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NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

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11/03/2013

IBM's Stanley Litow was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about a new statewide workforce development program for high school students.

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06 Feb 2014

Valentine Road - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation

Registration is required by February 4th. No fee.  Members and Non-Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please click on the link above (visible through February 4th).  Please contact register@philanthropynewyork.org...

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Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide

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04/17/2015

... 2005, when she joined the office of then-Sen. Barack Obama as special assistant to the chief of staff. Three years ...

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Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality

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10/30/2015

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, joined Chronicle of Philanthropy readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing inequality means for the foundation and grantees.

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Q&A with Sreenivasan: The Met Engages Audiences with Digital Technology (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/02/2016

Through innovative partnerships and bold approaches, the Bloomberg Philanthropies arts program increases access to culture using new technologies. The chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art discusses the intersection of art and...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

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07/20/2016

... the number of its citizens that it put to death. In 2006, as follow-up to its previous work to abolish the death ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Justice Reform

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Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings, says Official

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10/21/2016

... Espaillat and Assembly candidate Carmen De La Rosa as well as the organization Picture the Homeless, held a rally ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives

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11/22/2016

Sheena Wright is the first woman to lead the United Way of NYC, one of the oldest and largest United Ways in the country.

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United Way of New York City

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Gender Justice

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Patrick Gaspard Appointed VP of the Open Society Foundations

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12/05/2016

... advisor to President Obama, will join the philanthropy as vice president of programs starting January 9, 2017. ... Foundations' advocacy work in Washington and Brussels, as well as...

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Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President

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01/25/2017

... a $565 million organization, where she has served as senior program officer since 2008.. Health Foundation for ...

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Environment and Climate Change

GCIR Seeks Foundation Signatories for Statement on Immigration

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02/03/2017

More than 30 local, state, regional, and national foundations from across the country have signed onto a statement in support of immigrants and refugees, and more signatories are expected to join in the coming days.

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Did Climate Change Intensify Hurricane Harvey?

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08/28/2017

... Every so often, the worst-case scenario comes to pass. As of Sunday afternoon, the remnants of Hurricane Harvey seem ...

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New Law Requires NYPD to Get CPR Training

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08/30/2017

NYPD officers will be required to undergo CPR training before joining the force and every two years after under a new law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act

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09/28/2017

The latest and perhaps last attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has failed due in no small part to the ongoing and significant involvement of nonprofit advocacy organizations.

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How Apple and the Ford Foundation take on the World’s Biggest Problems.

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10/23/2018

... take on the World’s Biggest Problems Darren Walker joins Lisa Jackson, vice president, environment, policy, and ...

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Philanthropy New York is a community of funders that learns from each other and actively contributes to one another’s learning. Philanthropy New York’s programs serve a strategic purpose to convene and connect them, to seed critical conversations,...

06 Feb 2013

RAFEA: Solar Mama - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... and provide for her daughters. Even when she returns as the first female solar engineer in the country, her real ...

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06 Feb 2013

RAFEA: Solar Mama - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... and provide for her daughters. Even when she returns as the first female solar engineer in the country, her real ...

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