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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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05/03/2010

... ways that the public, private, and government sectors are working together to create innovative solutions to improve ... and practices in New York City and the role nonprofits and funders can play in improving...

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Hurricane Sandy Giving Stories

... the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York to help support the NYC Housing & Neighborhood Recovery Donors Collaborative and ... to make grants within its longstanding areas of priority ( education , health, the...

What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

... Philanthropy was born from inequity. While sometimes funders can overlook the slew of systemic reasons why this ... If funders don’t have members of the community they are working with...

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15 May 2018

Grantmaking in the Age of Trump – Insights From Philanthropy Advisors

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Many people are talking about the significant and polarizing effect the current ... Advisors Richard Mittenthal , President and CEO, TCC Group Diahann Billings-Burford (Moderator), Executive ... Investments, Time...

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Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation

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03/30/2012

... job to try to fill these gaps. Also, If you are working on issues related to poverty, especially in the human ... are not low-performing nonprofits. All of which is to say, funders really have to pay attention...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/28/2011

... housing communities in the city, was host to a number of funders from New York’s philanthropic community. Beginning ... of young leaders. Our visitors had an opportunity to see youth in action, turning compost...

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12 Jul 2016

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know about the ins-and-outs — and what's licit and what's not ... Designed for CEOs, trustees, program officers and other funders interested in...

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01 Feb 2022

Black Narratives Research - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... might inform Black political engagement including civic education , political efficacy, threats to Black political ... through national surveys. In this session we’ll hear about key findings, as well as how...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Civic Engagement

08 Apr 2025

The Transportation Road Ahead: A Briefing with the Clean RIDES Network

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... join us to hear directly from the Clean RIDES Network about various transportation policy efforts happening across ... largest source of emissions in the U.S.—accounting for about 30% of total emissions, with...

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PRIs and Effective Intermediaries

Release Date:

06/30/2015

... corpus ($250mm) to five areas: health care, the arts, education , strengthening communities through better ... on enhancing access for underserved populations to NYC ’s broader opportunity, whether it be through...

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Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

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07/21/2021

... Vice President for Programs at the Mellon Foundation. Working closely with Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander, ... the school-to-prison pipeline and by chairing a working group of US...

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2018 Hightlights

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01/23/2019

... sufficient resources to the 2020 Census. Member-led PNY Working Groups and Committees continued their commitment to ... and contributing to a strong PNY. For example, Funders for Gender Equity and the...

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Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground, Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson

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02/13/2018

... in both American history and the history of higher education . Director Stanley Nelson’s new film, Tell Them ... support of curricular and faculty development at a select group of HBCUs, The Andrew W. Mellon...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims

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03/30/2017

... with 20 short documentary films created by American Muslim youth through screenings and discussions, at CAAMFest 2018 ... in public media, cable and digital television, about the notion of being “othered”;...

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18 Oct 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of Government: 3 Ballot Proposals to Dismantle Structural Racism

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and institutions that shape lives, such as wages, education , housing and criminal justice, we must confront the ... Commission’s three landmark ballot proposals for NYC voters and an unprecedented opportunity...

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Social Justice

11 Feb 2014

Promoting the Common Good: Standing Up for 501(c)(4)'s

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... including why the proposed IRS rule changes matter to funders and the ways that the philanthropic sector can — and how some funders do — support (c)(4) work. It will also explore ... Roberts , Corridor...

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Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges

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04/14/2017

... this week. The conclusion, which was quickly disputed by a group representing public colleges, comes at a time when a ... public-relations push has been supported by a number of funders , including the Carnegie...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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29 Jan 2020

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, the Culture and the Individual Artist

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... artists. Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) members have been working together to promote and improve funding for ... Committee has been one of the most active groups of funders within GIA. Over the years, the...

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Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

... for Social Justice by Hilary Pennington, Vice President, Education , Creativity, and Free Expression, Ford Foundation ... inequality and an increasingly unequal system of higher education . Fortunately, there is...

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