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Susan McMillan Joins Con Edison’s Public Affairs Department as Section Manager for Strategic Partnerships

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02/01/2012

... to highlight Con Edison’s continued commitment to the communities it serves, offering support and partnerships to ... in English Literature and Media & Journalism from CUNY Brooklyn College and an M.A. in...

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Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’

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12/03/2015

... grounds of a New York City Housing Authority complex in Brooklyn , she had a GED, a 5-year-old son, and a desire to ... for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new Building Healthy Communities initiative. The multimillion-...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Food Systems

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Bedford-Union Armory Redevelopment Should Not Have Condos, Says Borough President

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09/05/2017

... of the Bedford-Union Armory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams released his ...

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Housing and Homelessness

06 Mar 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

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Thus far the costs of Hurricane Sandy are estimated as high as $60 billion: $20 billion in ... from personal and public loss in the wake of Hurricane Sandy , how can Foundations and Donors, those who will be ...

Ford Foundation Appoints Elizabeth Knup to Lead Its China Office

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06/03/2013

... the world. These include the Institute for Sustainable Communities , with programs in over 20 countries, including ... all segments of Chinese society gain access to community resources and government services...

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Jerome Foundation taps respected, experienced arts leader Eleanor Savage as new president & CEO

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04/11/2023

... CEO Savage’s deep connections to arts and philanthropic communities , and personal knowledge of equity issues, will ... with our choice of Eleanor as the right leader to guide the Jerome Foundation to its next...

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Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

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06/20/2012

... in interprofessional education and to outline an action plan to advance their adoption. This plan calls for, among other things, a national clearinghouse of resources on interprofessional education, which will...

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Bruce Trachtenberg Stepping Down from Communications Network

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10/16/2013

... the Communications Network Board of Directors, in a blog post on October 3. "He finds and disseminates content about ... and larger so they could assist young people in low-income communities make a...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries

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01/17/2017

... filed onto benches in Mast Chocolate's factory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. They drank wine and ate candy while a .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arts

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Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books

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09/19/2017

... popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Despite its squat concrete frame and ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents

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10/18/2018

... Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) model to as many as 50 local governments across the map. The CFE Fund provides grant ... and a vibrant national learning community to help local government partners plan,...

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Wells Fargo Private Bank - Philanthropic Services

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Economic Security

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Creating a ‘Movement-Led Family Foundation’: A Conversation with the Kolibri Foundation

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01/14/2026

... into the boardroom as full participants in organizational decision -making. Join us on February 12th for Community on ... family foundation to one intentionally designed to share decision -making power with...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform

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01/12/2016

... racial and ethnic disparities Engage youth, families and communities Improve cross-system collaboration Ensure access ... the distinct role that philanthropy plays in reform at the local , state and national...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands

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04/19/2017

... and recommend adaptation strategies for surrounding communities . The mapping and recommendations will be available to help guide New York State in implementing the Community Risk and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Even as political battles persist, more district and charter schools join partnership program

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09/29/2017

Recently, Dawn Brooks DeCosta, the principal of a traditional elementary school in Harlem, was looking for a way to boost her students’ social and emotional skills. Her search led her to an unlikely event: a charter school assembly.

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Aetna Foundation Encourages Using Data to Help Tackle Healthcare Disparities

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08/11/2015

... as cardiovascular disease and diabetes hit underserved communities especially hard, Aetna Foundation leaders Garth ... Ostrowski and Alyse Sabina write in a Health Affairs blog post . "A person's ZIP...

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09 Nov 2018

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 9, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.

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When It Comes to Youth Justice, a Look Abroad Could Teach Us Lessons

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05/05/2015

... is assigned to our model of “probation.” Instead, local Youth Offending Teams made up of social service ... on policies and practices could take place at the local level more easily than in the U.K. We also...

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OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros

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11/27/2017

... alleged that Soros was controlling the European Union's decision -making process with respect to refugees and .....

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