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15 May 2012

Foundation and Nonprofit Websites as Genuine News Outlets

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... media viewed by general audiences, as well as leaders in government, business, nonprofits and think tanks. At one ... Casey Foundation’s “Equal Voice.” Explore What it really takes to be effective no matter...

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18 Oct 2012

Creating New Approaches to Community-Based Family Support: Where is Innovation Happening?

Thursday, October 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... Peter will cover highlights from his research in various states and counties, as well as dig into some of ... focused on community-based family support networks What some of the nation’s leading research on...

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Appointments & Transitions

Cricket Island Foundation Welcomes New Deputy Director Seema Shah

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07/27/2016

... the decision, after Hana Sun, our Program Officer, left in January, to hire a Deputy Director, who would lead our ... issue-focused knowledge portals, including WASHfunders. org , a website focused on the...

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27 Feb 2018

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XII: Dealing with Disruption - Framing Leadership Strategies for the Future

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... nonprofit leaders can cope with significant disruptions in our operating environment. Our Keynote speaker will be ... of Youth & Community Development; and NYCharities. org . Designed for Charity and...

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Luz Liebeskind Named CFO of UJA-Federation of New York

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11/29/2022

... Irvin Rosenthal, who is retiring after more than 22 years in the role. Ms. Liebeskind will report to UJA CEO Eric S. ... track record, and shares our commitment to excellence in management and operations...

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Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown

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07/15/2015

Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown The Ford Foundation is holding up aid to organizations in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government ... critic whose home was raided Tuesday...

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14 Nov 2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... 12th). Please contact register@philanthropynewyork. org with any questions. Join us for a wine-and-cheese ... Power, feminism, the Asian American and environmental justice movements and beyond. Boggs’s...

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15 Feb 2012

New Approaches to Collaborative Funding: A Case Study of the Young Men’s Initiative

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... for social change will be investigated as those involved in The Young Men’s Initiative Action Plan share their ... of 18 months of work begun when Mayor Bloomberg committed in his 2010 State of the City...

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20 Jun 2012

Summer 2012 NYC Progressive Philanthropy Cocktail Party

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

... York is a member of the host committee along with (list in formation): 21/64 Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Funders for LGBTQ Issues...

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Tisch Illumination Fund Supports City Limits' Coverage of NYC Food Policy Issues

Release Date:

03/03/2016

... CityPlate, a special section and series on food policy in New York City, with support from the Lauire M. Tisch ... is more than breakfast, lunch and dinner—especially in New York City. From food stamps to...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Communications/Media

Food Systems

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National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Paris to Pittsburgh

Release Date:

09/13/2018

... premiering on Wednesday, December 12 at 9pm ET/PT in the U.S. and will air globally in 172 countries and 45 languages. Paris to Pittsburgh ... to exit the Paris Climate Agreement — the film captures ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Report Shows Mayors Concerned About Budget, Infrastructure

Release Date:

04/11/2018

... agreed that housing affordability was becoming a problem in their cities, while two-thirds cited infrastructure as one ... from local residents. The survey also found that mayors in the South (58 percent) and...

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Community Development

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Evaluation of OSF-Funded Education Program for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes

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05/10/2018

... Michael Bloomberg launched the Expanded Success Initiative in 2012, he hoped to address a problem that had vexed ... the Research Alliance for New York City Schools. Schools in the program turned out to be no...

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Alison White Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer

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07/23/2020

... promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alison ... as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer. In her new role, Alison will focus on...

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The Teagle Foundation Partners with the National Endowment for the Humanities

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09/23/2020

... a grant program to reinvigorate the role of the humanities in general education on campuses across the country. ... are seeing declining numbers of students choosing to major in the humanities, declining...

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Citi and Citi Foundation Expand Global Job Skills-Building Initiative to Improve Employability and Economic Opportunity for Underserved Communities

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09/17/2020

... skills and confidence they need to make a positive impact in their lives and their communities, and also access ... CEO, Citi . “With our expansion of Pathways to Progress, we are maximizing the training...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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16 Nov 2011

Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

Over the past decade, the achievement gap in New York City schools has remained almost constant, with ... at the low end of that gap. While the City takes pride in a 2010 graduation rate of over 65%, less than 40...

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Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing

Release Date:

08/17/2015

... about where that money goes: which nonprofit will use it well, and what kind of difference it will make with the causes you care ... negative." The F.B. Heron Foundation is guided by a belief in...

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U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

Release Date:

06/04/2015

... that internal changes to economic and other policies in Cuba are shifting the landscape there in ways that are as ... U.S. embassy in Havana. Some expressed trepidation about what...

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