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Leadership Changes Announced at Gap Foundation and Gap, Inc.

Release Date:

05/15/2015

... the following Gap Inc. functions: Global Human Resources; Corporate Affairs; Gap Foundation; and Global Sustainability. ... will continue to serve in this role), and led Gap Inc.’s corporate social...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

International/Foreign Affairs

Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services

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04/25/2016

As part of NYCitizenship, New Yorkers will receive free services that include appointments with a trusted attorney for help with citizenship applications, information sessions about the citizenship process and its benefits, and free and confidential...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities

Release Date:

06/20/2016

Bank of America announced $300,000 in grants to be distributed to 12 nonprofits in the Long Island community.

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Workforce Development

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Bank of America [Corporate]

Gay Rights Group Turns Down Bank of America’s Money Over HB2 Compromise

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05/09/2017

... House Bill 2. The Human Rights Campaign also slashed its Corporate Equality Index scores for the bank and for Blue ... which also took part in the talks. The score measures corporate support for policies that...

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LGBTQ

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Bank of America [Corporate]

30 Jan 2019

New Tools, New Partnerships: Is It Time To Break Your Engagement Mold?

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... people are constantly bombarded with messages. So how can corporate funders stand out and still connect with ... reaching employees, clients and more. Hear from these corporate funders about their creative...

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The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years

Release Date:

02/26/2015

... and systemic barriers that impede fair opportunity and equity . Crossroads on the Bay Fostering access to and ... Mediratta, who heads Atlantic’s U.S.-based racial equity programmes, recently noted , after...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

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01/10/2013

By James R. Knickman President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation During the recent Philanthropy New York conference on resources for returning veterans , it struck me that very few of the funders in the...

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Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

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05/10/2012

By Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors, Measure of America What does well-being and opportunity look like in the New York metropolitan area? The typical Asian-American resident of the New...

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The Future of News

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05/08/2009

By Vincent Stehle Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York Program Director for Nonprofit Sector Support, Surdna Foundation The future is bleak for daily newspapers. The combination of a severe economic downturn...

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29 Jan 2020

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, the Culture and the Individual Artist

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... programs, and the development of a national taxonomy for reporting data on support for individual artists. The ... and programming in support for individual artists. In this event , we time-travel to the late...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts

Recording: Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum The NYC Charter serves as the city's constitution, outlining the powers and structure of its government. Charter Revision is a powerful, yet often misunderstood,...

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

"Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change The Legal Aid Society, The Tow Foundation, and Philanthropy New York invite you to a special screening of A24's acclaimed and re-released film " Sing...

Philanthropy Should Focus on the Assets of Aging

Release Date:

04/22/2016

Teresa Bonner at Aroha Philanthropies says it’s time for America to put the brakes on our national obsession with youth and our dismissal of the potential of older adults.

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Do You See Yourself In the First Nations Struggle?

Release Date:

03/02/2017

Patricia Eng at the New York Women’s Foundation, writes about her recent discovery that this country draws its own roots from the principles of governance in tribal nations, yet this is not taught as part of American history.

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The New York Women's Foundation

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

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03/20/2017

Melinda Mack at New York Association of Training & Employment Professionals writes, "In my experience, well-intentioned government and policymaking bodies are overly risk-averse to anything new, even if it is evidence-based (which is why the...

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Workforce Development

Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

Release Date:

12/13/2017

Laura Wolff, Independent Philanthropy Consultant suggests practical strategies—“nudges”-- that can help people translate desires and intentions into actions and accomplishments

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101

Release Date:

09/23/2022

Why do foundations exist? For a love of humanity and the public good? To fill a void created by government or market failure? Controlled wealth redistribution?