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Workforce Funders Collaborative

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative meets quarterly, along with colleagues from City and State agencies, to share information about workforce development. A subset of the Workforce Funders makes grants to the collaborative fund to develop...

The New York Environmental Funders Network

... Marlon Williams Vice President of Collaboration and Policy email The New York Environmental Funders Network ...

Donn Weinberg Concludes Term as Weinberg Foundation Chairman, Judge Ellen Heller Assumes Board Leadership Role

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... of Directors, are responsible for the overall setting of policy for the Foundation. This includes oversight of roughly ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Neill Coleman as Vice President, Global Communications

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07/02/2012

... the power of communications to influence and inform public policy and yield innovations that respond to our rapidly ...

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Communications

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Kevin Burke to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Business Policy from Columbia University and a J.D. from Fordham ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

United Way of NYC President & CEO Gordon Campbell to Step Down

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04/02/2012

The United Way of New York City (UWNYC) has announced that President and CEO Gordon Campbell will be stepping down effective September 2012.

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United Way of New York City

Arcus Foundation Names Cynthia A. Hallenbeck New Vice President of Finance and Operations

Release Date:

02/01/2012

The Arcus Foundation has announced that Cynthia A. Hallenbeck has been named to the newly-created position of Vice President of Finance and Operations. Hallenbeck joined the organization in January 2012 and reports to Arcus Foundation CEO Dr. Yvette...

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Arcus Foundation

24 Apr 2012

Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

When it comes to foundation assets, the continuity of public benefit and the underlying “practice what you preach” approach are all too often left out of conversations between financial advisors and their clients. Yet, contributing to the public...

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04 Jun 2012

Philanthropy New York's 33rd Annual Meeting: Duncan, King and Walcott, a Dialogue with Education Reform Leaders

Monday, June 4, 2012 -

3:15pm to 7:30pm

... can think differently about the intersection of public policy and philanthropy. Special thanks to Citi Foundation ...

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21 Sep 2012

A Dialogue with Queers for Economic Justice

Friday, September 21, 2012 -

10:00am to 11:30pm

Join Queers for Economic Justice (QEJ) in a dialogue outlining the impact of the current economic recession’s disproportionate effect and long-term impact on vulnerable LGBTQ communities. The session is designed as a conversation and dialogue with...

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24 Sep 2012

Inside Story: The Crucial Role of Early Childhood and Youth Advocacy in the 2012 New York City Budget Battle

Monday, September 24, 2012 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... and its future goals The role for philanthropy in public policy advocacy A Philanthropy New York Collaborative ...

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27 Feb 2013

Vulnerable Populations & Disaster: Lessons from Katrina and a Sandy Update

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... Age Friendly New York City ; Senior Vice President for Policy and Planning, The New York Academy of Medicine Rachael ...

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05 Jun 2013

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Superstorm Sandy

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... New York David Berman , Director of Program Management and Policy NYC, Center for Economic Opportunity Suzi Epstein , ...

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15 Jul 2013

Justice Delayed – An Examination of the Ken Burns Film The Central Park Five

Monday, July 15, 2013 -

3:45pm to 7:00pm

... by philanthropy for decades, including: race, class, policy and juvenile justice. Join us for a thought-provoking ...

14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Director of the University of Texas Center for Education Policy . Merryl H. Tisch , Chancellor, New York State Board ...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... in reconceiving time in (and out) of schools, and lay out policy implications from both the district and private funder ...

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30 Oct 2013

Presenting the “Asian Pacific New Yorkers Count” Report

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 4th Floor, 79 Fifth Avenue, NYC

... and to better understand the complex social, economic and policy issues that directly affect them and hold implications ...

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Funding Opportunity Program on the Future of Work

Release Date:

01/15/2014

The Russell Sage Foundation has announced a funding opportunity for research proposals to its program on the Future of Work.

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Workforce Development

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Russell Sage Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Craig to Retire at the End of 2014

Release Date:

03/17/2014

... work with foundations began when he directed the Health Policy Research Group at Georgetown University School of ...

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United Hospital Fund

17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national debate about how to strike the right balance between civil liberties and national security in the U.S. From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and creation of...