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Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted

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06/07/2017

In San Francisco’s public schools, Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, is giving middle school principals $100,000 “innovation grants” and encouraging them to behave more like start-up founders and less like bureaucrats.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Education

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Sozosei Foundation Awards Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm

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03/10/2021

Sozosei Foundation Awards Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm Three organizations received grants ... of $75,000 in grants to three organizations in Texas that are...

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Disaster Relief

Food Systems

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Sozosei Foundation

The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey

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06/13/2013

... Grantmakers held a bus tour that visited storm-affected communities in Northern New Jersey — an opportunity for ... tour with us. The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey ...

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Disaster Relief

Study Highlights Health Impact of Historical Trauma in Native Communities

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07/12/2018

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New York Community Trust to Collaborate with NCRP's Philamplify to Assess Community Foundations

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09/09/2015

... ten months adapting our methodology and strategic, social justice criteria to assess community foundations, ... Community Trust and The Oregon Community Foundation. We are thrilled that the executive...

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The New York Community Trust

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

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01/08/2021

... Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System Princeton, NEW JERSEY (JANUARY 8, 2021) – ... on decriminalizing mental illness. During the three-day event in December 2020, Sozosei...

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Justice Reform

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Sozosei Foundation

Aetna Foundation: Closing the Health Divide, One Community at a Time

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12/16/2015

... with today, is the growing health divide in underserved communities . Right here in the United States, there are people who have lower life expectancies than populations ... According to the CDC, one in two...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Aetna Foundation

15 Jan 2016

The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC

Friday, January 15, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... impact on the broader debate around racism in the criminal justice system and stop-and-frisk. The campaign has thus far ... Presenters Alfredo Carrasquillo , Former VOCAL-NY Civil Rights Organizer, VOCAL-NY...

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Justice Reform

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Children, Youth and Families

23 Oct 2020

Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community

Friday, October 23, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community So you are working for a foundation. While the other parts of this ... to explore the various roles within philanthropy. People are drawn to the field of...

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Professional Development

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New York Life's Impact Investment Initiative Commits $50 million to IMPACT Community Capital in support of affordable housing preservation

Release Date:

07/22/2021

... gap by investing in underserved and undercapitalized communities over the next three years with a focus on ... economic outcomes in underserved and undercapitalized communities over the long term. As an asset...

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Impact Investing

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Housing and Homelessness

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New York Life Company

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

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11/03/2016

... prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low income communities in our ... come.” The Foundation...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Supports Community Health Outreach and Vaccination Support

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02/25/2021

... Health Outreach and Vaccination Support Today, we are announcing that $250,000 from our Brooklyn COVID-19 ... aligns with the Foundation’s commitment to racial justice and is informed by conversations with...

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Community Development

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Human Services

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Keeping the Focus on Race and Justice

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08/22/2013

... that explore the racial inequities that still plague our justice system. Keeping the Focus on Race and Justice ...

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Insights

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Legal Issues

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Social Justice

Inside Philanthropy on the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Impact on Climate-Conscious Conservation in the South

Release Date:

09/20/2018

... and other private donations. The pooled effort is a different kind of story than a lot of headline-grabbing land ... also provides some insights into how environmentalists are securing common ground with a mix...

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Environment and Climate Change

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28 Feb 2014

The Impact Assessment - Moving Towards Greater Impact

Friday, February 28, 2014 -

7:00am to 10:30am

US Trust

Do you ever wonder if your grants are making a difference? We all want to have impact—or, in ...

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Issue-Based

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

Brooklyn Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Incubator Project

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01/19/2017

... . In alignment with the Foundation’s Racial Justice Lens , the Incubator Project will support nonprofits, ... in one or more of the following areas of focus: Housing Rights , Immigrant Rights...

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