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Informal But Important: Improving the Lives of Informal Workers

Release Date:

08/19/2014

... its size and impact. We need to turn this around, which is why The Rockefeller Foundation is right now exploring ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Women 4 Health Care: Helping Uninsured Women Get Covered

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10/01/2013

... because of our need for reproductive health care. That’s why it’s so dismaying that one in five American women in ...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... will struggle to find the money to afford DACA. That is why I think free legal aid clinics, like the one hosted by ...

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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

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08/27/2012

... president and senior women scientists—disclosed why so many women Ph.Ds were leaving the field: even the ...

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Give Cash a Chance

Release Date:

02/24/2015

... we lack the political will to tackle the issue. This is why The Century Foundation’s Bernard L. Schwartz ...

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The Century Foundation

12 Jun 2015

C-Suite Session: Engaging Talent That Reflects the Communities We Serve

Friday, June 12, 2015 -

9:00am to 3:00pm

... greater understanding of the strength in our differences. Why should the recipe be any different for effective ...

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Issue-Based

Professional Development

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Roundtable Discussion

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Executive Leadership

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Communications

HR & Operations

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... components can address root causes of these social issues Why a focused policy effort on the suburbs is critical in ...

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11 Feb 2016

National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen

Thursday, February 11, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... impact on the programmatic success foundations care about Why leadership equity is more than just about numbers What ...

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16 Jun 2015

Creating and Seizing the Moment: School Discipline and School Safety Reform in New York City

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... This session will explore the following questions: Why is reform needed? How did advocates create the public ...

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Legal Issues

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New York City

25 Jun 2015

Preparing Cities for Foreign Trade and Investment

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... where foundation leaders and city representatives share why cities should increasingly be on our philanthropy radar, ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

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Finance & Asset Management

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New York City

Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart

Release Date:

05/15/2015

... distances between large gaps in health and longevity. Why do these gaps exist? Because where we live affects our ...

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New York Health Foundation

Education

Food Systems

Health

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10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... and play a role in the justice reform field. Explore: Why the issue of justice reform matters to funders and how ...

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Justice Reform

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NYCT Announces Finalists for 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

Release Date:

10/13/2015

... represent the very best in nonprofit management, which is why foundation leaders pay attention to these Awards and ...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Clark Foundation

Ford Foundation

02 Dec 2015

Neighborhood Info at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

... demonstration of DATA2GO.NYC in which funders will share why this tool is uniquely important. You'll also get to pitch .....

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PhilTV: When a Community Foundation Takes a Bold Stand, Aligning Mission and Approach Matter

Release Date:

10/27/2015

When a community foundation takes a bold, brave stand: Why aligning mission and approach matter New York City – ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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The Wallace Foundation

Ford Foundation

TIAA-CREF

F.B. Heron Foundation

Episcopal Health Foundation

17 Mar 2016

Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... the financial status of an organization? Explore Why the financial statements and tax filings for public ...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... Bill Clinton, founder of the Clinton Foundation. "That's why Kiva in the United States is so important." Kiva NYC .....

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Economic Security

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Surdna Foundation

MetLife

The Moody's Foundation

Pershing Square Foundation

Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

Release Date:

12/14/2015

... that can be done to address these threats—that’s why it’s important that we recognize these issues and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... honest account of family, a beloved Virginia farm, and the why and how of making art, revealing in the process the deep ...

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