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16 May 2017

Women and LGBTQ Leaders in the Immigration Debate: Louder, Prouder and More Effective Than Ever

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... in a conversation developed by Philanthropy New York’s Funders for Gender Equity and Grantmakers Concerned for ... Brooklyn Community Foundation Designed for All interested funders . Registration 2:45 - 3:00 PM...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Beyond Equity as a Trend, Toward Real Change

Release Date:

04/24/2018

... and The New York Community Trust, the report asks funders to disrupt a “dogged trend of disinvestment” and ... “diversity” or another related theme. Many funders now include language about the importance of...

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Doris Duke Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/29/2019

... and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals ... adopted by the United Nations in 2015. The guide gives funders practical advice on how to plan,...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Headwaters Foundation, and The Whitman Institute Launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

Release Date:

01/22/2020

... to philanthropy, offering concrete steps for funders to build radically different grantee relationships ... of the same ecosystem, and we all have roles to play. As funders , we often step into that power...

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Marlon Williams

Marlon-Williams_0353A-Philanthropy-BG-Web.jpg Throughout his career, Marlon Williams has specialized in leading initiatives where success requires the mobilized coordination of stakeholders across agencies and sectors. He has most...

Chris Park to Retire from New York Life

Release Date:

07/01/2013

Chris Park, the Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at New York Life Insurance Company and President of the New York Life Foundation, will be retiring from her positions effective January 1, 2014.

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Target Corporation

Leigh Bonney Named Chief Financial Officer for The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Release Date:

03/01/2012

Leigh Bonney has joined the staff of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust as its Chief Financial Officer.

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Pfizer

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

05 Oct 2012

Public Policy Communicators NYC: Twitter Today

Friday, October 5, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Public Policy Communicators NYC is an informal group of nonprofit and foundation communications executives that has been meeting roughly bimonthly over the past four years to explore contemporary, practical topics to improve our work. Whether it’s...

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Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities

Release Date:

03/05/2013

By Abigail Westbrook, Special Assistant to the Founder and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies With our U.S. offices located in New York City, Hurricane Sandy hit close to home. It impacted our New York-based...

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Jonas Center Achieves Goal with 1,000 Doctorally Prepared Faculty, Clinical Leaders in All States

Release Date:

10/26/2015

Jonas Center’s $25M philanthropic commitment – largest of its kind – is being used to address swiftly changing healthcare needs.

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Health

Veterans

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Ford Foundation Appoints Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning

Release Date:

01/08/2016

Bess Rothenberg had been named as director of Strategy and Learning at the Ford Foundation. The new division reflects the foundation’s commitment to continuous learning as it refines its approach to challenging inequality in all its forms.

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Citi Foundation Helps NYC Nonprofits & Cornell University Prepare Underserved Youth for Foodservice, Customer Service, & Hospitality Jobs

Release Date:

07/27/2017

The nonprofit STRIVE New York has broadened its impact on urban youth unemployment by partnering with eCornell and local city organizations to launch Serve UP Harlem, an initiative to prepare 18- to 24-year-olds for career paths in food service,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Citi Foundation

With Support From the Tow Foundation, Soho Rep Gets a Safer Space for Its Dangerous Plays

Release Date:

02/05/2018

After nearly a year and a half in exile, Soho Rep has returned to Walker Street, and is kicking off its 43rd season with a typically startling play, Aleshea Harris’s “Is God Is,” which begins previews Feb. 6.

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The Tow Foundation

Report Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds That Post-Ebola Cataract Surgery Can Safely Restore Vision

Release Date:

04/04/2018

Cataract surgery can be safely performed on Ebola virus disease survivors with impaired vision, Emory Eye Center ophthalmologists and 40 colleagues around the world report.

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Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

With Support From the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (Gem) Project Has Reached Its Goal of 5,000 Participants

Release Date:

06/20/2018

After 10 years and a worldwide effort, Crohn's and Colitis Canada is pleased to announce that the world-renowned Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (GEM) Project has reached its goal of 5,000 participants. Launched in 2008 at Mount Sinai Hospital in...

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Kathryn Hall Succeeds Danielle S. Allen as Board Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board

Release Date:

03/06/2019

NEW YORK, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathryn Hall will succeed Danielle S. Allenas the Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Board of Trustees, the Foundation announced today. Allen announced her retirement after eleven years of service, the...

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Rockefeller Foundation Appears Set to End 100 Resilient Cities Program

Release Date:

04/01/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation intends to disband its 100 Resilient Cities initiative, according to people familiar with the foundation's plans, Bloomberg reports.