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Reminder to Apply: NYSHealth 2017 Special Projects Fund

Release Date:

09/19/2016

... Deadlines for the online inquiry form are September 27, 2016 and March 15, 2017 . Selected organizations will be ... to submit full proposals, with deadlines of November 18, 2016 and May 17, 2017 . NYSHealth...

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RFPs Etc

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New York Health Foundation

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Ford Foundation Launches Global Fellows Network to Tackle Inequality Worldwide

Release Date:

06/01/2020

... with the challenges of inequality. The cohort draws from four regions: Brazil, the United States , East Africa, and the Middle East and North ... prominent social justice leaders of our day. From 2005 to...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... areas. The Trust, established in 1999, is administered by four trustees selected by Leona Helmsley. Prior to joining ... in 10 offices across major financial centers in the United States , Europe, Asia, and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

28 Apr 2025

Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, April 28, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... long history of excluding people from entering the United States , including individuals from China in the 19th century, ... is also a history of expelling people from the United States , including nearly 2...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

22 Mar 2019

Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in International Grantmaking

Friday, March 22, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... on the ever-evolving world of international grantmaking laws , discuss global trends, and present creative ways we can ... challenging terrain. Explore Updates on legal developments affecting global...

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Tools & Strategies

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Breakout Discussion

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/07/2015

... Kerry Anne McGeary observed in their recent article “ Four Ways to Spread Ideas .” The authors write, "… for ... intuition, and even luck than deliberate goal-setting, analysis , or planning. Whatever...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Legal Issues

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bessemer Trust

The Juvenile Justice Initiative at Philanthropy New York: Closing Remarks from Judge Judith S. Kaye

Release Date:

06/22/2010

... the courts. Today the rate of incarceration in the United States is several times higher than other western nations, ... and juvenile justice that began some time ago in four states that were...

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All Funders

43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... Previously, the rates had been in decline for four years, according to the city's Health Department. For ... range in New York City, the rate of gonorrhea infection in 2015 rose to 350 cases per 100,000,...

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Education

NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... and shootings down so far this year about 23 percent from 2016 , police officials are acknowledging in private that the ... in the same period amounted to 532 compared with 697 in 2016 , a drop of 23.7 percent,...

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Sector News

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Justice Reform

Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... the state capitol to protest the “stand your ground” laws that allowed Trayvon Martin’s killer to go free, an ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Trinity Awards Grants Addressing Housing Insecurity and Mental Health Needs

Release Date:

06/15/2023

... 111 nonprofit organizations in New York City, the United States , and abroad. Most of the grants are aimed at ... that will have a direct impact on people’s lives.” Thirty -two grants, totaling more than $8...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Housing and Homelessness

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Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

Release Date:

06/01/2022

... parts of the system itself — for example, the United States spends $80 billion on prisons and another $115 billion ... knowing that harm reduction and access to restorative resources are key underpinnings of...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Arnold Ventures

United Hospital Fund Report Finds Some 2.6 Million New Yorkers Face Hunger this Holiday Season

Release Date:

12/15/2021

... Yorkers are facing hunger this December, according to an analysis released today by United Hospital Fund and Boston ... , screen patients for food insecurity and refer them to resources within their...

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Food Systems

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

Release Date:

11/19/2012

... and 78 percent of white males graduate from high school in four years. At the current rate of progress, it would take nearly fifty years for black males in the United States to graduate at the same rate as...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

News Stories about Philanthropy and Hurricane Sandy Recovery

... to “equitable recovery and prevention” fund 79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say ... Relief Aid, Less than the $82 Billion Requested by States New Survey Says Election, Sandy Giving Will Not...

Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

Release Date:

03/03/2017

... this is new terrain for evaluators, there are several resources on both impact investing and impact ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice

... equity? Are you interested in deepening your critical analysis of inequity and building more equitable models of ... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity...

Russell Sage Foundation - Funding Opportunities Announced

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... reform of the U.S. health care system in decades. It was enacted with the goals of increasing access to health ... outside of health care. Funding is available for secondary analysis of data or for original...

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