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Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature

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02/17/2017

... The extreme racial homogeneity in the rarefied realm of young math wizards has drawn little attention in a nation where racial equality in the basic institutions of civic life — schools, housing, health care,...

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Education

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

Mobile apps and computer games often spark images of teenagers in basements battling sci-fi creatures. But ... with the added advantage of being entertained. And funders are taking note ...

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Technology

Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

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10/14/2016

... that is highly innovative and wants to push the boundaries of science and discovery. And I am inspired by their ... and breathe the mission every day, which to me is the mark of a great organization.” Kee...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

17 Sep 2024

Performance Reviews for Changemakers: Can We Do Better?

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking ... Interactive presentation and discussion, followed by small group discussions and sharing...

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All Funders

Executive Leadership

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... The Weinberg Foundation has approved an immediate response of $500,000 in emergency funding to five organizations ... resulting from the hurricane and the largest populations of vulnerable older adults. "...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Morgan Stanley Foundation Launches Alliance for Children's Mental Health

Release Date:

02/03/2020

... a suicide attempt or worse. In fact, suicide is now one of the leading causes of death in children. Let me repeat that: in children! ... were encouraged by the number of nonprofit...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Morgan Stanley

New STARS Community, Funded by Josiah Macy Foundation, Will Focus Wise Choices And Value in Health Care

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09/21/2017

... Wise Choices And Value in Health Care Every year, millions of Americans opt for surgeries, tests and other procedures ... on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. The summit will include large- group sessions, workshops and...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

25 Oct 2017

From Hurricane Sandy to Hurricane Maria: Can Disaster Philanthropy Be More Strategic?

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 -

9:00am to 1:00pm

... should be anything but haphazard. Time and again, we see funders coming together in the aftermath of catastrophic events such as Hurricane Harvey, and while ... Drive Decisions report, set to launch the same...

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Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion

Release Date:

07/29/2016

... say it was easy. Grantee inclusion seems, on the face of it, like such an obviously good idea: Of course the people most affected by grantmaking should be ... of this series. Crucially, the...

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California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg Launch “America’s Pledge”

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07/12/2017

... a new initiative to compile and quantify the actions of states, cities and businesses in the United States to ... their greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Since the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Launch a Global Plan to Save Coral Reefs from Extinction

Release Date:

02/23/2017

... practitioners from around the world to develop a list of the 50 most critical coral reefs to protect. 50 Reefs will ... temperatures. The latest global mass coral bleaching event is responsible for the worst...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Teams Up With Lin-Manuel Miranda to Aid Puerto Rico

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10/18/2017

... donate $300,000 to Puerto Rico relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The gift, announced on Tuesday, will aide ... which rendered an estimated 3.4 million people without power and all but destroyed...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

12 Sep 2018

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Arts and culture funders , come together to discuss what we see as the pressing ... the Arts (NYGIA) meetings. Designed for All interested funders in the arts and NYGIA members. Registration 2:45 - ... click the...

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Arts

11 Sep 2019

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Arts

Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor

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01/23/2015

... Poor Mention "slow food" and it's hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and hipsters who have the ... this is a movement that, among other things, has long been working...

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Food Systems

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Ford Foundation

Philanthropy New York Supports a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Philanthropy New York Supports a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity Statement: Philanthropy New York advocates for a “true cost of living” standard in New York City and believes that this ... the minimum...

We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees

Release Date:

08/12/2020

... International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) For those working in the fields of protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, the ... emergency relief to our clients, and reached...

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Immigration

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces the Election of Ana Marie Argilagos and Anand Babu to Its Board of Directors

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01/29/2019

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces the Election of Ana Marie Argilagos and Anand Babu to Its Board of ... (HIP), a network of foundations and philanthropists working to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

Release Date:

08/14/2018

Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog STOP has ... the following winning team: The Tobacco Control Research Group at The University of Bath , which is...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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03/15/2010

... ways that the public, private, and government sectors are working together to improve the food system. This program was the second in a series of briefings focusing on food policies and practices in New York...