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Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. Announced as New President and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

11/08/2021

... and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation Today, we are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jocelynne Rainey will join ... the Foundation and lead us in advancing equity and social change in Brooklyn and in the...

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Brooklyn Org

How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... (FCYO), youth organizing was having a moment in the sun. Leading the charge were funders like the Ford Foundation, the Edward W. ... organizers feel newly galvanized. Some groups, of course, are...

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Surdna Foundation

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards

Release Date:

07/20/2015

... evident. However, foundation and nonprofit boards are growing more accustomed to the idea that change takes time, and that measurement will have to continue ... of affordable, clean land in New York City,...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

What Makes for an Effective Program Officer?

Release Date:

12/08/2016

... commentary on philanthropic leadership, the posters are actually the feedback from asking a single question to 25 ... unique contributions within the larger sphere of social change . Through highly interactive...

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PNY News

What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... at our February 6th program "Homelessness I nnovations: Are Known Solutions Informing NYC’s Response to ... promising programs, and an intergenerational approach are putting families on the path to...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Women In Need

One Size Does Not Fit All: Managing Remote Teams During COVID-19 - Webinar Recording

Publication date:

05/2020

... changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are learning how quickly our organizations must adapt. This ...

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Disaster Relief

To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

Release Date:

08/16/2012

... amounts of water, along with sand and toxic chemicals, are injected into rock. Underground water supplies are at ... gas, leaks during the excavation process, adding to climate change...

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09 Jul 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Managing Urgency in a 24/7 Work Environment

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... PM Program 5:00-6:00 PM Reception on terrace This event is only open to Philanthropy New York members. ...

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Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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Communications

HR & Operations

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World

Release Date:

03/24/2022

... a shift in public and private spending toward foods that are nutritious, regenerate the environment, and create ... , which evaluated all the ways food systems in the United States impact health, the...

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Food Systems

Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Funding Opportunity Program on the Future of Work

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... for less- and moderately-skilled workers in the United States . We seek research proposals that will broaden our ... earnings, and the quality of jobs of American workers. We are especially interested in...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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Russell Sage Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Shares 2020 Annual Report

Release Date:

03/17/2021

... The end of the year did not end any of the crises…The calendar will not save us. We have to do it ourselves, and ... to other major challenges facing our world… and here are five of the most important: Elect...

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Celeste Ford Appointed Chief Communications Officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

07/24/2023

... its 3-year focus on political polarization in the United States , among other high-priority initiatives. Ford started ... to virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are delighted to promote Celeste...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Bloomberg Philanthropies Intensifies Efforts to Protect the World’s Ocean

Release Date:

09/21/2022

... and safeguard marine ecosystems and biodiversity that are at risk from the growing impacts of climate change . Today’s commitment builds on Bloomberg’s efforts ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... expectancy in New York City. Media accounts of Brownsville are overwhelmingly negative—emphasizing crime, violence, ... cadre of individuals, community leaders and organizations are working block-by-block to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Justice Reform

Jerome Foundation taps respected, experienced arts leader Eleanor Savage as new president & CEO

Release Date:

04/11/2023

... and the role artists and culture bearers play in societal change . “The world and the worlds of arts and culture are more complex than ever. The ways of making art and ... She previously spent 16 years as...

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Jerome Foundation

Private Managers of Public Schools, Charter Leaders Enjoy Extra Buffer From Public-Records Laws

Release Date:

09/21/2017

When Success Academy officials read the news last month that board chair Daniel Loeb had made a racially charged comment about a New York State senator, what did they do next?

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Education

Building Bridges: Philanthropy's Journey Towards Active Advocacy

Release Date:

04/12/2024

... vantage point, we recognize that philanthropic grants are not enough to address the vastly inequitable public ... way of working together to catalyze meaningful social change . The Possibilities of Collective...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Documentary Film Series

... screening. 2014-2015 Series Thursday, October 9, 2014 - We Are Many Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - Food Chains Wednesday, ... experience. Advanced registration required. See our events calendar for more details...

25 Oct 2013

Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons: Main Convening

Friday, October 25, 2013 -

8:00am to 1:00pm

... our communities have made great progress in recovery and are building back stronger. But so much remains to be done ... Grantmaking,” a report created in collaboration with leading disaster funders post-...

Groundswell Fund Shares An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

Release Date:

06/10/2021

... people of color. Racial healing and justice in the United States will take all of us working together – white people ... the control of institutions where people of color, who are primarily accountable to...

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Member News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Social Justice

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Groundswell Fund

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