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“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word

Release Date:

01/21/2015

... — in reference to “extreme poverty” in developing nations that contributes to compromised health systems that ... poor, not like “really poor” people in developing nations or those living in “extreme” poverty...

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PNY News

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

The largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. continue to struggle with high rates of poverty and inequality, affecting both cities and suburbs.

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Community Development

25 Jun 2015

Preparing Cities for Foreign Trade and Investment

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... population now live in cities. According to the United Nations , the world urban population is expected to increase ...

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Community Development

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New York City

08 Dec 2015

Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Only 1% or less of foundation grant dollars aim to build up nonprofit professionals, or empower nonprofits to develop their staff. And that has been the case for at least 20 years now.

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations Staff

Program Staff

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... due to cultural taboos. Only 28 of 194 WHO member nations have an national suicide prevention strategy, and it ...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

Health

Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

Release Date:

01/11/2016

Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Century Foundation

New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)

Release Date:

01/21/2016

The U.S. Conference of Mayors in partnership with The Boston University Initiative on Cities, with the support of Citi, today released the 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors, which found America's mayors are concerned with aging urban infrastructure,...

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Public Policy

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Citi

New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform

Release Date:

02/08/2017

Lukas Haynes, executive director of the David Rockefeller Fund, and Liz Ryan, co-founder of Youth First Initiative summarize some of the recent progress that too often takes place below the national media’s radar.

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Insights

Funding Area

Justice Reform

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The David Rockefeller Fund

With Support from the Leon Levy Foundation, New York Philharmonic Opens the Toscanini Archives, Providing Digital Access for Maestro’s 150th Birthday

Release Date:

04/04/2017

Open-source pioneer Alfresco Software announced today that the New York Philharmonic, in conjunction with Alfresco partner Technology Services Group (TSG), has now digitized materials from former Music Director Arturo Toscanini’s era, and made them...

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Member News

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Arts

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Leon Levy Foundation

Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

Release Date:

04/25/2017

Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird today announced the appointment of Beth Cobert, former Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a long-time leader at McKinsey & Company, as Chief Executive...

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Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

The Urban Land Institute announced a partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), becoming a part of their Platform of Partners. In this capacity, ULI will be offering expertise on building for resilience...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

"Be the Change" an Interview with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler

Release Date:

11/21/2017

... shift following Ted Turner’s bold launch of the United Nations Foundation in 1998. Philanthropy was evolving into ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arabella Advisors

15 Mar 2018

Federal Immigration Policy Comes to Main Street: How Local Governments Are Responding to a New Era - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, March 15, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Sanctuary policies have garnered heightened media attention since the president signed an executive order on January 25 to withhold federal funding from cities that adopt such policies. What are sanctuary The first quarter of the year is not quite...

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All Funders

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Immigration

Public Policy

Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

Release Date:

04/04/2018

The NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and Kendeda Fund are key backers BALLE’s flagship program, the Local Economy Fellowship

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Member News

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NoVo Foundation

Surdna Foundation

16 Apr 2019

Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Richard Rothstein

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Richard Rothstein is an American historian and academic. He is a Senior Fellow at the Haas Institute at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. Previously,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Redlich Horwitz Foundation Releases New Guide and Online Clearinghouse for Counties to Prepare for the Family First Act

Release Date:

10/10/2018

This new guide is designed to help New York and its counties place more children in foster care with kinship and foster families rather than in congregate care, thereby meeting both the intent and the letter of the new federal law...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Over the past two decades, food has emerged as a central strategy and focus of nonprofits worldwide concerned with environmentalism and climate change, public health and hunger, community and economic development, human rights, and racial and social...

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Leadership Development

Funding Area

Food Systems

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

17 Jan 2019

The Border and Beyond: Federal Immigration Policy Outlook and Philanthropic Engagement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, January 17, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

As a New Year dawns, immigration policy continues to dominate the national conversation. A partial government shutdown has stretched on for nearly three weeks over President Trump’s demand for funding for his signature campaign pledge: a wall on the...

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New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity

Release Date:

09/23/2019

Racial segregation leads to growing achievement gaps – but it does so entirely through differences in school poverty, according to new research from education Professor Sean Reardon.