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PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... 101 is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. It is for PNY ... morning sessions across Fall and Winter and is relevant to staff in any position at a...

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New President Cecilia Clarke

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07/01/2013

... thinker who has succeeded enormously at every phase of her career . She embodies the energy and entrepreneurial spirit ... has made Brooklyn a global destination. We are thrilled to have Cecilia lead the...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with Distinguished Service Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology

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11/13/2015

Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with Distinguished ... from scientific innovation and humanitarian service to education and advocacy. The honorees will be recognized AAO ... over...

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Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds

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08/28/2019

... outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are known to start from a contact with wildlife infected with Ebola ... partnered with the Republic of Congo Ministry of Health to develop a low-...

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Animal Welfare

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Wallace Foundation Releases New Report: How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research

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02/17/2021

... Evidence links four domains of principal behaviors to positive outcomes for students and schools—and they ... that “it is difficult to envision an investment in K-12 education with a higher...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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14 Jul 2015

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

True or false: It’s permissible for your foundation to make grants that are used for public policy or legal ... Designed for CEOs, trustees, program officers and other funders interested in education...

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Roundtable Discussion

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New York City

Trinity Awards Grants Addressing Housing Insecurity and Mental Health Needs

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06/15/2023

... latest grant awards , including more than $22 million to 111 nonprofit organizations in New York City, the United ... Chief Philanthropy Officer. “We are dedicated to working alongside...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

... for so many reasons. Its taste. Its texture. Its ability to become a suite of bonbons filled with caramel and dusted ... —a nimble, aggressive environmental advocacy and action group —is part of the nonprofit...

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United Hospital Fund Names Oxiris Barbot, MD and Neer Chaudary to Board of Directors

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09/21/2021

... Hospital Fund Names Oxiris Barbot, MD and Neer Chaudary to Board of Directors Dr. Barbot, former NYC commissioner of Health, and Ms. Chaudhary, North American ... strategist for Cohn & Wolfe's health...

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Build Skills & Knowledge

We are a community of funders that learn from each other and actively contribute to one another’s learning About our Programs Philanthropy ... serve a strategic purpose - to convene and connect...

Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls

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04/14/2015

... Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls When Jewish education promotes self-discovery, challenges traditional ... and celebrates a diversity of voices, it has the power to help Jewish teens grow into...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Mellon Foundation Supports Commission on Language Learning

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12/15/2016

... exchange. The Commission on Language Learning, responds to a request from a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Members of Congress. It is composed of national leaders in education ,...

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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools

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09/18/2017

In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools In the eve of her 92nd birthday, ... public schools. Armed with a petition to demand that the education department...

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Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

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09/25/2017

... view themselves as scrappy upstarts with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of ... policies or clashes with districts over space. Now, a group...

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Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/03/2017

... Them Three long-standing presidential commissions designed to expand educational opportunities for non-white students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them...

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The Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants to Support Jewish Communities Across North America

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01/05/2023

The Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants to Support Jewish Communities Across North America New York ... with national and local leaders in the field of Jewish education , to create more...

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Children, Youth and Families

Jewish Interests

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The Covenant Foundation

05 Mar 2018

Rethinking Democracy Through Electoral Reform - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... Larry Ottinger (...

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Public Policy

Fear, Hope, and Hunger: Inside the Crisis at the Southern Border

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10/03/2019

... Advisor, Tides Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to see firsthand the horrid and inhumane living conditions in ... and National Immigration Forum (NIF) that traveled to Honduras, Juarez, and El Paso,...

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