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Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... Officer Patrick L. Phillips. “ULI has an 80-year track record of helping cities reinvent themselves to be more ... estate to offer advice on community building in a way that helps preserve the environment,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down

Release Date:

10/03/2017

Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down Mayor de Blasio is eyeing a now-shuttered Queens jail as ... “ideal” spot to house prisoners as Rikers Island shuts down...

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Judge Strikes Down Rule Allowing Some New York Charter Schools to Certify Their Own Teachers

Release Date:

06/20/2018

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Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool

Release Date:

03/31/2017

Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool By Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy ... to respond to environmental changes. In New York City, low -income urban women of color...

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New York City's Community Foundation Carries Out Charitable Legacies of Brooke Astor and Many Others

Release Date:

06/07/2017

... programs run by community groups. Behavioral Health The Child Center of NY, $120,000 to streamline intake and ... City Harvest has created a rapid delivery system to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to soup...

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The New York Community Trust

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

Release Date:

10/13/2022

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President After an extensive national search led by ... a smart and committed team and board, and a long track record of advancing equity, climate justice...

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John E. Craig, Jr. to Step Down as Chair of NPCC Board

Release Date:

10/13/2014

John E. Craig, Jr. to Step Down as Chair of NPCC Board Craig has served as NPCC’s ... formed to create a nonprofit insurance company for New York State nonprofits. A graduate of Davidson College, ... University of...

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Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America

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05/20/2020

Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of ... Beck, its Executive Director since 2013, has stepped down . Beck’s last day at EFA will be May 22, 2020. She ... and her creativity...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

Release Date:

11/08/2013

... North Star Fund and Coordinator, Community Food Funders New York City communities face myriad challenges related to ... especially among youth and in communities of color, are at record -high levels. Data from...

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29 Jan 2020

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, the Culture and the Individual Artist

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... join our partners, Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) and the New York Grantmakers in the Arts (NYGIA), for this ... and click the Register Now link above. (no fee) Members of New York Grantmakers in the Arts (non-...

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Arts

NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More

Release Date:

04/12/2017

NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First ... $70,000 to help job seekers with criminal, bad credit, and child welfare histories benefit from legal protections. Last ... owners...

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The New York Community Trust

Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members

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06/02/2022

Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members On May 2, during the ... Tanuja is an award-winning corporate attorney, human resources professional, and community volunteer who thrives ... Jones...

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Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some Clues

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some ... latest bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ). The Congressional...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Comparing Spending Down and Perpetuity - Should Charity Go on Forever?

Release Date:

10/09/2014

Comparing Spending Down and Perpetuity - Should Charity Go on Forever? Chuck ... all his wealth, he became an early, outsized example of a new breed of philanthropist, a forefather of a style of ... instead of--...

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Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps

Release Date:

06/28/2018

Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps Emmett Carson, ... the foundation as it conducts a nationwide search for a new permanent chief... Emmett Carson Steps Down as...

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14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and trustees only.* If your foundation decided to spend down and cease operations in a defined period of time, what ... sunsetting altered the foundation’s culture and brought new focus to their respective...

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With Support from Helmsley Charitable Trust, Government of Myanmar Unveils New Plan to Protect Marine Wildlife And Resources

Release Date:

02/24/2017

... Helmsley Charitable Trust, Government of Myanmar Unveils New Plan to Protect Marine Wildlife And Resources The Government of Myanmar and WCS (Wildlife ... sea turtles, and other species — and other marine...