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This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking

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03/04/2016

Prachi Patankar, Senior Program Officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation, speaks on the challenges and successes of participatory grantmaking.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation

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Jonas Center Announces New Focus on Environmental Health

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05/20/2016

... said Darlene Curley, MS, RN, CEO of the Jonas Family Fund and Executive Director of the Jonas Center. “As a ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

NCF Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans announced the inaugural class of movement leaders from across the United States who will take part in a first-of-its-kind retreat series exploring the power and potential of culture change and pop culture strategy...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

Halley Potter of The Century Foundation asks: How can we translate research into policy? And how can we support and expand burgeoning efforts to diversity schools?

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United Way of New York City

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The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... strategies to produce far-reaching results. We create and fund initiatives focused on improving the quality of life for ...

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13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

Edgar Villanueva, VP of Programs & Advocacy at The Schott Foundation for Public Education urges philanthropy to see the tremendous potential in Native communities.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

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09/15/2016

gabriel sayegh, Co-founder, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice, was one of the panelists at the recent Philanthropy New York Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

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As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration

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11/21/2016

Gisela Alvarez, Esq., Coordinator, Donors’ Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust, says funders who believe in equity and the power of education must support the choir that is preaching about school integration.

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The New York Community Trust

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NY Women’s Foundation Projects Precarious Situation for Young Girls Dependent on Struggling Caregivers

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12/01/2016

Report finds that tens of thousands of low-income girls in NYC lack strong, consistent nurturance from well-supported and well-prepared adults.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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25 Jan 2017

Ask Charities Bureau Chief Sheehan Your Questions

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

James Sheehan was appointed by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to lead the New York State Charities Bureau in January 2014, and his first focus was the implementation and enforcement of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 , The NPRA was the...

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PhilTV: Partner Buy-In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is Clear

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12/21/2016

... Girls for Gender Equity Rye Young, Director, Third Wave Fund Cassie Schwerner (Moderator), Senior Vice President of ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation

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A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

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02/03/2017

David Biemesderfer of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, writes, "Whenever there is a new Congress and new Presidential administration, it is a critical moment for all sectors to ensure they are being heard—philanthropy included."

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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13 Apr 2017

Wealth, Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age

Thursday, April 13, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Since he launched the news site Inside Philanthropy in 2014, David Callahan has thoroughly enjoyed the role of provocateur. Whether he’s naming the foundations he thinks spend way too much on overhead or profiling the high-flying billionaires who...

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Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

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03/08/2017

While New York City has embarked on a series of reforms to divert people from jails and prisons and provide community supervision and community rehabilitation, reforms have primarily focused on men.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

Phillip Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation, writes about a nine-month learning process that led to the Surdna board unanimously voting to commit approximately 10 percent of its endowment — $100 million — toward impact investing.

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UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon

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03/13/2017

The UJA annual campaign remains the single largest philanthropic effort by any local community charity, raising $207.6 million in 2016.

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UJA-Federation of New York

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TCC Group Welcomes Strategic Communications Leadership and Research Partner

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... ACCELERATE!, a four-year, $10 million commitment to fund and co-create community-driven solutions to address the ...

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Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool

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03/31/2017

Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow at Philanthropy New York, writes, "Why would a funder focused on education, health, or criminal justice reform consider gender equity when crafting their grantmaking strategy? Because it’s easy to miss the...

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