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New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx

Release Date:

04/29/2016

... York Community Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education , Teaching Matters brought its program to improve reading instruction in early grades to eight high-poverty schools in the...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

Release Date:

01/12/2017

... to the most recent data released by the US Department of Education , Black girls were suspended six times more than ...

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Justice Reform

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

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02/10/2017

... that families do not necessarily respond to these programs in ways that policymakers intend... William T. Grant ...

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City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... than they would at big-box retailers — thanks to an in -house purchasing system set up by education officials. Every school must funnel its purchases through a city Department of Education...

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Education

Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... momentum recently, as public funding for higher education has fallen and student debt has skyrocketed. Watch ... affordability reforms with the nation’s leading higher education experts, advocates, and...

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Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... serve with eight other family members. Downie, a Professor in the Faculties of Law and Medicine at Canada’s Dalhousie ... begin her board service in May 2014. Palandjian has been working to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Surdna Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections

Release Date:

04/09/2018

... The social network announced an initiative that will see a group of scholars analyze the impact of social media on ... and director of research David Ginsberg announced in a Newsroom post that the initiative...

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Communications/Media

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

IFC and the Rockefeller Foundation Partner to Advance Distributed Renewable Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets

Release Date:

06/22/2021

... Partner to Advance Distributed Renewable Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets RF’s contribution of up to $150 million ... to de-risk up to $2 billion of private sector investments in distributed renewable...

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Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Don't Overthink It

Release Date:

04/30/2019

... And detailed analysis and research have their place in evaluating grant requests both large and small. But ... During the recent government shut down – the longest in U.S. history -- we followed the stories of...

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Disabilities

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation Announces "Racial Equity in Clinical Equations"

Release Date:

06/27/2023

Doris Duke Foundation Announces "Racial Equity in Clinical Equations" New York – June 27, 2023 – The potentially improper use of race in the design of clinical algorithms – mathematical models .....

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Doris Duke Foundation

Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

Release Date:

10/22/2009

... is to present ideas and develop discussions about issues in philanthropy. Those issues can be sensitive or volatile. ... care very much about “visibility” and invest a lot in communications. In...

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Century Foundation’s Li to Chair Philanthropy New York Board

Release Date:

06/09/2015

... Board since 2010. Prior to joining The Century Foundation in 2011, Li was the Chief Operating Officer for Brooklyn ... term and will be eligible for a second three-year term in 2018. The Philanthropy Center at...

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PNY News

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The Century Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The Cricket Island Foundation

Altman Foundation

New York Health Foundation

Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

The Atlantic Philanthropies

The New York Women's Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Your Favorite Philanthropic Insights

Release Date:

01/20/2016

... the most fascinating rabbit hole you will ever encounter. In preparing our year-end reports, I spent a lot more time ... most satisfaction is the click-rate for pieces appearing in the Insights column of the...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

NYS Health 10th Anniversary Awards to Recognize Leaders Improving State Health

Release Date:

05/03/2016

... Improving State Health To mark its 10th anniversary in 2016, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has ... a total of ten influential organizations and/or leaders working to improve health ...

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Public Policy Positions and Priorities

... strategic investments and work to create the conditions in which those investments can thrive. PNY’s public policy ... as opposed to issue-specific policy matters on topics like education , health, etc. We will...

ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

Release Date:

08/08/2014

ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014 The ASPCA (The American Society for ... total of 596 grants were issued to over 467 organizations in 49 states nationwide. Grants ranged from $100 through $1...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

The Future of News

Release Date:

05/08/2009

... is undermining the health of an industry that has operated in roughly the same way for centuries. Every week brings news of another major daily newspaper in deep financial trouble; most recently the threat...

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21 Jan 2016

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 8:00am to Friday, February 5, 2016 - 5:00pm

... program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three day course will help ... challenges of the work, such as identifying key factors in making funding decisions, and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Mellon Foundation Grants Help Citymeals and God’s Love We Deliver Feed New York City’s Elderly and At-Risk Homebound Populations during COVID-19 Crisis

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... to doing its part to aid local nonprofit partners in New York City and hopes others will join. Absent a crisis, ... God’s Love We Deliver to provide essential assistance in the form of nutritious meals...

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13 Nov 2020

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 13, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... - Speaking the Same Language October 23 - So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community ... of Grantmaking December 11 - The Great Debates in Philanthropy Foundation Governance and...