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City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... Rockaway plan is only the second one to pass. Some 3,000 new apartments are expected to be built under the deal — 1,700 of them at the site of a partially-abandoned mall, which will be...

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De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

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09/21/2017

... on Wednesday rolled out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by ... have one new charging hub in each...

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Environment and Climate Change

Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a ... collaboration. Labor shortages and skill gaps in New Hampshire have limited overall growth...

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Open Society Foundations Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico

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03/02/2018

... Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico A new network of local leaders is stepping in to provide aid and support ... Puerto Rico from places like Chicago, Denver, Houston, New...

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16 Feb 2017

Perspectives on Sanctuary Policies – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... have garnered heightened media attention since the president signed an executive order on January 25 to ... are sanctuary policies, and what are the implications of the executive order? Join us for a...

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Immigration

Public Policy

29 Jan 2016

School Funding: The Road to Equity for NYC

Friday, January 29, 2016 -

9:45am to 12:00pm

Nearly every conversation about improving New York City’s public schools includes a call for more ... rarely discuss where the funding comes from, the history of advocacy for more funding for...

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Education

Children, Youth and Families

09 Sep 2021

Scaling for Success - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... family foundation staff and trustees only.* The success of family philanthropy is largely dependent on the operations and management of the people and processes that underpin the goals and ... Kate Seng ,...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

04 Nov 2015

Dear Board...Are You Reading This?

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... decide on the major polices, goals and governance of the organization. In order to effectively exercise that ... a frequent challenge for foundation and nonprofit boards of all sizes and shapes. Explore: How...

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The Philanthropy 50

Publication date:

02/2013

The top 50 donors on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list for 2012 committed $7.4 billion to charity, but even with $1.1 billion in new gifts from billionaires under 40, giving levels remained ...

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Report

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Individual Donors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Transparency in Philanthropy: An Analysis of Accountability, Fallacy, and Volunteerism

Publication date:

04/2013

The latest in a series of guidebooks on topics of interest within the philanthropic community, this new book by John Tyler, General Counsel of the Ewing Marion ...

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Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Release Date:

06/18/2013

... lessons learned from her career in crisis management in a new post on Smart Assets. Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You ...

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Governance

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Funding the Future of Activism

Release Date:

02/04/2013

... Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’s new $7 million Activism’s Future campaign to support ... activists in communities most affected by injustice as they advocate for equality and stand up...

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Six Months Later

Release Date:

05/08/2013

As philanthropy looks back on the last six months of ... by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers. Six Months Later ...

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Why Bring People Together In Person?

Release Date:

08/13/2013

Robert Garris, Managing Director of the Bellagio Programs at The Rockefeller Foundation, ... answers that question while talking about Gather, the new Rockefeller guide for planners and change agents interested in...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

Release Date:

07/10/2014

... From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, ... before the sign-up period began, and many have used their new coverage to obtain needed care...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Helmsley Charitable Trust Backs Global Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Initiative

Release Date:

04/28/2015

... Backs Global Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Initiative As the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) rises worldwide, The Leona M. and ... Trust today announced the launch of an ambitious new...

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Call for Nominations: Community Food Funders Champions Award

Release Date:

03/02/2017

... Community Food Funders steering committee has created a new award to recognize the leaders empowering food system ...

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RFPs Etc

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Food Systems

Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants

Release Date:

11/17/2017

... Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation announces $1.6 million in new awards to support nursing driven innovation for ... populations. To accelerate the development and scale of forward thinking nursing-driven...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Sponsored Research Reveals How Cities Can Embrace Innovation Without Sacrificing Public Health and Safety

Release Date:

01/05/2018

... The real work for city leaders today is to create not just new rules, but new ways of writing and adjusting regulations that better fit the ... and iteration, and governments want to be seen...

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Community Development

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

Release Date:

04/23/2015

... Foundation, a highly localized funder, brought on some new staff members and kicked off an entirely new program strategy in early 2015. And a couple months ago, ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

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