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A Big Move to Build Our Community

... 43 rd Street called “Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice .” The reconfigured space will increase Philanthropy ... the newly reconfigured Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice will bring even more...

Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

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07/13/2017

... Repair the World NYC will be able to offer our storefront event space to Crown Heights residents and organizations ... community issues will now have an inclusive and flexible event space on Nostrand Ave...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Our Journey: Celebrating the Eighth Year of Philanthropy 101 and Sharing What's to Come

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09/13/2023

This is part 1 of Philanthropy New York’s ‘Our Journey’ series which will highlight various internal shifts our organization has made to take the necessary steps towards becoming an anti-ractist organization as outlined in our Strategic Framework.

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

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04/23/2015

... leadership, the Crown Heights neighborhood, racial justice , high school graduation rates, youth arrests and ...

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Brooklyn Org

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 Fellowship

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06/16/2020

... 18 months to turn an inspired idea that advances social justice into a reality. Fellows also receive hands-on ... communities through Better Before More and the Austin Justice Coalition . Wahleah Johns is...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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13 Nov 2020

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 13, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.

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11 Dec 2020

Philanthropy 101: The Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 11, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Join Philanthropy New York as we pit seasoned philanthropists, one-on-one, in robust debates around the philanthropic topics of the century. From general operating grants vs. restricted grants, to debate on the increase of foundation minumum payout...

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23 Oct 2020

Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community

Friday, October 23, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

So you are working for a foundation. While the other parts of this series provide an overview of the history of philanthropy, a foundation's leadership and governance, a high-level overview of grantmaking at foundations, and the philanthropic topics...

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On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

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08/02/2016

... and originally appeared in the Health Affairs Blog . All funders , no matter their size, have big dreams and limited ... be considered unofficial mini-programs focused on payment reform , behavioral health...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... in mental or physical health, education, juvenile justice , or social mobility. Second, programs take time to yield impact. The benefits of evidence-based school reform , for example, often do not emerge until a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

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07/09/2014

... the Innocence Project’s future as a leading criminal justice advocacy institution in the United States. The ... conviction. Most often they are poor and forgotten by the justice system. Since 1992, 317 people...

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New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer

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08/04/2017

... a program associate on the Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team. While at the Ford Foundation, he served on ... Rahamatulla has supported civil and human rights, criminal justice reform ,...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

... rights, immigrant rights, and civil rights, to economic justice , and criminal justice reform ,” said Teresa C. Younger, President & CEO of the ...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

... rights, immigrant rights, and civil rights, to economic justice , and criminal justice reform ,” said Teresa C. Younger, President & CEO of the ...

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Gender Justice

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What Lies Beneath: The State of NYC Nonprofit Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The report is a result of a six month study conducted with the NYC Nonprofit Board Development Coalition, led by NYC Service, which assessed nonprofit board composition, board policies, as well as procedures. The study discovered that nonprofit leadership demographics do not reflect the diversity of New York City; DEI is valued, but not effectively addressed; representation in leadership matters; board complacency and resistance to change impede DEI; and boards may be perpetuating harmful biases.

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Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York

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09 Nov 2018

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 9, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.

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Children, Youth and Families

Women on the Front Lines of ACA Implementation

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03/28/2014

... Foundation has invested in reproductive health, rights and justice organizations that have a long history of working ... reputations they already had. Regrettably, health care reform has become a polarizing...

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04 Dec 2024

The Power of Networks to Advance Youth Development: Honoring Janet Kelley’s Legacy and Contributions

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 -

3:30pm to 6:30pm

Philanthropy New York; 320 East 43rd Street; NYC 10017 (Ford Foundation Building, Auditorium)

... for Afterschool Education (PASE). Our speakers will discuss the attributes of successful networks, how networks ... support. Together, the paper and the program will provide funders a comprehensive overview of...

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Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

... Philanthropy Advisors On January 25th, the experiences of funders and grantees in Africa were used as a lens on funding ... stronger non-governmental organizations (NGOs) so that funders ’ legacies are as...

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