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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Do You Promote or Impede Real Change?

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08/21/2017

... the U.S. philanthropic sector, I have learned there is more value and sustainability in authenticity and commitment. ... by constantly humbling myself (or being humbled; a bit more painful, yet necessary...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families

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02/25/2020

... announced a comprehensive $65 million investment to help more than 10 million low-wage workers and their families ... hard and play by the rules, but the American Dream feels more out of reach than ever before...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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The Rockefeller Foundation

In Partnership with the Ford Foundation, Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity

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05/18/2021

... and business owners of color over the next five years; more than 10,000 internships and work development ... businesses. Support the financial well-being of more than 30,000 people of color working in service...

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Education Funders Research Initiative

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Economic Security

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

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08/11/2015

... the work of participating funders Create a platform for more meaningful dialogue with the city’s Department of ... As the case study explains, EdFunders commissioned a series of reports to provide unbiased,...

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Education

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Trinity Wall Street

Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

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12/10/2019

... Two years later, we are already seeing positive results: More children participate. An additional 26,000 New York City ... newly eligible and those who were previously eligible are more likely to eat lunch at...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Health Foundation

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities

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10/14/2020

... to move to the next phase of their impact. Now more than ever, we must support a fundamental re-imagining of ... Fund, the Nancy & George Walker Foundation, and many more , as well as a matching grant from...

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

A Unique Nonprofit Lender

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08/19/2009

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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All Funders

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

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8:45am to 11:00am

The largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. continue to struggle with high rates of poverty and inequality, affecting both cities and suburbs.

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Community Development

02 Dec 2015

Neighborhood Info at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

As grantmakers working on complex social issues, it can be hard to get access to the data you need to make good funding decisions. Do you find yourself turning to dozens of sources to get good data?

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Hudson Valley Mourns Longtime Dyson Foundation President Diana Gurieva

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02/08/2017

... $12 million to its current $210 million and growth in its grantmaking from $4 million to $18 million annually. She also ...

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The Dyson Foundation

Your VISION for 2025 – A Report on Year One

... visiting our new space, members often remark on how much more space we seem to have. In fact, we have slightly less ... 2015, Philanthropy New York presented several programmatic series , as well as two half-...

Census 2020 Working Group

The Philanthropy New York 2020 Census Funders Group is an ad hoc group of regional philanthropic leaders working in partnership with national and local nonprofit, government and business leaders – as well as our upstate sister...

Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

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04/01/2013

... to encourage philanthropic giving, increase local grantmaking and build civic engagement. In less than four ... Her belief in empowering communities and grassroots grantmaking has helped transform...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

28 Jul 2010

New York Juvenile Justice Initiative: A Discussion with Advocates

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is part of Philanthropy New York’s NEW YORK JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE and is hosted by the New York Foundation , The New York Community Trust , and The Prospect Hill Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND:...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Name David Morse Chief Communications Officer

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12/11/2013

... communications as the foundation prepares to complete grantmaking commitments by 2016. Morse comes to Atlantic with ... distributed over $7.5 billion by the time it concludes its grantmaking . Morse will be a...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

25 Mar 2015

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

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Is your grantmaking responding to new understandings of the ... ideas on integrating a gender norms focus into their own grantmaking . Program materials will be provided. Explore: ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Location

William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

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04/14/2015

Cordery has been appointed Program Officer for the Strong Local Economies program.

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Arts

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

30 Mar 2016

The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Nonprofit organizations face increasing challenges in today’s operating environment. In order to better understand the realities facing nonprofits and make sound funding decisions, grantmakers must have a firm grasp of the story told by the numbers...

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Nonprofit Financials

A Recipe for Capacity Building

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02/16/2017

Heather Peeler of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations writes, "It’s tempting to start conversations about capacity building by focusing on program design. However, you wouldn’t pull out your pots and pans to start cooking before you’ve planned...

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