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NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust

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04/13/2016

... found. The Trust is the third-largest community foundation in the U.S. The foundation 's grantmaking and initiatives have helped bring ... according to the report, New York Community Trust: How Can...

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NYS Health Launches Challenge Calling for NY Residents to Submit Ideas to Create Healthier Communities

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06/10/2016

... backyards. In partnership with the New York State Health Foundation , the nonprofit In Our Backyards — also known as ... to Lourdes Rodriguez, program officer for the NYS Health Foundation , the neighborhoods...

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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

... ecosystems on the planet. The difference is that farmers can do things to adapt to the changing climate, and hopefully ... change scenarios. The work was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation , the US National...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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10 Aug 2017

Good Governance: How to Use Board Committees Effectively - Webinar

Thursday, August 10, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* There is more than one ... use of committees is one of the most important tools you can use. This webinar will take a...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

... foundations are based on the premise that if a foundation ’s grants generate a social return, and that ... scholars about the social value a philanthropic initiative can be estimated to generate — taking into...

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NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening

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08/17/2017

... Listening NPQ has written in the past about the NoVo Foundation ’s constituent-centric approach to funding (here, ... They have asked themselves tough questions, such as, “ Can philanthropy support the...

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Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little transparency. But the young couple ... there are good reasons to look beyond the traditional foundation structure. The LLC is a...

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08 Feb 2018

Choosing and Using Multiple Vehicles for Family Giving - Webinar

Thursday, February 8, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Increasingly, ... at examples of the growing variety of approaches families can use to increase the overall impact of...

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

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04/24/2020

... be able to see you in person this year, we are pleased to offer a series of virtual gatherings instead. The signature ... doing in these times and we all look forward to the day we can meet again in person...

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Environment and Climate Change

The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

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09/26/2014

... published on the WINGS Philanthropy in Focus blog . What a day it was! Sunday’s historic People’s Climate ... UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres said that what is important is the strength of commitments and...

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Health

21 Jun 2016

ComNetworkNY Kick-Off: Cocktails and Conversation

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

... ComNetworkNY is to brainstorm about future programming: What topics should we cover? Which speakers might be of ... Network board and VP for Global Communications at the Ford Foundation , to get things started...

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Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank

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10/15/2015

... private ceremony, attended by leaders of the performing arts and literary communities, will include remarks by Oskar ... their creative process. Parks also serves as a visiting arts professor in dramatic...

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Arts

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

25 Feb 2019

The Making of a Dream: DACA Then and Now

Monday, February 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... How a Group of Young Undocumented Immigrants Helped Change What It Means to be American , two young undocumented ... Explore The history of DACA and the DREAMer movement What it takes to sustain a movement and...

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From Vision to Impact

Release Date:

07/11/2018

... from Philanthropy New York will be heading off to the 2018 Forum Annual Conference in Boston . It’s an event we look ... are now under one big tent – the United Philanthropy Forum (the “ Forum...

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Are Your Grantees Keeping Workers in Poverty?

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10/22/2014

... is contributing to the problem? Is it doing all that it can to influence the many factors contributing to this ... all sectors, not just human service organizations? What would be the impact on local...

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Civic Engagement Strategies that Turn Policy Wins into Real Change

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07/14/2015

... issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. I can guarantee you that, when Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the ... to act in accordance with the law actually do. What are the combinations of direct...

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Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal on the Healthcare Collaboration Between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

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02/05/2018

... Since the companies themselves have said nothing about what their new venture will do, we are all free to spin ... out how to remake health care. Conspiracies aside, what we do know is that their employees...

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The Commonwealth Fund

12 Mar 2024

Elevating International Grantmaking With A Gender Lens

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... women's needs, preferences, assets, and priorities. What will you learn? How gender is a powerful predictor of outcomes and opportunities, and what a gender perspective brings into the work How...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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05/03/2010

... members briefing —sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , and ... in New York City and the role nonprofits and funders can play in improving and supporting them...

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