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Video Shows How a New State Prison Policy Hurts Nonprofits Like Books Through Bars in New York

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01/10/2018

... to a halt throughout New York unless the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision declines to ... offer a total of 77 books. If not, then nonprofits like NYC Books Through...

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Johnson Family Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

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08/06/2018

... said JFF Board Chair, James M. Johnson. “Both of these leaders have records of significant achievement in the nonprofit and philanthropic ... to advance social justice, create opportunities for youth...

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Renowned Scholar and Author Carolyn Dinshaw Joins the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning

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02/10/2022

... The Mellon Foundation today announced the appointment of scholar and author Carolyn Dinshaw, PhD as Senior Program ... supports efforts to shape and direct funding for higher education , specifically in the...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington

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01/25/2022

... million by 2025. Prior to the pandemic, almost one-fifth of the D.C. population was living in poverty. The racial ... by the economic effects of COVID-19. Advancing Early Education...

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02 Dec 2021

Fair Representation in Redistricting Briefing - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, December 2, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... successes, and takeaways from their engagement thus far. Funders also will get a glimpse of...

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24 Mar 2022

How Philanthropy is Advancing Criminal Legal Reform in a Changing Political Landscape

Thursday, March 24, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... from over. With a changing political landscape locally in NYC , at the state level, and nationally, it is critical that ... and systems change. Who should attend? All interested funders , regardless of...

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Get to Know Your PHIL Talkers

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05/17/2017

... This piece was originally published as the feature article of the May 2017 New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition We ... Community Engagement Coordinator, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC I have...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

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10/13/2022

... Aditi Vaidya has been selected to take the helm of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation as president. Throughout her ... work, and absolute clarity about the role that funders can have in the ecosystem of...

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United Hospital Fund Honors 73 Health Care Professionals as Quality Improvement Champions

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05/09/2022

... metropolitan region for their efforts to improve quality of care, patient safety, and the patient experience at their ... The fourth annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care event was held in person at...

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Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners

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03/17/2017

... Window Challenge Announces Winners The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation , USAID , and the Swedish ... awarded grants of up to $1 million to a...

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

... and the center, a Washington-based liberal issues group , are coming together to back a new organization called ... Besides Koch Industries and Laura and John Arnold, initial funders of the...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... in Michigan for the fourth annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that brings together people who grew up in the Detroit ... bankruptcy. It was great to be home, and to share some of my perspective on what the...

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Revson and Niarchos Foundations Open Nominations for Library Awards

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11/19/2015

... for top honors and the shot at a $20,000 prize. The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards recognize and reward public ... pool will be narrowed down to ten finalists. From there, a group of eminent...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments

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10/07/2020

... foundation’s 50-year history, will support the creation of new monuments, as well as the relocation or rethinking of existing ones. And it defines “monument” broadly to ... the center of its...

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

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04/23/2015

... anticipated program funding areas would likely involve youth development, nonprofit leadership, the Crown Heights ... racial justice, high school graduation rates, youth arrests and school suspensions,...

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Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

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01/22/2015

Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is ... is the Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of...

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For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation

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09/25/2023

... an investment in their future. They are also taking a bit of a gamble. Deciding to spend on a college education is a large financial commitment, one that often ... by many questions: If I take out student debt...

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