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The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Program Officer for Democracy, Hannah Furstenberg-Beckman

Release Date:

08/31/2022

... Democracy. Her portfolio includes grants to protect voting rights , support free and fair elections and strengthen ... and nonprofit clients on election reform, voting rights , and civic engagement initiatives...

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

Release Date:

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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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

Release Date:

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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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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The Rockefeller Foundation Opportunity Collective Increases to $15 Million Commitment to Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses

Release Date:

02/02/2021

... by $3 million. The announcement was made during at event with former President Bill Clinton and The Rockefeller ... just how deadly the inequities that exist in our society are , especially to ...

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19 May 2020

Addressing Racial Inequities in our COVID-19 Responses

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... annual domestic foundation giving focused explicitly on communities of color has never exceeded 10%. Investing in ... on the communities they serve, yet POC-led organizations are still wildly...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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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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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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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All Funders

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

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2019 Annual Report: Michael R. Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/13/2019

... a good education and the opportunity to go to college. And communities that were once home to thriving industries slip ... that.” In the report, Bloomberg highlights some of the ways Bloomberg Philanthropies...

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Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

... an especially efficient method of directing resources to communities , because for every $1 that the federal government ... New York supports efforts to revise the tax code in ways that will further incentivize...

The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin

Release Date:

08/19/2013

... Foundations and the Schott Foundation for Public Education are cited in a Nonprofit Quarterly article on the possible ... in the California Endowment blog. “In the arc of social justice , equity, and civil...

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Social Justice

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

NY Women's Foundation, Pfizer Among "Above & Beyond" Honorees

Release Date:

03/02/2016

... and aiming to achieve sustained economic security and justice for women and girls. Also, Molly Williams, Director, ... media and public service. The women will be honored at an event on March 31. Nisha Agarwal...

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Pfizer

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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04 May 2011

Seventh Generation Leading: Making the Case for Native Youth Leadership and Organizing

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... by email no later than two business days before the event . A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored ... Brothers Fund , Surdna Foundation , Jewish Funds for Justice , and Open Society Foundations ,...

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