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The Johnson Amendment, Nonprofit Political Activity

... In recent years, a few religious groups have sought to repeal the Johnson Amendment, asserting that it restricts ... places in the nonprofit sector is critically important to Philanthropy New York and our...

Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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02/05/2018

... of Directors Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Zul Jamal and Carley Roney to its ... 17 years. “I am excited to join an organization that is working...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Soros Says Attacks Won’t Alter His Charitable and Political Giving

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06/11/2018

... His favored presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, lost to President Trump, whose “America First” platform runs counter to the globalism Soros embraces. Trump, he said, “is ... comes as he faces renewed...

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Open Society Foundations

Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT Forms Partnership With the New York Women’s Foundation Ahead of Its Telluride Premiere

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09/05/2019

... will see 10% of their profits from the film set aside to support The Foundation’s grantmaking to women-led, community-based organizations that promote the ... THE ASSISTANT was made with the support of a...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Arts

Gender Justice

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Ford, Mellon, Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy

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06/11/2020

... Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy The week after the U.S. economy shut ... plan to issue bonds. Mellon and Kellogg are still...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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Doris Duke Foundation

UCLA to Establish Archive on Policing and Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles with Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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01/28/2021

UCLA to Establish Archive on Policing and Mass Incarceration in ... UCLA scholars are launching an ambitious initiative to create one of the nation’s most diverse collections of materials related to...

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Social Justice

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases Report: The Road Ahead for Smart Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in India

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05/20/2021

... and Tracing in India” can serve as a catalytic tool to support policymakers in their efforts to strengthen the country’s pandemic response. The ... convened and worked closely with an expert advisory ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

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Sealaska Heritage Institute Receives Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Launch Totem Pole Trail

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12/20/2021

... Institute Receives Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Launch Totem Pole Trail Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has secured a grant to commission ten totem poles that will comprise part of ... and raise...

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Arts

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How We're Addressing the Overhead Fiction

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11/24/2015

... piece is a portion of the message that Darren Walker sent to supporters detailing the Ford Foundation Forward ... the Ford Foundation for New York PhilanthroPost readers. To read the full piece, check out Ford...

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NYSCF Initiates Collaboration to Advance Neuropathies Research

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12/11/2014

NYSCF Initiates Collaboration to Advance Neuropathies Research The New York Stem Cell ... Research Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating cures through stem cell research, announced a .....

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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Health

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Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Research Makes Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine

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05/07/2015

... into any type of tissue–whose identity is tied to their location in a developing embryo. This contrasts with ... Nature, the scientists report using these new stem cells to develop the first...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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NYCHA Plans Market-Rate Brooklyn Units

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10/02/2017

... buildings of Cooper Park Houses. Under the plan, up to about 250 units would be built by a private developer who ... from the authority. The proceeds from the lease would go to a capital program at the housing...

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Housing and Homelessness

11 Mar 2014

An Examination of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act from the Foundation Perspective

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8:45am to 10:30am

... nonprofits and their boards – including foundations – to evaluate their current policies and procedures to assess ... for your own. The plan is to come away from the working...

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New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

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03/01/2016

... (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two largest funders of humanities research in the United States, today announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to support high-quality “born digital”...

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Education

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Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

... for Sight Foundation Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to fund projects where we can anticipate long-range payoffs, ... and small. But sometimes, a quick and nimble response to a small but urgent need is the...

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Disabilities

Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Workforce Development

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Public Policy Positions and Priorities

When and How We Decide to Take a Position Philanthropy New York believes that ... as opposed to issue-specific policy matters on topics like education , health, etc. We will take our cues from our...

Start a Giving Circle This Summer

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06/15/2011

Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari, President and Chief Change Officer at MSBPhilanthropy Advisors LLC, talks about how the different groups and social occasions you’re involved in this summer can provide a great philanthropic opportunity—the creation of a...

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Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

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09/07/2012

... Fall Conference for Community Foundations, TCC Group Senior Partner and Chief Client Services Officer Paul ... How can community foundations balance quick responses to critical issues with carefully measuring...

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