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CUNY Receives $10 Million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives

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08/13/2020

... add $2.5 million to the Chancellor’s Emergency Relief Fund , established in the spring to help CUNY students facing ... core mission of promoting educational equity and serving as the country’s unparalleled...

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Mellon Foundation

Take It From the Nonprofits: Even in a Crisis, Funders Are Falling Short on Equity

Release Date:

07/29/2021

... and communities they serve – to inform public discourse. As a woman leading an organization in a field where the ... many funders are a bit stuck in their ways, unable to “ fund outside the box.” Program and...

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Dodge Foundation Launches First-Ever Open Call for Racial Justice Organizations

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05/04/2023

... a community-engaged grantmaking process in our Momentum Fund . Today, we are excited to announce that we are creating ... and who knows you matter. We know this will take time, and as a foundation dedicated to...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Insights from 2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence - Part 2

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06/26/2025

... funds, shifting donor priorities, and causing burnout. As major cuts are made across federal and state funding, ... and tangible support for nonprofit partners. Read on as Polanco explains how funders can...

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Alisa Doctoroff and Linda Mirels Nominated to Lead UJA-Federation of New York

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03/01/2013

... this great institution," said Jerry W. Levin, whose term as President of UJA-Federation ends June 30, 2013. "Alisa ... complex environment in which we operate." Serving as the top voluntary...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Selects Deborah Jacobs as Vice President, Advocacy and Policy

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06/04/2012

... and champion Deborah Jacobs to lead the new department as the Vice President, Advocacy and Policy. Jacobs will ... will start on July 16th. "Deborah is recognized nationally as a powerful voice for...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

19 Jun 2013

Infrastructure at Risk: How to Protect Public Investments from Stronger Storms and Tidal Surges

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... across NYC’s waterfront and New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay, as well as nationally A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing ... .” Presenters Ben Strauss , Chief Operating Officer and Director of...

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Leadership Doesn’t Just Happen

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05/12/2016

... Meeting . This was the first year of my two-year term as chair of Philanthropy New York’s board of directors. ... future – and a little jealous that I would be chair as members got to see what we’d be doing in...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation Names New Board Members

Release Date:

08/07/2017

... to our Board,” said David M. Okorn, LICF’s executive director . “We are looking forward to the invaluable ... is a social entrepreneur and founder of Leaders In Action. As the former Executive Director...

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14 Mar 2018

Indigenous Women Funders Working Group - Launch

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... rights. Speakers Dr. Rosalee Gonzalez , Acting Executive Director , US Human Rights Network ; Co-Coordinator, ... Indigenous Women of the Americas Lourdes Inga , Executive Director , International Funders for...

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Simons Foundation Announces Launch of the Center for Computational Mathematics

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10/02/2018

... (CCM), the fourth computational center launched as part of the foundation's new Flatiron Institute . The ... the research of the other centers," says Antoine Georges, director of the Center for...

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12 Dec 2018

Effective Workforce and Entrepreneurship Strategies to Serve Older New Yorkers and the Quarterly Meeting of the Workforce Funders

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of older New Yorkers Speakers Jonathan Bowles , Executive Director , Center for an Urban Future Angelina Drake , COO, ... Center for an Urban Future Brigid Lang , Executive Director , Grace Institute Muzzy...

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This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages

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05/19/2015

... & Communications This piece was originally published as the feature article for the May 2015 issue of the New York ... to tell us what issue areas they would like us to focus on as we expand the topics of...

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PNY News

Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

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05/23/2017

... all the AV pilots and policies already underway. These, as well as other resources to come, will support cities looking to ... a technology that will, without a doubt, change urban life as we...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

PNY Core: Legal Series: On-Demand Learning Opportunities on Key Topics

... the United States. February 3, 2022 - Self-Dealing ( Family Foundations & Family Offices) The self-dealing, conflict of interest, and ... can be a critical component of a funder’s toolkit, as...

23 Jan 2012

Building Resilient Communities Through Systemic Change

Monday, January 23, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:45am

... and jobs. Yet these populations are being overlooked as many grantmakers have difficulty justifying significant ... lies in the approach taken by some community lenders as they employ new models to alleviate...

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NYSHealth Awards Grants $1.2M to Empower Health Care Consumers

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10/18/2016

... when they should be at the center and treated as its most important customer,” said David Sandman, ...

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Major Partnership between the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and the Child Mind Institute to Revamp Mental Health Care for Children and Youth across Greece

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04/07/2021

... children to identify and prevent behavioral health issues, as well as to help medical professionals treat them. In addition to ... will be available to mental health professionals, as will a...