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Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community Investing

Release Date:

06/09/2015

Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community Investing Community loan funds are social-purpose, typically nonprofit, financial institutions that provide loans in underserved ... Global Impact Investing...

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

MetLife

With Support from NoVo Foundation, Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing The Buen Vivir Fund —established by ... The fund operates similarly to The Working World , a New York City-based nonprofit which...

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NoVo Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative Expands Grant Opportunity to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Release Date:

04/25/2023

... to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States New York , NY – Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today that ... spaces, and engage community residents. The expansion of the Asphalt Art...

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Arts

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What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... recently pledged to invest more than $2 million to create new charter schools in New York City. "So what's new about that?" you might ask. "Walton .....

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UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund

Release Date:

06/09/2014

... $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund UJA-Federation of New York has announced the establishment of its $50 million Day ...

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Religion

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UJA-Federation of New York

Niarchos and Revson Foundations announce five winners of 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

Release Date:

05/26/2015

... H. Revson Foundation announced last night the five winners of the 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards, which ... celebrate the crucial role of local libraries in serving New ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Charles H. Revson Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals The New York State Health Foundation launched a Request for Proposals ... health care system easier to navigate; identify effects of...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

NY Women’s Foundation’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in Vulnerable Young Girls

Release Date:

02/28/2017

... capable as boys. While this applied to girls regardless of race and income, a report released in November by The New York Women’s Foundation highlights the particular ...

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Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... Several months ago, David Leonhardt wrote a column in the New York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success public charter schools have had in ...

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation Urges NY to Prepare for Family First Act

Release Date:

06/08/2018

... has issued a report presenting initial recommendations to New York counties regarding the residential care provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA). A new...

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

Groups seek changes in NY policy as hunger grows

Release Date:

10/14/2013

ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocacy groups are pushing for changes in New York policy to attack what they say is a rising tide of hunger among the working poor, children and the elderly ...

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Food Systems

JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

Release Date:

12/11/2013

JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, reports The New York Times...

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Community Development

Workforce Development

NYCT Gives $7.6 Million in Largest Round of 2014 Grants

Release Date:

10/07/2014

NYCT Gives $7.6 Million in Largest Round of 2014 Grants The New York Community Trust is giving grants to nonprofits to ...

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Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative

Release Date:

05/08/2019

... Collaborative By Allyson Goldhagen , Director of Member Services, Philanthropy New York In the philanthropic sector, we often get lost in the ...

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Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations

Release Date:

11/20/2019

Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations By cori ... the site visit, we received news that the director of a new applicant organization had allegations...

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21 Sep 2022

Strategies for Advancing Pro-Immigrant Policies - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... work to advance immigrant justice never stops. In the face of considerable challenges, advocates are developing new strategies and solutions and are beating back dangerous ... full funding for the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Immigration

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’ Philanthropy New York would like to share this extended interview between Phil ...

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Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point

Release Date:

08/01/2013

An op-ed by Phillip Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation. To my undiscerning palette, a ... much different than any other muffin. The 200-year old New England company’s specialty flours...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Surdna Foundation

NY Women’s Foundation, NoVo and 15 Other PNY Members Support Leadership of Young Women of Color with $2.1M

Release Date:

01/10/2017

... NoVo and 15 Other PNY Members Support Leadership of Young Women of Color with $2.1M New York (January 9, 2017) - The NYC Fund for Girls and Young ...

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NoVo Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation

Brooklyn Org

The Cricket Island Foundation

Ford Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Surdna Foundation

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

The Pinkerton Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women

The Scherman Foundation

Andrus Family Fund

Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine

Release Date:

01/25/2023

... for Theoretical Physics in Kyiv, responsible for a staff of 18, she decided to remain on the job. Late last year, Dr. ... their country last year. The foundation, which is based in New York...