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David Blumenthal to Step Down as Commonwealth Fund President at End of Year

Release Date:

05/11/2022

... in health care practice, policy, and outcomes and an expansion of work in health care coverage and access and ... in the Oval Office . “I have always believed that for an organization to remain vigorous and...

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22 Sep 2014

Interested in Philanthropic Advising?

Monday, September 22, 2014 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York hosts group informational interviews to explore career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This September, we will...

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With Support from NoVo Foundation, Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing

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03/22/2018

... date, 19 partners have raised $1 million for the Fund. The group claims they are “poised to grow the Fund’s ... than 750 community-led initiatives in 37 countries.” The group was formed in 1985 by “a ...

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From the Desk of Irfan Hasan: The New York Community Trust and Vaccinating our City

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05/13/2021

Irfan Hasan is The Trust’s newly promoted deputy vice president for grants; he continues to manage health and behavioral health grantmaking.

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The New York Community Trust

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations

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05/18/2014

Billionaire philanthropists are moving beyond traditional charitable causes and tackling policy-oriented issues like climate change, gun control, immigration, and public pensions.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Public Policy

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

New York Community Trust Supports Fellowship to Build Diversity in Arts Management

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01/31/2017

... Theater Subdistrict Council, the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust and the New York ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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The New York Life Foundation provides a $2m boost for students attending two prominent Historically Black Universities.

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06/02/2022

... when it is needed In line with Heather’s message, an important area of the $2 million funding is bereavement ... commitment to developing future leaders through quality education .” Howard and Hampton are both...

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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

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10/18/2016

... license that was used for a wide variety of positions in education . Large numbers of teachers and other school ... if we don't challenge them, they're never going to get the opportunity to rise to...

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Education

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Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with Distinguished Service Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology

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11/13/2015

... from scientific innovation and humanitarian service to education and advocacy. The honorees will be recognized AAO ... over that organization's growth in global ophthalmic education . The ICO represents...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds

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08/28/2019

... the chimpanzee as endangered in part because of Ebola. If an Ebola outbreak among wildlife, or an epizootic, could be ... the value of early detection and proactive prevention and education ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Animal Welfare

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Wallace Foundation Releases New Report: How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research

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02/17/2021

... A principal in the 75th percentile of effectiveness yields an increase in student learning in reading and math of about ... that “it is difficult to envision an investment in K-12 education...

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Children, Youth and Families

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... to propelling her work alongside our own.” McGhee, an African American woman, achieved widespread recognition ... to Starbucks, and currently serves on the boards of the Working Families Organization, the...

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Sir Alok Sharma Joins The Rockefeller Foundation to Advance Global Development and Climate Action Goals

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05/22/2023

... will help us continue to make the big bets needed to make opportunity universal in the 21 st century." Sir Alok will ... relief measures in low-and middle-income countries is also an important focus of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New York City Contract Delays: The Facts

Release Date:

09/06/2018

... Social service contracts registered in 2017 were an average of 210 days late; the odds that a contract was ... of multiple contract delays. Delays of this magnitude pose an existential threat to even the best...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

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02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm

... Foundations Isaac Benowitz, Medical Epidemiologist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene , NYC DOH and Mental Hygiene Lisha McCormick , Director of ... Officer, Partners In Health Designed for All...

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11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... New York Community Trust Designed for All interested funders . Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 - 11:00 ... which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Non-Member Funders : Please email register@...

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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces 20 Leaders for 2019 Cohort

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06/06/2019

... Office of the City of Philadelphia Community Empowerment & Opportunity Dorah Marema , director, GenderCC Southern Africa ... Methodist Church Devon Simmons , global ambassador for education programs and...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Social Justice

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United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Names Kathy Calvin Next President and CEO

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12/03/2012

... Barbosa, Chief Executive Officer of Brazil’s Abril Group , will assume the chairmanship of the Foundation’s ...

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09 Oct 2025

Solidarity in Times of Crisis: Funding Mutual Aid - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, October 9, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. “Grassroots mutual aid trusts ... that we’re living under.” His framing challenges funders to rethink their role, not as...

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