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John Ruskay, Ph.D., to Step Down in June 2014 as Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York

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05/01/2013

... to Care, a comprehensive network of employment, financial, legal and counseling services that has helped more than ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Noyes Foundation Promotes Buchanan, Montañez, and Zigbi to Program Directors

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01/02/2012

... Community Leadership Award, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund’s Latina Empowerment ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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The New York Women's Foundation

16 Feb 2012

The Art of Inclusion: New Approaches and Innovative Funding Streams for Access to the Arts

Thursday, February 16, 2012 -

12:00pm to 5:00pm

In their efforts to move beyond legal requirements, an increasing number of museums provide a ...

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14 Sep 2012

Social Justice on the Streets: New Developments Around "Stop-and-Frisk" and Discriminatory Policing

Friday, September 14, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:30am

... efforts including community organizing, litigation, legal defense, policy reform, public education, research, and ...

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12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Attorney at Latham Watkins LLP and co-author of foundation legal briefs on the DC Voting Rights Act Ilir Zherka , ...

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Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

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11/01/2013

The Surdna Foundation has announced the election of Jocelyn Downie, a prominent scholar, as the next Chair of its Board of Trustees. The foundation also announced the election of a new member, Tracy Palandjian, an innovator on impact investing.

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Names New Executive Director

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01/15/2014

... Resolution, and Executive Director of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, among other positions. Addams will bring ...

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

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Education

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UJA-Federation Board of Directors Elects New CEO

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02/12/2014

... of Manhattan Day School; a board member of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), a UJA-Federation beneficiary ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

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05/22/2013

... what they lost. They told us about unemployment issues and legal aid issues and financial issues and homelessness that ...

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All Funders

What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

"The world has changed since my grandparents were excluded from getting an education – no doubt about it, but inequality and injustice are still very much with us." - Fred Frelow, Ford Foundation

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

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11/23/2015

... youth Immigrant Youth & Families: 15 grants support legal and language services, advocacy campaigns, and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

Arcus, NoVo Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Philanthropy Initiative to Improve the Lives of Transgender People

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12/08/2015

... and security for transgender people, ensuring their full legal and social equity, well-being, and safety; and Deepen ...

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LGBTQ

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Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform

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01/12/2016

... cross-system collaboration Ensure access to quality legal counsel Keep youth out of adult courts, jails and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

The Tow Foundation

16 Jun 2016

Will Philanthropy Join In The Fight To Vote?

Thursday, June 16, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Perales , Vice President of Litigation, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Michael Waldman *, ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Panel

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All Funders

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Public Policy

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Civic Engagement

Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

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06/08/2016

... a wealth of original research—including sentencing data, legal documents, observations of court hearings, and ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Justice Reform

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Most Funders Don’t Think About Disaster Until It Strikes

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07/05/2016

... response strategies in the following areas: Advocacy, Legal Aid & Public Policy Aging & Disabled Populations Animal ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Four Members to Board of Directors

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05/24/2017

... her 30 year career at The Times as a summer intern in the legal department and joined the department upon graduation ...

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Brooklyn Org

ACHA Would Break Apart What Is Working in New York

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05/25/2017

United Hospital Fund President and PNY Health Working Group Co-Chair James Tallon says that, by any measure, the Affordable Care Act has been a success.

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Health

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... on criminal justice matters. He has written on justice and legal issues for Vera, the American Bar Association, the ...

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