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New York City Education Department to Improve Response to Public Record Requests

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09/14/2017

New York City Education Department to Improve Response to Public Record Requests After sustaining criticism for its sluggish responses to public records requests, New York City’s education ... exactly, it will...

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech A group of five national foundations ... totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of public interest technology. Created in...

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Technology

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Open Society Foundations

De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City ... Candidate for the 43rd district Nancy Tong first made public the issue last week in calling for paid maternity .....

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on Trump Policy for Student Loan Forgiveness

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12/14/2016

Century Foundation Fellow Comments on Trump Policy for Student Loan Forgiveness Having unexpectedly found ... the U.S. Department of Education is racing to finish a slate of Obama administration priorities. But...

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14 Nov 2018

Postponed Getting Through the Front Door: A Campaign to Make Public Schools Accessible

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... devote $150 million over the next three years to make more public schools wheelchair accessible. It is the largest ... Parent Maggie Moroff , Special Education Policy Coordinator, Advocates for Children and...

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Disabilities

What Kinds of Public-Private Partnerships Do We Want?

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05/19/2014

What Kinds of Public -Private Partnerships Do We Want? By Laura Wolff, ... with open races for all the citywide offices, to focus public attention on critical policy issues and inform the thinking...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities

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02/15/2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities Several years ago, ... a novel approach at revitalization. It was called the Public Art Challenge, with the goal being that each place...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

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 ... advisors and their clients. Yet, contributing to the public benefit encompasses strategic...

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What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge?

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10/21/2021

What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge? By: Sean Buffington, Vice President, The ... we’ve begun to explore new ways of thinking about public knowledge and to experiment with new...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... and inequities in unemployment, health and education. Public service leadership at the top levels of government, ... only half of their representation in the population. The public service workforce, by...

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Is There Really a Conflict between the Public Good and Professionalism in the Foundation Sector?

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08/26/2014

... This article will appear in an upcoming issue of the Public Administration Review. In their article ... and Grant Payouts in Nonprofit Foundations: Fulfilling the Public Good amid Professionalism?,” Amanda J...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Health

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In The Public Trust

Publication date:

06/2005

... by Philanthropy New York's Board of Directors. In The Public Trust .....

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropy New York

05 May 2023

Policy Core - A Virtual Screening with Marlon Williams: Advocacy 101

Friday, May 5, 2023 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

This members-only program is a part of the Policy Core from our PNY Core : May 5 - A Virtual ... May 17 - Talking the Talk: The Role of Philanthropy in Public Policy & Advocacy June 6 -...

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

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05/09/2017

... have left many American workers behind, smart, targeted public policies that encourage private-sector investment in ... finds. Funded by the Surdna Foundation, the report, Public Policy and...

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Economic Security

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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03/15/2010

... and The Elmezzi Fund—which focused on ways that the public , private, and government sectors are working together ... with us. Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Philanthropy New York

The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications

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04/24/2017

The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications The Forum of Regional Associations ... the group's members to engage in government relations and public policy...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

15 Sep 2010

Can You Hear Us Now? Evaluating Policy Change and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... form . A program presented by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York. WHO SHOULD ATTEND ... and other funders interested in assessing whether their public...

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06 Jun 2023

Policy Core - Walking the Walk: Leveraging Philanthropic Power for a Thriving Nonprofit Ecosystem

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

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Correspondence Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges

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07/18/2017

... Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges By Kristen C. Ratanatharathorn, Senior ... has benefited observers in academia, politics, and the public . Email preservation, for...

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