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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

Release Date:

12/12/2013

... for inappropriately applying scientific methods to the remediation of social ills. While I found aspects of ... and perhaps more pernicious problem with what has come to be known as “strategic philanthropy.”...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

Release Date:

07/03/2014

... These Days Since he left office six months ago, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with Bloomberg ... has been focusing on issues ranging from climate change to gun violence to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Citi Foundation Supports Young Entrepreneur Challenge

Release Date:

11/03/2015

... Entrepreneurship (NFTE) in 1987, I have been privileged to meet young people from all over the country who share one key attribute: they aspire to own their own businesses. Every year NFTE brings together .....

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Citi Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

Release Date:

09/13/2018

... will help programs take a big step forward with their STEM education efforts. The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after-school and summer programs teaching science, ... director of...

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United Hospital Fund Supports Guide on Basic Care Techniques for PICC Lines

Release Date:

03/17/2017

... that explains in straightforward text and graphics how to safely maintain a peripherally inserted central catheter, ... care challenges,” said Deborah Halper, vice president, Education and Program Initiatives...

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United Hospital Fund

Carnegie Corporation of New York Honors COVID-19 Responders Among 38 Distinguished Immigrants

Release Date:

07/01/2020

... 2006, the philanthropic foundation has invited Americans to celebrate these exemplary individuals by participating in ... from human rights and computer science to art, business, education ,...

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Disaster Relief

Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.

Release Date:

05/11/2020

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S. Earlier this month, the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund shared its ... ...

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JPMorgan Expands ‘The Fellowship Initiative’ To Help Disadvantaged High Schoolers Get Into Top Colleges

Release Date:

06/21/2014

JPMorgan Expands ‘The Fellowship Initiative’ To Help Disadvantaged High Schoolers Get Into Top Colleges ... Fellowship Initiative, which JP Morgan Chase launched in NYC four years ago to help...

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Macquarie Announces $100,000 Social Innovation Award Recipient

Release Date:

08/11/2017

... $100,000 Social Innovation Award Recipient The Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group , has announced Cerebral Palsy Alliance as the recipient ... Award recognises, promotes and...

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The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

Release Date:

08/11/2017

The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism The Overbrook Foundation has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement. ... Starting in 2013,...

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Donors Offer Berkshire Museum $1 Million To Delay, Study Art Sale; Board President Turns It Down

Release Date:

08/28/2017

Donors Offer Berkshire Museum $1 Million To Delay, Study Art Sale; Board President Turns It Down A group that emerged Friday has company in wanting the ... on the table may stand alone: $1 million. The anonymous...

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Arts

14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM presented by the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), Philanthropy Connects , and ... the Ford Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders . PROGRAM DESCRIPTION How can data-...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Introduces New Board Trustees and Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... borough, has announced the election of two new members to its Board of Directors: Michael Sherman, a Managing ... Foundation also announced the addition of Alex Villari to its staff team to...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

We Could Not Accomplish All We Do Without Our Board of Directors

Release Date:

06/03/2015

... 2015 edition. In just a few days, we will say goodbye to five people who have gracefully and effectively served on ... Co. Member, Committee on Members It has been wonderful working with each of them, and each...

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PNY News

Library of Congress Enriches America’s Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

Release Date:

01/27/2021

... of Congress today announced a new, multiyear initiative to connect more deeply with Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and ... generous grant will enhance the Library’s efforts to develop deeper and...

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Arts

Community Development

Workforce Development

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Mellon Foundation

Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on City Contracting

Release Date:

03/22/2024

... As a part of Philanthropy New York's ongoing efforts to serve as an ally to nonprofits and advocate for a stronger ... the New York City Council to strongly support streamlining ...

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Public Policy

Foundation Center Appoints Two New Board Members

Release Date:

12/03/2014

... has elected Marieke van Schaik and Melissa Berman to its Board of Trustees. Their three-year terms of service ... and Friends Lottery, gives 50 percent of its proceeds to charities in the fields of nature...

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Foundation Center

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Carnegie Names Nine Philanthropists as Recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/26/2017

... for their distinguished and longstanding contributions to the public good," said Vartan Gregorian, president of ... or democratic aspirations, have the transformative power to use wealth for the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health

Release Date:

04/20/2018

... producer of carbon dioxide , making it a major contributor to air pollution. The environment shapes our health system as ... can adversely affect the health care system’s ability to meet patients’ needs. These...

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The Commonwealth Fund

20 Nov 2020

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 20, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... - Speaking the Same Language October 23 - So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community ... resources, approaches, and tools does a foundation employ to leverage for impact? This is...