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17 May 2023

Policy Core - Talking the Talk: The Role of Philanthropy in Public Policy & Advocacy

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... 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 ...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Social Justice

Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report

Release Date:

11/03/2015

... Center as among the Top Five largest independent funders of Hurricane Sandy response by total giving, The ... the highest all-cause mortality rates and highest rates of youth alcohol and substance abuse in New...

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The Staten Island Foundation

To Get Beyond Two Percent, We Have to Go Beyond Giving

Release Date:

10/08/2013

... to its TED Weekends series, “The Business Case for 21st Century Charities.” The series revisits the ideas ... Charitable giving has been stuck at 2 percent of U.S. GDP for 40 years, ever since we started...

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Arabella Advisors

Violence Against Women Is Not Only a Local Issue

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... The family code secured more rights and greater access to education for these women. However, domestic violence is ... tried to find out, but it understandably does not have a working website...

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Gender Justice

Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Jewish Museum Launches New Audio Tours Featuring a Range of Perspectives, Available on All Devices

Release Date:

08/07/2019

... range of perspectives, and provide an engaging experience for visitors of all backgrounds. Tours feature the voices of ... Jewish traditions and rituals through ceremonial objects; students talking about art;...

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Arts

Disabilities

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

15 Sep 2011

New York's Diverse Muslim Community: Building Civic Engagement and Responsive Social Services - Learning Tour

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:00am

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

... Dr. Nurah Amatullah , Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development. Sheikh Moussa Drammeh , ... Center of North America. Robina Niaz , Turning Point for Women and Families . Udai Tambar , South Asian...

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Community Development

Religion

Dodge Foundation Awards $3.8 Million to New Jersey Nonprofits

Release Date:

08/13/2018

... $3.8 million to nonprofit organizations in the state working in the areas of the arts, education , the environment, and community improvement. The ... of that organization's work to advance arts ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

United Way of New York City's "Make It Your Own" Empowers Women to Build Personal Brands

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... to creating a world of opportunity—came together for an empowering evening building personal brand and style. Event attendees received personal branding advice from Areva ... Way of New York City's Women...

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Gender Justice

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United Way of New York City

The Sozosei Foundation Reaches a Milestone Awards $4 Million in Grants to Decriminalize Mental Illness

Release Date:

11/01/2021

... awarded $4 million in grants to 29 nonprofit organizations working to eliminate the inappropriate use of jails and prisons for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Grantees ... promising practices to...

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Health

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Sozosei Foundation

Don Chen, Social Justice Veteran, Selected as Surdna Foundation’s Third President

Release Date:

08/20/2018

... commitment to social justice values that we were looking for ,” said Peter Benedict II, board chair. “Don has ... – that has such a long-standing commitment to the cause. Working with Surdna’s outstanding staff...

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Surdna Foundation

Philanthropy & Social Sector Leadership at a Time of Crisis

Release Date:

06/10/2020

... that are unfolding all around us. Now is the time for foundation and social sector leaders everywhere to embody ... Robert Ross of The California Endowment. These leaders are working in “power with”...

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Disaster Relief

Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program

Release Date:

02/16/2016

... initially supported five one-year scholarships annually for promising social change leaders in the Oxford 1+1 MBA program, which enables students to pair an MBA earned in a year with one of Oxford's .....

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Education

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Pershing Square Foundation

MetLife Foundation Sponsors Ballet Hispánico Tour

Release Date:

02/21/2017

... Asuka and Club Havana, along with the participation of students from the Ballet Hispánico School of Dance... ...

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Arts

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MetLife

Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... The approach revealed a severe treatment gap for addicts on Staten Island. Ms. Brennan contacted Columbia ... mentioned the Capstone Program, which pairs graduate students with “clients” for...

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Health

Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

Release Date:

01/19/2016

... $3.3 billion endowment into a top-tier performer for the nonprofit sector, will step down effective March 4, ... which include social justice and reconciliation, education , music, strengthening neighborhoods,...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Trinity Wall Street

A Golf Center Grows in Harlem

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... And now here he was, a freshman from the Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem, competing against the top player ... his team’s No. 1 man, Juan had to tee off in the first group , in front of a crowd, at the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health

Release Date:

07/31/2020

... to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research , only about half of U.S. adults ... the spread of these lies at light speed. What can health funders do to mitigate...

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New York Health Foundation

New FORE Grants Support Community-Based Organizations Combatting the Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Crisis

Release Date:

03/29/2023

... in need across the nation.” FORE issued a Request for Proposals from community-based organizations in August ... Program is receiving $149,996 to support harm reduction education and substance use treatment...