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Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap

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09/25/2017

... No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board ran an editorial discussing ... in government. In it, they lamented declining numbers of women council members...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... why we oppose Intro 1447-C, even as it stands on the verge of City Council approval. Some recent op-eds and statements ... construction leaders and advocacy groups like the NAACP New ...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black Not only are people of African ... of origin. This number is even higher in 2017, with the New York Times...

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09 Sep 2025

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Innovations and Updates from the Field

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Last October, Philanthropy New York hosted a pivotal gathering on youth mental health, ... how we can better address the pressing mental health needs of youth today. Although the speaker list is...

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This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking

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03/04/2016

This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking By Prachi Patankar, Senior Program Officer , ... grantees and community leaders when developing major new strategies, some foundations...

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Sharnita C. Johnson Has Been Named Arts Program Director at Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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12/12/2014

... R. Dodge Foundation today announced the appointment of Sharnita C. Johnson as Arts Program Director. Johnson, a Detroit native, ... and support communities engaged in creative placemaking in New...

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Are You a ‘Fatigued Fighter’? D5 Coalition Identifies Five Philanthropic Professional Types

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08/08/2014

... Philanthropy Intern, Foundation Center Philanthropy New York (PNY) launched its Spotlight series on diversity in ... kicked off with a peek into D5’s recently launched State of the Work 2014...

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Hugh Hogan to Step Down as van Ameringen Foundation Executive Director to Launch Advisory Practice and to Become Senior Advisor to The Action Lab

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03/24/2022

... meeting, he will be stepping down as Executive Director of the van Ameringen Foundation www.vanamfound.org . Hugh ... over the past six years, as vAF transitioned to a new...

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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

... Philanthropy's CEP Blog and is reposted with permission. As the Surdna Foundation marks its centennial year, we’re ... and how those lessons can inform our work — and that of our fellow funders — in the...

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Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth Fund Quoted

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12/03/2015

Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth ... commissioner, Joel Ario. Eric Schneider, senior vice president for policy and research at the Commonwealth ... in...

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Rockefeller Foundation Names Tariq Khokhar Managing Director and Senior Data Scientist

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09/13/2018

... comes to the Foundation after most recently serving as Senior Data Scientist and Global Data Editor at the World ... more than 1,000 applicants and led to over $7 million of investment in early-stage and scale...

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20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... first served basis.* This webinar will provide an overview of the Raising Child Care Fund, a project of the Early ... the Raising Child Care Fund Presenters Michelle Figlar , Vice ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Brings Art to the Public Hospital System

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07/19/2019

... to look at. To do so, they are enlisting the help of muralists. The Arts and Medicine Program under NYC Health ... and support mental health,” said Eric Wei, doctor and vice president...

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21 Mar 2022

Digital Transformation Series Program #3: Tracking the Platforms & Navigating the Emerging Digital Media Ecosystem - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 21, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... voter suppression and apathy particularly amongst people of color, young people, older adults, rural communities, and those not as familiar with digital communications. What will you learn? ... presentation...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

... may be very different meanings. That’s why Philanthropy New York brought together five of us —an economist, a journalist, a consumer advocate, a ...

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May 25, 2023 - A Day Without Human Services

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05/26/2023

... #JustPay Campaign held A Day Without Human Services across New York City. More than 6,000 people showed up in response to Mayor Adam's failure to provide a cost- of -living adjustment for...

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Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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12/03/2012

After serving two decades as President of The Commonwealth Fund , Karen Davis, Ph.D., ... Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care. She assumes her new position on January 1,...

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Modern Dance Groups to Get Hurricane Sandy Aid

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12/25/2012

... damages due to Hurricane Sandy. Among the huge outpouring of relief for damages from Hurricane Sandy nearly two months ... for the shoestring but vibrant world of modern dance in New ...

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With Latest $350 Million Gift to Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Surpasses $1 Billion in Giving to Alma Mater

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01/29/2013

The gift includes $250 million in support of a $1 billion effort to facilitate cross-disciplinary work ... first donation, a gift of $5, in 1965. Philanthropist and New York...

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