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03 Mar 2022

Pursuing Meaningful Change in a Hyper-partisan Environment

Thursday, March 3, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... experiences can be applied to other policy areas. For your review, please find Carnegie Corporation of New York’s ... attend? All interested funders, regardless of role within your foundation. What to expect:...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Immigration

Justice Reform

Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

Release Date:

01/18/2013

... the original, effective and responsive organization that we need to be to serve young people living in one of the ... New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Red Hook Houses. We talked through many of the...

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... today, on the issue of criminal justice reform, I believe we are on the verge of a major breakthrough. AN UNLIKELY ... no one denies that the system needs major repair. We have every reason to feel good about...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

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06/01/2022

... billion on police . The difference is even more stark when we step back and reflect on the magnitude of the moment we ’re in. With both increased attention from the public and ... about crime, violence, and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Arnold Ventures

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds "Innovation Team" in Syracuse

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03/12/2015

Andrew Maxwell has been named the municipality’s director of policy and innovation and will oversee a team of four in the city’s new Office of Innovation.

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Community Development

Public Policy

Workforce Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Program Overview: Money and Power in Post-Election America

... or worse? Where do educators and governments come in? Are we in a place of perpetual experimentation and conflict ... economic divide? Are there coalitions to be fostered? Can we finally talk about race and...

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces New Grants to Support New York City Asylum Seekers

Release Date:

02/21/2023

... in their communities, and to center the knowledge and input of the field and grantee partners. The WES Mariam ...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Human Services

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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

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02/12/2014

... directors to accelerate scientific breakthroughs through strategic grantmaking across a diverse array of disciplines. ... horizon-scanning organizations and generated promising new strategic intervention...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Partnering for Change: Learning Together to Make a Bigger Impact

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02/20/2014

... helps corporations determine their objective as a core strategic function and harmonize their employees’ ... insights from the nonprofit perspective, indicating that strategic volunteering can bring a real...

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Volunteerism

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Community Development

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Philanthropy New York

Kresge Foundation, NCB Capital Impact Launch $30 Million Detroit Revitalization Fund

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09/18/2013

... says Rip Rapson, president of The Kresge Foundation. “ We know we need an array of tools to support the revitalization of our hometown. We also need creative partners. This Fund is an example...

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The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

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06/02/2014

... by the Center for Effective Philanthropy suggests that we still have a long way to go. Seventy-one percent of the ... no support for program assessment or evaluation. Unless we invest more resources in our...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

... confirmed to her that “it was the most important work we could do”. Hence, the emphasis on the foundation’s 100 ... book. “In a time as turbulent as ours,” she writes, “ we have no choice: we...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative

Release Date:

02/02/2015

... Foundation Vice President Jacqueline Martinez Garcel: “ We ’ve made a commitment to address health inequities in ... able to invest in open spaces for people to exercise. So we ’ve made this commitment to...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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The Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama's Executive Actions

Release Date:

05/07/2015

... 2014, President Obama famously said to his Cabinet: “ We are not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we ’re providing Americans the kind of help that they ... How President Obama...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Public Policy

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Education

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NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'

Release Date:

06/18/2015

... Majority Leader Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Heastie: We are writing as funders with over a hundred years of collective experience on juvenile justice issues. We ’re excited that this year’s adopted budget...

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Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation

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Justice Reform

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Brooklyn Org

Long Island Community Foundation

The Tow Foundation

New York Foundation

Andrus Family Fund

The David Rockefeller Fund

Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

Release Date:

06/26/2015

... that our neighbors will know, see and respect us for who we are" said Kevin Jennings, Arcus' Executive Director. ... here in the United States is a major step forward, and we congratulate the many...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

Release Date:

07/02/2015

... letter issued last month, Clara Miller wrote, “In 2014, we continued to push forward on our core operating principle ... that “all investing is impact investing,” meaning that we believe that all investments (...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy

Release Date:

01/19/2016

... For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy We believe every young person deserves a pathway to economic success. That’s why we ’re announcing a new $75 million investment to expand ... State...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... by a complex circuit, and in order to understand it, we need to identify all the molecules involved,” says ... at Rockefeller. “Amylin caught our attention when we were profiling a set of neurons in the...

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