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HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America

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05/05/2015

HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America For all the frantic, often chaotic political ... may well be overlooking an even bigger problem: Have we unconsciously consigned the American Dream to...

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Economic Security

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The Century Foundation

NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

... philanthropists, myself included, tend to be of two minds: We like the idea that the wealthy are harnessing their ... of lots of new money flowing into the social sector. What 's a cause for concern,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Are Artists the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation?

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09/13/2017

... the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation? When we think of artist residencies today, we think of the MacDowell Colony, in the woods of New Hampshire, and of the Skowhegan School, ... an...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... Each person’s death gives us a moment to pause and ask what lessons their lives offer for us. Here is a lesson from ... Peterson, who died on March 20, 2018 at the age of 91: We could reduce our current...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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23 Oct 2012

Conversation on Philanthropic Impact: Making Evaluation Manageable and Meaningful

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... toward increasing their impact, evaluation is a key step in refining and focusing any grantmaking program. At this facilitated peer-to-peer conversation, we ’ll take a look at how evaluation can guide the work...

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JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program

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04/22/2016

... with the goal of increasing opportunities for people in poverty in the US. Most recently Betsy has served as Program ... with diverse populations across the US to work for social justice ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Seeking Just & Sustainable Communities: Surdna Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $14 Million

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07/26/2017

... working to foster just and sustainable communities in the United States. Second-quarter grants were awarded in the foundation's focus areas of strong local economies, ... which was awarded $300,000...

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13 Mar 2019

Stronger Together Part II: Building the Capacity of Social Movements – A Webinar Hosted by HRFN

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... is a part of a three-part series: December 12 – How do we as grantmakers foster, support, and strengthen new or ... programs. Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with any questions...

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Social Justice

Nancy Mahon Named Estee Lauder Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship

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10/07/2014

... and M•A•C Global President Karen Buglisi Weiler. In her new role, Ms. Mahon will design and implement a global ... will have responsibility for synergizing best practices in these areas across the Company’s...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

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01/09/2015

... as the Joan Mitchell Center, an artist residency center in New Orleans, LA. A visual artist herself, Christa has ... Island. Christa Blatchford received her Masters degree in Fine Arts from Hunter College...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Former Ambassador as New Trustee

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11/12/2015

... was chosen by the current Board rather than being named in the Foundation’s charter by Harry Weinberg. Ambassador ... serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer. “ We are delighted that Ambassador Fay...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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25 Jan 2012

International Grantmakers Network: Providing Capacity-Building Support for International Grantees (Part I)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... series on capacity building. Part I will focus on how we define and approach “capacity building” in an international context. Part II will build on this discussion and go deeper into the strategies we...

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The Fund for the City of New York Announces Lisette Nieves as President

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08/10/2020

... people in city government and nonprofits organizations we have collaborated with who make up the invisible, ... of how far we have yet to go to realize our vision of what...

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Patricia L. Francy and Susan Butler Plum Join Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

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01/01/2013

... University Treasurer and Controller at Columbia University in the City of New York, culminating a distinguished career in a number of finance and operations roles at the ... an innovative breast cancer...

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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11 Aug 2016

Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar

Thursday, August 11, 2016 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Private and family foundation staff and trustees: In order to access all of the ways you can utilize PNY's ... please email Jordan Joseph at jjoseph@philanthropynewyork. org or call 212-714-0699. If you...

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

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04/18/2017

... catalyze outside-school math and science learning. Science in particular is viewed differently than the other three ... 80 percent of parents believe having a strong background in reading, writing, and math is...

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Education

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Russell Sage Foundation Trustee Hiro Yoshikawa and Former Visiting Scholar J. Lawrence Aber Win MacArthur Foundation Grant

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12/21/2017

... for children displaced by conflict and persecution in the Middle East. Among the members of the Sesame-IRC team ... team, they will collaborate with regional partners in the Middle East to implement...

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Russell Sage Foundation

Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) RFP for Round 13 of the Partners for Places Grant Program

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07/19/2018

... for Round 13 of the Partners for Places Grant Program In partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors ... and place-based foundations. National funders invest in local projects developed through these...

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Community Development

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UJA-Federation of New York Works with Partners to Deliver Kosher Passover Food to Ukraine

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03/29/2022

... 29, 2022) – With a scarcity of kosher Passover food in Ukraine, UJA-Federation of New York worked with four local ... Ukraine and grantmaking can be found here:  ujafedny. org /ukraine-crisis .   About UJA-...

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