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Child-Welfare Agency Gets Props for New Approach to Helping Families Navigate Challenges

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... Happy stories rarely land the city’s child-welfare system in the headlines, and the last few weeks have been no ... involving school officials and parents who have sued over treatment of...

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Children, Youth and Families

Happy Holidays from Philanthropy New York: Our 2024 Year in Review

Release Date:

12/19/2024

... Philanthropy New York is taking a moment to reflect on what makes us strong: our community. This year, amid a ... toward a more just and equitable future. Together, we ’ve expanded our tools and strategies to...

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PNY News

Doris Duke Environmental Program Director Comments on Global Poo Menace

Release Date:

08/08/2016

... Global Poo Menace Ivermectin may be doing to dung beetles what DDT did to birds, what diclofenac did to vultures in India, or what neonicotinoid insecticides are thought to...

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Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate

Release Date:

04/24/2017

Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Family Fund

Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published

Release Date:

07/26/2017

... early education and related programs. – across the U.S., in New York, and other nations. The research was funded by ... are the most important in terms of brain development. If we want...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rauch Foundation

Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Release Date:

12/06/2018

... Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described as a ... assistant professor of developmental biology. “But we need to understand how the reprogramming...

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09 Dec 2014

Serving Those Who Served

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 -

7:00am to 2:00pm

... Making the Case for Veterans Philanthropy After 2014 What Can Donors Do to Help Vets Succeed in Higher Education? ... the essential, donors-only quality of our events, we...

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Workforce Development

New Developments in Kidney Stem Cell Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust

Release Date:

08/26/2016

New Developments in Kidney Stem Cell Research Supported by The Helmsley ... lost their developmental potential rather than staying in a more medically useful precursor state. But by using a ... researchers have...

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Health

17 Dec 2013

Molto Media: Digital Media Culture

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Studios of WQXR and WNYC

... growing funding connections between the arts and media. In addition to data on the field of digital media funding and the arts, we 'll explore the media-focused work of area cultural ... the field and...

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Issue-Based

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Communications

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Arts

Novo Foundation's Push For Bottom-Up Power

Release Date:

06/26/2018

Novo Foundation's Push For Bottom-Up Power We keep a close eye on the NoVo Foundation, both for the deep ... connected, and for its hard-charging approach to social justice , particularly for young women and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

13 Oct 2021

Adopting Equity Practices - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... are moving away from the idea of racial equity and social justice as funding areas, and instead conceptualizing equity ... foundation staff and trustees. Speakers List of Speakers in Formation Registration...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

ViacomCBS Helps Lead Vote Early Day - A First-Of-Its-Kind Civic Holiday to Help Americans Learn About Their Options to Vote Early

Release Date:

09/28/2020

... and preventing voters from casting their ballots. We ’re here to make voting early easier. Given our current ... learn about their options to vote early this year at https ://www.voteearlyday. org...

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Paramount

New York State Health Foundation Breaks Down Diabetes Prevention

Release Date:

03/26/2015

President and CEO, James Knickman, and Learning Officer Kelly Hunt, outline recent diabetes developments.

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

21 May 2014

Building Assets Through the Tax Code: Proposals for Reform

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

The primary purpose of the U.S. tax system is to generate public revenue, but it also serves as a ... low- and moderate-income families and households of color. In the context of current national debates over the...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

Schott Foundation Announces Michael S. Wotorson as Director of the National Opportunity to Learn Network

Release Date:

10/13/2021

... of the National Opportunity to Learn Network today. In this position, he will work closely with grantees and ... equitable public education system for all children. “ We are very pleased to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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09 Apr 2014

Shaping the Nature of Work in the New Economy

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 2:45pm

... of low-wage, low-quality, insecure jobs to the rise in contingent and temporary work for a diminishing middle class. Many are concerned that as subcontracting in global industries grows, workers will be...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Economic Security

Social Justice

Workforce Development

13 Sep 2013

15 Years of Advancing Excellence in Family Philanthropy: Lessons Learned … and a Look Ahead

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 11:15am

Webinar

... are just a few of the areas that will be touched upon. What are your personal reflections and predictions for the field? What other questions do you have for this special panel of experts?...

11 Mar 2021

Going Beyond the Private Foundation: An Exploration of Vehicles - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 11, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... questions remain on the minds of philanthropic families. What are the available vehicles that promote social impact? How do families leverage multiple vehicles successfully? What is ... (no...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

12 Aug 2021

Impact, Measurement, and Evaluation - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 12, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... only.* Impact is often an elusive concept in philanthropy. What is the most effective way to monitor grants? How do families define and measure success? What is the burden...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Evaluation

15 Nov 2016

School Discipline is Changing. For the Better?

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and published her latest book, Inequality in School Discipline , that addresses the profound and ... of organizers: Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with your name, title, organizational...