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ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets

Release Date:

01/23/2018

Advocates say a food-stamp program that includes pet food would address a little-discussed gap in the social safety net: Currently, there is no federal program that helps low-income people care for their pets.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Animal Welfare

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13 Mar 2018

Why Advocacy Matters: Protecting And Expanding Access To Needed Youth Services

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Please join Philanthropy New York's Education Working Group and the New York City Youth Funders for a session focused on the state of youth services at the local, state, and federal levels - with a focus on the role of effective advocacy during...

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Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events

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04/03/2018

As Americans, we waste enough food annually to feed the planet’s malnourished several times over, according to The Rockefeller Foundation. The average American household spends an estimated $1,500 to $2,000 a year on food never eaten. Businesses,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

Release Date:

08/14/2018

STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase "asking for a light," when it comes to smoking. STOP is an acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to create a global watchdog to shed more light on the...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

17 Oct 2018

Comprehensive, Long-Term Supports for NYC Foster Youth: Part III of “Helping Foster Youth Succeed” Series

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This is a follow-on session to last year's “ Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and strategies that support the transition to adulthood " and " Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II ".

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New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment

Release Date:

09/12/2018

The movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy alternative continues to accelerate, with commitments from nearly a thousand institutional investors, a report from DivestInvest and Arabella Advisors finds.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors

13 Feb 2019

Can Data + Organizing Drive Policy? Prospects for Strengthening Tenant Protections in New York City and Statewide

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -

8:45am to 10:00am

This is the second of two panels that reveal the sophisticated work of organizing in today’s complicated, high-pressure real estate market, how civic data is used (and needed) to support that work, and the changes to housing policies needed to...

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Housing and Homelessness

11 Jun 2019

Grantmaking in a Diverse World – A Workshop

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 1:00pm

More and more foundations have made the pursuit of equity, diversity and inclusion a core part of their mission. Yet some struggle with instituting the internal and external changes and shifts in thinking to meet such goals. This workshop will...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

09 Sep 2019

Hurricane Dorian: Supporting the Bahamas - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Monday, September 9, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Hurricane Dorian slammed into the northern Bahamas as a powerful Category 5 hurricane, with winds in excess of 185 mph and a storm surge of 18-23 feet.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Release Date:

10/20/2019

A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park.

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Social Justice

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

06 Nov 2019

Legal Series - Within the Law and Outside the Box

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This PNY Members-Only program is a part of the Legal Series from our PNY Core : November 6 – Legal Series - Within the Law and Outside the Box (Series Launch) January 30 – Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Governance

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30 Jan 2020

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Thursday, January 30, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The self-dealing, conflict of interest and related party transaction rules for private foundations are among the most complex and important considerations in foundation operations and governance. Did you know that violations of the self-dealing tax...

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Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy Awards Grants to News Organizations Led By and For Communities of Color

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04/06/2020

... said Michael Harriott, senior writer at TheRoot. com and co-founder of VerySmartBrothas. com . “When our voices are excluded from America’s ...

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Ford Foundation

27 May 2020

The COVID-19 Origin Story: A Case Study - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Where did COVID-19 come from? As its origin remains the subject of scientific debate, we as a society must confront our own behavior and its devastating effects on the environment. We must ask ourselves what environmental actions can we take to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Morgan Stanley Launches Program to Provide 60 Students with Full-Four Year Scholarships to Howard University, Morehouse College and Spelman College

Release Date:

10/21/2020

The scholarship will cover the tuition and living costs to eliminate financial barriers to higher education for Black college students. Morgan Stanley will also provide support for career skills and readiness.

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Workforce Development

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23 Feb 2016

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium X: Transitions

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium X - Transitions: Leadership Development, New Challenges & Evolving Business Models."

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Executive Leadership

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Burke Foundation Announces Release of New Jersey's Statewide ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Action Plan

Release Date:

02/04/2021

On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Office of the Governor released a statewide action plan to promote resilience and address the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences

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