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Helmsley Foundation Funds New York Common Pantry’s Opening of a New Satellite Location

Release Date:

05/16/2017

... food providers. NYCP has tapped that innovation and is responding to community need by opening Choice Pantry Bronx. ... the Choice Pantry program, and Live Healthy! nutrition education . Together, these make up...

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Food Systems

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Tow Foundation Announces Playwrights in Residence

Release Date:

08/03/2017

The Tow Foundation announces their 2017-2018 Tow Playwrights-in-Residence at seven New York nonprofit theater companies. Each theater has been awarded a $75,000 grant to support their selected playwright.

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Christine Heenan Joins The Rockefeller Foundation as Vice President for Policy, Partnerships and Communications

Release Date:

03/19/2018

... expertise in strategy, communications, crisis management, education and health policy built over decades of work with ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/16/2013

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has announced the appointment of Risë Wilson as their first-ever Director of Philanthropy. Wilson will join the senior staff of the Foundation and oversee all of its philanthropic programs, which support the...

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Ford Foundation

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Sozosei Foundation Convenes Experts at Inaugural Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System

Release Date:

01/08/2021

... on decriminalizing mental illness. During the three-day event in December 2020, Sozosei brought together more than ... psychological distress at the time of their incarceration. 1 In an outcome study, 64% of...

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Sozosei Foundation

Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian Returns to Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/09/2022

Trustee Caroline Kennedy resigns from board after Senate confirms her nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Australia

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Darren Walker Reflects on the Polling Results Released on the Coverage of Race in the News Media 50 Years Post-Kerner Commission

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... only became 6.6 percent more diverse—and radio less than 1 percent more so. Darren Walker Reflects on the Polling ...

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Ford Foundation

16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... health plans, and across a mix of age groups. From October 1 , 2013 and through April 15, 2014, 960,762 New Yorkers ... a health plan through NY State of Health. At this program funders will have an opportunity...

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Community Development

We are In a Time of New Suns

Release Date:

10/19/2022

... and Climate Change , reveals that many non-climate funders see climate change as outside the scope of their ... efforts to address it. Here, we see an opening. We invite funders to consider how each of us can...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Unbound Philanthropy

Keeping the Focus on Race and Justice

Release Date:

08/22/2013

Media Impact Funders Executive Director Vincent Stehle highlights several ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

How We're Addressing the Overhead Fiction

Release Date:

11/24/2015

... reaffirm that, over the next five years, we will dedicate $ 1 billion for building institutions and networks through ... capable of executing projects. Thus, beginning January 1 , we will double our overhead...

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4 Questions about Disaster Philanthropy for Bob Ottenhoff

Release Date:

04/23/2013

... we can more quickly recover from disasters. How can funders help plan and prepare for disasters? We used to think ...

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Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

Release Date:

03/29/2018

In 2017, Arcus allocated $350,000 to support Mighty Earth’s work to stop deforestation connected to commercial agriculture, including cacao. This grant, while not huge, has already had outsized impact.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arcus Foundation

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

Release Date:

05/10/2012

... Area lives over 9 years longer and has about the same education level as the area’s typical white resident , but ... DC and Boston. While it has strong health and higher education indicators, New York lags in...

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David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany

Release Date:

02/17/2016

The New-York Historical Society will present a powerful exhibition that examines the rise of a culture of hatred during the period 1919-1939 in Germany. The exhibit will trace the gradual and deliberate indoctrination of German citizens into active...

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Jewish Interests

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The David Berg Foundation

What Now? From Outrage to Action

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... President and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education What happened in Charlottesville is a national ... begin the hard work of restoring hope in your community. 1 . Commit to calling out hate in all...

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23 Mar 2016

Documenting Impact featuring “Who is Dayani Cristal?” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... We hope you’ll join us for this thought-provoking online event and participate in our live conversation. --- The ... and institutions. Designed for All interested funders . Registration Registration is required...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Three New Board Members

Release Date:

07/06/2023

... the strategic framework grantmaking and advocacy for the $ 1 .4B foundation, and at Meyer Memorial Trust, shifting all of ... Community Foundation in New York; Program Director for Education , Civic Affairs and...