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2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus

Release Date:

11/16/2021

... cycles of harm with creativity and determination, and we can ’t wait to see how their pathbreaking ideas develop,” ... a record 2,826 applications from all fifty states, as well as numerous territories and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Social Justice

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

U.S. Slashes Funds For Family Planning In Madagascar

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10/16/2017

Under the policy, foreign aid groups are barred from getting U.S. funding if they perform or actively support abortion anywhere in the world.

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International/Foreign Affairs

COVID-19 Long Island Philanthropic Response Fund Provides Half a Million Dollars in Grants to Long Island-Based Nonprofits

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04/21/2020

... Philanthropic Response Fund in the Long Island Community Foundation announced today that 36 Long Island-based health ... and they did a lot to make sure others were able to enjoy it as much as they did. Our...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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04 Nov 2015

Sectoral Employment Strategies for Young Adults: Lessons for the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... disproportionately impacted low-income young adults who do not graduate from high school or pursue post-secondary ... Rick Smith (Moderator), President, The Pinkerton Foundation Panel I: Lowell Herschberger...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Workforce Development

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New York City

Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists

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04/08/2016

... payouts but also the complicated emotions that money can inspire: ignorance, confusion, shame, panic, the ... bout of inchoate elation. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation created a new grant program — the...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Ford, Carnegie Join 10 Funders Giving $125M for Flint’s Water Crisis

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05/11/2016

... from the city’s water crisis. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation , based in Flint, spearheaded the collaboration and ... the following four years. "First and foremost, I felt that it was important to give...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

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09/14/2017

... York City to Get Boost from Walton Money The Walton Family Foundation , the philanthropy governed by the family behind ... aim to be socioeconomically diverse. Officials from the foundation expect the...

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Education

Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

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04/06/2016

... activities in states and municipalities nationwide, as well as a broad set of civic engagement initiatives. Before ...

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Sesame Workshop Receives Groundbreaking Gift from Peter G. Peterson to Expand Community Initiative

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06/07/2018

... designed to address early-learning basics, health and well -being, and issues related to traumatic experiences such ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO

Release Date:

10/30/2018

... Ivy League-educated, self-described “Brooklyn girl” is well -prepared for the challenge. RISE uses an alliance of ...

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12 Nov 2013

The Secret Ingredients to Effective Funder Collaboratives & Collective Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... and sizes. There is no right or wrong way of doing them; it all is contingent upon the specifics of each group and ... New York Members Briefing sponsored by The Frances Lear Foundation , The Tow ...

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Silicon Alley: The Road to Tomorrow’s Workforce

Release Date:

11/12/2013

... of its West Coast sibling. Maybe this youth and grit can serve as a metaphor for the trend we’re witnessing through digital media learning as it shifts our educational models. It is no...

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Information Technology

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The New York Community Trust

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Technology

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

Release Date:

03/15/2010

... a members briefing—sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and The ... in New York City and the role nonprofits and funders can play in improving and supporting...

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Philanthropy New York

More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

Release Date:

04/17/2013

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation 's support of a school lunch program to help combat .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

Release Date:

09/21/2016

... Land First Job WNYC has been looking at ways the country can create economic opportunity for more Americans. It 's part of a national conversation with NPR and other ... Abigail Carlton, managing director...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience

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09/28/2017

Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience How can we end energy poverty? We need to create the right solution and make sure it gets to the right people. At The Rockefeller Foundation...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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29 Nov 2012

Social Media: Promising techniques used by social media-savvy funders

Thursday, November 29, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

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Locating the most appropriate information, and managing it strategically, becomes a challenge when we are increasingly bombarded with seemingly limitless streams of data. This webinar series will help ...

31 Jan 2013

Knowledge Management: Strategies for making sector knowledge more accessible

Thursday, January 31, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

Release Date:

10/03/2014

... use to the easing of sentencing for drug charges. His foundation has donated about $200 million to drug reforms ... built through his hedge fund and famous deals like when he shorted the British pound in 1992...

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