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U.S. Trust Study Finds that Wealthy Individuals Give and Volunteer at Higher Rates

Release Date:

10/28/2016

... of high-net-worth households donated to charity last year and 50 percent volunteered, compared to 59 percent of ... more, while 39 percent of those who did not volunteer last year plan to in the future... U.S...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution

Release Date:

03/16/2017

An enormous young planet approximately 300 light-years from Earth has given astrophysicists a rare glimpse into planetary evolution.

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Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... two large schools have announced plans to shut down this year — despite backing by major for-profit education ...

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Workforce Development

Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... or on paleontological records will not be considered this year . Investigators with backgrounds in different fields are ... in a U.S. or Canadian institution for at least one year and no more than eight years...

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RFPs Etc

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The Simons Foundation

JP Morgan Chase Investing $40M in Chicago's Underserved Neighborhoods

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... program to address Detroit's economic woes. Earlier this year , Chase boosted that pledge to $150 million to build .....

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Community Development

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Private Foundation Services

19 Sep 2019

Secure Jobs: A Holistic Approach to Increasing Income and Stabilizing Housing - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, September 19, 2019 -

2:30pm to 3:45pm

... to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* Secure Jobs Connecticut takes a ... of employment and housing. What began as a three- year...

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All Funders

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Housing and Homelessness

Workforce Development

Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field

Publication date:

04/2012

... when, why and how it’s useful to scan the landscape for new ideas and new directions. An update of their 2004 publication, with 15 new interviews, Scan 2.0 is filled with examples of scans ...

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Simple and Fast City Contracting

Release Date:

07/17/2013

The HHS Accelerator is a new initiative designed to simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit ... to have the HHS Accelerator Team share the details of this new system...

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Health

As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

Release Date:

01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less ... circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H...

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Public Policy

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Arts

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

12 Dec 2019

Philanthropy & the 2020 Census: What a Fair and Accurate Count Means for Ending Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, December 12, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* Census 2020 operations are underway as ... Officer, Polk Bros Foundation Jocelyn Bissonnette, Director...

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Census 2020

Housing and Homelessness

“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word

Release Date:

01/21/2015

... as the feature article for the January 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. I listened to ... the beneficiary of the President’s proposed $3,000 per year childcare tax cut. To be clear,...

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PNY News

This Is Not A Normal Grant Cycle Or A Time To Wait And See

Release Date:

02/21/2017

... the temptation to treat our current trajectory as the new normal. Now is a time to act. With that in mind, here are ... pointed out, philanthropy is now finding its way toward a new future . As it does, the...

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Arabella Advisors

Lata Reddy Elevated to Chair of The Prudential Foundation

Release Date:

06/14/2017

... for the future by building partnerships that lead to new markets or expand Prudential’s own workforce. Reddy ... opened in 2014, and promises to create a pipeline for new talent at Prudential, aiming to make...

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Prudential Foundation

Everyone Deserves a Fair Slice

Release Date:

06/30/2020

... additionally, the company must also agree to offer new products and services that have not formerly been ... It was produced by the Human Services Council of New York but does not just deserve the attention of...

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The Hearst Foundation

Howard Gilman, Laurie M. Tisch, Doris Duke and Mellon Fund Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Latest Project

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... that matters. Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Founding Artistic Director , Dianne Berkun Menaker, conceived of the project and is co-curating it with director Kristin Marting... Howard Gilman, Laurie M. ...

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Mellon Foundation

Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation Award 16 Jewish Camps With Grants to Increase Accessibility

Release Date:

04/01/2019

... staff training, research and evaluation. Each of the first 16 camps that received grants was required to ... as well as a program grant totaling $2.5 million for the first round of the initiative. The camps...