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18 May 2018

How Racially Equitable is Your Foundation? Assessing Your Practice

Friday, May 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... or inequitable? Are you unsure of where to start and how to get a process like this going? Race and racism are ... this important work. Most importantly, she’ll break it down in ways that are actionable,...

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Board & Trustees

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking

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03/04/2016

This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking By ... and the power to transform them too. In 2014, we paused our grantmaking to ask the question, “ How can we as the borough’s...

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Brooklyn Org

Russel Sage Foundation Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security

Release Date:

03/09/2018

... Sage Foundation Journal of Social Sciences looks at how much additional income in SNAP benefits would be needed ... addressed. The study identifies potential scenarios to increase SNAP benefits that could...

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Food Systems

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Russell Sage Foundation

Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education Bill Will Only Increase Inequality

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12/12/2017

Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education Bill Will Only Increase Inequality Anti-poverty activists are urging Gov. ... think tank.... Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How...

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Economic Security

Education

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The Century Foundation

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue By Sara Adelsberg, ... attention issues, and enable them to access to the kind of resources usually only available to a few. Research to...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

Public Policy

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Poses Family Foundation

Governor Cuomo Announces Members of Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice

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04/09/2014

... Emily Tow Jackson, to the Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice, which will provide concrete, actionable ... announced the members of the Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice, which will...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

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The Tow Foundation

Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers I am a NYCHA resident who has spent my career advocating for our public housing communities – and I can tell you why we ... workers. That is just not...

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Sector News

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Workforce Development

The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy

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04/22/2020

The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy By: Lisa Pilar Cowan, ... way before. If we can recognize that this is easier for our grantees now, why didn’t we want to make it easier...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why

Release Date:

09/13/2016

Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why By Jared Raynor and Deepti Sood, TCC Group ... TCC Group and its partners have developed several useful resources to inform funders, legal advocates,...

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Civic Engagement

The Atlantic Philanthropies

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TCC Group

10 Nov 2021

Weaving Health and Social Care into a Comprehensive "Safety Net": Technology is Transformative, but not Enough

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... to the program. Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of ... Weaving Health and Social Care into a Comprehensive " Safety Net": Technology is...

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Public Policy

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Health

It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How By: Stephen Heintz, President and CEO, Rockefeller ... yet here is one thing all in common: each suffers when our democracy fails. Imagine a...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Public Policy

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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues

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03/08/2013

... Ways and Means Committee. We didn’t have time during our meeting to delve deeply into those proposals, but since ... can be redesigned to strengthen the charitable sector and increase charitable giving at the...

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Basic Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, "How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?"

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06/05/2017

... Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, " How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?" Generally speaking, foundations want ... Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, "...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Science

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The Simons Foundation

How Bring Back Our Girls Went From Hashtag to Social Movement, While Rejecting Funding From Donors

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10/10/2018

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How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)

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07/14/2016

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas ... perspectives, new ideas. They become more efficient. They increase resources , and innovation flourishes. End of story. Right? ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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The New York Community Trust, Robin Hood, and UJA-Federation of New York to Offer Capacity-Building Resources for New York's Nonprofits Impacted by COVID-19

Release Date:

06/15/2020

... and UJA-Federation of New York to Offer Capacity-Building Resources for New York's Nonprofits Impacted by COVID-19 New ... essential services that are a lifeline to so many in our city, such as food...

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Disaster Relief

The New York Community Trust

Workforce Development

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UJA-Federation of New York

17 Sep 2015

How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar

Thursday, September 17, 2015 -

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here . Wars and violence in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Central America, and ... summer, unaccompanied children fled Central America for safety in the U.S. This summer, hundreds of...

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Children, Youth and Families

From the Desk of Irfan Hasan: The New York Community Trust and Vaccinating our City

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05/13/2021

... Irfan Hasan: The New York Community Trust and Vaccinating our City “Many of us felt a collective sigh of relief when ... hurdles to getting past the pandemic, particularly the mass distribution of vaccines and...

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