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Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being

Release Date:

04/19/2017

... New research by the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) documents the positive ... life for ordinary New Yorkers. The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts...

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Arts

Health

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The New York Community Trust

NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... the idea that the wealthy are harnessing their fortunes to social good and we're excited by the prospect of lots of new money flowing into the social sector. What's a cause for concern, though, is...

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The New York Community Trust

Mastercard's Big Data For Good Initiative: Data Philanthropy On The Front Lines

Release Date:

08/10/2017

... can be applied not just for corporate good, but also for social good. One such firm is Mastercard, which describes ... on the application of data to a range of issues for social benefit. . . Mastercard's...

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MasterCard Foundation

Collective Impact Without Borders

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... structured, cross-sector approach to solving complex social problems—in 2011, we have deepened our ... and aim to address a wide variety of challenges (including social mobility in Israel, fisheries...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... to ending childhood hunger, and BBH NY have launched a social media campaign that uses emojis to combat the issue of ... to buy food to help feed a hungry child. Launching on social media, the campaign...

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Children, Youth and Families

Food Systems

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... vision that the arts can be a powerful vehicle for social change. The Rauschenberg Foundation, meanwhile, has ... concerned with the broader connections between art and social activism. … A Spectrum of Change...

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Arts

Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

Release Date:

11/28/2017

... "build a platform to better align capital with meaningful social priorities that have greater impact and at lower .....

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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The Rockefeller Foundation

New United Hospital Fund Report Identifies NYC Neighborhoods Where Medicaid Might Better Support Members’ Health by Addressing Housing Insecurity

Release Date:

07/26/2018

... nutrition, and exposure to violence—often called social determinants of health—can have a greater impact on ... outcomes than medical treatments. Stable housing is a key social determinant, and research...

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Health

Housing and Homelessness

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United Hospital Fund

Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Release Date:

12/10/2018

... track record, extensive experience, and deep commitment to social justice that we were looking for in our next ... Banerjee brings more than twenty years of experience in social justice philanthropy. As the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Arcus Foundation Funded Report Finds Infrastructure Development Likely To Be “Devastating” for Wildlife, Ecological Integrity

Release Date:

02/26/2019

... Development’s emphasis on a balance across economic, social and environmental dimensions. Although SDG 9 ... in general. The report finds that the environmental and social standards set by financing...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arcus Foundation

Salesforce.org Announces $18 Million in Grants Towards Bay Area Education, Homelessness and Cleanliness at Dreamforce 2018

Release Date:

09/25/2018

... Salesforce.org will donate $500,000 each to Hamilton Families and Larkin StreetYouth Services. This marks a total ... dollars in grants from Salesforce.org towards Hamilton Families since 2016. To address...

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Education

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Salesforce

The National Grid Foundation Announces Support to Nearly 50 Organizations in Communities Impact by COVID-19

Release Date:

01/20/2021

The National Grid Foundation has kicked off 2021 helping its neighbors with food access, human services and emergency heating fund support.

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Children, Youth and Families

Disaster Relief

Education

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National Grid

13 Nov 2018

Ask the Author with David Williams, Opportunity Insights - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -

12:00pm to 12:30pm

... at Opportunity Insights, for a 30-minute conversation on how race currently shapes opportunity, and how we can reduce racial disparities moving forward. Based at ... , Policy Director, Opportunity Insights...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

26 Apr 2023

Preventing Youth Homelessness Series Webinar: Identifying Student Risks through Project Upstream - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... successful, the challenges they experience, and how they differ from other school-based assessments. We will ... Upstream compared to other school-based interventions How to name one potential obstacle to...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... Bay Ridge Brooklyn has always been home to people from all parts of the world. It ranks just behind Jackson ... been true for many decades—most of my neighbors are children or grandchildren of people who came...