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Sustainability Grant Opportunity: Partners for Places Round 16

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... matching grant program that improves U.S. and Canadian communities by building partnerships between local government sustainability leaders and place-based ... for Places fosters long-term relationships that...

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RFPs Etc

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Freedom Together Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Surdna Foundation

The Three Vs for Voter Engagement: Validators, Volunteers and Visibility

Release Date:

08/26/2022

... A. Swann, Program Director, Thriving Communities at the New York Community Trust, and Neill ... New York City. These grantees, trusted messengers in their communities , engaged, informed, and mobilized their...

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Public Policy

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Trinity Church Philanthropies

Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and Others Support New Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... Bringing together scholars, practitioners and policy makers , the Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good will ... good and whether Congress and regulators need to take action . Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Need for Civil Legal Aid

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06/07/2016

... as a widespread problem; one that impacts low-income communities , at times pushing individuals and families ... seeking civil legal aid are turned away due to lack of resources , meaning a majority of civil...

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Economic Security

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The Elmezzi Foundation

World Education Services Launches WES Mariam Assefa Fund to Provide Support to Organizations Striving to Help Immigrants and Refugees

Release Date:

06/04/2019

... their skills and joining the workforce in their new communities . As the leading provider of credential ... earnings and negative impacts to federal, state, and local economies. “Newcomers are often held back...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

When President Obama visited P-TECH in Brooklyn this October, the focus was on how the school – a ... traditional calendar and distinctions between secondary, post -secondary and workplace learning? What do the...

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Education

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Thomas Lax and Sanjit Sethi Elected to Jerome Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

06/08/2020

... and Founding Director and Choreographer of Streb Extreme Action Company Elizabeth Streb ( Brooklyn , NY). The Directors, who are responsible for ... Directors writer and cultural critic Ryan Lee Wong ( ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Jerome Foundation

Citi Foundation and Living Cities Announce Selection of Five Cities to Join City Accelerator Initiative

Release Date:

05/20/2015

... a $3 million initiative to advance innovation in local government. Over the next 18 months, participating ... in which cities engage with their citizens on important local issues such as city planning,...

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Citi Foundation

NYCT Supports Affordable Housing Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens

Release Date:

10/09/2015

... Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens Dozens of local artists who are part of Jamaica's thriving arts scene ... The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, a local nonprofit, is considering developing...

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Housing and Homelessness

Arts

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The New York Community Trust

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build

Release Date:

10/26/2018

... essential funding to be used toward a build for a local family in Worcester County in need of decent, ... in partnership with Habitat Worcester, volunteers and the local community to build their homes.... The...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Building Trust Through Practice: A Shared Journey Toward an Inclusive Economy - New Report from the Surdna Foundation

Release Date:

04/13/2022

... stakeholders and grantees to learn, collaborate, and take action together. Changing the narrative is part of the ...

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Surdna Foundation

Trinity Church Wall Street Names Beatriz de la Torre as Chief Philanthropy Officer

Release Date:

04/17/2023

... including Enterprise NY Policy Advisory Group and the Local Supports Community Corporation Advisory Board. Ms. de ...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

14 Dec 2016

Unconnected Prisoner Re-Entry Services? There’s a Collaborative Solution For That

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the community is a major concern for federal, state and local governments. Many face uphill challenges reintegrating ... on human services, employment in the human services arena post -release, and acquisition...

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After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers

Release Date:

07/10/2013

... those states where same-sex marriage is legal. While this decision came on the heels of another Supreme Court decision ... of foundations in the civil rights struggle of LGBT communities ...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $21.6 Million for Eight Supportive Housing Projects

Release Date:

10/21/2016

Funding to Support Construction of Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Including Veterans and their Families.

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Housing and Homelessness

Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... on the Dream Initiative The Trump Administration's decision to end DACA has created a lot of anger and pushback, ... which is now in the hands of Congress? DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

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Immigration

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Unbound Philanthropy

Creating Enduring Value at a Corporate Foundation: Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Cause

Release Date:

09/24/2013

... is enormous when you can marshal the attention and resources of your organization, deploy them in a way that is ... a surprisingly overlooked group. Awareness, education and resources — particularly on the...