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NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... and parents, educators and advocates, police and government —around the need to stop overly punitive ... and collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including government , to build better understanding of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... Global Ocean Legacy has supported efforts that have led to government commitments to protect over 2.5 million square kilometers of ocean. In March, the British government announced its intention to establish...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

Public Policy

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Oak Foundation

18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... to track to determine success of an intervention? If the government is not on the hook for the costs of this ... social impact bonds finance testing and scaling up, and government funds large-scale programs...

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Justice Reform

Philanthropy New York Announces New Executive Committee

Release Date:

04/06/2016

Philanthropy New York’s Board of Directors is one of the most highly engaged boards with which I have ever worked. Not only do they show up (!) but they attend their quarterly board meetings well prepared and ready to explore complicated membership...

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President's Message

PNY News

Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... that were once out of reach for him. As universities and government leaders search for ways to tap the talent of more ...

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Insights

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Education

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Ford Foundation

Associate, Budgets and Contract Compliance, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... UWNYC works side-by-side with individuals, nonprofits, government , businesses, foundations, faith-based ... of nonprofit finance and fund accounting; Experience with Government Contracts; Superior data...

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United Way of New York City

The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... UWNYC works side-by-side with individuals, nonprofits, government , businesses, foundations, faith-based ... to a variety of audiences (existing and potential funders, government officials, foundations, etc.);...

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United Way of New York City

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

Release Date:

01/11/2017

... external performance pressures. Unlike our colleagues in government (where elected officials have to face voters every ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

Release Date:

01/30/2017

... Muslim men who were called to register with the federal government under a program created for the war on terror ... discontinued in 2005 and suspended in 2011. However, government agencies continued to use...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

Release Date:

02/03/2017

... cares about this because when there are reduced government dollars for traditionally undercounted populations ... will be asked to fill the gaps—despite the fact that government dollars dwarf philanthropic...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

Release Date:

02/13/2017

... convene diverging parties and prop up services outside of government . That reality hasn’t changed. But we must seek ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

TCC Group Welcomes Strategic Communications Leadership and Research Partner

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... and women's health. In collaboration with corporations, government , nonprofit, academic, and advocacy organizations, ... communications initiatives addressing HIV/AIDS for federal government agencies...

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Appointments & Transitions

Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

Release Date:

05/02/2017

... it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Doris Duke Foundation

Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of Management

Release Date:

05/17/2017

Yale School of Management announced that $10 million has been raised to expand the Yale Program on Financial Stability and launch the “Crisis-Response Project," which will codify best practices and provide training that can help governments fight...

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Member News

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Economic Security

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Peter G. Peterson Foundation

What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... can participate in self-governance, from interactions with government to voluntary associations, and everything in ...

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Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

Release Date:

06/26/2017

... through its arts and culture, education, environment, government innovation, and public health programs, as well as ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Get It Right, Right Now

Release Date:

10/18/2017

... and under-represented in federal, state and local government . Systematic undercounting of hard-to-reach ... and experimental technologies being employed, the federal government seems poised to slash funding to...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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The New York Community Trust

Long Island Community Foundation

New York Foundation

Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... design effective policies and programs, philanthropists, government officials and service providers need to consider ...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... phobias and polarizing rhetoric at the highest levels of government . We have already witnessed stepped-up border and ...

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Insights

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Immigration

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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

14 Jun 2018

Policy Core Course 2018 - June 14th Sessions

Thursday, June 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:45pm

The Policy Core Course consists of four sessions delivered over two half-days, offering training to foundation trustees and staff at all levels help navigate the legal, strategic, and governance practices necessary to incorporate advocacy and...