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The New York Community Trust

Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of Edwin Gould Foundation, Announced in New Class of Leaders for Pahara-Aspen Fellowship

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01/22/2020

... and innovative leaders who are reimagining America’ s public schools. “To make sure all of our children are ... leaders in the educational excellence and equity movement , facilitates their dynamic growth, and...

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Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development

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01/26/2022

Mellon' s “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million ... Humanities for All Times initiative underscores that it ' s not only critical to show students...

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Education

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It’s Time to Shut Down Government’s Unfair Treatment of Nonprofits

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04/26/2024

It ’ s Time to Shut Down Government’ s Unfair Treatment of ... and BIPOC led nonprofits in applying. Contract Reform Beyond earmarks, nonprofits are often tapped to deliver whole...

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NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation

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02/20/2019

The New York City-based NoVo Foundation has announced a three-year, $10 million commitment in support of programs in the United States aimed at reducing and preventing commercial sexual exploitation.

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Gender Justice

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... the problems with hydrofracking in New York and the movement that is being built to stop it , and we are pleased to have Patricia Jenny, Program ... York Community Trust, provide us with a recap. To Frack or...

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Environment and Climate Change

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NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence

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11/15/2017

... designed to support those who are strengthening the movement to end violence against girls and women. Move to End Violence grew out of the NoVo Foundation’ s core commitment to social justice, and its vision...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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School-based Health Centers in New York State: Ensuring Sustainability & Establishing Opportunities for Growth

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01/2014

In this NYSHealth -supported report, the Children’ s Defense Fund identifies ways to sustain New York State’ s school-based health centers (SBHCs), while also achieving ... of the Medicaid Redesign initiative, to serve New York’ s most at-risk children. New York State has 250 SBHCs, which ...

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Health

Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

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01/16/2014

... really just window dressing. Wasn’t a board member’ s job simply lending his or her name to the organization’ s ... words: Don’t board members just show up and smile? It would be difficult to...

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Latin American Director at Open Society Foundations Comments on Rio Olympics Human Rights Abuses

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07/19/2016

... constitutional procedures were swept aside repeatedly as event preparation was used as an excuse to coerce citizens. ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Selects Genaro Lopez-Rendon as Next President

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12/08/2015

... will continue to be at the heart of the Noyes Foundation’ s giving and programs.” "We could not be more delighted than to have Genaro join Noyes as our ... Holding, Chair of the Board. "His deep...

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... of the American Bar Association in support of a student’ s right to pursue both Title IX and constitutional claims for ... Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’ s School of International...

Ira R. Halperin Named Vice Chair to Long Island Community Foundation Board

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02/01/2012

... work with LICF,” noted David M. Okorn, the foundation’ s Executive Director. “As a business leader, CPA, and ... named by Long Island Business News as one of Long Island' s top lawyers in its "Who...

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08 Nov 2012

Searching for Sugarman - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, November 8, 2012 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, it became a phenomenon. Two South African fans then set out ... an exclusive meet-and-greet during the reception. Member' s guests are also welcome...

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06 May 2015

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

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5:00pm to 7:00pm

... we'll be uncovering that and more on May 6th. This year' s featured speaker, Ricardo Salvador, will be giving a ... bites, an open bar, networking and brief updates on CFF' s work over the past...

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Food Systems

Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

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12/17/2015

... debt. Over the next two decades, estimates suggest that it would cost as much as $2 trillion. Peterson said, ... bill is a big step in the wrong direction for our nation’ s fiscal and economic health. "...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Public Policy

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Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country

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10/06/2017

... 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation in the rate at which it sends women to prison. Roughly 151 of every 100,000 Oklahoma women are behind bars — twice the national average. Drugs and drug-related ... are...

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Justice Reform

Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’ s Own Foundation The Westport-based Newman’ s Own Foundation ... in the federal tax overhaul that would have spared it from an unusual 200 percent tax...

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Trinity Joins Brief Filed in Support of Dreamers

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01/29/2018

Trinity joined 86 other religious organizations that recently filed an amicus curiae brief supporting an injunction against overturning DACA “on the basis of faith and morality, that these children and young adults must be protected.”

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Immigration

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Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards

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06/27/2018

Aetna Foundation and Newman’ s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards ... in New Orleans. The Aetna Foundation and Newman’ s Own Foundation were awarded “Ovations” for their ... “CyberGrants uses a hand to...

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