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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $7.9 million to Emergency Assistance Providers through the Helping Hands Program

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03/01/2023

As of March 1, 2023, Gerstner Philanthropies has awarded $7.9 million in Helping Hands funds to 24 social service organizations and colleges, a 47% increase from last year’s grantmaking.

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National Grid Commits $500,000 to Assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island Families Impacted by COVID-19

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03/18/2020

National Grid is directing $500,000 to support customers affected by the health impacts, financial hardships and disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits $20 million in COVID-19 Assistance to Strengthen Global Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities

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03/19/2020

The Rockefeller Foundation is committing $20 million to create a better tracking and management system for COVID-19 and address the needs of America’s workers, families, and vulnerable communities around the world.

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Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management

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05/24/2016

To encourage new ideas and actions in flood risk management, Zurich Insurance Group has teamed up with the Global Resilience Partnership, a public-private initiative spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for...

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NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees

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03/13/2017

“The goal is to provide rapid response even before we know exact changes to the safety net or immigration, environment or health care policies,” the Trust’s president, Lorie Slutsky, said in a statement.

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Immigration

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United Hospital Fund Releases Toolkit to Assist Hospitals in Supporting Family Caregivers and Implementing New York State’s CARE Act

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02/17/2017

Toolkit helps hospital staff comply with requirements of CARE Act, implemented by New York and more than 30 other states, and improve hospital-to-home transitions .

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Health

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New York City School Workforce Grows, Driven By 40 Percent Rise In Teaching Assistants

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11/22/2017

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Education

Going Far Together: Lessons From Convening the New York City Food Assistance Collaborative

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04/06/2018

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Food Systems

House Farm Bill Could Prevent Formerly Incarcerated Individuals From Obtaining Food Assistance

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09/14/2018

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Food Systems

Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company

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09/05/2017

Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be ... Company City & State will be honoring Betsy Dubovsky, executive director, Staten Island Foundation, as one of the ... The Italian Cultural...

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Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses Women of Color in Leadership

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05/17/2016

Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses ... House Domestic Policy, and Diahann Billings-Burford, Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner ... self to each...

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Gender Justice

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Teach For America New York Executive Director Charissa Fernández On This Year’s Corps, DACA And Teacher Training

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09/21/2017

Teach For America New York Executive Director Charissa Fernández On This Year’s ... there’s a shortage of qualified educators. New York Executive Director Charissa Fernández spoke with New York ... means for her...

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Rockefeller Foundation-Backed Executive Survey Finds Continued Bias No. 1 Reason Women Don't Make It To The Top

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06/08/2017

Rockefeller Foundation-Backed Executive Survey Finds Continued Bias No. 1 Reason Women ... reason for the dearth of women CEOs. Fifty-one percent of executive respondents say developing women leaders is .....

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Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State

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09/28/2022

Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, ... union chiefs, advocates, activists and more. Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation Longtime ... of the pandemic...

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Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016

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03/02/2016

Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016 Ned Wight, who has served as Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch ... that “it has been a privilege and an honor to...

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Joan Minieri Appointed Executive Director of Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock on Long Island

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10/06/2016

Joan Minieri Appointed Executive Director of Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program ... on Long Island Joan Minieri has been appointed as the executive director of Unitarian Universalist Veatch ... through...

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Novo Foundation Executives Publish Op-Ed Declaring Trump Era a Time to Double Down to End Injustice

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01/10/2017

Foundations need to support nonprofits that fight regressive policies aimed at people of color and other minorities.

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members and Announces 2019 -2020 Executive Committee

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06/05/2019

... New York Elects New Board Members and Announces 2019 -2020 Executive Committee Philanthropy New York welcomes three new ... to it's Board of Directors and announces the 2019-2020 Executive Committee. The...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Joins Black Foundation Executives In Sharing Grief Over Police Shootings

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07/08/2016

Just hours before five police officers were gunned down in the streets of Dallas, black foundation and nonprofit leaders from across the country picked up their phones Thursday and shared their grief.

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