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University of Buffalo Receives $3 Million Mellon Grant in Support of Indigenous Studies

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01/13/2020

... indigenous faculty, students, staff, alumni and community members to uphold and expand their commitment to indigenous ... Schulze, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “ With the Mellon Foundation’s...

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Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund

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11/17/2015

... care for at-risk people such as frail seniors, people with disabilities, at-risk youth , and individuals with behavioral health needs. A diverse group of leading impact...

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Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence

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08/08/2016

... young Americans support a ban on semi-automatic weapons, with support especially high — 74 percent — among Asian-Americans. GenForward is a survey by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago...

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NY State Health Releases Policy Recommendations to Address Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in NY State

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06/12/2017

... to ENDS products to protect consumers, especially among youth . NYSHealth awarded a grant to the American Cancer Society to convene a group of expert stakeholders, including NYSPHA, to discuss ...

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Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows

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09/27/2017

... to an analysis of 2016-2017 school year data by the Urban Youth Collaborative and the Center for Popular Democracy. ...

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Opinion: What’s Holding Philanthropists Back?

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10/06/2017

... wonder what’s holding us back. Improving the capacity of funders to invest more equitably will involve larger, longer, ... what we mean by “risk” and talking about it powerfully with donors. And it’s going to...

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An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

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10/21/2021

... and justice in the United States will take all of us working together – white people and people of color. We all ... was still largely unpopular in philanthropy, the leading funders of racial justice in the...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

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06/01/2022

... Arnold Ventures In a March 2022 report , the Bridgespan Group found that philanthropic funding to criminal legal ... and reflect on the magnitude of the moment we’re in. With both increased attention from the...

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How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact

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12/2014

... a new learning brief co-authored by FSG and the Forum for Youth Investment and published with the Collective Impact Forum, provides examples and ... approach to challenges as diverse as economic development, education , and health. These public policies extend beyond ...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

... nonprofits to rapidly expand operations in three fields: education (10 nonprofits), health (18 nonprofits), and youth development (17 nonprofits). The report defines ... of a successful program, thereby...

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With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Engages Second Cohort of Cities in 2017-2020 Phase

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12/18/2017

With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting ... world. To combat this challenge, the NLC Institute for Youth , Education , and Families and Children & Nature Network (C&NN) ...

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Citi Foundation Partners with LISC, Commits $10 Million to Help Train American Workers for Growing Job Sectors

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07/16/2018

Citi Foundation Partners with LISC, Commits $10 Million to Help Train American Workers ... Citi Foundation's Pathways to Progress initiative beyond youth -focused career readiness to provide adult job seekers...

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

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09/13/2018

... Jr. Foundation will help programs take a big step forward with their STEM education efforts. The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 ... director of the Buffalo Maritime Center, which teaches youth...

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Paul Connolly Joins Bessemer Trust

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09/03/2013

... of Philanthropic Advisory Services. Connolly will be working to expand the Trust’s philanthropic advisory ... Senior Partner and Chief Client Services Officer at TCC Group , where he has worked for more than...

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What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

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07/03/2014

... These Days Since he left office six months ago, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been focusing on issues ... Associates—the urbanist, nonprofit consulting sister...

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New York Owes Nonprofits More than a Parade

Release Date:

10/07/2021

... can’t pay their employees or sustain their programs with ticker tape. One of the many examples of organizations ... Program (VIP), a culturally specific organization working with Latinx...

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NY Community Trust Updates Grant Strategies for Behavioral Health and Special Needs Programs

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07/25/2016

... strategies for our Health and Behavioral Health and People with Special Needs grantmaking programs. These strategies are ... of people with special needs: the elderly, children and youth...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces New CEO

Release Date:

11/06/2015

... community and provides individuals, nonprofits and schools with opportunities to build tech skills and achieve their ... successful companies in the world. She has served on the NYC Commission on Women's...

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PNY Calls on de Blasio Administration to Ensure Support of Nonprofit Organizations

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03/16/2020

... and battling COVID-19, our nonprofit partners that are working on the front lines with populations most vulnerable ... to ensure that they can do the critical work supporting NYC through this...