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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

In a letter published in the New York Times , Lorie Slutsky—who runs the New York Community Trust—emphasized the role of community foundations in the context of Jeff Bezos' request for ideas to guide his philanthropy.

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The New York Community Trust

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Sloan Foundation Among Funders of World’s Smallest Neutrino Detector That Found A Big Physics Fingerprint

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08/08/2017

After more than a year of operation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the COHERENT experiment, using the world’s smallest neutrino detector, has found a big fingerprint of the elusive, electrically neutral particles that interact only weakly with...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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

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03/16/2018

Open Society Foundations, in partnership with a group of other philanthropy organizations, funded a Cleveland State University report, Our Pathway to a Brighter Future: Ohio's New Americans, which highlights the crucial role immigrants play in Ohio'...

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Immigration

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Open Society Foundations

Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

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04/27/2018

New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless experience high levels of trauma, assault, early death.

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Housing and Homelessness

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Arcus Foundation

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

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05/03/2018

RGV FOCUS leaders recently unveiled the organization’s 2017 Annual Report showing that Rio Grande Valley students now match or outperform their Texas peers in nine out of 11 key indicators – from high school graduation rates, to FAFSA financial aid...

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Education

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Ford Foundation

05 May 2022

Restoring Safety & Dignity to People Seeking Asylum: What Funders Can Do - A Webinar Hosted by Four Freedoms Fund

Thursday, May 5, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Please join us to hear updates on Title 42 and ongoing advocacy to restore the right to asylum in the U.S., how communities are scaling up humanitarian services and support for people arriving at the border, how advocates plan to counter anti-...

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Immigration

12 Sep 2018

Pathways to Progress: Empowering Youth through Integrated Job Training & Financial Capability - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Today’s young people, ages 16-24, have a harder time making ends meet and achieving financial milestones that were achievable by the generations that came before. Youth are less likely to utilize formal financial products, and they show signs of...

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26 Feb 2013

Health Care Reform’s Impact on Women and Families: Are Funders Ready to Make the Most of 2013?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

The 2012 Presidential and State Congressional elections brought the public’s attention to the “war on women.” Politicians and the media used the term loosely in an effort to gain votes and support. Throughout the debates, we all heard politicians...

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Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added

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05/25/2017

The STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, launched by the STEM Funders Network, has grown to encompass 54 regional Ecosystems that are making a significant impact on STEM education and workforce development. Seventeen Ecosystems joined the group...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Science

Technology

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Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

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02/24/2016

Experts are finding that ensuring access to notes written by doctors and other clinicians can help patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can contribute to better outcomes and reduced cost...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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Health

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Among Funders Backing Environmental Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

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11/30/2017

Philanthropy and environmentalism are generally very white spaces, and efforts to diversify the movement have been characterized by one influential report as “lackluster.” But there is a set of foundations and nonprofits aware of just how important...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents

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10/18/2018

Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as ... low incomes and other complex financial challenges.... Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as ...

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Wells Fargo Private Bank - Philanthropic Services

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Capital One Foundation

New York City Funders Join Forces to Launch The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund

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03/20/2020

The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund was created to aid nonprofit service providers struggling with the health and economic effects of the coronavirus.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Doris Duke Foundation

The Estée Lauder Companies

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Mellon Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

UJA-Federation of New York

01 Apr 2020

Towards Health Equity: Measuring Health Outcomes in Community-Based Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

... for neighborhood residents? Join our partners, Asset Funder Network, for their spring Expert Insights briefing on ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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29 Jul 2021

Reimagining Systems - Level Changes for Economic Equity - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, July 29, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

We need radical change to ensure economic security for all. Now is the time for philanthropy to lead the way by intentionally investing in structural change using an equity lens. Join AFN webinar for a follow-up conversation with leading funders –...

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Coalition of Arts Funders Launches Emergency Artist Relief Fund With Seed Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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04/08/2020

A coalition of national arts grantmakers announces the launch of Artist Relief, which will provide rapid, unrestricted $5,000 relief grants to assist artists facing dire financial emergencies due to the impact of COVID-19

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Arts

Disaster Relief

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Mellon Foundation

Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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07/30/2020

When the WES Mariam Assefa Fund launched last year, we knew our mission of supporting economic mobility for immigrants and refugees—particularly those in low-wage jobs—was vital, and in need of more philanthropic capital.

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Insights

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Immigration

Workforce Development

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08 May 2019

Are Housing Vouchers Contributing to Racial and Economic Segregation for Families with Children? - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

The Housing Choice Voucher Program helps families access affordable and stable housing, avoid homelessness, and make ends meet. When implemented properly, vouchers can give low-income families equitable choices about where to live, including the...

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Housing and Homelessness

26 Sep 2019

When A Job Is Not Enough: Next Generation Benefits and The Role of Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, September 26, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Signs of financial stress among US workers are all around us. Nearly half of employees lack emergency savings - enough savings to cover their expenses for three months – and find it difficult to cover their expense and pay their bills. Over half of...

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