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21 Jun 2023

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Convening: The Impact of the Childcare Crisis on the City’s Economy

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... Workforce Funders Collaborative will examine childcare policy as workforce development policy . Early childhood experts, advocates, and funders will ... on the city’s economy Current city- and state-level...

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Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

Rauch Foundation Appoints Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... activities for the organization. She directly managed the policy , legislative and advocacy efforts around children's ... the Foundation extraordinary experience in administration, policy and children...

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The Rauch Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation President Robert C. Granger to Retire in September 2013

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... will further the Foundation’s influence on research, policy and practice to improve the lives of young people. He ... and expertise in bridging research with practice and policy . The Foundation has retained...

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09 Jan 2012

Unsilencing the Voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A briefing about national polling of AAPIs in the United States

Monday, January 9, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... the numbers of AAPIs are significant enough to determine policy outcomes. They are also an important and growing ... Survey. These findings provide critical insight into policy priorities and civic engagement...

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12 Sep 2012

Pathways to Economic Mobility: How Can Philanthropists Help the Poor Build Wealth?

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 -

9:00am to 4:00pm

... Butler , Ph.D., Distinguished Fellow, Director, Center for Policy Innovation, Heritage Foundation Annika Little , ... Schneider , Vice President, Innovation, Research, and Policy , Center for Financial Services...

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20 Oct 2011

"Fixing vs. Preparing"...The Role of Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice

Thursday, October 20, 2011 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... youth development can contribute in juvenile justice policy and practice. Each panelist will offer their ... a positive youth development approach in juvenile justice policy and practice A Philanthropy New...

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03 Nov 2011

Lifelong Learning: Targeting Your Education Dollars to Create, Sustain, and Serve Learners of All Ages

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Partners . Ruth Finkelstein , Senior Vice President for Policy and Planning, The New York Academy of Medicine . Sara ... Executive Director, DOROT . Sheila Roher , Senior Policy Associate, The New York Academy...

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03 Mar 2011

New York City's Future Looks Latino

Thursday, March 3, 2011 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... programs. PRESENTERS Lazar Traschan , Director of Youth Policy at Community Service Society (CSS). Juan Cartagena , ...

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21 Nov 2016

Climate Change - What’s Next Post-Election

Monday, November 21, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... this election determine the fate of U.S. climate change policy ? What are the implications for international ...

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Environment and Climate Change

16 Mar 2017

Funders-in-Action: Grantmaking During Times of Political Change & Uncertainty

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... three months have witnessed dramatic shifts in federal policy , and many New Yorkers have found themselves living in ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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07 Jun 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Impact of the Minimum Wage Increase on New York City’s Workforce System

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... workers, to retail staff. This panel will examine the policy and practice implications of this rapid re-structuring ... & CEO, Valente Yeast Company Alison Cook, New York Policy Manager, PHI James Mallios...

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Workforce Development

Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Launch US 2050

Release Date:

11/29/2017

... A distinguished Advisory Committee of academics and policy experts will guide the project, bringing valuable ...

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers

Release Date:

12/04/2017

... have the risk capital and the networks to influence policy on issues ranging from education reform to ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Bloomberg Report Shows Mayors Concerned About Budget, Infrastructure

Release Date:

04/11/2018

... United States increasingly are feeling pressure to address policy and funding issues that once were the purview of ... administrative capacity (28 percent), and federal policy (25 percent). Bloomberg Report...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup Pushes Census Turnout

Release Date:

05/09/2018

Grant makers are gearing up early to counter Trump administration policies surrounding the 2020 census and raising concerns that the White House plans and a general rise in an anti-immigrant sentiment could distort the results of the crucial once-a-...

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Arabella Advisors

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

Groundswell Fund

Freedom Together Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Rockefeller Family Fund

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Tides

Unbound Philanthropy

Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/23/2018

... local leaders are equipped to use data to make better policy decisions, improve services, evaluate progress, and ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg LP

Unbound Philanthropy and OSF Among U.S. Foundations Taking Action to Address Refugee Crisis, Report Finds

Release Date:

06/20/2018

In response to the global refugee crisis and the U.S. government's increasingly hard-line immigration policies, foundations are taking action to support refugees and asylum seekers, a report from Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees...

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Immigration

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Unbound Philanthropy

Open Society Foundations

Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report

Release Date:

07/09/2018

... a priority, ensuring transparency at all levels of policy making , and emphasizing coordination and ... a priority, ensuring transparency at all levels of policy making , and emphasizing coordination and ...

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Century Foundation Releases Report on Pursuing Adequate Funding of Community Colleges

Release Date:

10/25/2018

As institutions that serve all students regardless of background and preparation and are located close to where students live and work, community colleges are pivotal in efforts to reduce economic inequality and restore the American Dream—but can...