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Roosevelt Institute

Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

... ears in a de Blasio administration that campaigned on promises of a more equitable city, but they’re also ... and vegetables. In response, the staff trained elderly and youth volunteers to manage a farmers...

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The New York Community Trust

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This Is How We’re Facing Change Together

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06/06/2018

... As we all know, 2017 saw enormous changes at the federal level between the tax reform bill, the changes in ... to the estate tax, the rollback of regulations focused on preserving and protecting our...

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The Scherman Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

... Opportunity, which leads the foundation's work on equitable urban development in the U.S. and developing world. Chen is a global thought leader on transforming cities and metropolitan regions to be more...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces New Vice Presidents

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09/11/2015

... president of development. Both will assume their posts on October 1, 2015. “Josh and Susan are dynamic leaders ... and funder for more than thirty years, consistently working at the intersection of race, class...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World

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03/19/2019

Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. ... a new philanthropic collaborative that brings together 11 funders and “at least” $5 million annually in grants to ... Foundation, the CBS...

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Gender Justice

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Unbound Philanthropy

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

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02/26/2020

... was originally published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on February 13, 2020. Soon after the New Year, Puerto Ricans ... key role, mobilizing quickly to help. But as Puerto Ricans working in philanthropic...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... for New Grantmakers (ESS) . The five modules will build on each other, and participants are expected to commit to ... ALL roles. 2025 Series Friday, September 26 So You're Working For A Foundation.....

Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research

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12/17/2015

... considerable distance between the research we support and youth outcomes. The stakes of omitting or misusing research ... for youth . And the information needs of decision makers working...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

How the David Rockefeller Fund has Responded to the Crises of 2020

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09/24/2020

... mark our 30th anniversary with a reflective look back on how a family foundation can evolve to meet the challenges ... The DR Fund has tried to address the failures of national federal leadership since 2015;...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Civic Engagement

Disaster Relief

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The David Rockefeller Fund

PNY Board Chair Phil Li Named President of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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01/13/2016

... we are delighted that he will take the helm as we embark on programmatic initiatives in New York City focused on ... Foundation. Earlier, he led the Philanthropic Services Group at Changing...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Arabella Advisors Hires Julia Sze as Managing Director of Impact Investing

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02/03/2016

... She also served as a thought leader and spoke regularly on behalf of the firm on topics such as social entrepreneurship and trends in ... Sonen, Sze worked for Wells Fargo’s Family Wealth Group...

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Arabella Advisors

Here’s What Carmen Fariña’s Top Deputies Have on Their Plates This School Year

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09/21/2017

Here’s What Carmen Fariña’s Top Deputies Have on Their Plates This School Year As the person responsible ... of key advisors tasked with executing her vision — a group that has stayed put during Fariña’s tenure...

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Education

20 Feb 2024

New York’s Redraw and Fair Representation for Communities of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Fair Representation in Redistricting

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1:00pm to 2:00pm

... in Redistricting funder collaborative is convening funders and philanthropy serving organizations for a virtual strategic discussion on how to ensure that the new maps fairly represent ... policy reform...

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Census 2020

New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers

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05/16/2016

... Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to educate and train more social workers to ... D.C. to directly engage in health care policy work on...

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The New York Community Trust

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Health

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

... get started in our exploration, we created a board-staff working group to learn more about the state of the impact investing ... taking a similar step. Our top recommendations for fellow funders...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

17 Dec 2020

Beyond the CSR Headlines: From Action to Impact

Thursday, December 17, 2020 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... stakeholders, that reflect a variety of values and views, on the most concerning issues of today. Explore How CSR ... Director, SIFMA Foundation Designed for Corporate Funders . What to expect: presentation...

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

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Corporate Funders

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Communications

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $100,000 to Promote a Fair and Accurate Census 2020

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06/14/2018

... are accurately counted and that the $600 billion in federal funding allocated using information from the 2020 ... to the Center for Law and Social Justice will support the NYC Black Leadership Action Coalition...

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Civic Engagement

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Brooklyn Org

Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69

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07/12/2016

... and official at the Ford Foundation, died on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her home in East Hampton, ... as a program officer with the foundation in 1983 and went on to become a vice president managing...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Recognized At The 2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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12/04/2017

... Awards Best Practices Workshop & Awards Presentation on Friday, December 1 to recognize the exceptional management ... Brooklyn Community Services empowers at-risk children, youth and families, and adults...

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