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17 Apr 2013

The “Grit” Factor: How Community Organizations Support Students for College Success

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

A key lesson educators — and education grantmakers — have learned over the last few years is that a high school diploma is no longer an adequate measurement of college readiness. It can provide an indication of academic readiness, but it often...

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23 Jan 2018

Designing Programs to Maximize Impact - How Behavioral Science Can Help

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Humans can be quirky. Yet many foundations and nonprofits design interventions that assume humans will act “rationally,” which can undermine program effectiveness.

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Tools & Strategies

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SNF Grant Provides Free Admission to Guggenheim for CUNY Students & Staff

Release Date:

09/26/2018

... this grant.” The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) ( www .snf.org ) is one of the world’s leading private, ...

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Education

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ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff

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10/29/2014

Director of Grant Compliance and Communication, Adam Liebling, showcases ASPCA's unique brand of philanthropy.

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Animal Welfare

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05 Mar 2015

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 5) and Part II (March 12)

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 7:45am to Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 11:30am

The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients.

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New Staff

DDCF Creates Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship

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03/12/2019

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the creation of the Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship, an inaugural program which will open for application in April 2019 to clinical investigators currently engaged in subspecialty...

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New Report from United Hospital Fund Finds Wrong choice in nursing home can cause ‘devastating consequences,’

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03/14/2019

Enhancing transparency and improving the planning process before hospital discharge are among recommendations in a new report on improving post-acute care transitions. “Pathways to Progress on Difficult Decisions in Post-Acute Care” by the United...

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Aging

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21 Jul 2022

Many Philanthropic Professionals Will Erase All Student Debt This Year: Can You?- A Webinar Hosted by the NYC Capacity Building Collaborative

Thursday, July 21, 2022 -

3:30pm to 4:30pm

Join us for a panel with the founder of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) who will talk about a concerted effort by city leaders, including government officials and the philanthropic community, to help 250,000 New Yorkers access the $10...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

17 Jul 2025

Flash Floods: What Funders Need to Know - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, July 17, 2025 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join us for a webinar to discuss the recent flooding in the U.S. and how funders can help affected communities recover and prepare for future events.

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Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

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04/26/2017

... moderator. You can contact her at kris@putnam-consulting. com and follow her @Philanthropy411. Funders, for the most ...

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UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... the route. For more information and to sign up, visit www .ujafedny.org/marathon . Over the past 100 years, ... how to donate or volunteer, please visit our website at www .ujafedny.org . About the TCS New York...

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Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege

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08/31/2016

Walker’s reputation for hard work, bridge-building and empathy are among the many reasons his elevation three years ago to president of the Ford Foundation was greeted with universal applause.

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Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

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05/19/2017

Michelle Coffey and Kerry McCarthy, co-chairs of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust, ask how will the Cultural Plan fulfill Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to make New York a more equitable city.

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Lambent Foundation

COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future

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04/07/2020

in acting quickly and decisively to COVID-19, it is vital that philanthropic responses don’t inadvertently perpetuate and exacerbate existing bias, racial inequity, and injustice through their giving.

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $3 Million in New Funding for Data Science Platform Global.health To Strengthen Pathogen Surveillance and Response

Release Date:

11/01/2022

New funding will support data integration between Global.health, WHO, and others to analyze genomic, climate, wastewater, mobility, epidemiological, and clinical data to better predict emerging threats of infectious disease and coordinate the global...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

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In May, the Korean American Community Foundation Celebrated its 20th Anniversary and Raised a Record-Breaking Amount at the Annual Gala

Release Date:

06/16/2022

The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) marked its 20th anniversary at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

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Korean American Community Foundation

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Community Development

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New York Magazine Profile, "The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers"

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01/08/2018

The New York Magazine article profiles the family that pioneered the oil industry in America wants to expose what Exxon hid from the public about climate change.

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