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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

Release Date:

06/02/2017

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced that Mr. Robert T. Kelly, Jr., who has served as a trustee of the Weinberg Foundation since 2006, has been elected as chair of...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York

Release Date:

06/08/2017

New report details how American Health Care Act would increase costs for consumers, wipe out coverage gains, and destabilize New York’s individual market.

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!

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07/19/2017

The Funders' Network is offering PLACES Fellowships, which are transformational leadership development experiences that gives professionals in philanthropy the tools, knowledge, and best practices needed to embed an equity lens into their work.

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

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08/04/2017

To bolster the 1968 Fair Housing Act, we need a new “economic fair housing act” to prohibit or discourage local ordinances that unnecessarily exclude people from entire neighborhoods and their schools.

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Community Development

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The Century Foundation

Century Foundation Report Warns Online Learning Companies' Impacts on Public Higher Ed

Release Date:

08/08/2017

As colleges and universities flock to take their academic programs online, many of them work with outside contractors to handle some or all of the course development, marketing and back-office management of the programs. A warning about the nature...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

Release Date:

09/19/2017

A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.

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The B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation

Making the Sausage in Albany: An Artisanal Cookbook for Funders

Release Date:

09/20/2017

The trend toward significant social change occurring at the state and local level is now widely recognized and has led many funders to the conclusion that the road to national change is through state capitols. And while awareness of the byzantine...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board

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09/22/2017

Andrus Family Fund appoints Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, to its board.

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The Fatal Stabbing In A Bronx Classroom Was Horrific — But Also Extremely Rare

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09/28/2017

The fatal stabbing at a Bronx school comes amid continuing debate over school safety and the use of metal detectors in schools — but also as serious crimes in schools are at near-record lows.

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Education

UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift

Release Date:

10/02/2017

The UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $20 million legacy gift from the Jack S. & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support of the organization's Jewish Day Camp Centennial Signature Initiative.

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Children, Youth and Families

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UJA-Federation of New York

Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

Release Date:

10/03/2017

Childcare is out of reach for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ms. Foundation for Women

18 Jan 2018

First Annual PNY Policy Forum Honoring Janice Nittoli: An Evening with John King

Thursday, January 18, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... the waitlist, please email: register@philanthropynewyork. org * The Philanthropy New York Policy Forum is sponsored by ...

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

Release Date:

10/18/2017

After Bloomberg Philanthropies recently gave another $64 million to a campaign that’s closing down coal plants in the United States, one telling headline came from the Courier-Journal in Louisville: “New York City billionaires are battling over coal...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving. org , an initiative of Foundation Center, finds. "We believe .....

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Brooklyn Org

Despite the Pall of National Politics, We Are Bending Toward the Light of Justice

Release Date:

12/20/2017

Despite the Pall of National Politics, We Are Bending Toward the Light of Justice By Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications At this very darkest time of the year, it is hard not to dwell...

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PNY News

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Justice Reform

Philanthropy New York Is Now Accepting Applications For Its Two-Year Public Policy Fellowship

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01/25/2018

Philanthropy New York Is Now Accepting Applications For Its Two-Year Public Policy Fellowship The Philanthropy New York Public Policy Fellowship program aims to identify early-career professionals who will benefit from learning...

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RFPs Etc

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding

Release Date:

01/25/2018

Teagle Foundation Program Officer Desiree M. Vazquez reflects on the transformative impact of a recent site visit.

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Insights

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Casey Castañeda Appointed National Head of Private Foundation Services and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

Release Date:

02/01/2018

Casey Castañeda has been appointed national Head of Private Foundation Services and promoted to the corporate title of Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.