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Can We Still Improve Philanthropy?

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07/17/2009

... plenty of poor and wasteful grants that would nonetheless meet the benchmarks. These percentages do not define ...

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Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

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09/24/2019

In his book, The Wretched of the Earth, published in 1961, Frantz Fanon noted what he considered to be the necessary conditions for the overthrow of colonialism: “To tell the truth, the proof of success lies in a whole social structure being changed...

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Newly Created Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York

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07/19/2023

... a significant void, enabling educators and employers to meet industry needs. NYSWA is grateful to the Heckscher ... resulted in nearly 100 submitted applications. To meet the demand, the Heckscher Foundation...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?

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11/05/2015

Jen Bokoff, Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, says humor can be an effective tool to address power dynamics in philanthropy.

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Impact Investing in Education: An Overview of the Current Landscape

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01/2014

This study, conducted by D. Capital Partners, is part of the Open Society Education Support Program’s efforts to identify innovative financing mechanisms and approaches that can increase the availability and allocation of resources for education systems.

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Education

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Open Society Foundations

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New York Community Trust's HIVE Grants to Boost Digital Media Learning

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06/02/2014

Teens will record residents' stories to make a multimedia map of the Bronx; make, play, and remix wired steel drums; and use a rock camp, audio lab, and planetarium to learn about the science of sound-with grants from the Hive Digital Media Learning...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Communications/Media

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The New York Community Trust

Commentary: Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

By Michael Seltzer, Trustee, EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation , and past President, Philanthropy New York Editor’s note: All of us at Philanthropy New York are deeply indebted to Michael Seltzer not only for his in-depth...

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Day Of The Girl: A Worldwide Reminder That Gender Parity Awaits

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10/25/2016

Sarah Middleton, Vice President for Global Corporate Citizenship at PIMCO and Executive Director of the PIMCO Foundation, writes that closing the gender gap entails giving women access to employment and financial mechanisms, but advancement is going...

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Gender Justice

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25 Oct 2017

From Hurricane Sandy to Hurricane Maria: Can Disaster Philanthropy Be More Strategic?

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 -

9:00am to 1:00pm

... Drive Decisions report, set to launch the same week. This event will include lunch and is underwritten by the Conrad N. ...

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Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment

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02/11/2021

Design for Freedom, a new movement to eradicate modern slavery from the built environment by addressing the systemic use of forced labor in the building materials supply chain

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Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

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01/04/2022

Can we break free from a history of racism that has taken a brutal toll on health? These trailblazers offer hope through their efforts to advance racial justice and health equity.

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Philanthropy New York's 2022 - 2027 Strategic Framework

Publication date:

10/2022

With this Strategic Framework, we are embarking on a journey to become an anti-racist organization while accompanying our members in their equity journeys, wherever they find themselves in this work.

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... somebody or reading a paper and saying, “I’ve got to meet the author,” or “I’ve got to visit this ...

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

Release Date:

09/18/2012

... terms of their structure and sources of revenues, began to meet annually under the aegis of the National Network of ...

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The New York Community Trust Awards $14.6 Million in Grants to 86 Nonprofits

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06/14/2022

... Fund : $92,000 to help New York City animal shelters meet animal care standards and improve their business ... : $130,000 to redesign the city’s foster care system to meet the needs of all children by no...

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The New York Community Trust

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Board Chair and Members

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05/08/2023

On May 2nd, during the business meeting of Philanthropy New York's 44th Annual Meeting, the membership elected 7 new members to PNY's Board of Directors.

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Occupy The Box

Release Date:

03/21/2012

... leadership practice. What strikes me about the leaders I meet through my work at the Foundation is that, despite the ...

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A Road Less Traveled….

Release Date:

11/01/2011

By Howard Knoll, Senior Director, Casey Family Programs Families who take seasonal driving trips often fall into two categories—those who want to get to their destination in the quickest time and those who want to take the “scenic...

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