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08 Nov 2012

Working Together For Common Purpose: Family Offices and Family Philanthropy

Thursday, November 8, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00pm

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As the field of family philanthropy evolves, the options available to families for managing and making the most of their giving continue to keep pace. One option that a growing number of philanthropic families are considering is the creation of a...

12 Feb 2013

The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 5:30pm

Nonprofits have retained a strong presence in New York City; yet, to date, this industry has not been seen as an economic driver, despite its strong ties to NYC’s financial center and other vibrant industries. On this panel, NYC nonprofit leaders...

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10 May 2010

Funders' Update: Where Are We Now with Health Care Reform?

Monday, May 10, 2010 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

MEMBERS: Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on the link above (visible through May 6th). No fee. NON-MEMBERS: Please fill out this online form . ($100 fee) A teleconference...

06 Jan 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities: Access to Healthy Food as an Essential Ingredient of Community Building

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... has become a growing concern both locally and nationally. Foundations are partnering with non-profits, small ...

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

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10/02/2013

Part of the foundation's multiyear, $28 million Opportunity by Design initiative, the grants will help the school districts (including the New York City Department of Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the...

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Education

Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative.

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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11/01/2013

Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, wrote about the problems with adopting a "business planning" model for philanthropy in the latest issue of NCRP's Responsive Philanthropy.

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer's transition team. Its members include Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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09 Apr 2014

School Diversity in New York City

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Fifty years of research suggests economic and racial segregation of schools damages student outcomes. Unfortunately, New York City schools are the third most segregated in the country. For the first time in a long while, however, New York City is...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker writes in an op-ed that recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty's research into income inequality remind him of earlier efforts to deny that climate change is a real threat.

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Economic Security

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY area Jewish teens.

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Religion

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

Former Heckscher Foundation for Children president, Virginia Sloane, was active in the philanthropic community for several decades.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

The $48 million project seeks to improve air quality, spur clean energy investments and fight the impacts of climate change.

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Environment and Climate Change

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

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06/15/2015

The foundation has announced grants to 79 organizations.

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The New York Community Trust

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Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff

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08/05/2015

The study is thought to be the first of its kind to measure diversity in art museums around the U.S.

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The New York Community Trust

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New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City

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10/05/2015

In all, 84 grants totaling $8.7 million were approved at the October board meeting.

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Q&A with Sreenivasan: The Met Engages Audiences with Digital Technology (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/02/2016

Through innovative partnerships and bold approaches, the Bloomberg Philanthropies arts program increases access to culture using new technologies. The chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art discusses the intersection of art and...

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Technology

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With Mellon Support, Smithsonian to Create National Art Database

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02/22/2016

The Smithsonian American Art Museum, and 14 institutions from around the country, are building a shared, and searchable, online database that could spur research and scholarship about American art.

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Megan Holmes to Give Annual Italian Art Society/Kress Lecture

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04/15/2016

The annual IAS/Kress Lecture Series in Italy, inaugurated in 2010 with the generous support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, encourages intellectual exchange between North American art historians and the international community of scholars based...

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