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20 Jun 2024

Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy

Thursday, June 20, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... people impacted by the funding in grantmaking and beyond. Funders can involve the people they serve in many areas of ... can shift and share power with the communities they serve through participatory...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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5 Controversial Ideas For Shoring Up Health Insurance Markets

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... serves roughly 17 million Americans. The Senate Health, Education , Labor and Pensions Committee says it plans to ... state governors and insurance commissioners. A bipartisan group in the House is also...

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Health

Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress

Release Date:

07/31/2017

... sat on the edge of the lagoon, took some photos, and paged through a book, hoping to enjoy a few hours of reading in front of that breathtaking landscape. Yet I could not stop ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

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, ... with any idea I would end up as president. When I walked through the doors of this...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

The ZAC Foundation Teams Up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama to Teach Water Safety

Release Date:

04/13/2016

... up with the ZAC Foundation, a water safety advocacy and education foundation, and other groups, to teach water safety ... 100 five to nine-year-olds the importance of water safety through swimming classes,...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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The ZAC Foundation

27 Sep 2018

Financial Coaching in the Workplace: An Investment Worth Making

Thursday, September 27, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... services to employees in the workplace. The Asset Funders Network (AFN) and the University of Wisconsin Center ... Please join Asset Funders Network for a special launch event to be held at...

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05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... nonprofit partners and meet true community needs. This working breakfast will focus upon best practices in aligning ... participation of 261 companies this year. This working group , which is...

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Issue-Based

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

New York Women's Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience

Release Date:

11/28/2017

... to twenty-two grassroots organizations in New York City working to foster advocacy, leadership, and civic engagement. Inaugural grants awarded through the Resilience- NYC initiative will...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

07 Jun 2018

CFF Annual Gathering 2018

Thursday, June 7, 2018 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... program is hosted by our partner, Community Food Funders (CFF), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. ... the hurricane, and what is needed for the island to begin working towards food sovereignty. We...

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PNY Welcomes Shanqua Harrison and Allyson Goldhagen

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... and continues to give back to her alma mater by working with their undergraduate admissions office as an ... the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, both of which offer education and programs, encourage...

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Appointments & Transitions

Pfizer and The Pfizer Foundation Donate $40 Million in Charitable Grants, Expand Product Access and Mobilize Colleagues to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

04/06/2020

... address urgent needs of U.S. and global partners on the front lines of the pandemic Donations complement Pfizer’s ... donation addresses the urgent needs of partners who are working to slow the spread of the...

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Pfizer

Pfizer [Corporate]

Scherman Foundation Welcomes Catherine Porter

Release Date:

03/13/2014

... Director of Peculiar Works Project, an OBIE Award-winning, NYC - based performance company with whom she has produced ... of Individual and Special Events for HERE Arts Center in NYC , and Ticket Office Manager...

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Appointments & Transitions

26 Sep 2019

A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge's Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, September 26, 2019 -

10:00am to 11:15am

... and demonize immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers through deceitful and destructive narratives, To force ... 'public charge' rule, ranging from local-level community education to state-level...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Health

Immigration

Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding

Release Date:

01/25/2018

... of Criminal Justice is one of our grantees, and it was through this grant award that I found myself scheduled to ... populations who are within five years of release. The event promised to bring together...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Teagle Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights

Release Date:

08/03/2015

... including housing rights, cross-cultural relationships, youth opportunities, and policing. View complete grant ... and application here. The funds will be distributed through the Crown Heights Grants Program...

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Member News

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Housing and Homelessness

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Salesforce Commits to Adding 1,000 New Local Jobs

Release Date:

11/30/2018

... helping fuel the city's economic development. Giving Back through Education and Workforce Development Salesforce and ... industry. Salesforce.org's Future Ready initiatives for education...

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Member News

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Salesforce

Grantmaking Equity Hour: Deepening Your Practice - A New Series for Programming Staff

... session will be space for open conversations with the full group . Examples of topics include, but are not limited to: ... October 30 - 12:00 PM – Collaborating with other funders Wednesday, February 5, 2025 -...

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... Critical Junctures ' Founder-led organizations go through many stages – from idea to execution to scaling ... dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

05 May 2017

Legal Series - Investing in People: Making Grants to Individuals

Friday, May 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... from recognizing or enabling human achievement (such as through award programs or scholarships and fellowships) to ... General Counsel, and Secretary, Institute of International Education Designed for All...