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Ford Foundation Study Cites 'Unfairness' as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs

Release Date:

05/01/2017

... its kind, by the Ford Foundation and the Kapor Center for Social Impact set out to better understand why people leave ... was most widely reported by men of color, with women of all backgrounds experiencing...

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Workforce Development

The New York Women’s Foundation Appeared On NBC’s Show, “Give“

Release Date:

10/30/2017

... Life in Sunset Park. In addition to witnessing first-hand how our wonderful grantee partners are creating positive ... from The New York Women’s Foundation and gets advice on how to distribute a $50,000 grant...

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Gender Justice

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09 Mar 2021

Next Level Programs and Policies to Close the Wealth Gap - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... steps to address and close racial wealth inequality How asset funders can use the racial wealth gap framing to ... Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase and Co Designed for All interested funders. Registation...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

MIT Receives $8 Million From Simons Foundation for Quantum Research

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06/04/2019

... in support of the Simons Collaboration on Ultra-Quantum Matter . The initiative will support theoretical physics ... systems consisting of many atoms or electrons — matter — can behave in an essentially quantum...

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Science

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A New Era for NYC Government, an Opportunity for Philanthropy

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11/20/2013

... and are sharing lessons learned from past work. Leaders at all levels of government -- and in all sectors -- are aware of the fiscal limitations facing ... of the need to not just tap philanthropy's...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Leadership Development

Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

11 Jun 2019

Grantmaking in a Diverse World – A Workshop

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 1:00pm

... will provide participants with practical understanding of how to work effectively with diverse populations, improving ... Community or Policy. We will then discuss looking at all four thought patterns as a...

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Tools & Strategies

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation

Release Date:

04/01/2016

... inequities faced by girls and young women of color, and how the initiative complements NoVo's ongoing support for .....

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

Release Date:

05/12/2015

... greater public health needs. Despite having the highest all -cause mortality rates and highest rates of youth alcohol ... track record of collaboration and community impact. For all of these reasons, we Staten...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Health

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The Staten Island Foundation

14 Nov 2017

Hats on, Hats Off – A Creative Approach to Capacity Building

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... building and want to learn more about what it is and how you might integrate it into your grant making? Do you ... by a team of arts funders who will bring creativity into how we think about and approach...

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Tools & Strategies

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

10 Feb 2021

Supporting digital public spaces that put people over profit - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... that have built digital public spaces that serve all communities. These organizations, whose business models ... Funders will come away with insights and takeaways on how digital public spaces should look, and...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

Communications/Media

Social Justice

Tides Names Judith Hill CFO

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... of navigating the shifting economic conditions of the social sector. We are extremely excited to have her join ...

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A Coalition to Move de Blasio Along on Bus Rapid Transit

Release Date:

06/09/2014

... has joined with the Rockefeller Foundation, the Working Families Party, the Transport Workers Union, the Association ... bus rapid transit coalition frames better bus service as a social equity issue. More...

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Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... momentum to strengthen the rights of LGBTQ people and families . The fund kicks off with $780,000 in grants ... pioneering funders with a successful history of seeding social change, the LGBTQ Racial Justice...

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LGBTQ

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Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Attempts Murdoch Ouster at News Corp. Annual Meeting

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10/16/2015

Laura Shaffer Campos, of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, failed to lead a shareholder revolt to diminish the Murdoch family's control on News Corp.

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Member News

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Communications/Media

Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... she is a lifelong advocate and champion for economic and social justice. She has extensive board experience and joined ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’

Release Date:

05/03/2017

... has explicitly named a commitment to democratic values and social justice, supporting the most vulnerable, respecting ... Islamophobic travel bans, standing up for sanctuary for families separated by...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Schools’ Response to Bullying Is Questioned After Fatal School Stabbing

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... classmate during history class in a Bronx school. A school social worker in New York City for 25 years, Harding formed a ...

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Education

Klarman and Barr Foundations Team up on $25 Million Arts Initiative

Release Date:

10/04/2018

... have enormous potential to add value to the vibrancy, social wellbeing , and creative economies of their ...

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The Klarman Family Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Partners with Major Donors in Groundbreaking $25M National Initiative to Increase Mobility from Poverty

Release Date:

02/04/2019

... spur the development of new solutions to sustainably lift families out of poverty, and to promote dynamic leaders who will aim to change the national conversation around social and economic mobility, is the...