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How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

Release Date:

03/30/2020

... the curtain is not new; our grantee partners have been working to transform it for decades. For millions of people ... net is apparent. Those who didn’t see caregiving and education as skilled, essential, and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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Groundswell Fund

What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... to work with Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM)’s youth program. After 9/11, DRUM’s work had grown ... Many of the young people who participated in DRUM’s youth program had family members in detention centers...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

Erik Estrada Joins Andrus Family Fund

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12/14/2015

... in Camden New Jersey. He has a long history of working with youth and in his most recent role at NJHI helped design, ... lived experience. “Whether working directly with youth...

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Doris Duke Launches Land Trust Climate Initiative

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01/24/2017

... fled from its changing habitat? Large green groups and funders are lumbering beasts themselves, though, so change ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

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11/17/2014

... In contrast, the average cost of compensation for a NYC employee, including generous fringe benefits, is more ... to assure that this source of funding is guaranteed in the event of a fiscal squeeze or change...

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Insights

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Workforce Development

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Citizens Budget Commission

17 Mar 2016

Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Candice Meth , CPA, Partner, Not-for-Profit Services Group , EisnerAmper LLP Rebecca Nash, Accountant, ... Services Group , EisnerAmper LLP Designed for All funders who wish to enhance their...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge

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09/24/2020

... Challenge NEW YORK – September 24, 2020 – The World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund and the ... and the demonstration of need from applicants led the funders to double the planned award of $1...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising

In recent years, the NYC education and workforce sectors have made significant strides ... solutions and form a public-private partnership between funders and government to co-invest in these...

Chris Cardona to Run Ford Foundation's Philanthropy Sector Portfolio

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03/09/2015

... of and commitment to philanthropy. He joins us from TCC Group , where he leads philanthropic services for the ... and evaluation for the social sector. Since joining TCC Group in 2008, Cardona has led projects...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Communications/Media

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TCC Group

Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

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11/03/2022

... healthy school meals for all. New York should join this group of leading states. We have plenty to build on. The New ... Conference Board, a consortium of the seven leading education associations in the State...

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New York Health Foundation

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Yumi Higashi Joins the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

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01/01/2013

... philanthropic program within the Corporate Communications Group . Previously, Higashi worked as Communications Manager for ING Group and Business Manager for Morgan Stanley , based in Hong Kong and Tokyo. She...

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Morgan Stanley

18 Apr 2019

Through the Eyes of Children - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... how children are experiencing new policies and how those working closest with children are working to give voice to ... children How are voices and perspectives of children and youth included...

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All Funders

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Immigration

The New York Women’s Foundation Celebrates Six Outstanding Women Leaders of Queens

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09/27/2016

... She has worked to secure leave policies that support working families and promote women in the workplace. Ms. ... by creating economic and educational opportunities for youth and seniors living in NYCHA...

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Arabella Advisors Produces Issue Brief On How Donors Can Support Women’s Mental Health

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10/11/2017

... sharing two recommendations from that work that concerned funders can use right away. 1. Support interventions ... compounded by the social determinants of health—e.g., access to health care and ...

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Gender Justice

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Arabella Advisors

Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Living Wage Provisions and City Contracting

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02/03/2023

... within the regional area and over 5,000 engaged community funders in a range of roles within those institutions. ... those cited in the recently released report, Strengthening NYC Nonprofits by Reducing...

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PNY News

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Christine Heenan Joins The Rockefeller Foundation as Vice President for Policy, Partnerships and Communications

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03/19/2018

... that Christine Heenan, founder and president of Clarendon Group and former vice president of public affairs and ... impact.” Heenan, founder and president of the Clarendon Group , is called upon for her...

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Boys and Girls Clubs Do Have to Change to Run Quality Arts Programs, Wallace Study Finds

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11/29/2017

... Artists have to be able to develop a relationship with youth in order to teach effectively, she said. A Wallace ... Implementing High-Quality Arts Programming in a National Youth Serving Organization,”...

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New York Life Launches $1 Billion Impact Investment Initiative to Address Racial Wealth Gap and Appoints Martin King as Head of Impact Investments

Release Date:

05/06/2021

... the company expects to make 15 venture capital and growth equity limited partnership commitments over the next three ... minority entrepreneurs who are often held back by limited access to funds,” said...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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New York Life Company

Trinity Church Wall Street Names Beatriz de la Torre as Chief Philanthropy Officer

Release Date:

04/17/2023

... for eight years, including in various positions at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and ... on advisory boards including Enterprise NY Policy Advisory Group and the Local Supports...

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