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Fair Futures: A Cross-Sector Partnership Transforming How New York City Supports Young People Impacted by Foster Care

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... youth), among others. The alignment of this individual grantmaking and the task force’s recommendations, combined ... other resources. Later that year, the funders hosted an event at Philanthropy New York with...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Philanthropy New York Welcomes Donita Volkwijn as Senior Director of Member Engagement

Release Date:

07/08/2021

... a key leadership role in our work to champion effective grantmaking by building a vibrant philanthropic ecosystem ... has advised individual donors and family foundations on grantmaking strategies. Donita...

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PNY News

Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

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02/26/2013

... career opportunities in the philanthropic sector at an event hosted by the Washington Regional Association of ... students who are studying philanthropy at UMD with grantmaking organizations in the Washington...

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Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department

Release Date:

02/20/2018

... In response to the order, TCF and the National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN), a non-profit legal group representing TCF in the lawsuit, issued the ... a mockery of the regulatory process, and is made...

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The Century Foundation

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

Release Date:

03/20/2017

... paid off: the low-income program participants earned 14% more on average, than their peers in a control group by year ... practice accountable; The constant battle between scale ( more citizens being served!)...

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Workforce Development

10 Oct 2018

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

8:30am to 1:30pm

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories are Transforming Communities aims to highlight fresh thinking from artists and activists who disrupt the noxious, bigoted cultural narrative to advance cross-community understanding and social cohesion for...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

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Religion

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Open Society Foundations Appoint Gail Aidinoff Scovell as General Counsel

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... At Hunter College, Scovell is responsible for all campus legal and labor relations, including issues relating to ... president’s senior staff, she supervises the Office of Legal Affairs and acts as an advisor...

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Open Society Foundations

01 May 2012

Creating a New Normal: Financial Fitness and Competitive Job Search Strategies for Aging Baby Boomers

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... edge initiatives that promote financial literacy and offer legal assistance on the one hand and a boot camp and ... , President and Attorney-In-Charge of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) Bret...

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Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director

Release Date:

11/14/2014

... at the intersection of immigrant rights, criminal justice, legal services, migration and social justice philanthropy. ... large and complex nonprofit programs, providing direct legal services, conducting...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Century Foundation Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Department of Education

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... District of New York by counsel from the National Student Legal Defense Network, seeks the immediate release of records ... said A lex Elson, Senior Counsel at the National Student Legal Defense Network, a non...

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The Century Foundation

25 Jan 2024

Brooklyn’s Baddest: The Lasting Impact of Police Misconduct & Wrongful Convictions

Thursday, January 25, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... Baddest is a story about New York City, the criminal legal system, and ultimately, friendship, brotherhood and the ... exonerated New Yorkers and leaders focused on criminal legal reform. What will you learn?...

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Justice Reform

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... can, for the most part, be used interchangeably, and grantmaking refers to the practice and process of awarding ... a number of types of nonprofit organizations, including grantmaking foundations, charities, human service agencies, ... close ties with the donor company, but it is a separate, legal organization, sometimes with its own endowment, and is ...