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William T. Grant-Funded Study Explores Effect of Financial Distress on Academically Prepared Minority Students

Release Date:

09/10/2015

... after enrolling in college without adequate financial resources . “Students were surveyed in the fall, winter and spring of freshman year ,” said Micere Keels, associate professor in ... adult trajectory of...

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Economic Security

William T. Grant Foundation

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We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are

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11/17/2016

... “serve as a connector of people, institutions, ideas and resources , as well as a catalyst for advocacy and action for ... work. Related to PNY’s recent work developing its next five - year...

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PNY News

Benjamin Chu Elected Commonwealth Fund Chairman; Mark Smith Elected to Board

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12/10/2014

... and a strategic leader in public and private health care delivery and administration will be an invaluable asset ... physician at the Positive Health Program for AIDS care at San Francisco General Hospital...

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Aging

Appointments & Transitions

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The Commonwealth Fund

Pat Jenny To Oversee Grants at The New York Community Trust

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09/06/2013

... grantees. The Trust, celebrating its 90th anniversary next year , funds hundreds of projects, from an after-school rowing program in Queens to those that improve affordable housing across the region. Jenny...

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Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

New York State Health Foundation Awards United Hospital Fund Grant To Study Ways To Improve Discharge Planning

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... to make the best possible decisions about post-acute care through better information and communication. The one- year project, which begins November 1, will focus on 1) the ... and their communication and...

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New York Health Foundation

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The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis

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09/05/2019

... Opportunity Zones created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . The four cities represent 97 Opportunity Zones with more ... residents’ interests by providing cities with the resources to shape investments so...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

Economic Security

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The State of Philanthropy Tech and Implications for Our Workplace

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03/2023

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration. How common is it for foundation staff to be back in the office? What platforms and tools are others using for remote and grantmaking? How can I leverage peer benchmarking to advocate change within my organization? To assist in answering these questions, in July 2022, Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) conducted a...

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Information Technology

Schott Foundation, Race Forward, and NYU's Metro Center Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education

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04/06/2022

... advance political agendas. We invite philanthropy to join us in investing in these grassroots organizations and leaders ... doesn’t stop at the school door. Foundations that care about democracy should ensure...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Social Justice

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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/26/2012

... with the fierce urgency of now….Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected with a lost ... philanthropy can and must play a leading role in investing resources in advocacy; in ensuring that public...

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All Funders

Winning Was Just Part of the Reward

Release Date:

09/17/2013

... Nonprofit Excellence Awards . But the journey that brought us to that point also brought us far more than the award itself. The months-long ... helped us realize just how much our small staff...

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Workplace Flexibility

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03/2011

... , communications consultant, Robin Hartman joined us to help answer: What is workplace flexibility? Why should ... In addition, FAN member Gail Pesyna , VP for Human Resources and Program Management at the Alfred P. Sloan ...

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Program Presentation

02 May 2013

Philanthropy in Emerging Markets: Russia as a Case Study

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... context for international work. Russia provides us an exceptionally rich case study as it shares much in ... the same time, Russia is now the world’s sixth largest economy and has the third-highest growth rate...

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With Support From the Surdna Foundation, This Organization Is Focused on Creating a National Black Tech Ecosystem

Release Date:

07/31/2019

... tech disparities for black people in the U.S. In the next five years, they will have accumulated enough data in both ...

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Technology

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Surdna Foundation

This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages

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05/19/2015

... Recent New York PhilanthroPost news items on the topic Resources on the topic Philanthropic staff changes in that ... kinds of information about topics so many of our members care about! And we’re hardly done...

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PNY News

The Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Adverse Childhood Experiences Collaborative Announces New Statewide Campaign

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06/23/2021

... simple acts are just the start of showing a child you care ,” says Dave Ellis, Executive Director of the New ... “Our broad network of partners provides invaluable resources so that, together, we can make a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Burke Foundation

Report from Commonwealth Fund Finds Patient Worry About Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs at All-Time High

Release Date:

05/17/2018

... informed by a survey the Commonwealth Fund conducts each year asking patients about the affordability of their healthcare costs. Each year , the survey asks whether patients are confident they can ...

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Why Cultural Policy is Critical for New York City

Release Date:

06/12/2015

... creative companies and the workers driving our creative economy ; Integrate the arts into other sectors and City ... the field’s unique contributions to housing, health care , education, economic development,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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The Weight of Privilege in Crisis

Release Date:

08/19/2020

... we are also confronting privilege. And it’s changing us . For white people, it’s a realization that the system ... moment in order to ensure that we have access to medical care , food, transportation and other...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $2.5 Million to Help Sheridan Memorial Hospital Bring Innovative Behavioral Health Model to Wyoming

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08/27/2023

... Hospital implement an innovative behavioral health care model that provides assessment, treatment, and healing ... into which we can pull together a network of support and resources .” The EmPATH Unit will...

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