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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... at Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineer intern, and through the years assumed many positions that led her to ... company. Consistently named one of the most influential women in the world, Ms. Burns leads an...

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Ford Foundation

NoVo Announces Pamela Shifman as New Executive Director

Release Date:

04/25/2014

... has led the Foundation’s Initiatives for Girls and Women . Pamela’s leadership has touched every aspect of the ... to the Foundation’s steadfast commitment to promoting economic justice for women...

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NoVo Foundation

Leadership Development

... society. We believe philanthropic leadership is nurtured through community and in relationship with others - two ... intensive training for grantmakers, and investing resources in a diverse next generation of...

Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society

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10/02/2014

... Referring to foundations as products of the capitalist economic system, Walker asks, “How do we support efforts to change a system in which our own grantmaking resources are cultivated? How can we inform a...

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Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

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08/23/2017

... and families in New York City. The program requires social entrepreneurs to quickly demonstrate that their product works and has the potential to deliver significant impact. The Blue Ridge team ...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Burke Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... such as: How might places that have fallen on difficult economic times reinvent their economies and create more ... approaches to tackling systemic barriers to economic opportunity in the United States... The...

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William T. Grant Foundation Seeking Applications for Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

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06/18/2019

... feasibility of their designs, methods, and analyses; their potential to inform change; and their contribution to theory ... outcomes, especially on the basis of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language...

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William T. Grant Foundation

Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

Publication date:

07/2005

... includes a lot of opportunities to improve public policy through work that is well within the limits of the law. ... a position, or enrich the policy debate, the guide offers resources and strategies for planning your work, reaching ...

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JPB Foundation Plays a Role in Improving a Blighted Park in Baltimore

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08/09/2016

... and social outcomes in underserved communities through “green infrastructure” projects. Also, ... the campaign will result in the development of training resources for park, planning, and green infrastructure...

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The JPB Foundation

An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

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10/21/2021

... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that ... is that vast amounts of these new resources are moving through white-led...

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Groundswell Fund

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

North Star Fund

The New York Women's Foundation

Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

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04/18/2018

... their power, including people of color, immigrants, women , and people who are young, differently abled, LGBTQ, ... pathologize or stigmatize people who don’t have the resources to engage in the way we want, or...

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PNY News

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Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

Vision for 2025

... This summer, she was matched with a high school student through the program Futures and Options, and she developed a ... can have a social impact using all of their financial resources . Participants have...

Sample Job Descriptions: Communications Associate

Publication date:

10/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx

Release Date:

11/02/2022

... in health indicators as well as climate vulnerability. Through a resident-led process, the Green Space ... not-for-profit organization that creates and leverages resources and relationships to enhance the...

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved

Release Date:

03/31/2016

... launch of “Inclusion Plus,” a global competition for entrepreneurs , non-profits and companies focused on ... beyond the work of traditional financial institutions through a series of competitions with a focus...

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MetLife

Kolibri Foundation Publishes Statement of Evolution & Commitment

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12/01/2021

... next five years at the intersections of gender, racial and economic justice organizations and communities that center ... Fund, Girls Inc. and Neighborhood Funders Group. Through her work, Chi-Ante has...

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Why Helping Pets Helps People

Release Date:

12/05/2013

... supported by many PNY members – people confronted with economic issues, physical and mental disabilities, abuse, ... before themselves. People who receive meals in their homes through social services...

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Insights

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... step in the wrong direction for our nation’s fiscal and economic health. "Prior to this deal, over the next ten ... of healthcare costs, which is critical for our fiscal and economic future. "Of...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... of criticisms are big givers facing – can you walk us through the major categories of critique? Dr. Breeze: Sure, I ... get caught in the cross-fire of wider debates about economic injustice because they’re...