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21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... mission A Philanthropy New York Program co-sponsored by Working Narratives . Presenters Introductory Remarks: Albert ... Paul VanDeCarr, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Working Narratives Facilitator: Andy...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2014

The Open Society Foundations has announced the 2014 class of Soros Justice Fellows. The fourteen fellows from six states will receive a total of $1.25 million in support of their work on a range of criminal justice issues, from solitary confinement...

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Investing for Real and Permanent Good

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06/06/2014

Interviewed for a Harvard Business School podcast, Carnegie Corporation of New York's co-Chief Investment Officers Kim Lew and Meredith Jenkins discuss how they got into foundation investing and explain why the field makes sense for parents seeking...

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American Express Commits $5M to Increase Park Volunteers

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03/13/2015

... partnership aimed at increasing the number of volunteers working on parks, wilderness areas and public lands. The ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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03/16/2015

... and dozens of great Board members. I’ve also enjoyed working with hundreds of funder colleagues on various boards, ...

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Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack

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04/14/2015

... career in the nonprofit sector. She looks forward to working closely with each of you and will ensure that we do ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness

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05/26/2015

In people with diabetic retinopathy, growth of abnormal, leaky, fragile blood vessels in the eye can cause proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to permanent blindness.

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New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement

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06/17/2015

The program is supported by The Simons Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies

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03/28/2016

Art Peck, Gap Inc. CEO & John B. King, U.S. Secretary of Education, write about the benefit of hiring young folks and the value of work experience.

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New Report in Wallace Series on Building Arts Audiences Looks at Successful Jewish Museum

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06/23/2016

The report describes family-friendly activities organized around prominent works by Jewish artists.

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11 Aug 2016

Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar

Thursday, August 11, 2016 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Family foundations are passionate and dedicated to improving their communities and leading conversations that will help advance their missions.

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Funded by Mellon Foundation, Emerging Architectural Historians Win Awards

Release Date:

08/30/2016

... the 2016 SAH/Mellon Author Award, which supports scholars working on their first book. The award is an initiative of ...

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Community Development

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JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood

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04/06/2017

... for the $30 million Strategic Neighborhood Fund, which is working to stabilize Detroit neighborhoods. To raise the ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

It’s one of the most loved ideas in American life. Perhaps, though, it should be one of the most resented.

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Amazon to Open Fulfillment Center On Staten Island

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09/07/2017

A $100 million, 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center will open on Staten Island's West Shore, and is expected to employ 2,250 people, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday morning.

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Among Funders Backing Environmental Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

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11/30/2017

... among nonprofits and foundations. One such initiative working to back leaders from diverse backgrounds is the ... research. Adewale has an inspiring story, growing up working on cocoa farms in a rural...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies is Helping Bring Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Narcissus Garden’ to the Rockaways

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06/18/2018

... “Resilience of the Dreamer” in 2014. Ms. Kusama is working closely with Klaus Biesenbach, the director of MoMA ...

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New York Foundation Video: In Their Own Words: Community Food Advocates

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07/30/2018

A new video from New York Foundation showing the generational work of Community Food Advocates that brought about the Universal Free Lunch victory in September of 2017.

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Lavastian Glenn, Director, Racial and Economic Justice

Release Date:

10/04/2018

... her new role, she joins the Foundation’s leadership team working to advance solutions to the two most challenging ...

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Bank of America Announces Support for Communities, Clients after Hurricane Michael

Release Date:

10/19/2018

The Bank of America Charitable foundation announced it is providing $500,000 in response to the impacts of Hurricane Michael.

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Disaster Relief

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