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Philanthropy New York Announces Fundraising Breakthrough, New Philanthropy Center at Times Square

Release Date:

10/20/2014

... a breakthrough of over $2 million in early pledges to its Fund for 2025 campaign to grow the capacity of the ... New York and other related materials are online at www .PhilanthropyNewYork. org...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued

Release Date:

08/08/2018

... and states identify locations for large infrastructure projects like schools, senior centers, public transit, ... and communities of color — will be in serious jeopardy. Projects might be deprived of crucial...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana

Release Date:

03/26/2014

... Digital Jobs Africa initiative, the grant will help fund the completion of a mini-ICT park in central Accra that ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Technology

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The Rockefeller Foundation

New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City

Release Date:

10/05/2015

... young artists. These are just a few of the dozens of projects (ranging from 12 to 36 months) funded by the grants ...

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The New York Community Trust

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Launches Research on Genes That Cause Autism

Release Date:

04/25/2016

A multi-year, national online research program on autism, believed to be the largest ever conducted in the United States, officially launched on April 21 with the goal of getting DNA from 50,000 individuals and their families, generating an enormous...

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Health

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JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings

Release Date:

05/02/2016

Building on a state's strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge, according to research from the American Jobs Project.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Freedom Together Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes

Release Date:

05/04/2016

While the difference in high school graduation rates between high- and low-income students shrunk, inequality may have shifted to higher education, with gaps growing in college attendance and completion.

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Education

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Russell Sage Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Gives $100,000 to Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge

Release Date:

07/11/2016

As part of its Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge, In Our Backyards (ioby) — a nonprofit, civic crowd-resourcing platform — is looking for people with project ideas.

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

MCC Signs $500M Compact with Nepal to Improve Power and Roads

Release Date:

09/15/2017

The Millennium Challenge Corp. signed a $500 million compact with Nepal on Thursday, the agency’s first compact in South Asia and a symbol, said some at the ceremony, of Nepal’s progress toward democracy.

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International/Foreign Affairs

Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use

Release Date:

09/15/2017

The MTA is facing accusations that it unwittingly funded “decorative” towers worth $42 million at bridges and tunnels, as part of Gov. Cuomo’s open-road tolling project.

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Community Development

Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans - New Report by The Century Foundation

Release Date:

12/19/2019

... for being uninsured. 10 Furthermore, the Commonwealth Fund estimates that an additional 87 million people (adults ...

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Health

Human Services

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Michael J. Fox Foundation and Simons Foundation Making Waves in Basic Science

Release Date:

12/01/2017

... government science agencies, especially the NIH, can fund , Fischbach notes. “When the study sections can give ... hand, have the freedom to build longer time lines into the projects they fund...

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Health

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

The Simons Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

Release Date:

11/02/2018

... opportunity zone program in providing loans for fund investments designed to help spur housing and business ... money into funds to create housing and other development projects in the economically depressed...

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Community Development

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Recording: Journalism and Democracy: A Convening on Philanthropy's Role in Strengthening the Press

Journalism and Democracy: A Convening on Philanthropy's Role in Strengthening the Press Journalism is essential to democracy and civic life. Beyond delivering facts and analysis, it elevates community voices, sparks dialogue, and equips people to...

The New York Community Trust Awards $14.6 Million in Grants to 86 Nonprofits

Release Date:

06/14/2022

... New York State Animal Protection Federation Education Fund : $92,000 to help New York City animal shelters meet ... Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Bond Act, which will fund projects to restore...

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Warhol Foundation Elects Two New Board Members

Release Date:

11/01/2012

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has announced the election of two new board members, Adam Weinberg and Carrie Mae Weems.

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Long Island Community Foundation Appoints New Advisory Board Members

Release Date:

04/02/2012

The Long Island Community Foundation recently named three new members to its Board of Advisors: Phyllis Hill Slater, John Murcott, and Edward C. Palleschi.

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Long Island Community Foundation

Council on Foundations Announces Key Appointments to Senior Leadership Team

Release Date:

08/22/2013

The Council on Foundations has announced the hiring of two senior executives to help lead the organization. Jesse Salazar will be the new Vice President of Communications, where he will lead the Council’s communications, marketing and digital...

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01 May 2024

Turning the Tide: (Re)Claiming Belonging & Power for People of Color in Philanthropy

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 4/30

Join us for a meaningful discussion that explores how philanthropy can strive towards creating an organizational culture where people of color feel valued, respected, and empowered to make a difference—a transformation that philanthropy urgently...