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Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud

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10/12/2023

... at Philanthropy New York. Rebecca Tye and Camaro West are the Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud, sharing the ... work, the organization connects people’s desire for change with opportunities for dialogue...

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Program Officers as Champions

... objectives for your grantmaking program and more. You see change that needs to happen in the world. You’ve chosen to ... in or outside philanthropy. In selecting participants, we are looking for individuals...

Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know

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09/10/2014

... post originally appeared on the Ford Foundation's Equals Change blog. It’s that time of year again: My son ... debt increased 6 percent year over year. There are lots of big numbers and dire warnings: Is...

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Andrea G. Cohen Joins United Hospital Fund as New Senior Vice President for Program

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04/02/2014

... positions with the Medicare Rights Center, the United States Senate’s Committee on Finance, and the United States Department of Justice. Cohen is a member of the ... the Secretary of Health and Human Services...

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Chad Shearer Promoted to Vice President for Policy at United Hospital Fund

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10/25/2016

... and will now serve as vice president for policy as well as leading UHF’s Medicaid work. Mr. Shearer joined UHF in ... Network, a project coordinating technical assistance to 11 states on the implementation of...

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These Leaders Are Rallying to Stop New NY Taxes on Tax-Exempt Nonprofits

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08/22/2018

These Leaders Are Rallying to Stop New NY Taxes on Tax-Exempt Nonprofits By ... but exemptions doubled). But there was another legislative change included in TCJA that took most of us by surprise, one ... faced...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropy New York

Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... Alaska Natives in cities and communities across the United States face challenges. Natives Americans have endured a ... in multi-generational trauma. Suicide is the second- leading cause of death among Native...

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Gilman Louie Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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12/03/2012

... this nation," said Zoë Baird, President of Markle. "We are delighted that this leading technologist and business leader will help us achieve ... by connecting the Central Intelligence Agency and...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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21 Jan 2016

New York Grantmakers in the Arts: A Conversation on Capitalization for the Arts

Thursday, January 21, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... the difference between supplying capital vs. revenue? What are the different types of capital available to arts and ... matching capital to need? How can funders and nonprofits change their planning,...

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Oscar Raposo Jr. Joins United Way of New York City

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08/18/2016

... aligns with UWNYC’s accelerated expansion of its bold goal, which defines its work for the next decade. By ... York City’s vision is true to my passion for community change ,” said Raposo. “I look forward to...

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

... specifically on Black women, and dedicated to systems change around “ending racism and sexism and the shared ways ... to support grantmaking to groups across the world that are supporting Black women, girls,...

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The Mellon Foundation Unveils New Visual Identity

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03/28/2022

... visionaries shape our collective understanding of who we are , help us make sense of challenging times, and drive us to ... and humanities, but also a Foundation that has become bold , directional, and deeply...

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Children, Youth and Families

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13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside ... different in every country, but it is apparent that most are dropping the ball when it comes...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces Its Resilience NYC Grants

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11/20/2017

... said Ms. Oliveira. The 22 Resilience-NYC grant recipients are : Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice received ... of Services, to help immigrant community residents who are at risk of deportation plan...

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Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist

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08/24/2016

... the private sector, no one thinks that great investments are easy to find. A 2010 study found that the median private ... In February, Battery disclosed that in the previous three calendar years, it had six...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Closing the Queer Funding Gap

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07/21/2014

... challenged us as a society to acknowledge that trans women are women and that black and brown bodies matter. Funding ... small LGBTQ grassroots groups since 1977 in the United States and abroad. A leader in...

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The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces HIV/AIDS Initiatives

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12/05/2016

... work in the communities they serve. The 2016 grantees are HEAT, Pride for Youth, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, and Translatina Network. Grant recipients are selected based on their outstanding work to address...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows

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11/09/2022

... journalists, and authors. Working across the United States , the 12 fellows will take on a range of issues at the ... intellectual property law, and media accountability. “We are proud to work with the 2022...

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