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The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

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05/04/2016

From the Black Lives Matter movement to the school-to-prison-pipeline to Wall Street divestment from the “prison-industrial-complex,” many streams of public dialogue are coming together to undergird our discussion on “Rethinking American Justice.”

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

Bianca D. Alston, Finance and Operations Assistant at Arcus Foundation, writes, "I strongly believe in general operating support. The flexible nature of core support grants enables grantees to pursue unforeseen opportunities, adapt to the times and...

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17 May 2017

The Price of Justice: America’s Unfair Bail and Prosecution System

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The justice reform system in the United States has made one thing clear: the constitutional principle of “innocent until proven guilty” is only reserved for those who can afford it.

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Let's Get Explicit About Power

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09/24/2020

As DEI discussions increase in philanthropy, there remains one area where discussion seems to be lagging behind: power. Power is uncomfortable to discuss and the dynamics of who have power feel hard to change.

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Mellon Foundation Grants Help Citymeals and God’s Love We Deliver Feed New York City’s Elderly and At-Risk Homebound Populations during COVID-19 Crisis

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03/26/2020

... Law” as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s March 20 executive order—a measure requiring New York’s most ... pandemic,” stated Michele Warman, the Foundation’s executive vice president, chief operating officer,...

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18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... has been piloting use of the Danielson framework has a key component of the multiple measure – training teachers, ... Justice, The Ford Foundation Kirsten Busch Johnson , Executive Director, Office of Teaching...

25 Mar 2015

Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... women. And addressing them is proving to be an overlooked key to basic health, educational achievement, and economic ... of Psychology, St Johns University Riki Wilchins, Executive Director, TrueChild Stephen...

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New York Community Trust Honors 2015 Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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12/01/2015

... for their outstanding management, focusing on Eight Key Areas of Nonprofit Excellence . Click here to read the ... on November 18. The Best Practices Workshop included the executive director and a board member...

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The New York Community Trust

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Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of NY

12 May 2016

Diverse and Dispersed: Managing a Far-Flung Family - Webinar

Thursday, May 12, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... how do families take advantage of diverse perspectives on key issues within the family? Join this session featuring the ... Lawrence Welk Family Foundation Sharmila Rao Thakkar, Executive Director, The...

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A Recipe for Capacity Building

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02/16/2017

... kitchen” for nearly 20 years. I recently shared a few key ingredients of effective capacity building during a ... people in the grantee organization, going beyond the executive director/CEO. After all,...

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16 Jan 2020

Moving Towards Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) will share some key lessons on how foundations can move beyond a racial ... culture of accountability Presenters Lori Villarosa , Executive Director, Philanthropic Initiative...

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Announcing the Heckscher Leadership Fellows Program

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03/31/2020

... youth from realizing their full potential and the key junctures where the foundation’s grantmaking might ... the New York office of Bottom Line and served as its Executive Director for seven years. During her...

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Education

The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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01 Oct 2020

State and Local Budgets - the Next COVID-19 Battlefront - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, October 1, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... fiscal crisis Lessons learned from the Great Recession Key principles for an equitable response How state and local ... for future budget battles Speakers Marcela Díaz, Executive Director, Somos Un Pueblo...

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Civic Engagement

01 Oct 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... of AI, the major questions driving their approaches, and key learnings from their initial projects and partnerships. ... Vertex AI Lead, Google Alessandra DiGiusto (moderator), Executive Director, Deutsche...

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28 Jul 2010

New York Juvenile Justice Initiative: A Discussion with Advocates

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Penny Fujiko Willgerodt, Executive Director, The Prospect Hill Foundation . Goals of ... Justice Initiative Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation , and Roderick ... Resource People Abby...

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13 Apr 2015

Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour

Monday, April 13, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... that build community and ecological resiliance can be key to ensuring that all Puerto Ricans benefit equally. Learn ... Fundación Ángel Ramos Leticia Peguero (Moderator), Executive Director, Andrus Family Fund...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative

Release Date:

05/07/2015

... their education at Columbia,” said Eileen Gillooly, Executive Director of the Heyman Center for the Humanities. ... The Justice-in-Education Initiative has four key aims: To offer courses, taught by Columbia...

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Education

Justice Reform

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

... $2 million New Executives Fund launched last June, " Executive directors come to their posts with innovative ideas, but .....

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