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Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

Release Date:

05/12/2017

... for careers in government, the nonprofit sector, academia, social entrepreneurship, or community development; $5 million ... opportunities for students to learn and practice essential legal skills as part of...

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Council on Foundations Appoints Kathleen P. Enright as President and CEO

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10/11/2018

... Council on Foundations has played — and, most important, how we can strengthen that role moving forward,” said ... “Our broad search was deeply diverse by race, gender, LGBT status, geography and other factors...

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Appointments & Transitions

Mellon Foundation Grants Help Citymeals and God’s Love We Deliver Feed New York City’s Elderly and At-Risk Homebound Populations during COVID-19 Crisis

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03/26/2020

... in the form of nutritious meals delivered throughout all five boroughs. With the COVID-19 crisis, these ... including meals for their senior caregivers and dependent children . “Citymeals on Wheels is a...

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Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas

Release Date:

07/11/2016

... and refugees who call the state home. One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. citizens—has a ... to support integration and ensure the future prosperity of all Texans... Co-Sponsored by Simmons...

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Immigration

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The Simmons Foundation

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Shares New Report on Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outcomes For Youth

Release Date:

12/16/2016

... of staff and consultants who worked with the grantees. All PropelNext grantees participated in a three-year program ... in supporting organizations to amplify their impact on children and youth... Edna...

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Children, Youth and Families

Mayor De Blasio: NYC Will Continue to Support People Who Rely on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... has allowed 800,000 people brought to the United States as children without documentation to fully participate in the American Dream. Right now, for all of us across the United States, but especially in New ...

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Immigration

Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

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05/10/2012

... grantmakers? Measure of America , a project of the Social Science Research Council, has created a modified ... Index offers a non-partisan, fact-based look at how people are faring in three fundamental areas...

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05 Dec 2018

The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... in their staff, along with strategic and financial “know- how ,” to navigate change and adapt to consistently meet ... P. Haygood , President and CEO, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) Sarah Keh...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

25 Jun 2020

Beyond Defunding the Police: Reimagining Safety for Communities of Color in the Time of COVID

Thursday, June 25, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... spread. However, incarcerated people are unable to follow social distancing rules, have no access to protective gear, ... interrupt violence in communities, and stem incarceration? How can we create strong...

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All Funders

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This Guy Has Plans to Make Your Foundation More Accountable

Release Date:

03/15/2017

... poverty, reduce inequality, and address urgent social problems would be fully deductible; donations to other ... with new thinking – and yes, new rules – about how much influence we allow philanthropists to...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Mellon Announces $125 Million "Creatives Rebuild New York" Initiative to Reactivate the State's Creative Economy and Provide Artists with the Critical Support They Need

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... paid predictable and regular incomes. They are agents of social change, strengthening equitable, healthy, and ... and evaluating its impact, we can better determine how to ensure artists are represented as...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

Release Date:

12/05/2018

... impact in its community but also offering insight into how others might address some of the biggest challenges ... reinvent their economies and create more opportunity for all ? How might...

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Community Development

Economic Security

MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

Release Date:

09/23/2015

... update on last year’s report and includes information on how the company performs on multiple environmental, social and governance issues, including social impact investments, customer...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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MetLife

The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness " Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful ... addressed a range of topics, including a focus on how social...

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Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow

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03/01/2013

... for the period of one year. The F.B. Heron fellowship in Social Investment Practice is intended to allow highly ... F.B. Heron’s change in strategy, one intended to deploy all the resources...

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Community Development

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23 Oct 2019

From Intentions into Actions: Bringing Behavioral Design to NYC Nonprofits

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... we learn about exciting evidence-based programs and bemoan how difficult and expensive it is to scale up best ... Typical behavioral design approaches use levers such as social norms, default settings,...

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05 Apr 2022

NYC Speaks: NYC Philanthropy & Co-Governance in the New Mayoral Administration

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... around your own investments in the city’s non-profit and social impact community–and how you can be strategic in the ways you engage the new ... of co-investments with philanthropy Who should attend? ...