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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Program Staff

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01/15/2019

... American, Caribbean immigrant, and Latinx students within our country’s urban education systems. A critical ethnographer, Doucet has studied how beliefs, practices, and values in the U.S. educational ... His...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Four Members to Board of Directors

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02/09/2022

... we know that their wealth of experience and dedication to our borough’s communities will propel our institution into ... Foundation’s staff and leadership team, I want to share how excited we...

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

By Richard Smith, President, The Pinkerton Foundation How has the increasing influence of the tools and techniques ... administered, GED test score trends, the increase in homes with broadband access and the like...

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The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness: A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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08/11/2022

... experience with school, I want to hear more about yours. How was your educational experience, and what lit the flame ... in the nation? Perhaps you can also share more about how you got energized by this new...

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A Commitment to Playwrights: The Tow Foundation’s 2014 Residency Program

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12/09/2014

... Leonard Tow, Chairman of The Tow Foundation, pondered how the Foundation could support American playwrights who ... a targeted fund—using a relatively small portion of its resources —to have a big impact on the...

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09 Jun 2021

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting - Do CUNY enrollment declines place equitable recovery goals at risk?

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... college leaders, industry partners, and funders working to increase student career success. Nationwide, community ... projections for the 2021-22 academic year Strategies to break down the silos between non-...

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Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

... Brookings Institution. The book lays out the benefits to our democratic system that would accrue from making voting a ... American citizen. After the 2020 election, the issue of how (and even whether) American...

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A New Compass

... 40 years, Philanthropy New York has evolved and grown with our members. We are excited to begin this next decade with a ... we do and the community we create. These values are our north star. They guide...

05 Feb 2020

Democracy in 2020 and Beyond

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9:00am to 11:30am

As the 2020 election nears, the immediate threats facing our democracy and the challenges that philanthropy must address could not be more clear. How can we ensure that the 2020 electorate is representative .....

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Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions

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10/2017

... we continue to see the scope and intensity of disasters increase , we hope the data will motivate organizations to ... in the immediate aftermath of these events, it's our hope that, armed with this report and the data tools, ... agencies are encouraged to join the discussion on how to use data to drive informed, strategic disaster-related .....

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

... New Yorkers are doing to realize the true potential of our city as a place where all people are welcome and ... are organizing for new solutions to challenges created in our city by inequity and injustice...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education Releases Recommendations For Helping Native American Youth Live Healthier Lives

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01/18/2018

... across this country. It’s an encouraging trend, but our sector has a great deal of work ahead of us to counter a ... it in perspective: Native Americans make up 2 percent of our country’s population, yet their...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19

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03/10/2020

... By sharing research, coordinating investments, and pooling resources , these efforts can help to accelerate research. ... libraries of thousands of compounds with confirmed safety data, and considering new...

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It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

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02/2013

Panelists discussed the expected effects from what has already passed Congress in January 2013 and whether or not the charitable deduction debate is leading to the neglect of even more important issues in the budget battles likely to be beset us for years to come.

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Insights from “Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy”

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09/19/2024

... , an interactive session hosted by Philanthropy New York. Our goal was to introduce key concepts in participatory philanthropy and share our experience with our own participatory grantmaking...

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20 Mar 2014

Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

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8:45am to 11:00am

... grantees: financial statements and IRS Form 990. But how do the two documents differ and how can they best be used together to interpret the financial ... who wish to enhance their financial skills. Attendance...

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... impact in its community but also offering insight into how others might address some of the biggest challenges facing our country. Their work sheds light on crucial questions, such as: How...

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