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Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

Release Date:

11/17/2022

... voting in the United States. The occasion for the event was the publication, by The New Press, of the book 100% ... required civic duty for every American citizen. After the 2020 election, the issue of how (...

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New Documentary Supported by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Highlights the Unseen Side of Silicon Valley

Release Date:

03/14/2018

... the most prominent innovators who helped make the region what it is today, and to the tech entrepreneurs who are ...

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Technology

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

16 May 2017

Discuss Closing Rikers with Judge Jonathan Lippmann, Glenn Martin and Justice Reform Funders

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Honorable Jonathan Lippmann , Former Chief Judge of the State of New York and Of Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP. Glenn ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Justice Reform

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Social Justice

World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... for Sanctions The World Bank announced Wednesday that in response to the “violence, destruction and forced ... all ethnic groups and religions, particularly in Rakhine state ,” the statement reads. This loan,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Four Members to Board of Directors

Release Date:

05/24/2017

... of responsibility in Customer Operations, Strategic Planning , Engineering and Operations. He serves on the boards ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... Financial and logistical guidance for establishing an innovative new position in city government including a Chief ... big data, analytics, technology, resilience land use planning , infrastructure design, and...

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Member News

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative

Release Date:

08/21/2018

... workforce, and economy will look very different by 2050. What isn't clear is how these shifting trends will impact the .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Peter G. Peterson Foundation

The Issues We’re Taking to the Hill

Release Date:

02/21/2018

... toward Foundations on the Hill , the annual advocacy event in which regional associations and their members meet ... and other nonprofit support policies. Full funding for the 2020 Census and attention to...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

Associate, Budgets and Contract Compliance, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... Organization URL: http://unitedwaynyc.org City and State : New York, New York Description: United Way of New York ... projects, and meet aggressive deadlines; Entrepreneurial, innovative approach. Highly...

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United Way of New York City

03 Dec 2020

Fund for Public Schools Briefing

Thursday, December 3, 2020 -

11:00am to 11:30am

... Fund quickly pivoted to launch the NYC Schools COVID-19 Response Effort in partnership with the NYC DOE and donors ... has raised more than $21 million for emergency needs and innovative solutions. The Fund...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

ASPCA Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic NEW YORK, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the growing concerns around the ... a kit with essential supplies to have on hand in the event of an emergency. Your emergency...

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Animal Welfare

Disaster Relief

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ASPCA

11 Feb 2019

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Metrics - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Monday, February 11, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and assumptions around who climate protagonists are and what constitutes a ‘climate solution.’ Each session ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes Outer Borough Light Rail

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... and environmental protection in four different tri- state areas. RPA's rail line proposal was brought to life by ... at Only If and One Architecture who developed a vision for what the area surrounding...

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Member News

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

Release Date:

01/07/2010

... author to the National Urban League’s 2006 State of Black America , and authored a chapter on race, equity, and land use planning in Columbia, South Carolina recently published in ...

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Surdna and the Andrus Family Fund Join PNY Member Foundations and Other Donors in Pledging to Redouble Commitments to Puerto Rico

Release Date:

09/30/2020

... Commitments to Puerto Rico New York, NY (September 30, 2020 ) – Today twenty-two foundations and major donors ... Puerto Rican youth are leading some of the most innovative organizing, culture, and...

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Member News

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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Surdna Foundation

Andrus Family Fund

Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Mellon Foundation

2021 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey

Release Date:

03/19/2021

... your submission simultaneously. If you participated in the 2020 survey, go to Benchmark Central and log in using your ... to start the survey. If you did not participate in the 2020 survey, email the first and...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... Benitez Organization URL: http://unitedwaynyc.org City and State : New York, New York Description: United Way of New York ... yearly technical assistance trainings and coordinate the planning and facilitation...

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United Way of New York City

How Evaluations Make Programs Stronger

Release Date:

08/21/2014

... an approach the Obama Administration has taken through what it calls “tiered-evidence” evaluations, and which ... public and private resources to grow the impact of innovative , community-based solutions that...

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Evaluation

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

Release Date:

08/02/2016

... allows us to respond to opportunities that are timely, innovative , and can make a difference—even though they fall ... , and advancing primary care . But within those, we had what could be considered...