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Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

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07/21/2021

... to better understand the impact of our grantmaking. We are delighted to have him join the senior leadership team at ... sourcing new investments and grantees—primarily small, justice -oriented organizations—and...

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One-Third of New Yorkers Don’t Have Internet Access. That Is an Issue for Funders

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05/26/2021

... By Eve Stotland, Program Officer for Education and Human Justice at The New York Community Trust Like many New ... appointments by Zoom. In the words of our teenager, we are over it. But what if we didn’t have...

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The New York Community Trust

Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to Governor Cuomo for Prompt Contracting and Payment of Nonprofits

Release Date:

07/29/2020

... arts and cultural, and philanthropic nonprofits, we are unified in calling for your urgent attention to the ... and State budget crisis is having upon the individuals and communities we serve, our workforce,...

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Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank

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10/15/2015

... attended by leaders of the performing arts and literary communities , will include remarks by Oskar Eustis, Artistic ... Theater, and playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner. The event will also feature a...

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Mellon Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... that a board can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of governance ... such as governance. As a result, most nonprofit boards are left to their own devices...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative Expands Grant Opportunity to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

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04/25/2023

... . The application and city selection guidelines are available at AsphaltArt.bloomberg.org . Bloomberg ... this latest round of grants, we’ll help more communities make their public spaces safer and more...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Hurricane Season is Here, Sandy is Not Over

Release Date:

10/31/2014

... disappear before completing the work. The Cabreras are still waiting to see support from the city's Build it ... Lijia Guallpa, Executive Director of the Worker's Justice Project , organized day...

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North Star Fund

NYSHealth Foundation Testimony on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in New York City

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12/09/2020

... research has found that for every maternal death, there are up to 100 occurrences of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). ... more than half of all Black and Hispanic deliveries. There are significant disparities...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Health Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Reaches Landmark Closure of 318th U.S. Coal Plant, on Track to Retire All Coal Plants by 2030

Release Date:

09/15/2020

... – and has improved air quality and health outcomes for communities around the country. Beyond Coal plant closures in ... “As the fatal impacts of COVID-19 continue to rise in communities surrounded by high...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

James R. Knickman, Founding President and CEO, Stepping Down from New York State Health Foundation

Release Date:

09/29/2015

... and vulnerable veteran families—Jim’s fingerprints are on all of these accomplishments. As we look to the ...

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New York Health Foundation

How Much Is 1 Percent of Your Bottom Line?

Release Date:

06/01/2016

... be a big challenge. It is one, however, I believe we are ready to embrace. This letter is the first step in the ...

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President's Message

PNY News

05 Apr 2021

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting

Monday, April 5, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... environmental issues in the New York City area, how they are being impacted during this time of COVID, and any other relevant ... you would like to explore. Explore Plans to support communities...

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Network Building

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Philanthropy New York's Policy Corner - October 2023

Release Date:

10/25/2023

... and why we do the work we do of investing in people and communities . Making explicit commitments was a critical ... action policies represented a move forward toward justice and rebalancing power. And, they...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Precious Waldron-López as Regional Program Officer, Northeast

Release Date:

10/12/2023

... all students an opportunity to learn and thrive. “We are very pleased to welcome Precious, who brings a wealth of ... role of supporting our grantees and the larger education justice movement in the Northeast...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

01 Apr 2014

Advocacy and Policy Communications: Where Does Social Media Fit In?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Yet while these tools have given voice to some, others are silenced on the sidelines. As they are unfamiliar with ... the rules of these new communication avenues, and the best ways to use...

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Issue-Based

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Communications

Spelman College Receives Funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Help Fuel the Field of Black Women Economists

Release Date:

08/29/2019

... the advancement of scientific knowledge. Nationwide, there are very few African Americans in economics professions, and fewer than 10% of minorities are awarded advanced degrees in the discipline, said Mary...

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Education

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

18 Mar 2021

Embracing Alternative Leadership Structures in Nonprofit Executive Transitions

Thursday, March 18, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... continue to accelerate in the nonprofit sector, groups are looking internally at who leads and how to make ... implementing leadership teams, and experimenting with new ways staff members can perform...

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Tools & Strategies

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Livestream

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Governance

Leadership Development

Atlantic Philanthropies Funds New “Leadership In Action” Program to Improve Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable

Release Date:

08/01/2017

... senior leaders serving in the Leadership in Action program are : Barry Ensminger, JD, adjunct professor of health policy ... and disability, human services, health care and social justice issues; she previously...

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Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Equalizing the Power Dynamic in Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/01/2018

... of poverty, and gender and racial injustice in their communities . But, we diverge in outlook with The Ford ... insiders, community members already know the best ways to approach their local challenges...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ms. Foundation for Women

26 Sep 2011

What We Can Do for Our Returning Veterans

Monday, September 26, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... families face? What impact does their return have on the communities in which they live? It's common to pose these ... - what exists and what additional supports are needed Promising nonprofit programs...

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