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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... Yet, even in 2016, there are business leaders who fail to see an upside in social engagement, firm in their conviction ... then that CSR, effectively integrated into operations, can do more than limit risk and...

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Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education

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12/08/2013

The first round of grants has been made from The New York ... the death of philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor, a first round of charitable donations has been made from a fund ...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

Release Date:

06/19/2014

... grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, holds its first public event on Friday--a symposium that will explore ... design. The new humanities institute is the first of its kind at a U.S. botanical garden,...

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Mellon Foundation

NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues

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02/11/2015

... Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues In her first year leading the New York City Council, Speaker Melissa ... foreign-born residents of New York. Set to give her first State of the City speech on...

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

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The New York Community Trust

Carnegie Fellowships to Aid Researchers in Humanities and Social Science

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04/22/2015

... and the history of immigration reform are among the first recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, a new ... The Carnegie Corporation of New York, which announces its first class of 32 fellows on...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... McDonald and Queens-based organizer Lala Zannell joined First Lady Chirlane McCray for the Transgender Economic ... and employment resource tables. “This really is a first for Wall Street,” said Deutsche Bank...

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LGBTQ

Gender Justice

Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees

Release Date:

06/13/2016

... Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS), has announced the first grantees in its $1.2 million, two-pronged research ... easier for those with vision loss. The recipient of the first RPB/Lions Clubs International...

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Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Only a Third of These Obamacare Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014

Release Date:

07/20/2016

... to make money selling Obamacare health insurance in the first year. Next year might not be much easier. A study ... than half of insurers losing money on the plans when they first were sold for 2014. The...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Simons, Gates Foundations, HHMI Announce Faculty Scholars

Release Date:

09/26/2016

... potential to make unique contributions to their field. The first collaboration between the three grantmakers, the ... $83 million over five years in support of the first cohort of scientists. Awards ranging...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... And Fearful In Harvey's Wake As the water rose on their first floor apartment, Rosa Sosa and her family fled to a ... themselves back where they were three years ago when they first crossed into the U.S...

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Immigration

De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule

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09/28/2017

... said at least 250 units would be operating in 2016 — the first year of the initiative — but didn’t manage to sign the first contracts with providers until December 2016. Since ...

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Housing and Homelessness

New York City Students Are Getting Younger

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... school system over the course of two years. Now, for the first time, the city's public schools are offering programs ... targeted at even younger toddlers: 3-year-olds. The first phase of expanding...

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Education

JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods

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05/11/2018

... North End and Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhoods. It is the first project of this type for the nonprofit real estate developer and is the first scaled, for-sale, new construction in the North End in ...

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

The Kresge Foundation

Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

Release Date:

09/24/2019

... both a grant maker and a member of the continent’s first tribes. Drawing on Native American wisdom, he presents ... own experience as a member of the Lumbee tribe, the very first people on the North American...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

28 Mar 2023

Philanthropy’s Voice in Policy, Practice, & Power-Shifting for Housing Justice - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... co-creating a more visionary, liberated future. What will you learn? During this webinar we will: Share how ... and philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs). How do you sign up? Registration...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Housing and Homelessness

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

01 Apr 2020

Towards Health Equity: Measuring Health Outcomes in Community-Based Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

... are the root causes of many of the health disparities we see today For the full report: On the Path to Health Equity: ... Please feel free to submit your questions in advance when you register. Presenters...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline

Release Date:

04/06/2017

... Poverty” series. The program challenged grantmakers to see justice reform and immigration as part of the same ... orders, and threats to sanctuary city funding. Click to see the full program. Abraham Paulous...

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PhilTalks

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Immigration

Justice Reform

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Families for Freedom

Novo Foundation Launches New Website and Film Series,The Life Story: Moments of Change

Release Date:

02/01/2018

... trade in the U.S. and highlights the opportunities they see for change — to end oppression for all girls and women, ... people are harmed. The Life Story is a space to hear, see and explore these abundant...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Gilman Louie Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

12/03/2012

The Markle Foundation has announced that Gilman Louie has joined its Board of Directors. Louie is currently a partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm.

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Appointments & Transitions

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Some Winning Ingredients in Movement Building Are the Spiciest of All

Release Date:

12/14/2015

... further exploration here. When funding a movement, how do you identify your unlikely allies and engage with them? ... unlikely ally derails your carefully planned strategy? The first step is...