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Open Society Foundations

PNY is Headed to Capitol Hill - Learn More about Foundations on the Hill and Why We're Going

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02/22/2023

... issue. The nonprofit sector largely employs women and people of color, and nonprofits largely serve and support the women and people of color within our country, state, and city who have ...

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Me/We & Public Policy: A Journey from Foundations on the Hill to NYC to…

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05/25/2023

... . In each space, I have felt a sense of belonging, seeing people of color – especially, women of color – in these ... social trust and policies that are informed by the people most impacted by them. “Proximate...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

Mellon Announces Funding for Higher Education in Prisons

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06/06/2023

... strategic effort to increase interest among incarcerated people in HEP programs by focusing on new academic identities ... and improve access to higher education among incarcerated people in Louisiana...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, Names New Chair

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06/14/2023

... Foundation, a federal agency that supports young people committed to careers as public service leaders across ... her work focused on experiences and education for young people at City Year New York,...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

It’s Time to Shut Down Government’s Unfair Treatment of Nonprofits

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04/26/2024

... that are disbursed when the government is open, get to the people who need them most, and in an equitable way. ... sector in New York City largely employs women and people of color. The recently announced...

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Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

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06/28/2024

... also been told by a board member that perhaps “(my) people appreciated my perspective (on disparities), but (their) people did not.” Moreover, throughout my career, I have ...

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Leadership Development

The Role of Healthcare Philanthropy in Improving Maternal Healthcare for Underserved Populations

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10/29/2025

... Community birth settings have many benefits for birthing people and newborns. Compared to hospital settings, birthing ... uniquely equipped to address the diverse needs of birthing people . A recent study found...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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04 Dec 2025

Reimagining Food in Prisons: Opportunities for Funders and Advocates - Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Thursday, December 4, 2025 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... through boundary-breaking work that honors and empowers people and is changing expectations about what we can ... safeguard the human and civil rights of incarcerated people ; identify and provoke a response to...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Food Systems

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The Future of Philanthropy is Local

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03/16/2026

... dollars; it is about democratizing philanthropy. When more people —especially younger residents building their lives ... been one of resilience and reinvention. By inviting more people —especially the next...

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Brooklyn Org

The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

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09/18/2012

... aims to end the injustices suffered by one group of people at the hands of another. These injustices often result ... Of the effects of membership in oppressed classes of people . Foundation staff examine the...

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The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years

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02/26/2015

... creating educational and economic opportunities for young people of colour in communities suffering from endemic ... to eliminate barriers and create opportunities for young people of colour in vulnerable...

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NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More

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04/12/2017

... will use $115,000 to expand employment services for people who have spent time in prison. Manhattan Legal ... receive $100,000 to improve educational outcomes for young people in foster care. Prevent Child...

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The New York Community Trust

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Philanthropy New York's 43rd Annual Meeting - Purpose as Compass: A Recap

... Karla Nicholson (Executive Director, Haymarket People 's Fund) and the Haymarket People 's Fund have been reimagining anew a philanthropy based ... promise of data is the promise of sharing truth about...

Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board

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11/18/2014

... economic opportunities and professional development for people who are blind. Prior to NIB, Gibbons was the president ... cabin simulator that builds empathy for other species as people experience the world of...

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A Road Less Traveled….

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11/01/2011

... project. Over the course of eight weeks, the seven young people who now made up the Initiative’s “Youth Advisory ... relationships.” “ More programs where young people can work, learn, and contribute [like]...

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New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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09/11/2009

... a national provider of guide dogs to double the number of people served in its “Special Needs Program,” providing guide dogs to people who are multiply disabled. provide low vision ... Mary Doria Russell. It’s...

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The Power of Bridging Issue Silos Through Funding Collaboratives

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11/13/2019

... fund that’s well-resourced and has the right people at the table can hold the big picture of a movement or ... in a direct grantmaking portfolios. Collaboratives allow people who have spent their entire...

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National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

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Unbound Philanthropy

15 Jun 2021

Why Care About Care? Our Economy Depends on it - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network and Economic Opportunity Funders

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... childhood education, home-based care for older adults and people with disabilities as well as the caregivers who ... 53 million unpaid caregivers with the nearly 5.7 million people working in the care sector...

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Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Announces Five Winners of the Inaugural Innovation Awards

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10/06/2021

... aiming to address vital mental health issues facing young people , exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. New York - ... adverse mental health outcomes for children and young people across the U.S. The program...

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