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

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02/04/2019

... who will aim to change the national conversation around social and economic mobility, is the focus of a new ... communities that can be replicated in New York City and beyond ... Weinberg Foundation Partners...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows

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11/09/2022

... filmmakers, professors, archivists, grassroots organizers, policy advocates, journalists, and authors. Working across ... to critical conversations around the range of racial and social justice issues that...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Open Society Foundations

Producers and Speakers: Money and Power in Post-Election America

... PolicyLink, a leading voice in the movement to use public policy to improve access and opportunity for all low-income ... a Faculty Research Fellow at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy...

With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR Launch the Plant Humanities Initiative

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11/13/2018

... Cinchona bark from their territories in 1778 upon pain of death . Yet a reliable supply of quinine remained of great ... Island, the sulfate of quinine that miraculously saves the life of one of the main...

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Science

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Mellon Foundation

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Announces Grant Portal Is Now Open

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04/23/2019

... Italian immigrants in Little Italy. Over the course of her life , she committed herself to serving all those in need. At the time of her death in 1917, she had founded a total of sixty-seven ...

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

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Health

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NY Women’s Foundation Projects Precarious Situation for Young Girls Dependent on Struggling Caregivers

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12/01/2016

... well-prepared adults. The first eight years of a girl’s life comprise a period of both unique vulnerability and unparalleled cognitive, physical and social -emotional development. At no other time is the ... to...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Trusted Advisors—You Rely on Them and Lower Income Families Need Them Now

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09/09/2021

... with such imperfect information? All my professional life , I have worked with organizations that provide a safety ... organizations to provide services, guidance, and access to resources —the things affluent...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

Education

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

The Place for Growing Cross-Sector Collaboration

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09/08/2016

... place to be? Well, never, but still, this year’s Joint Policy Institute of the Forum of Regional Associations of ... staff and their volunteer leaders to learn about policy strategies that work and to share...

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Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice 

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04/25/2023

... The grantee report as we know it is dead. Or at least on life support.  You don’t have to pour over years of ... “wicked” problems and make efficient use of limited resources . Sounds good, right? But what...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Grove Foundation

NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Has Issued Over $110 Million in Emergency Funds to New York City-Based Nonprofits

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07/29/2020

... support has been distributed to 768 New York City-based social services and arts and cultural nonprofits affected by ... support for it shows how critical these groups are to the life of our city.” “We are...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

Community Development

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Doris Duke Foundation

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

UJA-Federation of New York

Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact

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02/14/2012

... Every foundation wants its grantees to fully utilize the resources available to them. As funding from all sources ... volunteerism and service can be an effective way to drive social change. And to maximize...

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Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to Governor Cuomo for Prompt Contracting and Payment of Nonprofits

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07/29/2020

... Director’s decision to intentionally delay payments beyond what is already a serious chronic systemic problem and ... to operate at risk and without funding. 4. End the policy and practice of financially...

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PNY News

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Trinity Church Wall Street Announces Spring 2022 Grants

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06/28/2022

... and other partners.” Families with children facing life -threatening illnesses will get even more help with a ... with practical skills for the pursuit of racial and social justice in their communities. A $270,...

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Trinity Church Wall Street

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04 Jun 2014

Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... You can watch the recorded discussion and view the resources . At first glance, the word “badge” may conjure ... Foundation Tawakalitu Mitchell, Director of Education Policy and Partnerships, Office of Mayor...

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Technology

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06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and closure of polling sites – the implementation of policy that better reflects a changed and changing America is ... How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Citi Joins Breakthrough Energy Catalyst as Anchor Partner to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition With $100 Million Commitment

Release Date:

11/02/2021

... sector leaders to unleash our collective expertise and resources . This partnership complements our significant ... workforce development, financial capability, physical and social infrastructure,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Citi [Corporate]

Mellon Foundation Appoints Sheree Carter-Galvan as Chief Legal Officer

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01/11/2023

... serves as a key counselor and strategic advisor, shaping policy and practice across the Foundation. “Sheree is an ... said Carter-Galvan. “With Mellon’s expanded focus on social justice, the work aligns...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Mellon Foundation

Philanthropy Must Act Now — Vulnerable Communities Can’t Afford to “Wait and See”

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04/01/2025

... to plug this budget gap without reducing critical social safety net services this week to the communities that ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Human Services