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Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Cities of Service Announces 10 Finalists for Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

Release Date:

04/16/2018

... Engaged Cities Award, a new effort to elevate cities that are working creatively to tap the wisdom, talents, and energy ... the Award shines light on the growing number of ways city leaders are...

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Westchester Teens Represent UJA-Federation of New York at Tree of Life Commemoration

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11/01/2019

J-Teen Leadership, and Center for Youth Philanthropy and Leadership represented UJA-Federation of New York as a teen delegation to Pittsburgh on Sunday, October 27, 2019, the one-year anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue tragedy.

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Funders for LGBTQ Issues Announces New Staff

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... Issues also welcomes Danilo Machado as their Immigrant Rights Intern for the summer. Machado, a student at the ... working at the intersection of immigration and LGBTQ rights . Machado joins Funders for LGBTQ...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

25 May 2010

Funders Briefing on the Work of Advancement Project

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... barriers to voting and assists in building power in communities of color. The program consists of three ... public awareness of and support for stronger voting rights protections. PRESENTERS: Gerald Torres ,...

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Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

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11/21/2014

... making institution that supports and promotes vibrant communities , the performing arts, and a sustainable ... to climate change. He also oversaw a network of human rights program evaluators reviewing advocacy...

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Arts

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Education

Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The David Rockefeller Fund

Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

Release Date:

01/05/2015

... of life and the challenges associated with environmental justice and climate change. Notably, Chen has led the ... countries, such as Brazil and South Africa, that are facing rapid and unequal urbanization...

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Ford Foundation

29 Mar 2023

Sustaining the Unsustainable: The Imperative for Innovative Financing for Child-Care Facilities - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... lack of recognition that home based child care providers are business owners to name a few. Reimagining the ...

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

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Children, Youth and Families

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Suzanne C. Sousa Steps Into New Role as Executive Director of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... Senior Philanthropic Adviser. "The Board of Directors are extremely grateful for Elizabeth Olofson's nearly thirty .....

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Ana Oliveira, President & CEO of The New York Women's Foundation, Named a Lifetime Achievement Honoree in City & State's 2023 50 Over 50 List

Release Date:

02/02/2023

... whose decades in local and state politics and government are worthy of recognition. The concept came to fruition as ... regularly track the rise and fall of politicians within different power structures, this...

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07 Oct 2013

Transition Town NYC: Priceless Prosperity With Market Rate Returns

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue, NYC

... issue, and helps to create more self-reliant and joyful communities . Supporting local resilience-oriented ... energy and overall economic progress. This special event has been put together to teach endowments...

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Ford Foundation Expands Flagship BUILD Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations

Release Date:

04/07/2021

... provided $1 billion dollars in flexible funding to social justice organizations around the world to help them more ... should be at the center of all of our partnerships. We are incredibly proud of the work...

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Social Justice

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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... concerns about wages, forced and underage labor, human rights abuses, and working conditions in a range of industry ... its core business to deliver positive health impacts in communities around the world,...

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ascena Foundation Honors Winners of the 2018 Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards

Release Date:

10/19/2018

... provide financial support to grassroots organizations who are making a meaningful difference in the lives of women and children in communities across the United States, specifically in the ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Ascena Retail Group

Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License

Release Date:

02/04/2015

... which is an alternative to the traditional “all rights reserved” copyright and encourages sharing ...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?

Release Date:

07/02/2015

... is woeful -- only 2 percent of all philanthropic funds are devoted to transitioning to a clean energy economy and ... impacts of climate. That's why some big name foundations are calling on their...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs

Release Date:

01/06/2017

Congress has another reason not to roll back Obamacare too quickly: New research suggests that repealing two major provisions of Obamacare without replacing them right away could cost the nation 3 million jobs and trigger negative economic impacts...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Audacious Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... the scale of their ambition, along with the wealth they are willing to give back to society, is breathtaking. . . ...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... right notes. As we’ve seen, permanence and solvability are front-of-mind for some of today’s leading ... thousands) of people roughing it in the streets, funders are looking to new methods—like permanent...

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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

Release Date:

09/07/2022

... At the end of her fellowship, she hopes to understand the different components of a climate model (cryosphere, ... research, optimization is ubiquitous, but the outcomes are typically affected by a multitude...

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Science

Technology

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JPMogan Chase Announces New Initiatives to Create Affordable Housing in the South Bronx

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... housing is integral to vibrant and economically inclusive communities , and we are proud to partner with Bowery Residents Committee and ... successful public-private partnerships can have on local ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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