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2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists Announced

Release Date:

08/02/2017

... New York Community Trust, one of the region’s leading funders of nonprofits. The semifinalists are: Brooklyn ... Chicken & Egg Pictures, Inc. (Brooklyn) supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose artful...

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Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

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09/28/2015

... Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ Forum organized by UN Women today. Achieving gender equality is fundamental to ... by the UN Summit on Friday. But deep financing gaps for women and girls...

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Novo Foundation's Jesenia Santana Discusses the Dismissal of Domestic Violence and Its Effects in the Criminal Court System

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03/09/2017

... Foundation, which supports efforts to end violence against women and girls , and the co-chair of the Violence Against Women committee of the Coalition for Women Prisoners...

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Making NY Fairer for Black Families: New York Community Trust grants back school, health, and housing reforms

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11/06/2019

... Improving Maternal Health Care In the U.S., black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women . “Income, wealth, and education do not explain the ... and emergent...

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Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response

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10/2014

A new report examines the response of foundations, corporations and other institutional donors to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

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Disaster Relief

"As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm"

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11/2017

New Southern Community Leaders' newest report, " As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm ," explores opportunities for philanthropy to invest in environmental, racial and climate justice in the South.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

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07/03/2017

... world’s largest public funds that supports the rights of women , girls , and transgender people around the world and was a ... of development and communications at the Global Fund for Women , a...

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Social Justice

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Darren Walker on the Benefits for Men Who Live With Empathy

Release Date:

10/31/2018

... of addressing global gender inequality, thus investing in girls and women across the globe. A recent example is the ... need to look to your personal connections with girls or women...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

30 Jul 2014

Building Capacity in Isolated Neighborhoods

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Red Hook. This dynamic and diverse group of panelists and funders will speak to unique experiences that have framed ... executive directors, community leaders, organizers, and funders assembled will grapple...

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12 Sep 2014

The Power of Arts and Culture as a Crossover Grantmaking Approach

Friday, September 12, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... New York's " Spotlight On the Arts " Series. When many funders think about arts and culture grantmaking, they put it ... Real examples of arts and culture grants that have helped funders achieve...

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28 Oct 2014

Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality in NYC

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... building series, join us to hear from New York City funders and grantees who have taken the collective impact ... initiatives. The conversation is designed to provide funders with lessons learned that might...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

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New York City

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Celebrates Generation of Future Female Leaders in partnership with Laureus Foundation

Release Date:

09/19/2019

... period by supporting events celebrating the theme of " women in leadership." Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., ... dedicated to strengthening leadership skills among young women of color. Also...

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Two Emblematic Markers of Policy Progress

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10/24/2018

... with other nonprofit associations, we heard that funders were often perceived by government leaders as an ... the need for a collaborative fund. The New York Women ’s Foundation stepped up to fill that need by...

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How to Fund in the Fog of War

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06/02/2016

... not the only one. As the president of the Organization of Women ’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), Yanar runs an ... OWFI makes it possible for MADRE to overcome what many funders consider to be insurmountable barriers...

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NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture

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12/16/2016

... first ever public hearing on street harassment of women and girls . And one of the most important rappers of his ... teenage girls of color to end violence against girls and...

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20 Jun 2016

Philanthropy, Refugees, and the Global Humanitarian Crisis: World Refugee Day - Webinar

Monday, June 20, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... expand our perspectives on how refugees integrate and how women and girls have often been marginalized, and learn about efforts ... and Refugees (GCIR) Designed for All interested funders ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Immigration

United Way of New York City Names Elwanda Young as Interim President & CEO

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... active in community life as a member of both the Black Women for Black Girls Giving Circle and Black Agency Executives. She has been ... Journal recognized her as one of 25 Influential Black Women...

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How Ms. Foundation Sees Taking Children to Work Day as an Opportunity to Build Careers, Education and Upward Mobility

Release Date:

02/09/2018

... Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day. Ms. Foundation for Women has outlined how to make children at work day a ... the fourth Thursday in April, by the Ms. Foundation for Women , was originally created for...

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