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Borealis Philanthropy

Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

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07/13/2017

... Community Foundation announces $100,000 in grants to five nonprofits that are expanding or advocating for ... so grateful to Brooklyn Community Foundation for giving us this opportunity to ensure Maple Street...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

The Uncertain Road Ahead for Culture in New York City

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08/14/2017

... The New York Community Trust, found that across the five boroughs the percentage of English-language learners in ... learners and students with disabilities—will only get us so far. CreateNYC has started the...

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Arts

17 Mar 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Optimizing a Multigenerational Workplace

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... workplace to work alongside colleagues from four, even five generations. Successful organizations...

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HR & Operations Staff

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The Markle Foundation, Colorado Governor and 20 States Launch the Skillful State Network

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02/14/2018

... demonstrate or obtain the skills needed for good digital economy jobs. The Network marks the national expansion of ... approach, tools and assets quickly. It also allows all of us to build on the great work...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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NYCT Makes Over $800K in Grants to Respond to Federal Policy Changes

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02/07/2017

... help 49 groups innovate and advocate for better health care , a healthy environment, effective legal services, and ... programs, including Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps), and affordable housing programs...

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The New York Community Trust

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

... From a distance, the jobs picture looks great. The local economy is booming and jobs are being created at a rapid ... has a 4.7% unemployment rate, which is lower than last year ’s and arguably amounts to full...

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Workforce Development

22 May 2013

The Elements of Age and Ability Friendly Communities

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Webinar

... ages and abilities. These principles include: access to affordable and safe housing options for all stages of life; ... and proximity to basic services, shopping, health care , recreational and cultural...

05 Jun 2013

Philanthropy Building Age and Ability Friendly Communities

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Nature and NYC Communities Can Thrive Together Through These 5 Goals

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04/19/2018

... New York City is that nature, whose functions enable us to enjoy healthy lives, has been neglected in municipal ... if we want our communities to thrive. Funders who care about community development, health,...

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

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04/22/2020

... to the office and conferences and lunches, when so many of us are now doing the hardest work of our lives in our ... other deliver programs virtually, to supervise and take care of staff, members, and...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018

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03/13/2019

... grants totaling $11 million to a hundred and seventy- five community organizations in 2018. New initiatives launched by the foundation during the year include the Fund for the #MeToo Movement and Allies, .....

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Gender Justice

The New York Women's Foundation

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How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

... is relatively small—approximately $150 million per year —and fragmented, with a majority of the labs in the ... 70 percent of the labs were founded in the last five years. With the recent release of a couple of...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Communications/Media

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After Orlando – After the Anger and Sadness – There Is Work to Be Done

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06/15/2016

... Director, AVP The largest mass shooting in recent US history occurred at an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, ... victims. This is an enormous tragedy. It is a staggering act of violence aimed at the LGBTQ community...

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Dara Major Philanthropy Consulting

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Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative

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01/25/2018

... Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative. Now in its sixth year , the Initiative provides funding for up to nineteen John ... the criminal justice system. With this grant, payable over five years, the Initiative’s goal...

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Justice Reform

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Philanthropy Must Prioritize Democracy Beyond Election Day

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11/17/2020

... system that costs too much and does not provide adequate care to most people. A common thread runs through each of ... funding for nonpartisan civic engagement, too many of us in philanthropy still fail to...

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Philanthropy and the Interfaith Imperative

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05/24/2018

... in Belfast or Boston, Mosul or Minneapolis. It would serve us well to look into our own history and the tremendous ... of our highly ambitious goals and relatively modest resources , t he results have been...

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Religion

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The Teagle Foundation

The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

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09/09/2013

... Performance Assessment at Changing Our World , presented five building blocks that she uses in her client work, and we ... Realistically, what you can measure also depends on the resources (time and money)...

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Citi Foundation

The New York Community Trust Gives $6 Million for Legal Aid to Detained Immigrants, Climate Resilience, and More

Release Date:

12/08/2017

... address flood protection for homeowners, home-based child care , and the city's ailing mass transit system. Some ... Project, which brings more than 45,000 pounds of fresh, affordable produce to low-income...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Aging

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Immigration

Research Funded By The Commonwealth Fund Shows Overdose Risk Quintuples With Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use

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06/22/2018

... use, the risk of opioid-related overdose increases five -fold compared to opioid-only use among Medicare ... and a benzodiazepine should be closely monitored by health care professionals due to an increased...

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