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How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... Cities? People love living near the coast. Only two of the world's top 10 biggest cities — Mexico City and Sáo ... Paulo — are not coastal. The rest — Tokyo, Mumbai, New York , Shanghai,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago, considered one of the founding ... Thaler said of the basic premise of...

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Economic Security

As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... headline came from the Courier-Journal in Louisville: “ New York City billionaires are battling over coal. And Kentucky is caught in the middle.” While the fate of the coal industry is bigger...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

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10/27/2017

... a Barrier to Public Library Engagement Recent coverage of public library giving can be summarized in a single word: ... public libraries are free, right? Not so fast, says the New York City-...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Positive Impact of Home Health Care

Release Date:

04/30/2018

... United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Positive Impact of Home Health Care The report explores patients’ ... by Kathyrn Bowles, PhD, of the Visiting Nurse Service of New...

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Health

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The Public Theater Celebrates Leonard Tow, Founder and Chairman of The Tow Foundation at Its Annual Gala

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06/12/2018

... Theater Celebrates Leonard Tow, Founder and Chairman of The Tow Foundation at Its Annual Gala The Public ... collaborated on the 2016 Encores! revival of Runaways at New York...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

Release Date:

09/07/2018

... Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program Through the support of the Ford Foundation, The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce ...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Release Date:

11/30/2018

... Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s charity has announced a $50 ... years it will help up to 10 states address the causes of opioid...

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Health

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State UBIT and Commuter Benefit - Legislative Fix in the Governor's Budget

Release Date:

02/06/2019

... law that decouples the state and federal tax law so that New York State will NOT tax nonprofits on commuter benefits. This means the state tax burden of 9% on all qualified transportation...

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Survey Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Elderly Prone to Workplace Discrimination

Release Date:

05/23/2019

... on the job? The answer appears to depend on the age of the person asked. About half of Americans think there's ... with age discrimination applying for and working at New York...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Aging

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The NonProfit Times 2013 Power and Influence Top 50

Release Date:

08/20/2013

PNY members Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation; Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; American Express Foundation ...

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Ford’s Next Leader Needs Grass-Roots Experience and Entrepreneurial Spirit, Say Nonprofits

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04/21/2013

... and experiences the successor to current Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas should possess. Ford’s Next Leader ...

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Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities

Release Date:

06/20/2016

Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among ... Bellport Area Community Action Committee, Cedarmore Corporation , Girls Incorporated of Long Island, Glen Cove Boy ... &...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Workforce Development

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26 Sep 2018

How International Education Funders Facilitate Learning Among Grantees - and Translation of Practice into Policy - A Brown Bag Lunch

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... education funders have been working with a wide spectrum of primary and secondary schools, community-based ... and governments to improve access, quality, and relevance of primary and secondary education. We...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Education

Don’t Say “When Did You Stop Caring About Children?” and Other Guidance for Child Advocates

Release Date:

09/23/2010

... services and structures designed to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and youth. But even as they fight ... individual awareness and collective responsibility. My New York...

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

Release Date:

11/15/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York A few words about a recent Nobel Prize and its relevance ... to President Obama, which I think was a timely reminder of...

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The Visionary Freedom Fund, Launched by the Andrus Family Fund, Announces Inaugural Cohort of Grant Recipients in Grantmaking Led by Youth Organizers to Transform Youth Justice System

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09/28/2021

NEW YORK — The Visionary Freedom Fund (VFF) today announced its inaugural cohort of grant recipients, distributing $2.5 million over two years ... of the Power Table and Co-...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Justice Reform

Social Justice

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27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

While funders tend to think of our organizations as highly ethical, organizationally ... hands-on program, Temin will help Philanthropy New York members begin to do just that...

09 Jul 2015

International Grantmaking for Small- to Mid-Sized Foundations

Thursday, July 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In recent meetings of the International Grantmakers Network, a recurring theme ... committed to international progress, Philanthropy New York is organizing an initial meeting of...

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