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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

Release Date:

08/05/2016

... 175 regional, national, and international companies. This year 's lineup features the latest production from Buenos ... company Estampas Porteñas, a celebration of the Chinese Year of the Rooster by the...

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Arts

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Forest Restoration Gets a Tiny Fraction of the Money it Needs

Release Date:

11/09/2016

... there is a shortfall of $250 billion to $350 billion per year (PDF). Of the money available, most comes from ... philanthropic sources, with only $10 billion (PDF) per year invested by the private sector.....

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Environment and Climate Change

Century Foundation Policy Associate Comments on Trump's Effect on Higher Education Reforms

Release Date:

11/10/2016

Donald Trump's defeat of Hillary Clinton Tuesday night places eight years of higher education reform under President Obama in doubt, raising questions about the direction of policies governing financial aid and for-profit colleges.

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The Century Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $2.3M in Grants to Nonprofits Serving Youth, Girls of Color

Release Date:

12/14/2016

... its Invest in Youth initiative in 2015 as a 10- year , $25 million commitment to improve Brooklyn’s social ... and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to 24- year -olds, particularly young people of...

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Gender Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Edna McConnell Clark's Nancy Roob Gives Tedx Talk About Re-Imagining Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/30/2017

... In 10 Years: A New Normal for Philanthropy At this year 's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared .....

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Video

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics Announce International Partnership

Release Date:

04/28/2017

... of global insurer MetLife, announced a $1.5 million, three year international partnership to expand Special Olympics ...

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Children, Youth and Families

New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... last week. Commissioner Basil Seggos criticized the six- year dredging project performed by General Electric Co. in a ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Milbank Memorial Fund Appoints Tara Strome as Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

04/28/2021

... public policy, and to documenting the Fund’s 116- year history. Milbank Memorial Fund Appoints Tara ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

10 Jul 2018

The Power of Pooled Funding to Increase College Graduation Rates

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... , Program Officer, Teagle Foundation Panel: The Funder Perspective Cass Conrad , University Dean, K-16 Initiatives ... Program Officer, Altman Foundation Panel: The Grantee Perspective Vince Boudreau ,...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

24 Sep 2019

100 Million Healthier Lives: Transforming Health and Wellbeing for Aging Adults - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

The rising tide of chronic disease, an aging population, structural inequity in health outcomes, and new technology all demand a fundamentally different approach to fostering health.

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Aging

Evelynn M. Hammonds Joins Arcus Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... We couldn't be more excited to add her expertise and perspective to what is already an extraordinary Board," said .....

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Arcus Foundation

01 Dec 2011

Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

It’s well known that investing in the health and well-being of children now will pay huge dividends down the road, from both social and economic perspectives. For too long, however, children have been more of an afterthought in the federal budget...

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03 Mar 2011

New York City's Future Looks Latino

Thursday, March 3, 2011 -

7:30am to 10:30am

A Philanthropy New York’s Collaborative Program presented with The New York City Youth Funders (NYCYF) and sponsored by The Aprendes Foundation , the Altman Foundation , and the Wallace Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND:...

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How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings

Release Date:

11/02/2016

... to know: What about metrics and research? From an M&E perspective , it would be helpful for funders to be open to ...

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Insights

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Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

25 Apr 2018

Investing in Workplace Financial Wellness: Help for Lower-Income Employees - A Webinar

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Workplace financial wellness programs are seen as a win-win for employers and employees. They help employees to create economic stability while contributing to employee satisfaction and an employer’s bottom line. How can philanthropy support and...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

Michael Bloomberg Takes on the Coal Industry

Release Date:

04/12/2018

On Monday afternoon, Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and former three-term mayor of New York City, escaped to a deserted ballroom at the Grand Hyatt, in midtown Manhattan, to talk about climate change. Moments earlier, he had...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

JPMorgan Chase Invests In Dallas Students to Prepare for Well-Paying, High-Demand Careers

Release Date:

05/23/2018

... to compete for today’s jobs and strengthen the Dallas economy .” in the region’s healthcare and information ...

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Education

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation To Help Support Expansion of the Empire State Trail Initiative

Release Date:

09/18/2018

... in our statewide tourism industry and boosting the economy of Western New York." Today, New York State Office of .....

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Community Development

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

12 Nov 2019

Service for Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet community needs. The Service for Impact working group, rooted in the principles of...