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See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event

Release Date:

10/10/2013

... of education reform strategies. Following more than a year of organizing and research development, Philanthropy New ... 8 at Trinity Wall Street. Over 130 attendees joined us and an esteemed panel, including...

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All Funders

“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word

Release Date:

01/21/2015

... that contributes to compromised health systems that makes us vulnerable to diseases like Ebola. The word “poor” ... the beneficiary of the President’s proposed $3,000 per year childcare tax cut. To be clear,...

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PNY News

27 Apr 2021

How Philanthropy Can Help Avoid A Tsunami of Evictions

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

One year into the pandemic, many renters find themselves unable ... coming and have the chance to get ahead of. The scale of resources needed to address this crisis can only come from ... supporting advocacy for...

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All Funders

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Housing and Homelessness

Public Policy

04 May 2021

Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021 - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 5/3

... sectors. In response, a number of foundations pooled their resources to collectively fund three of New York’s leading ... health Data and recommendations to inform the new NYC 10- year food policy plan...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Evaluation

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Community Development

Food Systems

MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism and President and CEO of MetLife Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2021

... Wisconsin, where she led strategic partnerships and resources to distribute 15 million pounds of food annually to ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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MetLife

International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

Release Date:

04/25/2022

... this momentous and transformative grant that will enable us to develop cutting-edge efforts to tackle enduring and ... warfare, food insecurity and pandemics. The Hub will help us anticipate threats that will...

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Member News

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Human Services

International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

Release Date:

03/13/2015

The CDC Foundation has announced a two- year , $14 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to ...

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Member News

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Poll: Americans Have Never Been So Sure About Climate Change, Even Republicans

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... Even Republicans Maybe it's the pope. Or the freakish year in extreme climate records. It might even be explained .....

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Environment and Climate Change

Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges Until last year , Ninotska Love would have been barred from attending ... transgender women to attend Wellesley in the school's 147- year history. "For me...

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Sector News

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... School in The Face of DACA Chaos Denisse Rojas, a third- year medical student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ... permitted to attend college and work in the U.S. for two- year periods without fear of...

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Immigration

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

Release Date:

03/20/2017

... changing skill requirements and variety of specific human resources needs. This paid off: the low-income program ... more on average, than their peers in a control group by year 2. This effort was funded by...

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Insights

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Workforce Development

Countering the Flight of Talent from AAPI Communities & Building Grassroots Capacity

Release Date:

06/09/2021

... the goal and dream of our parents and grandparents is for us to get educated and get out of the community. To move on ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Korean American Community Foundation

Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

... and how your colleagues interacted with these leaders! RESOURCES Check out our Annual Meeting Program for an ...

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Announces New Grant Opportunity for Research and Advocacy

Release Date:

10/06/2021

... rates for women with financial need who are pursuing a 4- year degree at a public institution. Grants will be given ... their educational and career goals. Learn more about us and the extraordinary women we...

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RFPs Etc

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Education

Gender Justice

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... advocates, and researchers. [1] Their comments made us pause, think hard, and rewrite our request for ... draw strength from informed and engaged constituents who, year after year , chip away...

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Insights

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Carnegie Corporation of New York Appoints Louise Richardson as President

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... the foundation in January 2023 at the end of her seven- year term as head of the University of Oxford in England. ... of great distinction, and we are honored to have her join us as president of the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

Release Date:

05/13/2020

... nonprofits serving communities of color, and Support the care of and community organizing in Black, Brown, and ... change narratives, and demand a new, just deal. All of us at Surdna are committed to joining...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

Release Date:

11/13/2017

... behavior. Now, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from TCF, the Department of Education has ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Century Foundation

Open Society Foundations Accepting Applications for Soros Justice Fellowships

Release Date:

10/23/2019

The Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system.

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

09 Jun 2025

On Hope in a Time of Maximum Fear: A Conversation with Norma Wong - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, June 9, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... In her book, When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in ... moving current, fed and shaped by human actions, sweeps us toward ever uncertain futures...