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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

... will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the NYC Department of Education ’s private fundraising arm, who resigned earlier ... will do a great job leading the Fund for Public Schools on an...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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A Better Gala—Here's How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone

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06/19/2017

... and his wife Karen, is one of the more interesting new funders to emerge from the finance world in recent years. IP ... didn’t feel like donning the heels and the energy this event would require of me. But I...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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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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Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

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11/15/2016

... p.m. Click here to Register Today we are in the middle of an historic change moment in our country, our cities and our ... can help build racial equity in housing, criminal justice, education , jobs, the...

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The New York Community Trust

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Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison

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04/18/2017

... question: Are special provisions needed for the sub- group of homeless people with justice-system involvement? The ... to section 361 of the German Criminal Code , in the event that a person seeking shelter...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Listening, Learning and Taking Action: Our Journey to Advance Racial Equity

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03/09/2022

... ambitious element was to enlist leaders of color in the youth development field to develop a program that would help ... or “isolated” not only from white-led boards and funders , but from each other...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Pinkerton Foundation

05 Oct 2015

Philanthropic Investing in Food Systems

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12:30pm to 3:30pm

... Surdna Foundation Derek Denckla, Co-Chair, Slow Money NYC Tatianna Echevarria, Program Associate, Sustainable ... Karen Hiniker Simons, Executive Director, WellMet Group Designed for All interested ...

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A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

... advocates on behalf of people with disabilities. As funders , we invest in impact. Yet, like so many others, ... a few of the key ways that we approach advocacy in an area where the Poses Family Foundation (PFF...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Poses Family Foundation

From Land Acknowledgement to Land Back: Philanthropy’s Role & Responsibility in Returning Stolen Land to Native Communities

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02/03/2022

... -- representative of the wealth tied directly to our NYC -based office -- to the Manna-hatta Fund as a way to pair ... and requires more collective action. This is why we are working to bring together a...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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NorthLight Foundation

How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?

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12/17/2014

... York’s work supporting the region’s many issue-based working groups on health, education , food systems, workforce and many others, and our ... factors and attempt to apply a certain “lens.” It is an...

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How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

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08/16/2018

... million to 30 criminal-justice reform groups and education and arts initiatives. And in late June, the fund ... families, and entire communities." I recently had the opportunity to check in with Helena...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arts

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

... longtime advocates and voices for vulnerable children and youth . Kenji Hakuta has been on the faculty at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education since 1989. His work is in the areas of ... of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Beeta Jahedi Joins The Tow Foundation As Director Of Strategy And Communications

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03/28/2017

... in the areas of justice reform, medical innovation, higher education , and cultural institutions as well as actively ... and a co-leader of the NYU Wagner Alumni in Philanthropy group . She earned her M.P.A. in...

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The Tow Foundation

Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’

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03/17/2016

... of Commerce - Nonprofit Committee, and Governance Matters, an affiliate of the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON), ... provide community members with meaningful board service education and opportunities...

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Mellon Foundation Grants Over $13M to the National Park Foundation to Support Thirty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

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06/29/2022

... National Park Service Mellon Humanities Fellowship — an initiative aimed at supporting humanists and their ... Park Service Mellon Humanities Fellowship, we have the opportunity to hear new voices and...

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On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

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08/02/2016

... and originally appeared in the Health Affairs Blog . All funders , no matter their size, have big dreams and limited ... As the first ACA open enrollment approached, we supported education , outreach, and...

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New York Health Foundation

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CEP Announces First Director of Advisory Services

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02/24/2015

... said CEP President Phil Buchanan. “The creation of an advisory services practice responds to repeated requests ... support to foundations, businesses, and government bodies working to improve inner city...

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