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Me/We & Public Policy: A Journey from Foundations on the Hill to NYC to…

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05/25/2023

... time in Washington, DC, or even in government buildings more broadly. It was the first time I walked through the ... As I left DC, I realized this experience was not a series of firsts for just me; it was a...

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18 Feb 2025

"Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 -

4:00pm to 7:00pm

Watch the Recording The Legal Aid Society, The Tow Foundation, and Philanthropy New ... (RTA) Who should attend? All interested funders in grantmaking , criminal legal reform, arts, public policy...

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We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees

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08/12/2020

... a persistent and mounting challenge. Few issues have been more embattled under the current U.S. administration, which ... While our team continued to provide the most up-to-date legal information to our...

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COVID-19

... information on philanthropic responses to COVID-19. The calendar of events includes upcoming webinars and ... assistance to grantees to help access federal loan funds Grantmaking Practices and Financial...

20 Oct 2020

Will New York Politicians Get to Pick Their Voters? Why Redistricting Matters

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

The exceptional 2020 Census and the memorable 2020 calendar year are both thankfully drawing to a close. But ... public education; public gatherings; map-making workshops; legal challenges to discriminatory maps;...

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UCLA to Establish Archive on Policing and Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles with Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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01/28/2021

... and racial justice, the centers have a combined total of more than 250 faculty members affiliated with them, one of ... and that the materials of our profoundly unjust criminal legal system are studied and...

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Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

New York City Vision Funders Network

... meetings feature: The sharing of members’ current grantmaking priorities and experience, including notable ... meetings will be posted on Philanthropy New York's calendar of events . The Network cordially...

New York Age-Friendly Funders

Brooklyn Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Incubator Project

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01/19/2017

... community groups, and community leaders working in one or more of the following areas of focus: Housing Rights, ... starting April 1, 2017; A stipend of up to $5,000 for legal fees, web development, and other...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

Citi Backs Program to Create 5,000 Women Entrepreneurs from Low-Income Neighborhoods

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03/16/2015

... negotiation workshops, connections to capital, pro-bono legal assistance, and navigating government resources—for ... Small Business Services (SBS) and Citi, which is providing more than $425,000 for programs...

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Gender Justice

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Citi Foundation

The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation

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04/12/2016

... run by women. And new funding supports workshops and legal aid for young fathers in custody hearings so they can be more involved in their children’s lives... The New York ...

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Arts

Justice Reform

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The New York Community Trust

New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries

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09/25/2017

... letting their citizens into the country. The new order is more far-reaching than the president’s original travel ban, ... And the addition of non-Muslim countries could address the legal attacks on earlier...

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Immigration

Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’

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09/25/2017

... his support for DACA recipients on Twitter. A little more than a week later, Democratic leaders said they had ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

... Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.” It hopes to support...

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Food Systems

Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities

Release Date:

03/16/2018

... social dynamism,' Piiparinen said. 'By improving language, legal , and healthcare services, we can help immigrants ... contribute to Ohio's economy and our communities more quickly. We must begin...

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Immigration

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Open Society Foundations

Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

Release Date:

06/19/2018

... transgender leadership and advocacy. Williams brings more than a decade of experience working with and supporting ... identity. In their career, Williams has leveraged their legal background to advance...

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15 May 2025

Philanthropy New York's 46th Annual Meeting: Philanthropy For Our Time

Thursday, May 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

... that challenge entrenched power dynamics and help build a more just future. 3:00 - 4:30 pm: Concurrent Breakout ... in order to act with courage. Led by experienced nonprofit legal experts, this breakout...

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Network Building

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All Funders

To Be Brave and Radical in Arts Philanthropy

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02/20/2019

... kick off in March 2019, when Mosaic offers the first of a series of four learning exchanges. To create a radically ... colleagues and establishing a new grants program to direct more resources to ALAANA arts...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Doris Duke Foundation

Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context

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11/14/2013

... forward to a forthcoming report in the Connected to Give series on Jewish giving that will compare Jewish and other ... For Hali Lee, a co-panelist at the Philanthropy New York event , creating the Asian Women...