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10 Jul 2014

Funder Briefing on the Lessons from Hurricane Sandy

Thursday, July 10, 2014 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

After 20 months of supporting and working closely with community-based organizations in neighborhoods most heavily impacted by Hurricane Sandy, North Star Fund published: "From The Edge Of Disaster: How Activists and Insiders Can Use the Lessons of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

15 Oct 2014

Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... , President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights First Carol Smolenski , Executive Director, ECPAT-USA ... 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 -11:00 AM Program Members : First time on this website? Set your...

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Three Essential Insights on International Impact Investing

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09/08/2014

... seeking to make investments internationally. The first two webinars, in partnership with the African ... If you are new to impact investing, making your first investments can be overwhelming—especially if ...

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Impact Investing

Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

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05/22/2013

... so they can address the many remaining issues after the first responders leave. In the aftermath of Sandy, the ... Jersey or the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund headed by N.J. First Lady Mary Pat Christie — that...

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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

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08/27/2012

... do not come at the expense of family stability. In the first award cycle, from 2007 to 2009, eleven awards were ... that this innovative program could be adapted by any first -rank research institute committed...

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Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart

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05/15/2015

... spans. How can we start to close these gaps? As a first step, we need to bring together the range of actors who ... chronic illness in our communities. But they are essential first steps that can seed a...

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New York Health Foundation

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Food Systems

Health

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What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... Ph.D at the University of California, he became one of the first black school superintendents in New York State. My mother also went to a college and became the first female manufacturing manager responsible...

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Education

Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact

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06/02/2015

... the most humility we can muster. How have we led? First by filling information gaps in order to ensure that our ... industry, government and the NGO community. The first edition focused on extractive...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

07 Dec 2015

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 1 - Webinar

Monday, December 7, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Join us for the first of a four part series, that will explore the Campaign ... Initiative and its core community solution areas. The first webinar will cover: Introduction to Campaign for ...

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NYCT Announces Finalists for 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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10/13/2015

... Needs You fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first -generation college students by providing transformative ... 685 applicants from across the city and its suburbs in its first nine years. The awards...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Clark Foundation

Ford Foundation

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association Receives an Outstanding Rating for its Community Reinvestment Initiatives

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10/28/2015

... Bank, National Association Receives an Outstanding on its First -Ever Rating from Office of the Comptroller of the ... from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in our first CRA examination of this...

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Housing and Homelessness

Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

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American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Award More Than $1 M to National Treasure Sites

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11/10/2015

... (Chicago, Illinois): Built in 1880, the nation’s first model industrial town attracted skilled workers to the Pullman Palace Car Company, where the first African-American labor union was born. Today, the ...

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06 Jan 2016

Beyond Coverage: Getting Healthcare to Neighborhoods in Need

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... For many New Yorkers, this program represents the first opportunity to receive high-quality care where they ... (HHC) Sarah Samis , Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the First Deputy Mayor Elizabeth Swain ,...

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Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

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01/27/2016

... Of Philanthropy To Meet Economic Challenges of the Twenty- First Century The Heron Foundation today is calling on its ... Heron is making in its own operations. In 2012 Heron first declared its quest to deploy...

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Economic Security

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F.B. Heron Foundation

United Hospital Fund Report Looks at Expiring Program, Consequences

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03/03/2016

... a difficult choice to policymakers and stakeholders. First , New York could revive its own state reinsurance ... A New Challenge for New York’s Individual Market is the first in a series of snapshot reports...

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