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Robert Sterling Clark: Supporting Our Grantee Partners in the Era of COVID-19

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03/19/2020

... That moment has been slow and painful for me – in the first days after the COVID-19 virus was announced we made a ... lives – more hand sanitizer, fewer in-person meetings, new memes. New...

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Katya Levitan-Reiner Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Propel Capital

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11/14/2019

... Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Propel Capital NEW YORK CITY - Today Propel Capital announced that Katya ... Levitan-Reiner most recently held the role of Portfolio Director since 2017. In the COO...

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A Road Less Traveled….

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11/01/2011

... This summer, a group of foundations that make up the New York Juvenile Justice Initiative decided to step back, ... their decisions.” “I personally think…the law of 16- year -olds [being] charged as adults...

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MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC

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12/11/2015

... nonprofit, announced the launch of Kiva NYC, a new multi- year initiative to help level the playing field for ... last night at a special small business marketplace event in New...

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Conservative Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests

Release Date:

03/30/2015

... Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests New tax filings from Soros’s private foundation link ... donations and funding for groups in Washington, D.C., and New York which were bussed into the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Social Justice

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Virtual Employee Engagement through Virtual Conversational Leadership

Release Date:

01/20/2023

... Menane, Senior Manager, Capgemini, Donita Volkwijn, Senior Director Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York, and John Hovell, Co-Founder, STRATactical ... to the possibility of a “re-feeling” of daily work...

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09 Jul 2018

Funding for Cultural Change: Creating and Meeting the Moment - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 9, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* Over the last few years, we have seen ... platform. These unique cultural moments have opened up new...

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University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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03/03/2021

... icon Conrad Hilton gifted $1.5 million to build the first hospitality school in Texas – the University of ... “Through this grant, we look forward to supporting a new generation of students, many of whom are...

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21 Jul 2016

Documenting Impact featuring “The Look of Silence” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)

Thursday, July 21, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... conduct an interview with filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer and Director of Social Impact Media Rebecca Lichtenfeld from the ... We hope you'll join us for this thought-provoking online event and participate...

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NY Women’s Foundation Announces Seven More Regional Young Women’s Initiatives

Release Date:

06/15/2016

... Initiatives. I am Ana Oliveira, President and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation. It is an honor to stand here ... project together: the Young Women's Initiative. Started in New York City, with the...

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Ford Foundation President to Step Down

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03/06/2013

... that he will leave his position in September of this year . New York, 5 March 2013 — Ford Foundation president Luis A. ... his plan to leave the foundation in September of this year ,...

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Season's Greetings & December Update from PNY

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12/02/2021

Season's Greetings & December Update from PNY Philanthropy New York will be slowing down the last two weeks of December and the first week of January to collectively take a pause and ... before December...

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PNY is Headed to Capitol Hill - Learn More about Foundations on the Hill and Why We're Going

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02/16/2024

FOTH_2024_1216x596-1.jpg On February 25th, Philanthropy New York staff and members will be traveling to Washington ... Hill? Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) is organized every year by the United Philanthropy Forum...

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What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... throw away from home, was an added bonus. It was the same year that the National Security Entry-Exit Registration ... dragnet. The effect was devastating! Linda Sarsour, the Executive Director...

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... recipient of its Fair and Just Fellowship. During her year in the role, McGhee will inform the Foundation’s ... at advancing racial justice and social change throughout New York City’s largest borough. A long-...

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Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative

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02/15/2013

The five- year Healthy Food & Community Change initiative will work to ... million over five years to healthy food initiatives across New York City – making it one of the largest donors addressing these...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Food Systems

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

Release Date:

07/28/2013

... $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton ... brought in a record $47 million in pledges in...

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Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive

Publication date:

03/2014

... of the Gates, Hewlett, and other big foundations last year to their highest levels since the Great Recession gutted endowments six years ago, according to a new Chronicle survey. Yet grant makers still aren’t as rich ... giving. What it’s not doing though: crimping ambitious new grant-making efforts to deal with vexing problems…. ...

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With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality

Release Date:

12/20/2017

... to support grassroots movement building, especially this year . Still, some wonky policy studies do make a splash. ... recommendations, LOOC is currently identifying a permanent executive director...

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