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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Tenants Take the Hit as New York Fails to Police Huge Housing Tax Break

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12/07/2015

... asked the city to approve a set of sleek towers on Brooklyn ’s industrial waterfront last year, he pitched his ... into one of Two Trees’ major developments in downtown Brooklyn shows that regulators stood by...

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Housing and Homelessness

DOE Expands Comfort Dog Program In NYC Schools

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10/02/2017

... adding 30 new schools across the city — nine of them in Brooklyn . The Comfort Dog Program started last year in seven schools, five of them in Brooklyn . As part of the program, a staff member adopts a ...

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Donzelina Barroso Named as Director, Global Philanthropy, for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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09/28/2016

... and implemented educational funding for disadvantaged communities , helped develop and launch an arts center, and ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Report From Century Foundation: English Learners and School Choice: Helping Charter Schools Serve Multilingual Families

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04/30/2019

... history. Over twelve million school-aged U.S. children speak a non-English language at home—about one-quarter of ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Immigration

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The Century Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Two Esteemed Leaders to Board of Trustees

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11/21/2019

... Foundation works to lift up the most vulnerable people in communities around the world, their deep global development ... which are core areas of the Foundation’s work. I know I speak for the entire Board in...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

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05/13/2020

... investment speaks to the moment by supporting vulnerable communities that are already disproportionally at risk... ...

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Economic Security

Food Systems

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Open Society Foundations

Margaret Hoover Joins the Board of The Markle Foundation

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03/31/2021

... perspective to Markle’s work. She examines issues and communities from a deeply thoughtful perspective,” said ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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13 Oct 2021

Integrating DEI from “A Thing We Do" to "How We Do All Things”

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... Fund Carol Astle (Moderator), Operations Manager/Human Resources Project Manager, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Designed ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. What to expect...

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Network Building

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations Staff

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Nonprofit Excellence Awards Application Process Helps Organizations Improve Management Practices

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09/09/2014

... diverse and responsive organizational practices; human resources ; information technology practices; communications; ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

Release Date:

05/12/2014

... even combined with governments, don’t have the resources to solve the world’s pressing problems alone – ...

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Impact Investing

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself.

Release Date:

05/05/2020

... efforts had been stymied by vocal, organized opposition in communities near the tracks. To move a $2.6 billion ... us it took time—almost two decades, starting with our decision to break from traditional...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

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The Rauch Foundation

Brandee McHale Named President of the Citi Foundation and Director of Corporate Citizenship for Citi

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01/26/2015

... progress and improve the lives of people in low-income communities around the world. In 2014 alone, the Citi ... to promote economic progress and innovation in the communities that we serve.” Ms. McHale first...

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Community Development

Veterans

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Citi Foundation

22 Jun 2016

National Teleconference for Funders: Response to Orlando Shooting

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... community to learn about the current needs, how local philanthropy is responding and the type of help that is ...

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LGBTQ

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18 Oct 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of Government: 3 Ballot Proposals to Dismantle Structural Racism

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... ballot proposals : 1) Add a Statement of Values to Guide Government; 2) Establish a Racial Equity Office, Plan, ... New York City How to turn awareness into commitment and action to build a fair, inclusive and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

NEO Philanthropy Promotes Melinda Fine to Vice President

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01/14/2015

... former Director of Education and Director of the Communities for Public Education Reform Fund (CPER), has been ... Philanthropy as Director of Education and Director of the Communities for Public Education...

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30 Mar 2016

Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm

... environmental and racial justice for marginalized communities , equitable economic development, and more. ... and individuals about successes and challenges of local community engagement strategies Understand...

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Community Development

02 Dec 2021

Fair Representation in Redistricting Briefing - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, December 2, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... as well as their challenges and progress in centering communities in redistricting. Nonprofit leaders from Alabama ... 2022, such as groups’ continued involvement in state and local redistricting, related...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Lavastian Glenn, Director, Racial and Economic Justice

Release Date:

10/04/2018

... is an authentic leader with strong relationships in communities and across philanthropy from decades of ... income, and end mass incarceration, using all of our resources for impact.” Most recently, Glenn...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

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12/04/2014

... everyone’s been focused on resilience in the context of Sandy -like storms, but that’s because we had a Sandy -like storm. But there are a lot of other potential and ...

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