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PNY Supports Inclusion of Nonprofits in COVID-19 Legislation

... vital role in the American economy employing 12.3 million people and provide essential services. Philanthropy New ... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even...

15 Oct 2014

Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... the U.S. State Department estimates 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year with 14,500 to 17,500 people trafficked into the U.S. each year. More than 70% are ...

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Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

12 Jan 2015

Ebola: Philanthropy’s Multidimensional Approach to Healthcare Amidst Crisis

Monday, January 12, 2015 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... West Africa. The fund is addressing the immediate needs of people in affected communities in the region and working to ... on the socioeconomic fabric of West Africa. In that, people are faced with issues of...

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Despite the Pall of National Politics, We Are Bending Toward the Light of Justice

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12/20/2017

... experienced in 2017 for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. While the nonprofit sector must ... links between housing insecurity and incarceration of poor people . With growing interest in...

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PNY News

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Justice Reform

United Hospital Fund Report Finds Some 2.6 Million New Yorkers Face Hunger this Holiday Season

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12/15/2021

... Season NEW YORK, NY—December 15, 2021—The number of people in New York State experiencing food insecurity ... Consulting Group (BCG). That figure equates to 2.6 million people that are food insecure, including...

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Food Systems

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United Hospital Fund

Trinity Awards Grants Addressing Housing Insecurity and Mental Health Needs

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06/15/2023

... “Our faith calls on us to use our gifts to help all people , advancing equity and justice in the here and ... partners, and in work that will have a direct impact on people ’s lives.” Thirty-two grants, totaling...

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Health

Housing and Homelessness

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

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04/20/2016

... on the Hill event, which aims to educate Congress about philanthropy, create visibility for foundations on ... nonprofits and encourage Congress to view foundations as resources on key public policy issues...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

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12/11/2015

... a pointed question, Mr. Scalia was stepping into a long debate over what has been called the mismatch theory of ... to find ways to provide access to those institutions for people from a variety of backgrounds...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations

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10/18/2017

... a center for Roma art and culture, and efforts to protect people in the United States from what it described as “a ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

Rockefeller Foundation Grants $4.6M for Bay Area Resilience by Design Competition

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01/23/2017

... while continued sea-level rise is threatening coastal resources . These are real and serious challenges, and they ... Rebuild by Design surfaced some of the most ambitious and powerful resilience projects we...

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

United Hospital Fund Elects Five New Board Members with Medical, Consulting, and Public Health Expertise

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07/16/2020

... experience and background will do much to enrich UHF’s ongoing efforts to create a more accessible and equitable ... in size, now serving over 100 schools and more than 30,000 young people ...

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United Hospital Fund

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... field of creative aging focuses on the positive and powerful role of the arts in enhancing the quality of life ... that making art is tied to fewer cognitive problems as people age. With help from professional...

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The New York Women's Foundation Announces History-Making Honorees Ahead of 2023 Celebrating Women® Breakfast

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03/07/2023

... and donating by visiting https://www.nywf.org/cwb2023/ . About The New York Women's Foundation The New York Women's ... Foundation is a voice for women and gender-expansive people and a force for...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

... support visionary artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art that help advance freedom, justice, and ... inequality, the arts have the power to transform how people see and understand each...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology

Release Date:

04/27/2018

... have been transmitted to it. “The fundamental assumption people have made so far is that backscatter can be used only ...

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Technology

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

06 Apr 2016

New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... women. Explore The importance of supporting networks and resources that focus on strengthening immigrant women leaders ...

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Professional Development

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Leadership Development

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Gender Justice

Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... illustrate how today's librarians are an invaluable resource for adult readers who are looking for the best of .....

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Arts

Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

12 Oct 2017

ESSA: How Much Will it Change School Testing, Equity, Diversity and Discipline Practices?

Thursday, October 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

When President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 to replace its controversial predecessor the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), each state was given more power and tasked with producing its own framework for...