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07 Feb 2013

-- Postponed-- Keeping Risk Above Water: Investing in Adaptation Infrastructure and Emergency Response

Thursday, February 7, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

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... economy for the fourth quarter of 2012 near .6 percent. As New York City and the surrounding region struggles to recover ... risk, while having the potential to literally save lives and...

Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

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07/25/2017

... Climate Change Nearly five years after Hurricane Sandy hit New York to devastating effect, America’ s most populated city is still rebuilding in some areas — ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Limits Are Your Freedom

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02/15/2017

... as the feature article of the February 2017 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition Every foundation has its ... view and voice – however humble or bold – on the way resources...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

CEP Announces First Director of Advisory Services

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02/24/2015

... She will lead the strategy and implementation of CEP’ s advisory services practice, delivering customized, ... to foundation leaders. Leonard’ s hiring marks a new era in CEP’ s...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Ms. Foundation for Women President Amerita Examines Impact of Take Our Daughters to Work Day

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04/24/2015

... small article announcing Take Our Daughters to Work Day in New York City appeared in Parade Magazine. We created that day ... This day, when girls were seen and heard, changed many lives , as...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund

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02/01/2016

... and more mental health problems. In January 2016, the New York Times followed up on Case and Deaton’ s findings with an analysis showing that the rise in white ...

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At the Rockefellers’ Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy

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05/23/2016

... like the Standard Oil monopoly, Nelson Rockefeller’ s stewardship as governor of New York and the family’ s charitable giving in medical research ...

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

... Connecticut; Jefferson County, Kentucky; and New York City, the report found that when socioeconomic diversity ...

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The Century Foundation

Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. and UK

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03/23/2017

... Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations in U. S . and UK Morgan Stanley on March 22 announced the launch of ... the next ten weeks, teams of Morgan Stanley employees in New York and...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement

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04/17/2017

... participants as partners in making change in their own lives , the organization, and in the surrounding community. We hosted a series of conversations with a dozen New York City nonprofit...

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Community Development

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New York Foundation

Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

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06/06/2017

... Tommy and Kiko, who live in captivity in upstate New York and are asking the courts for relief. A rumpled ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation, Moore Foundation Join Fund for Shared Insight

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11/10/2015

... Moore Foundation Join Fund for Shared Insight NEW YORK — Fund for Shared Insight announced today that the ... effort among funders that pools financial and other resources to make grants to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

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04/06/2016

... programs, research, and by leveraging the firm’ s vast resources and talented employees. Additionally, in her new role, Karen will oversee employee engagement and ... Strategies, a boutique...

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Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment

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02/11/2021

... Read at The Fast Company (1/20/21) October 26, 2020, NEW CANAAN, Conn. ꟷ Sharon Prince, Founder and Chief ... buildings; the launch of a dedicated website with tools, resources , and original content; and...

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Disaster Relief

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Commits Funding for Ukrainian Emergency Relief

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05/17/2022

... conflict. The escalating war in Ukraine has imperiled the lives of the country’ s artists and cultural workers and has ... entities responding to the existential threat to cultural life in...

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Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

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Kiki Louya, "Top Chef" Contestant, Announced as First-Ever Executive Director of the Restaurant Worker's Community Foundation

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05/18/2021

... as First-Ever Executive Director of the Restaurant Worker' s Community Foundation New York City (May 18, 2021) – Restaurant Workers’ Community .....

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis To Step Down In March

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09/14/2017

... term, Lewis will return to the academy, and launch a new initiative, The Center for Social Solutions, to focus ... future of work. He expects to announce more details in the new year. Widely respected, Lewis...

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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees

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04/25/2018

... , the global leader in prestige beauty, today announced new and enhanced family-related programs, policies and ... or enhancing benefits around adoption, child and elder care , and infant transition support...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

... Social Change The Ford Foundation today announced 25 new Art of Change fellowships that will support visionary ... fellows span generations, backgrounds, geographies, and life experiences—and together tell a...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants

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10/05/2017

... and Catholic education and nuns. Recipients include the New Venture Fund, which was awarded $1.2 million in support ... a national collaborative committed to improving life outcomes for rent-burdened...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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