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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

Release Date:

09/20/2021

... and get students back on track. “Back to school looks different this year, and there are new demands on teachers, parents, and students,” said ... course, our computer science students is game-changing. We...

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Salesforce

Philanthropy New York Members Among 15 Major Funders Committing More Than $100M to the Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge

Release Date:

03/21/2023

... of thinking about conservation that centers the people who are most impacted by climate and biodiversity crises but also hold the ... waterways, our agricultural systems, and our planet. We are...

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Community Development

Social Justice

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

New York Women’s Foundation Joins Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research

Release Date:

12/18/2015

... of young girls and women of color, their families and communities using an intersectional approach and analysis. ... shift toward gender and racial equity in NYC. “We are proud to work with this coalition to...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... study published Thursday in Human Reproduction shows dads are getting older, too. In 1972, the average age of fathers ... too late, consider this: Twice as many dads of newborns are now in the 40-plus age...

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Children, Youth and Families

Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... give a woman a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at ... highlighted the necessity of having teachers who are educated and empathetic to girls’...

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22 May 2018

Education and Homelessness - Working Together for Students Experiencing Homelessness (Part 1 of 2) - A Webinar

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Across the country, student homelessness is rising. Despite increasing numbers, these students – as well as the school liaisons and state coordinators who support them – report that student homelessness remains an invisible and extremely disruptive...

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All Funders

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Education

Housing and Homelessness

Children, Youth and Families

The Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Action Plan for Gathering and Sharing Information on SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Variants and Other Pathogens

Release Date:

03/08/2021

... Most existing global genomic surveillance efforts are ad hoc, siloed, and inadequate to meet the demands of a ... variants and their impact on the pandemic, there are clear challenges to the way this is done...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Citi Joins the Economic Opportunity Coalition as Founding Member to Accelerate Financial Inclusion for All

Release Date:

07/28/2022

... and accelerate economic opportunity in underserved communities in the U.S. The newly created program consists of ... committed to aligning major investments in underserved communities with investments made by...

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Economic Security

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Citi Foundation

The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative

Release Date:

01/09/2018

... right now who come from low-income and working class communities who are very smart, but are ignored because they’re students of ... and retaining students from historically underserved...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

John Ruskay, Ph.D., to Step Down in June 2014 as Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York

Release Date:

05/01/2013

John Ruskay, Ph.D., has announced that he will step down from his position as Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York on June 30, 2014, concurrent with the close of the 2014 Annual Campaign.

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UJA-Federation of New York

Kiisha Morrow Appointed as Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s First-ever Chief People and Culture Officer

Release Date:

09/20/2022

... president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. “We are in the midst of revolutionary changes in the ...

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26 Feb 2013

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:00am to 11:00am

... Symposium VII: Resilient New York: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Managing the Unexpected." A Philanthropy New York ... Panels Lessons from Sandy: What Funders and Grantees Are Learning Emary Aronson ,...

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William T. Grant Foundation 2021 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

Release Date:

01/13/2021

... The program aims to bring research, policy, and practice communities together in ways that advance the use of research evidence and reduce ... the challenges of the pandemic, these universities are...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, Named President and CEO of United Hospital Fund

Release Date:

05/03/2017

... Collins II, chairman of United Hospital Fund. “We are absolutely thrilled he will be leading UHF into the ... Binghamton and anticipates that he will continue to find ways to serve New York and share his...

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Health

07 Mar 2024

How Foundations are Responding to the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings

Thursday, March 7, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... to support racial equity. To find out how foundations are responding to the decisions, CEP surveyed and interviewed ... with regards to race-informed grantmaking strategies Ways to show support for the...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

20 Jun 2012

Learning a New Language: Digital Media for Advocacy

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... 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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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... Supreme Court arguments on affirmative action, Justice Antonin Scalia hesitantly asked whether it might be ... said Thursday. “So clearly we want to try to find ways to provide access to those institutions for...

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The Century Foundation

Foundations as First Responders?

Release Date:

04/18/2013

... play a vital role by connecting resources to people and communities most affected by this type of unexpected event . Our office was located in a storefront on Atlantic ... steady work we had put into developing...

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Insights

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All Funders

12 Nov 2024

Clarity and Bravery in Times of Uncertainty - A Workshop for CEOs and Senior Programming Staff

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... for CEOs and Senior Leadership of Programs only. ** We are at a critical juncture in our country. Following global protests for racial justice in the summer of 2020, many institutions committed to ... aimed at...

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Network Building

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Breakout Discussion

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Roundtable Discussion

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

24 Feb 2021

Building a Better Ecosystem for Business Owners of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... extended an invitation to PNY members. Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, employing nearly half ... the historic systemic and structural issues which have impacted entrepreneurs of color’s...