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Citi Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Student Mentoring Initiatives

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... designed to connect high-potential students from low -income households with mentoring and career counseling ... Through the foundation's Pathways to Progress program, New York City-based Management...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

Release Date:

01/28/2015

... Cities to Build Greater Resilience Judith Rodin’s new book, The Resilience Dividend, begins with her surveying ... by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. “There were the low -lying neighbourhoods of Staten Island...

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NCN Requests Foundations Sign on to Oppose Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

Release Date:

03/28/2017

... Amendment in tax reform legislation. Philanthropy New York spoke with key legislative staff about its official ... week’s Foundations on the Hill days and discovered very low levels of awareness of this issue...

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

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08/04/2017

... to boot. Because African-Americans were disproportionately low -income, economic zoning was in effect exclusionary, ... notwithstanding the disparate racial impact, we need a new “economic fair housing act” to...

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The Century Foundation

A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... at Costco. Government policy comes into play. Farmers get low -cost water. Cows, pigs and chickens eat ... all these policies, and what, if any, are the benefits? A new nonprofit organization called The...

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Food Systems

Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... for a chief executive—or get them fired—according to new research from the University of Notre Dame. "Higher Highs .....

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Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power

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09/18/2018

... away from coal. Bloomberg and Arias Cañete announce a new partnership to step up Europe’s clean energy ambitions. ... to further develop financially actionable strategies for a low -carbon transition and aim to...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

Release Date:

08/20/2014

... Urban Issues Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city ... Delivery model, an approach to generating and implementing new ideas that has been tested...

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Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program

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05/17/2016

... Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program A new 60-page guidebook on effective transfer practices is ... of process and policies. Although almost every day a new articulation agreement is announced...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Bloomberg Urges World Leaders Not to Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders ... considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City’s mayor, addressed...

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Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Release Date:

07/24/2017

... given $100 million to support access and opportunity for New Yorkers by year's end, describes philanthropy as ... spoke with Tisch about her recent donation to a new fund, her investment philosophy, and...

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Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit? The New Yorkers who live in that other city Mayor Bill de Blasio ... is how much credit he deserves for it. The percentage of New Yorkers living in poverty...

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NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants

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10/18/2018

... Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants The New York Community Trust announces the retirement of Patricia ... program officer for housing, economic development, and the New York City environment...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY

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02/11/2015

... Study on Impact Investing in Western NY Western New York foundations and businesses have long invested their ... Foundation for Greater Buffalo has hired Next Street, a New York City consulting firm, to help...

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17 May 2023

Policy Core - Talking the Talk: The Role of Philanthropy in Public Policy & Advocacy

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... * Advocacy 101 is a prerequisite for those who are new to philanthropic policy advocacy. The second and third ... More specifically, this session will explore Philanthropy New York’s public policy vision and...

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Public Policy

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Social Justice

Eileen Wiseman Joins The Tow Foundation as Director of Strategic Initiatives

Release Date:

06/09/2015

... of justice programs to support current and develop new cross-disciplinary projects, and research and manage new grants and program strategies. “Eileen stood out ... “Her long and varied engagement with arts...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Names Jacqueline F. Bausch as Next General Counsel

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03/31/2022

... Trust Names Jacqueline F. Bausch as Next General Counsel NEW YORK, NY, March 31, 2022 – The Leona M. and Harry B. ... “She is an experienced and talented lawyer who will bring enormous intelligence and good...

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NY State Health Foundation: An Actual Pathway to Better Health in Albany

Release Date:

06/28/2017

... this month to speak at meetings and conferences in Boston, New Orleans, and Albany. When I’m away from home, I enjoy ... can learn a lot just by walking around. Since I live in New York City, walking comes...

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Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $4. M. to U.S. Arts Organizations Against Backdrop of Uncertainty in Cultural Sector

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06/24/2020

... Against Backdrop of Uncertainty in Cultural Sector The New York–based Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual ... 2022. Fifteen museums—including El Museo del Barrio in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art...

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15 Jul 2021

Good Green Jobs for a Changing Climate: Is This Time For Real?

Thursday, July 15, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... the recent past have not materialized. In light of major new state and local climate legislation—including NY ... Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and New York City’s Local Law 97, part of The...