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A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

Release Date:

02/03/2017

... in leadership in Washington it “remains steadfast” in working to achieve its mission and remains committed to ... policy issues for our field. For instance, we are working with many of our members to engage...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

24 Oct 2011

Taking the Next Steps Toward a Greater Collective Impact

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 8:45am to Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 9:30am

... Impact, a new approach first featured in the Winter 2011 Issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. To utilize a ...

Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge

Release Date:

04/29/2015

The Genesis Generation Challenge started as a way to fuel ideas to better society.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth

Release Date:

11/04/2015

New grants will help NYC young people to use digital media and technology to compose and record original music, research civic and political issues, and reduce pollution in their communities.

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Children, Youth and Families

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Altman Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)

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12/08/2015

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who became a scourge of the wealthy with a vow to raise their taxes, has enlisted members of the financial elite, including Morgan Stanley, to advance his agenda.

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Economic Security

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Morgan Stanley

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

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06/22/2017

In a letter published in the New York Times , Lorie Slutsky—who runs the New York Community Trust—emphasized the role of community foundations in the context of Jeff Bezos' request for ideas to guide his philanthropy.

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The New York Community Trust

Bloomberg Philanthropies Partners with EdVestors to Bring Arts Internship Program to Boston High School Students

Release Date:

03/13/2019

... to succeed in their future careers. Building skills while working in our world class museums and community- based cultural institutions will open a window into a new ... for Boston’s young people to engage in...

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?

Release Date:

07/02/2015

... efficient appliances work supported by Climate Works this issue still largely remains under the radar. It's high time .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Opinion: Ending the Revolving Door of Homelessness (New York Community Trust)

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... is rising among families, younger men and women, and the working poor. . . Opinion: Ending the Revolving Door of ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The New York Community Trust

William T. Grant Publishes How Social Science Research Can Improve Youth Outcomes In The Real World

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05/17/2017

Researchers who want their work to matter in policy and practice should begin by identifying the questions of greatest relevance and then bring the highest standards of theoretical and methodological rigor to those questions, William T. Grant...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... and Donald Rubin Foundation, and the Ford Foundation, are working this same terrain, sharing Rauschenberg's vision that ... class and mass incarceration." By focusing on a specific issue , the...

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Arts

New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

Release Date:

11/08/2017

A new study shows that today's preretirement generation already has more health issues and health-related limits on their lives than prior generations did when they were in their late 50s.

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Aging

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

Release Date:

11/08/2017

A new study shows that today's preretirement generation already has more health issues and health-related limits on their lives than prior generations did when they were in their late 50s.

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Aging

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Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces the Winners of Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

Release Date:

05/17/2018

... Cities Award, a new effort to elevate cities that are working creatively to tap the wisdom, talents, and energy of ... the nation's premiere citizen engagement organization by working with hundreds of...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants

Release Date:

11/16/2018

... a new program to elevate the voices of independent artists working at the intersection of science and nonfiction ...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

Release Date:

03/21/2022

... her international experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer working in HIV prevention. Her early professional work taught ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

Ford Foundation Is A Sponsor of New Exhibits at the Muhammad Ali Center

Release Date:

06/22/2016

... house temporary exhibits. The center has hired California- based design studio West Office , Nashville- based design company 1220 Exhibits and Virginia- based multimedia business Cortina...

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Ford Foundation

The Future is Now: The Need for Health Information Exchange

Release Date:

04/30/2012

... forward for the benefit of all New Yorkers. I’ve been working with the Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) , ... exchange. Providers now need to be able to track groups of patients across settings and “...

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All Funders

14 Jul 2016

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change - Webinar

Thursday, July 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... can band together and combine resources to make an issue more apparent and noteworthy. Social movements are ... need to set up an account with NCFP. The account will be based on your professional email address...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

04 Mar 2019

The Interplay of Money in Politics, Democracy Reform, and Movement Building - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 4, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... local elections to movement building. Emerging coalition based efforts are also galvanizing further momentum, allowing for greater collaboration at the intersections of issue organizing and structural reform...