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Grantmakers Should Seize the Moment to Support Racial-Justice Solutions

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10/10/2014

... Problems " (September 11) clearly expresses the need for funders to address underlying causes of racial tensions in ... and implement solutions. Their efforts remind us, as funders , that this is a prime...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Social Justice

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16 Nov 2015

Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods

Monday, November 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Funders and government increasingly require quantitative data to demonstrate the success of program investments . Community-based nonprofits offering a mix of ... , The New York Community Trust Designed for All...

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Cathleen Colvin and A.J. Caro Appointed to Long Island Community Foundation Board

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02/01/2013

... the media on several occasions, including Fox Business Network , Inc. Magazine, Newsday and Long Island Business ...

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Long Island Community Foundation

North Star Fund Welcomes New Executive Director Jennifer Ching

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02/01/2017

... I am honored to lead North Star Fund—and its incredible network of donors and community leaders—in answering that ...

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Rockefeller Foundation and EPIC-Africa Launch the First African Civil Society Organization (CSO) Excellence Awards

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10/16/2018

The Awards highlight the importance of organizational capacity for civil society organizations to achieve program impact. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are awarded for excellence across eight (8) major elements of organizational capacity.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Meet Nakia Wallace, the new Program Associate of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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04/13/2022

... and the criminal legal system and into alternative investments and long term strategies for change. Earlier ... the nation with each other and to help build a national network for grassroots organizations that...

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Modern Dance Groups to Get Hurricane Sandy Aid

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12/25/2012

... due to Hurricane Sandy. Among the huge outpouring of relief for damages from Hurricane Sandy nearly two months ...

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Arts

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces $10.9 Million in Grants to Greek Organizations

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02/05/2013

... Board of Directors continues to support efforts to provide relief for Greek society, which is affected by the crisis, by ...

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Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues

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09/14/2016

... Income Issues The economic recovery is finally providing relief to America's long-running problem of stagnant .....

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Century Foundation Fellow Comments on Trump Policy for Student Loan Forgiveness

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12/14/2016

... tasks are as daunting as processing thousands of debt- relief claims filed by former students of closed for-profit ...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects

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02/02/2017

... patients require higher doses of opioids to maintain pain relief , increasing the risk of addiction and respiratory ...

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Health

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The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

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11/13/2017

... “borrower defense claims”—applications for loan relief from students who maintain that they have been ... the federal government’s current approach to providing relief to students who have been defrauded and...

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Education

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

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08/12/2020

... we also had to swiftly pivot towards providing emergency relief to our clients, and reached out to funders to support our Emergency Client Support Fund. This ... have been challenged in court and many have...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

15 Jan 2016

The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC

Friday, January 15, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... is down by 50 percent. Join fellow grantmakers and funders for a discussion with the activists who built the ... of the Drug Policy Alliance Designed for All interested funders . Registration 8:30 - 9:00 AM...

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Children, Youth and Families

12 Oct 2017

ESSA: How Much Will it Change School Testing, Equity, Diversity and Discipline Practices?

Thursday, October 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of Education, Deutsche Bank Designed for All interested funders . Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 - 11:00 ... log in and click the Register Now link above. Non-Member Funders : Please email register@...

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Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

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12/09/2015

Chris Cardona, Program Officer for Philanthropy at the Ford Foundation, talks about his key takeaways from moderating the session on "The Theory of the Foundation."

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Episcopal Health Foundation

24 Mar 2022

How Philanthropy is Advancing Criminal Legal Reform in a Changing Political Landscape

Thursday, March 24, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to a changing political landscape; What philanthropic investments are being made to, ultimately, transform systems ... Foundations’ theories of change used to inform these investments ; and How these...

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Justice Reform

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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

Ariane Cruz, PNY's Philanthropy Fellow, shares how she is working to dismantle the barrier between herself and public policy in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, City Hall, and beyond.

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