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30 Sep 2015

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Arts and culture funders , come together to discuss what we see as the pressing ... discussions for the next 12 months. Join us for an opportunity to share important updates, network with ...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Arts

12 Jul 2017

Exclusive Preview & Discussion with Stanley Nelson: Tell Them We Are Rising

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

We invite you to join Media Impact Funders , Philanthropy New York, Grantmakers in Education , and the Association of Black Foundation Executives ... culture and national identity. This is a special ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Children, Youth and Families

Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

... and 2013, Philanthropy New York worked intensively with funders and other Regional Associations throughout the ... the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, we convened an event to help...

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

Release Date:

06/28/2024

... been a surge in hiring Black leaders. This is, perhaps, an arguably “easy” signal of change and commitment to ... Special projects and initiatives have sprung up throughout NYC and across the country,...

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Leadership Development

Foundation for Child Development Sponsors Study that Finds Children Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success

Release Date:

03/01/2017

... Engineering, and Medicine. Moreover, early care and education providers, educational administrators, and teachers ... to foster desired educational outcomes for children and youth learning English.....

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

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Foundation for Child Development

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project

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02/19/2022

... grant supporting the Williamsburg Bray School Project , an initiative spearheaded by The Colonial Williamsburg ... building in the country that was dedicated to the education of Black children. The...

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Member News

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Power, Culture, and Difficult Conversations Series - A Recap

... From setting the seats at a meeting to developing the agenda , take a moment to reflect on the level of transparency ... it will dictate the actions that we take to address an issue. When we give verbal...

Citi Foundation Partners with LISC, Commits $10 Million to Help Train American Workers for Growing Job Sectors

Release Date:

07/16/2018

... between the foundation and LISC. It also signals an expansion of Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress initiative beyond youth -focused career readiness to provide adult job seekers ... development, but...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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Citi Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

Release Date:

09/13/2018

... will help programs take a big step forward with their STEM education efforts. The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 ... director of the Buffalo Maritime Center, which teaches youth how to build wooden boats as...

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Member News

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Education

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity

Release Date:

10/22/2020

... its impact investing arm, has committed $5 million to an innovative new fund focused on reducing racial and gender ... to a structural problem is what initially drew us to this opportunity . The idea that we...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Helen Chin Named New Director of Sustainable Environments Program at Surdna

Release Date:

12/22/2014

... Chin spent a significant amount of time in Africa and Asia working directly with local communities and went on to ... to Move America; former Co-chair of the Transportation Funders Working...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Workforce Development

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Surdna Foundation

A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

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02/03/2017

... that are vital to our country’s future. Forum member Funders Together to End Homelessness, for example, has issued ... in leadership in Washington it “remains steadfast” in working to achieve its mission and...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

A Coalition to Move de Blasio Along on Bus Rapid Transit

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06/09/2014

... which has joined with the Rockefeller Foundation, the Working Families Party, the Transport Workers Union, the ... New York and others to form a coalition called BRT for NYC . The bus rapid transit coalition...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Paulina Helm-Hernandez, Former Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground, Will Join Foundation For A Just Society

Release Date:

02/01/2018

... South. Prior to that she coordinated the Southern regional youth activism program at the Highlander Research and Education Center. Paulina has a background in farmworker and ...

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Foundation for a Just Society

07 Jul 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch: Meet Our New FAN Members!

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... a summer brown bag lunch series. Rather than have a set agenda and program, these lunches are forums for small, informal group discussions that can be shaped by current issues on ... enjoy your lunch in the...

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Network Building

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

2019 New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award Winners Announced

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08/17/2019

... promoting healthy development for low-income children and youth between pre-kindergarten and twelfth grade. Since 2004, ... knowledge base that NSLA uses to educate policymakers, funders , and the public on...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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New York Life Foundation

Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research

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10/15/2018

... about how universities can conduct better research. The event , titled “Can Universities Serve the Public Good?”, was hosted by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Following welcoming...

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Member News

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Ian H. Solomon and Sewell Chan Join the Luce Foundation Board of Directors

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11/16/2023

... , have been elected to its Board of Directors. Solomon is an experienced leader with a diverse background in public service, higher education , the private sector, and leadership, while Chan is ... Obama, as a...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

16 Jul 2015

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... partners and meet true community needs. This working group , rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , ... Bono and Engagement, PYXERA Global Designed for Corporate funders and members...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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Corporate Funders

All Funders

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Volunteerism

Hillary Rodham Clinton to Address Philanthropists on Women and Girls Issues

Release Date:

05/05/2014

... of grantmakers with global impact, will present an in-depth conversation between former U.S. Secretary of ... to women and girls. The discussion is the culminating event of Philanthropy New York’s 35 th Annual...