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In April 2019, the state of New York passed the most significant pre-trial criminal justice reforms in more than a generation, due to the advocacy efforts of community-based groups, directly impacted individuals and families, and reform-minded...

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28 Apr 2020

Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness during a Pandemic - A Webinar

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 -

2:30pm to 4:30pm

We invite you to join funders, service providers, city officials and advocates to discuss the critical needs of homeless students during this pandemic, examine current policies and approaches and opportunities to better serve them and their families...

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Ford Foundation Launches Global Fellows Network to Tackle Inequality Worldwide

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06/01/2020

... promising global leaders who have demonstrated meaningful impact in their communities and are well-positioned to ... we hope to create a catalytic effect that accelerates the impact of their individual and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and ACCESS Health International Launch a Report Uncovering the Role of Digital Technology in Tackling Covid-19

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09/09/2020

... digital technology played, the technologies used, and the impact made across six outbreak response categories including ...

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22 Oct 2020

Lunch Discussion on the State of Youth Service Providers During COVID-19

Thursday, October 22, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... changes in budgets, legislation and policy that will impact community-based services for children, youth and ... and Queens, Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Change Impact , Child Center of New York,...

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The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity

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10/22/2020

... Program, through the Soros Economic Development Fund, its impact investing arm, has committed $5 million to an ... of its kind in the field—involves taking stakes in other impact investment funds, and then...

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Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla to Board of Directors

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01/11/2022

... he conducts health inequities research to assess the impact of community health workers at improving health ... "I am inspired by Paul Newman's vision and the impact the Foundation is making on the...

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14 Dec 2023

Winning a Just Transition: Climate Change at the Intersection of Racial, Economic and Environmental Justice

Thursday, December 14, 2023 -

2:15pm to 3:30pm

... through the Just Transition framework. We will explore the impact of investments in frontline leadership and how ... Exploring how race is a key determinant in climate impact Exploring how to support...

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Karen Brooks Hopkins Joins the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Board of Directors

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01/12/2016

Longtime president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, current Senior Fellow in Residence at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Karen Brooks Hopkins becomes Greene Foundation Trustee.

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New York Life Donates $500K Challenge Grant Toward Creation of Central Park's First Statues of Real Women

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11/28/2016

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Statue Fund and the New York Life Insurance company join forces to break the bronze ceiling in New York City's Central Park.

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the appointment of Heather McGhee, the outgoing president of the public policy organization Demos, as the inaugural recipient of its Fair and Just Fellowship

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16 May 2019

Philanthropy New York's 40th Annual Meeting

Thursday, May 16, 2019 -

1:30pm to 7:00pm

Philanthropy New York is proud to announce that our 40th Annual Meeting will focus on the topic of philanthropy.

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Gilman Louie Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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12/03/2012

The Markle Foundation has announced that Gilman Louie has joined its Board of Directors. Louie is currently a partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm.

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05 Dec 2013

Who is Dayani Cristal? - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, December 5, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Who is Dayani Cristal? and a brief panel discussion. Deep in the sun-blistered Sonora desert beneath a cicada tree, Arizona border police discover a decomposing male...

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14 Mar 2013

Ethel - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, March 14, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please click on the link above (visible through March 12th). Non-Members: Please fill out this online form to submit your registration request...

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14 Jun 2011

Speaker's Bio: Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., MPH

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm

Dr. Nirav R. Shah is the 15th New York State Commissioner of Health. As Commissioner, Dr. Shah oversees the administration of the state’s public health insurance programs, which provide health care to 5 million New Yorkers. He leads a major...

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Philip Zelikow Joins Markle Foundation As Visiting Managing Director

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08/27/2014

Philip Zelikow has joined the Markle Foundation as Visiting Managing Director.

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PNY Welcomes Tiffany Langston and Aditi Davray

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09/03/2014

Philanthropy New York is pleased to announce the appointments of Aditi Davray as Director of Learning Services and Tiffany Langston as our new Multimedia Manager.