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Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

Release Date:

02/28/2023

... determinations. CymaSpace is focused on making arts , media and culture accessible and inclusive to the Deaf ... McGlinchey, director of Ford Foundation’s Technology and Society program. “Through the Disability...

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Disabilities

Technology

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Ford Foundation

Borealis Philanthropy

Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

Release Date:

04/11/2017

... for Theater Program The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a three-year, $3.77 million grant from ...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

New York State Grantmakers for Census Equity

Publication date:

07/2018

... and to consider ways in which philanthropy could play a role in ensuring a fair and accurate census count.That group ...

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Census 2020

Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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The New York Community Trust

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Resources for Racial Equity

... few years wondering what went wrong. Do Foundations Co-Opt Civil Rights Organizations? Author: Megan Ming Francis, HistPhil The history of the civil rights movement and the Garland Fund should make ... Guide...

United Hospital Fund Recognizes Two New Yorkers and Crisis-Response Foundation for Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, respectively. The event at Cipriani 42nd Street raised almost $1.3 million and ... in 1978 under Mayor Koch and continues to play a vital role , at 80 years old. In April...

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United Hospital Fund

Do More with What You Have

Release Date:

06/26/2019

... Access: Research and Action , which confronts the gap in post -secondary guidance faced by first-generation college ...

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Jordan Joseph

... aimed at college readiness. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College and is also a member of Robert F ...

Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago Music Pathway Initiative to Diversify the Next Generation of Musicians

Release Date:

10/25/2018

... Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts), Chicago Sinfonietta, DePaul University School ... program officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Arts and Cultural Heritage program...

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Mellon Foundation

Pooled Journalism Funds Could Help Save Local Newspapers

Release Date:

03/24/2021

The civic health of communities across the country was dealt yet another blow last month when the hedge fund Alden Global Capital announced it would acquire Tribune Publishing.

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Communications/Media

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

OSF Turns to Strasbourg Court to Get Hungary's NGO Law Repealed

Release Date:

09/24/2018

... NGO Law Repealed U.S. billionaire George Soros’s Open Society Foundations (OSF) said on Monday it would challenge ... that these laws were designed to intimidate independent civil society...

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Open Society Foundations

26 Mar 2025

Philanthropy's Paths Forward for Racial Equity & Racial Justice

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... power of our sector for a more racially equitable and just society Ways to strengthen your relationships in community ...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Night, a political saga set in Russia that had been on the calendar for months. As damage was being cleared at the ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

23 May 2018

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Many private foundations and public charities have programs which provide grant support to individuals. The purpose of these grants can range from recognizing or enabling human achievement (such as through award programs or scholarships and...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

Legal Staff

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

16 Aug 2018

Tools to Assess Program Gaps & Needs for the 2018 Voter Mobilization - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Election Day 2018 is just weeks away! Please join us for a two part funders-only discussion series that is designed to share intelligence on timely, nonpartisan opportunities for philanthropy to help ensure full and fair participation in the...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Governance

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Open Soceity Foundations to Increase Commitment to Global COVID-19 Response

Release Date:

10/07/2020

... to devastate communities around the world, the Open Society Foundations today announced $70 million in global ... $130 million announced in April , bringing the total Open Society investment to combat COVID-19...

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Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

PNY and Council on Foundations Releases 2014 Grantmaker Salary & Benefits Survey

Release Date:

10/17/2014

... below provides guidance on how the survey defines each role . Beginning in 2014, the survey includes national data on ...

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PNY News

18 Apr 2013

Five Months Since Landfall: What Are We Learning from Hurricane Sandy?

Thursday, April 18, 2013 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

... explore how private philanthropy has played a leadership role in Superstorm Sandy and what it is doing to sustain recovery and rebuilding in New York and New Jersey. A Philanthropy New ...

Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

Release Date:

07/25/2017

... effect, America’s most populated city is still rebuilding in some areas — and, with an office of recovery ... need to look ahead, as they have an increasingly important role to play in combatting climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

With Support from Helmsley Charitable Trust, Government of Myanmar Unveils New Plan to Protect Marine Wildlife And Resources

Release Date:

02/24/2017

... The Government of Myanmar and WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society ) announced today a comprehensive plan to protect the ... in Bali, Indonesia. Sponsored by The Economist, the event (Feb. 22-24) provides marine...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

30 Mar 2017

Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

Thursday, March 30, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

... of success. More recently, activists have turned to the arts for inspiration and as a way to engage audiences through ... growing interest among grantmakers in the intersection of arts and activism. This...