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07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

... • Chris Cardona, Director of Philanthropy, TCC Group • Pamela Foster, Managing Director, Grants ... a statement of support for their participation. Corporate funders : The curriculum focuses almost exclusively...

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03 Oct 2025

Investing in Change: Foundation Support for Lobbying and Other Advocacy

Friday, October 3, 2025 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

... Philanthropy New York Who should attend? All interested funders and trustees in grantmaking, advocacy, public policy, ... members a registration fee to cover the direct costs of working with our partner. The...

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Public Policy

American Express-Supported Awards Go to Michael Brown, CEO of City Year, and United We Dream’s Julieta Garibay

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11/02/2015

... University of Texas- Austin, one of the first undocumented youth -led organizations in the nation. She was also a ... Michael Brown is CEO and Co-Founder of City Year, an education -focused nonprofit...

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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

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08/28/2017

... In the last five years, dozens of schools have popped up offering an unusual promise: Even humanities graduates can ... down this year — despite backing by major for-profit education companies, Kaplan and the...

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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools

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09/18/2017

... public schools. Armed with a petition to demand that the education department staff her neighborhood’s school with ... education advocates make their case. But Raukx and the group she belongs...

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Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

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09/25/2017

... themselves as scrappy upstarts with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of ... policies or clashes with districts over space. Now, a group...

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12 Jul 2018

Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, July 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... stakeholder organizations are organizing to oppose it How funders and Philanthropy Serving Organizations...

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The Burke Foundation Awards Support to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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01/21/2021

... quarter of 2020 to non-profit organizations in New Jersey working to improve prenatal and child health. New Jersey has ... to develop and advance a new model for a healing-centered education system in New...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People

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05/02/2018

... The Commonwealth Fund on Tuesday released a survey of working -age Americans that found that 15.5 percent were ... coverage as of February and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7 percent of that group...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy

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04/29/2019

... and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals ... adopted by the United Nations in 2015. The guide gives funders practical advice on how to plan,...

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Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

... are profoundly different. Another term that comes up repeatedly is “unimaginable.” This is often applied to ... A handful of U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations are working to regrant funds to Japanese groups,...

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New York Community Trust Announces Winners of 2019 Helen Merriill Award for Playwriting

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06/19/2019

... dedication to, and exceptional talent for, live event storytelling,” said Emily Morse, the chair of the ... directors, and composers in New York City. She grew up in Cologne, Germany and moved to New York City...

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16 Dec 2021

December 2021 Tornadoes: How to Support Long-Term Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, December 16, 2021 - 2:00pm

... in recent years. CDP is hosting a webinar to explore how funders can think about medium- and long-term recovery amid ... managers, academics, disaster responders and NGO staff working on the frontlines of this...

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'Field Trip New Jersey' Launches (Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation)

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01/14/2016

... $15,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the funders hope to support more than 50 field trips at schools ... “We know that field trips measurably improve the education experience and can have...

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Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies Make $10M Commitment for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in Baltimore

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08/15/2017

... Businesses program, which provides a practical business education and access to capital and for small business ... owners. These business owners, who graduated today in an event at Baltimore Center Stage,...

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Alison White Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer

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07/23/2020

... Gabon, South Africa, Uganda, and the UK. She helped to set up the Uganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA) , where ... on community ecotourism development and environmental education . While working...

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Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits

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10/07/2009

... other colleague organizations. We are also committed to working with other local and national diversity initiatives ... will be held for our nonprofit colleagues as well as funders . Benchmarking Diversity is...

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The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey

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06/13/2013

... (CNJG) offered an educational Site Visit Bus Tour for funders in-state and around the region to learn from a ... and PATH service, including impacts to Hudson River/ NYC crossings. All New Jersey schools were...

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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

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02/29/2012

... Institute of Government Change often takes time. For funders interested in public policy, an object lesson is ... a longstanding commitment to high levels of spending on education , healthcare, and other...

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