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01 Apr 2014

Advocacy and Policy Communications: Where Does Social Media Fit In?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Action,” co-sponsored by Public Policy Communicators NYC . This program is " Partially Open ." Presenters Isaiah ... Simmons, Program Manager, The Schott Foundation for Public Education...

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Communications

The Need for Civil Legal Aid

Release Date:

06/07/2016

... Legal Aid. While we have a few grantees who have been working on this issue individually, this was the first time ... benefits (i.e., SNAP, SSI, disability, etc.), and education . Civil legal aid can be...

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Economic Security

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Elmezzi Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

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12/10/2020

... million. The new funding will provide operating support for the existing 15 libraries, as well as capital funds for ... Foundation, the State of Maryland, Baltimore City Public Schools , and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

16 May 2017

Women and LGBTQ Leaders in the Immigration Debate: Louder, Prouder and More Effective Than Ever

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... out. They continue to find safety, support, and space for healing within their communities – and increasingly ... Immigrant young women, girls, and gender nonconforming youth are leading efforts to engage and...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

26 Feb 2026

Intro to Financial Statements: A Hands-On Guide to Understanding Nonprofit Financial Health and Reporting

Thursday, February 26, 2026 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Virtual Meeting - Register by 2/25

... financial management and reporting. It is a broad overview for all newcomers who must work with nonprofit ... process of audits Speakers Rachel DeMatteo , Director and NYC Market Leader, Your Part-Time...

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Arturo Aguilar to Lead New Rockefeller Brothers Fund Grantmaking Program in Central America

Release Date:

10/05/2020

... Aguilar will design and direct its new grantmaking program for Central America. After years of research and planning, in ... El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras as the focus for a new “pivotal place” program...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

20 Nov 2013

Power of Giving Arts Forum: Arts and the Millennial Generation

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

Con Edison Headquarters

Widespread cuts to arts education over the past decade now mean we have an entire ... concerts, dance performances, or operas. How can we, as funders and providers, encourage today’s 20-somethings to ... and...

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Arts

The Three Roads to Building Volunteer Value

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07/17/2013

... from regular meetings with our members, the Service for Impact working group and Reimagining Service. The Three Roads to Building ...

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Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc.

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04/2014

... specialized technical assistance services and an array of group purchasing, insurance and employee benefits in the ...

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12 Sep 2014

The Power of Arts and Culture as a Crossover Grantmaking Approach

Friday, September 12, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... New York's " Spotlight On the Arts " Series. When many funders think about arts and culture grantmaking, they put it ... arts and culture-based as part of their outreach, education , and...

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Arts

New York Life Foundation Supports Creation of The Speaking Grief Project at WPSU Penn State

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01/27/2020

... a national conversation around grief by creating a space for the journey toward recovery. Maria Collins, vice ... Carmichael said he felt broken and was suddenly faced with raising his daughter on his own. Bo’...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Human Services

Technology

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New York Life Foundation

Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up

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01/14/2020

... plays a unique role in American public policy as catalysts for change, often blazing paths forward that governments ... than the fight against gun violence. In recent years, funders have stepped up in unique...

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Health

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Two Changes in Executive Team at Carnegie Corporation of New York

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02/04/2020

... resources leadership to the role, most recently with The Education Trust, a nonprofit that works to improve outcomes for disadvantaged students . As the chief administrative officer (CAO) and...

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Rockefeller Foundation and EPIC-Africa Launch the First African Civil Society Organization (CSO) Excellence Awards

Release Date:

10/16/2018

... The Rockefeller Foundation has today launched the call for applications for the first African CSO Excellence Awards ( ... world. According to the UNDP, by 2055, the continent’s youth...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

... educational, and nonprofit organizations, including FIRST ( For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), ... Change the Equation, which focuses on improving the US’s education system in science...

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Community Development

Education

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Ford Foundation

Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond Free and debt-free college ... momentum recently, as public funding for higher education has fallen...

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Video

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The Century Foundation

05 May 2023

Policy Core - A Virtual Screening with Marlon Williams: Advocacy 101

Friday, May 5, 2023 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... 6 - Walking the Walk: Leveraging Philanthropic Power for a Thriving Nonprofit Ecosystem * Advocacy 101 is a prerequisite for those who are new to philanthropic policy advocacy. The ... policy and advocacy Who...

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Public Policy

Social Justice

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $41.5 Million in Grants

Release Date:

07/20/2013

The grants are to organizations working in the areas of education , health, the arts and ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Arts

Education

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

Release Date:

05/19/2017

... Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement Older white Americans are nearly twice as ... inequalities black and Latino workers face during their working years extend into retirement...

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