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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

Release Date:

01/02/2012

The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Noha El-Mikawy to lead its Middle East and North Africa ... for our work,” said Darren Walker, Vice President for Education , Creativity and Free Expression at...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project”

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05/09/2022

Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A ... led by white Executive Directors 1 . At this time, funders have a unique opportunity to impact lasting systemic ... Philanthropy New...

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Insights

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Leadership Development

It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

Publication date:

02/2013

... the charitable deduction debate is leading to the neglect of even more important issues in the budget battles likely to ...

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Program Presentation

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Legal Issues

Appointments & Transitions

Public Policy

Rohit Burman Appointed Executive Director, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship, Estee Lauder Companies

Release Date:

11/04/2014

... programs. Most recently, Rohit held the position of Executive Director, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa ... held positions at J.P. Morgan's Philanthropic Services Group , Columbia University, and IUCN-...

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Community Development

MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

LGBTQ

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08 Mar 2017

Achieving Equity…How Exactly?

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... equity internally, as well as ways three specific funders are making equity a part of their day-to-day ... operations. Then, you’ll have the opportunity for small group discussions and a...

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations Staff

Senior Management

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

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25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... from the prison industrial complex is a critical part of the battle against mass incarceration for communities of ... to Thrive Morgan Simon , Founding Partner, Candide Group Designed for All...

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Salary & Benefits Survey

... with the Council on Foundations to conduct a salary survey of New York City-metro area foundations. The survey collects ... foundations, and includes the median, mean and range of salaries by position, and...

Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... off its annual policy forum series for summer interns in NYC with a discussion about the challenges of regulating the market for cannabis, a product that is ...

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Legal Issues

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global "To Do" List Has Familiar Look

Release Date:

08/23/2014

... Bloomberg fought against smoking and sugary drinks in NYC and now--as a philanthropist--he's taking those fights, ... around the world. Bloomberg Philanthropies has a number of ambitious international...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Environment and Climate Change

Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... programs for children and adolescents. The programs, which NYC Health & Hospitals plans to announce on Wednesday, are designed to address the challenges facing many of the hospital system’s young patients...

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07 Mar 2013

Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy

Thursday, March 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:30pm

... (DACA), which temporarily frees eligible undocumented youth from the fear of deportation. This year, immigration ... has gained new momentum. The President and a bi-partisan group of...

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Living Cities Board Commits To Fund Racial Equity Centered Mission

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighteen of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions ... three years within Living Cities , a long-standing collaborative . This marks the tenth time that these...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Bank of America [Corporate]

Citi Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Ford Foundation

Prudential Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Surdna Foundation

15 Apr 2020

Responding to COVID-19 Globally – via Zoom

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Webinar

... and International Programs at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Dr. Osili leads the research and publication ... us know if you are doing any of the following: convening funders ,...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022

Release Date:

05/26/2022

Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage writes ... W. Mellon Foundation—the largest funder of...

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10 May 2012

Strengthening All Families: Spotlight on LGBT Families of Color

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... these harms and inequities. A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families and co-sponsored by the Gill Foundation and Funders for...

PNY Adds Legal Series to Core Curriculum

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... series that we will be offering in 2016 under the heading of the “ PNY Core ” and we invited all of you to ... Presenter: John Sare, Partner, Exempt Organizations Group , Patterson Belknap...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

Release Date:

02/13/2013

An in-depth profile of Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in ... criminal justice, health care, the environment, and education , government officials told an audience of grant ... makers,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Public Policy

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