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Open Society Foundations Fellow Makes Greece a More Welcoming Place for Refugees

Release Date:

01/23/2017

... Fellow Makes Greece a More Welcoming Place for Refugees A group of people walking through the fields caught Vasilis ... eye as he passed the railroad that connects Greece to the rest of the Balkans. It was a...

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Immigration

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Open Society Foundations

Proteus Fund Serves as Fiscal Sponsor for LGBT Nonprofits and Initiatives

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01/26/2017

... fund backed by two national donor networks has launched to fill the gap. Called the Emergent Fund, the pot of grant ... with a goal of raising $500,000 by Inauguration Day to award to various...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Gender Justice

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Family Philanthropy Online Knowledge Center

... family foundation members. For this reason, we are pleased to offer a member benefit tailored to your specific needs. Family foundation staff and trustees ... for Monthly Webinars Register for the webinar on...

16 Mar 2016

Young Leaders Breakfast Club and EPIP-NY: Happy Hour

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... 5:30pm - 7:30pm at One Star Bar (147 West 24th Street) to "just be peoples" for a night! Research shows that people ... Attendees will be connected in an email following the event . Come early for...

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Children, Youth and Families

The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

Release Date:

08/25/2014

... they could form a country with a population roughly equal to the Netherlands. Why is the United States, a country ... millionaires in the world , so far behind when it comes to its kids? The US Trails Behind...

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Insights

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Economic Security

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The Century Foundation

Creating A Positive Workplace Culture - A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... toll on our overall well-being. We spend more time working than we do anything else. It is becoming more important now to pay attention to how we treat each other whether at work, home or at...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

01 Feb 2018

Supporting Local Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, February 1, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join PSFG and the Human Rights Funders Network for a funders -only discussion on the challenges to “locally-led” grantmaking and recommendations for how ...

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Tools & Strategies

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28 Jul 2021

Digital Transformation Series Kickoff — Lessons Learned from 2020 + Where Things (Might) Be Going - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

**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 first come, first served...

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26 Oct 2021

Investing in Nonprofit Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Models: What is the True Cost?

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

A year and a half into the pandemic, funders are continuing to explore ways to better support the nonprofit sector. In ... of supporting alternative operations models Practices funders...

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Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative

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04/16/2015

... and somewhat misleadingly known as “the arts” is how to build audiences for the future. Audiences for orchestras, ... the reasons why. A frequent scapegoat is the lack of arts education in the schools, which...

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Arts

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Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College

Release Date:

03/15/2016

... Some people caution against giving too much weight to the advertised price of a college education , pointing out that the availability of financial ... Our research indicates that the current approach ...

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Revson Fellowship Produces Research on Female Face of Genocide

Release Date:

03/16/2016

... Clark University in Worcester. She has made it her mission to take a hard look at the Holocaust and examine how people came to be so brutal to others. After receiving a B.A. in history and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status

Release Date:

08/12/2016

... Applying for Nonprofit Status The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by a Utah-based for-profit college chain to convert to nonprofit status for federal financial aid...

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Children, Youth and Families

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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... the Finnish practice of distributing “baby boxes” to expectant parents—and taking the opportunity to also educate families about safe sleep for infants. ... mortality rates in the world—a statistic often...

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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers? In ... About three years into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature education policy achievement, the education...

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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed

Release Date:

03/01/2018

... Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed As racism and hate continue to dominate the national dialogue, the Schott Foundation for Public Education released the Loving...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Teagle Foundation Names Andrew Delbanco Next President

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... years leading the foundation, whose grants support liberal education , with a strong emphasis on the teaching role of ... with a more public role in discussions of higher education . He has a new book coming out...

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Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

Release Date:

10/01/2019

... today announced $2 million in grants have been awarded to nonprofit organizations that are focused on fresh food access and nutrition education . The funding will support nutrition programs all ... helping...

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Food Systems

Health

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Bloomberg Launches Smart City Certification

Release Date:

04/11/2017

... announced an initiative that will direct cities on how to use data to improve their smart infrastructure. The “What Works ... Cities summit, March 27-29 in New York City, in an effort to...

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