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... Foundation Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York ( This essay originally appeared in Foundation Leaders ... affects 44 of the 50 states. The Foundation Center’s new survey...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation President & CEO, Cecilia Clarke, Announces Departure

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03/17/2021

... will be leaving the Foundation this summer to embark on a new personal and professional chapter. I am filled with joy ... almost 100 Donor Advised Funds, including exciting new partnerships with the Attorney...

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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

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11/12/2014

... dollars in the "grand bargain" make its way into the city 's public pension system? That's the charge of the ... from creditors, the grand bargain is a key piece of the city 's plan to...

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Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?

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11/12/2014

... plans last week to turn around 94 troubled schools in the city by linking services such as mental health counseling and ... it must have been music to the ears of at least five city organizations that have...

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Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval

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04/21/2016

... planned revamp of its iconic Midtown building, after the city 's Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved ... The $190 million undertaking will bring the building up to city code, and make it...

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With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches

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06/29/2016

Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.

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De Blasio Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance

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02/28/2017

... criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio for not requiring the city ’s police force to act as immigration enforcers as the ... Cats Roundtable” radio program on 970 AM, said the city ’s top brass have a “moral obligation...

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Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools

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08/31/2017

... to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña vowed to tackle ... classroom segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school year. Speaking...

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NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday

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09/05/2017

... To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday NYPD and city officials are scheduled to announce Tuesday a continuing ... said. Through Sunday, there were 182 homicides in the city compared with 239 in the same...

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Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... are the schools Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention. At 32 city elementary and middle schools, the average English-math ... hour a day of instruction. Four did so poorly that the city Department of Education...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

... plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city ’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they ... funded program on Sept. 6, promising free meals for all city students. But Jewish advocates say 30,...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

... community advocates, the local community board, the local City Council member, Laurie Cumbo, and the borough president, ... has vowed to work with local elected officials and the city -selected developer behind...

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Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics”

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06/21/2023

... session In a 90-minute interactive session with over 60 funders , Service Never Sleeps co-founders Whitney Parnell and ... requires relationships grounded in trust between funders and grantees; funders...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Fast Tracks $2.8 Million in Grants to Support Grantees Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic in Communities of Color

Release Date:

04/30/2020

Edward W. Hazen Foundation Fast Tracks $ 2 .8 Million in Grants to Support Grantees Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic in Communities of Color NEW YORK - Today, the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, a...

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The Weight of Privilege in Crisis

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08/19/2020

... Diasporic leaders/dreamers to share their vision for a city and a sector that centers Black lives and works to ...

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CEP Study, Commissioned by Mid-Hudson Valley Nonprofits & the Dyson Foundation, Paints Stark Picture for Valley Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/27/2020

... other philanthropic foundations have responded by creating new COVID-19 related grant programs and other funding ... findings from the CEP survey include: 60% have added new services or projects to focus on a...