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Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act

... the America Gives More Act, which was passed in the U.S. House in Summer 2014 and faces an uncertain future in the ...

Ms. Foundation for Women Selects E. Tammy Kim as Inaugural Fellow

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09/03/2012

The Ms. Foundation for Women is pleased to announce E. Tammy Kim as its Inaugural Fellow.

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Gender Justice

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16 Feb 2012

Funders Supporting Veterans

Thursday, February 16, 2012 -

7:30am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

Since September, funders have met twice at Philanthropy New York to learn about the issues facing returning veterans that can be addressed by philanthropy. This group has continued the conversation but is now delving deeper into each other’s grants...

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

America needs to take steps to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that other societal needs suffer, write David Blumenthal, M.D., president, and David Squires, senior researcher to the president, The...

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The New York Community Trust

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NPCC Announces Nonprofit Excellence Award Finalists

Release Date:

10/08/2014

The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York has announced the six finalists for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Exellence Awards.

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PNY News

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Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office

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10/28/2014

Senior Program Officer, Nicolette Naylor, will become head of Ford Foundation's South Africa office.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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26 May 2015

Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

On April 14, funders across various sectors and issues convened to explore the next steps in the expansion of Community Schools in New York City.

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Education

Children, Youth and Families

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Columbia University School of Nursing to Become New Home of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare

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11/17/2015

Columbia awarded 10-year, $11.1 million grant to house Jonas Center; from its new base in the School of Nursing, Center will build on its legacy as a national philanthropic leader and champion for nurses.

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Veterans

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Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest

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02/23/2016

... became the chief executive of Sothebys.com, the auction house ’s online business. In 1999, she left to form her own ...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies

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03/28/2016

Art Peck, Gap Inc. CEO & John B. King, U.S. Secretary of Education, write about the benefit of hiring young folks and the value of work experience.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation Is A Sponsor of New Exhibits at the Muhammad Ali Center

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06/22/2016

... add two permanent exhibits, along with a new space to house temporary exhibits. The center has hired ...

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Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

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12/09/2016

ArtPlace America, a public-private partnership that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development, has announced grants totaling $11 million to twenty-nine creative placemaking projects in...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

18 Jan 2017

Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap – Webinar

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

As the movement to understand and address income inequality gains momentum, policymakers, practitioners, and funders face the challenge of confronting growing wealth gaps by race and ethnicity.

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Appointments & Transitions

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of George Suttles as Program Officer

Release Date:

01/06/2017

... George serves on the nonprofit boards of Odyssey House , The Support Center, and the Storefront Academy as well ...

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Aging

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NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch

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04/19/2017

A new NYSHealth survey finds that 82 percent of NYC voters support universal free school lunch. Providing free lunch to all public school students, regardless of socio-economic status, receives strong backing in all five boroughs and across income...

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New York Health Foundation

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NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children

Release Date:

05/23/2017

A hungry child can’t learn or realize her full potential, writes David Sandman in HuffPost. Hungry kids find it harder to do what is good for their health and engage in a natural part of growing up: being physically active and playing.

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Education

New York Health Foundation

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Commentary from Century Foundation: TrumpCare Premium Increases Mapped

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06/01/2017

... 24, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the House -passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) would cause ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants

Release Date:

10/05/2017

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in Agoura Hills, California, has announced fourteen third-quarter grants totaling $26 millio n.

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Housing and Homelessness

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PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... estate tax would decrease donations to nonprofits. The House bill would eliminate the estate tax entirely after ... and the health of the philanthropic sector. The House bill also contains a provision that...

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PNY News

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