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Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

... and communities most affected by this type of unexpected event . Our office was located in a storefront on Atlantic ... 40 local organizations within the first weeks. We set up two types of grants: “Emergency...

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Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues

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08/16/2017

... environmental impact bonds, pioneered by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Washington, D.C. More than a dozen cities have ... project works. "You take the risk off the project not working " for city...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Aetna Foundation Addresses Crucial Need for Localized Care

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07/26/2018

The key to truly transforming care is reaching people where they live and work, in a manner that works best for them.

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Health

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Carnegie Corporation of New York of New York Helps Support Fellowship Program Providing Post-Harvey Legal Aid

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11/20/2018

... provide aid after Harvey. Three additional fellows will be working in other cities to provide disaster relief legal ... among those benefiting from aid. Some DRLC fellows are working with immigrant and mixed-...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

Release Date:

12/23/2013

... to Ford, where he was vice president of the foundation’s Education , Creativity and Freedom of Expression program, ... I certainly didn’t arrive here with any idea I would end up as president. When I walked...

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Sheryl Goldstein Joins the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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07/01/2013

... new Program Director for the Foundation’s U.S. Education grants work. Goldstein takes the position vacated ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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The Sister Fund Welcomes Tina Cherena as Its New Executive Director

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10/01/2012

... and give voice to the marginalized, especially women working for healing in the world from a faith-based ... of the USA. Cherena's background also includes ten years working in business management for...

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HLH Family Foundation Inc

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Gender Justice

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Saul Chernick Joins the Joan Mitchell Foundation as Professional Development Program Coordinator

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02/01/2012

... Professional Development Program Coordinator for their Art Education Program. The Foundation facilitates a variety of ...

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BNY Mellon Partners With Girls' Leadership Initiative on Stem Boot Camp

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08/02/2018

... other fields, the release said. “Bolstering STEM-focused education programs for young women lays the foundation for ... on in life. We are immensely proud to partner with Girl Up , whose members are highly...

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Gender Justice

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BNY

03 Jun 2021

Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning

Thursday, June 3, 2021 -

1:00pm to 4:30pm

... we must examine the structures we want to address while working to shift our practices at an institutional and ... are still impacting our current narratives. 1:45 PM: Funders Panel: Dismantling Narratives -...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... convenings for grantees; Finalist Development Grants of up to $10,000 for a small number of finalists that do not ...

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Arts

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JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report

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04/26/2018

... to expand access to opportunity and help more people move up the economic ladder. Through our proven model for driving ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... explains how effective storytelling can impact our work as funders . Explore Why storytelling remains the single most ... mission A Philanthropy New York Program co-sponsored by Working Narratives . Presenters...

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Professional Development

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Lavastian Glenn Promoted to Vice President of Programs

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12/16/2021

... communities and issues we care about. I look forward to working with her in this next chapter seeking to advance ... she led a significant portfolio that brought together funders , community partners, and...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

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11/03/2016

... that resulted in a new community-led strategy focused on Youth , Neighborhoods, Nonprofits, and Racial Justice. Steered ... Advised Fund programs. Its signature initiative, Invest in Youth , is focused on...

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09 Sep 2021

The Critical Roles of Organizing + Local Media in Combating Mis/Disinformation - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... can we foster and develop community advocates? And how can funders work with media and movements to...

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Civic Engagement

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Cheryl Green Rosario Named Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

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02/12/2015

... (TZF) a nationally recognized water safety advocacy and education foundation, announced that it has named Cheryl ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members

Release Date:

06/02/2022

... Jenny has presented papers and led discussions at science education conferences at home and abroad and has been ... Fellow. She brought her interest and expertise in youth programs and science and technology...

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PNY News

10 Sep 2020

Why Aren't We More Explicit About Power? - A Workshop

Thursday, September 10, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

There’s so much exciting work happening in the social sector on the topics of equity and creating sustainable change for communities and systems, but that work doesn’t always explicitly address power. Join us for this workshop to help you identify...

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