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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

... York City live in poverty. Three-quarters of them live in communities of color or immigrant communities . By age of ... to the basic guidance, support, respite and childcare resources needed...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Cuomo Assures Fracking Report will be Released by End of the Year

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12/08/2014

... Cuomo will stick to his word. And if history is any guide , further delays are possible: a decision has been repeatedly delayed.... Cuomo Assures ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

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03/06/2018

... moment, many foundations moved quickly from words to action , committing tens of millions of dollars in new funding ... policy shifts that have shaken these and other vulnerable communities to the core...

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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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Immigration

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Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy

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02/27/2017

... founders and boards with the needs of innovative change- makers and new initiatives outside of existing nonprofit ... offers administrative services such as accounting, human resources , insurance and grants...

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College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?

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06/11/2013

... groups in the New York City public school system. Our resources are deployed to ensure children and youth are in ... (and later joined by Capital One), College Ready Communities , to leverage the ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

18 Nov 2015

Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -

1:45pm to 3:30pm

... materials and recording here. In the past two years, Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a ... of New Yorkers killed by police to secure executive action by Governor Cuomo to establish a...

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05 Jan 2017

Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar

Thursday, January 5, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be ... progress on climate change and clean energy. Given that communities all over the world are...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Social Justice

Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

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08/05/2009

... by the Foundation Center shows a modest uptick in the decision to spend out by family foundations. If my private ... chooses to spend out, there are helpful individuals and resources at the ready. The Beldon...

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

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09/26/2019

... support high-risk women throughout pregnancy and the post -partum period. Like the care received by the pregnant ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

Health

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JPMorgan Chase Joins Second Chance Efforts to Reduce Obstacles to Employment

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10/21/2019

... supporting their reentry into the workforce, community and local economies. The firm today lays out a new public policy agenda, invests more in communities and enhances its own hiring strategy in ... Chicago...

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Community Development

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... excavation alter rural landscapes and put stress on communities . The states are in the driver’s seat in ... of Catskill Mountainkeeper , Julia Walsh of Frack Action and Wenonah Hauter of Food and Water Watch...

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A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times

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05/14/2009

... essential. Look for leverage and where your deployment of resources can best be used. Remember that size may matter, ... Foundation, the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, and the Brooklyn Community Foundation. A...

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Ford Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa Launch New Fund to End Sexual Violence in West Africa

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12/02/2021

... Africa , a bold five-year initiative to boost feminist action and advocacy against sexual violence in West Africa. ... on Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal, Kasa! (meaning ‘ speak ’ in the Twi language) will be a fund...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Marianna Islam Joins the Schott Foundation as Director of Programs and Advocacy

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04/01/2016

... Marianna has a range of experiences working with communities across the country to advance equity through ... Way of Central Massachusetts. In this capacity, she helped guide and support investments in early...

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods

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06/02/2015

... in Nepal, along with the ongoing and tragic aftermath in local cities and villages, bring to mind inevitable questions ... more crowded and urban, with an increasing scarcity of resources and less predictable...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

New United Hospital Fund Framework Addresses Health and Housing Partnerships in New York City

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06/25/2020

... areas: • grass-roots, neighborhood-level action • community-wide partnerships • ... cross-sector collaboration. In 2017 it expanded to Brooklyn ; to date the Bronx and Brooklyn consortia have...

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