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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

... Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons ...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

Release Date:

11/20/2017

... a Healthier Brownsville" Brownsville, Brooklyn, is one of six communities that NYSHealth is supporting through its Healthy Neighborhoods Fund initiative to become healthier, more active...

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Health

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future

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11/22/2017

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future The nation's ... have long operated by noblesse oblige, seeking to blunt the sharp edges of...

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Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India

Release Date:

12/08/2017

... $250,000 (Rs 1.6 crore) from The Rockefeller Foundation to expand its operations across India. Currently operating ... systems.The organization attacks the root causes of unemployability among India’s youth...

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Workforce Development

Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

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03/28/2018

Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People ... water storage. Not coincidentally, due to the impact of global warming, these aspects of their...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

Release Date:

06/01/2018

... Advocacy Charge in California Among the recommendations of an April report from the progressive think-tank The Century Foundation was a call to shift the focus of the Cal Grant program from...

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NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants The New York Community Trust ... creation of one of the first federally funded welfare- to -work...

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BNY Mellon Supports Australia’s First Commercial Thermal Waste-To-Energy Plant

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11/14/2018

... Supports Australia’s First Commercial Thermal Waste- To -Energy Plant BNY Mellon has announced its appointment as ... by Macquarie Capital. The facility arrangement will fund construction of...

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Andy Warhol Foundation Awards Grants for Arts Writing

Release Date:

12/03/2018

... the Visual Arts announced today the twenty-one recipients of its 2018 Arts Writers Grants. They will receive a total of ... writing about contemporary art and range from $15,000 to $50,000. “...

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New NYSHealth Report Examines Growing Community Health Centers Across New York State

Release Date:

12/07/2018

... expanded primary care capacity across the State both to care for the newly insured and to ensure a strong safety net for those who remain uninsured. ... Community health centers (CHCs) were a cornerstone...

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ASPCA Commits $5 Million in COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Initiative to Help Shelters and Pet Owners

Release Date:

03/23/2020

... $5 Million in COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Initiative to Help Shelters and Pet Owners NEW YORK, March 23, ... the ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ®)...

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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

CUNY Receives $10 Million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives NEW YORK, ... has awarded a $10 million gift to the City University of New York...

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

Release Date:

07/29/2021

... research report, Persevering Through Crisis: The State of Nonprofits , provides further evidence of the ... for which both are true. Consider these findings: Compared to organizations led by...

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UJA-Federation of New York Makes Emergency Grant to Met Council to Support Food Distribution to Vulnerable New Yorkers

Release Date:

03/22/2023

UJA-Federation of New York Makes Emergency Grant to Met Council to Support Food Distribution to Vulnerable New Yorkers ...

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Food Systems

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

Release Date:

05/04/2023

... Dodge Foundation At the Dodge Foundation, we are committed to engaging with and learning about racial justice-focused organizations working across the state of New Jersey. We have been supporting these types...

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RFPs Etc

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Social Justice

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20 Oct 2023

Funders Working Group for New York’s Newcomers

Friday, October 20, 2023 - 3:30pm

The New York Community Trust invites funders to a working group for funders to share updates and discuss funding opportunities to support immigrants arriving in New York City and State. ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Immigration

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

Release Date:

06/04/2012

The Ms. Foundation for Women is pleased to announce the launch of their first Advocacy and Policy department and, after a ... Newark, Jacobs became one of the youngest-ever executive ...

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Gender Justice

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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

... Sandy and Hurricane Irene made New Yorkers painfully aware of the effects of tidal surges and storms on the transit, ... that session). That session’s conversation was designed to start...

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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Evan Michelson joined the foundation as ... collaborating with the President and foundation program directors to accelerate...

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Environment and Climate Change

Technology

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The Rockefeller Foundation

26 Jun 2014

Foundations for Social Impact Bonds

Thursday, June 26, 2014 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... has played a critical role in the nascent world of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Pay-For-Success (PFS). ... for SIB/PFS projects. Many foundations are exploring ways to use these projects as a means ...