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07 Nov 2017

Protecting Our Precious Waters: New York City’s Impacts on the Long Island Sound and the Hudson River Estuary

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... and grassroots monitoring performed in collaboration with local and state environmental regulators can help to document ... Garcias-Costas (Moderator), Program Officer, Thriving Communities National and NYC...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

18 Feb 2020

Immigration: When Something So Personal Depends on Policymakers

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and debate, especially in this political climate. The decision to leave one’s home country and take a risk on another is a highly personal and difficult decision . Yet, the majority of Americans can trace their...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal Issues

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Public Policy

Social Justice

Magui Rubalcava Announces Leadership Transition at Borealis Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/19/2020

... at the end of this month. As the founder, this decision was not one I made lightly. I recognize that the ... having 30 staff members moving $30 million dollars to the communities we care about. Borealis today...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Borealis Philanthropy

09 Jun 2022

Participatory Grantmaking - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 9, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... of grantmaking How funders engage community members in the decision -making process What participatory grantmaking ...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

Release Date:

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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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Jennifer Correa Joins The Pinkerton Foundation as Associate Program Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... joined the Science Career Ladder as a summer intern from a local high school for pregnant and parenting teens. While ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Pinkerton Foundation

ASPCA Awards $8.9 Million to Animal Welfare Organizations in First Half of 2013

Release Date:

07/29/2013

... “The ASPCA is dedicated to providing grant support to local organizations across the country that strive to better ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Three Named Winners For Best Green Business Ideas In Western Balkans

Release Date:

07/31/2014

... The awards program is operated in partnership with local foundations representing five countries from the ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program

Release Date:

09/18/2015

... behind MetLife Foundation’s on-going efforts in communities across the world. Working in collaboration with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation or LISC, the two have ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Corporate Social Responsibility

Community Development

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MetLife

Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build

Release Date:

10/06/2015

... Park, where volunteers will build in partnership with a local Habitat family. The projects taking place during Global ... aim to address affordable housing challenges, revitalize communities and help families...

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Member News

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bank of America [Corporate]

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

National League of Cities and MetLife Foundation Partner for Eight City Project

Release Date:

10/30/2015

... Over a two-year grant period, NLC will work with local leaders and their community partners to build a ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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MetLife

Bloomberg Philanthropies-Backed Report: U.S. Electric Sector Expected To Hit Lowest CO2 Emissions In 20 Years

Release Date:

11/05/2015

... a gridlocked Congress and work directly in states and with local community groups." . . . Bloomberg .....

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Citi Director and NYC Commissioner Jointly Advocate for Helping Immigrants Become Citizens

Release Date:

01/14/2016

... economic effects of naturalization on immigrants and their local economies. "The Economic Impact of Naturalization on .....

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Member News

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Immigration

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Citi

IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)

Release Date:

03/11/2016

... Teaching and Learning members commit to developing local learning communities that promote proven teaching and mentoring ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Standing Up For Housing Equality

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... unrelated, members and supporters of the New York Communities for Change (NYCC) were on their third and final ... things: race, income, social status, and is supported by local residents of all colors and...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... will be responsible for the agency's response to such local environmental issues as ongoing issues related to PFOA contamination in the Rensselaer County communities of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh. Both...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces the Winners of Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

Release Date:

05/17/2018

... data analysis, and impact volunteering to address pressing local issues. Cities of Service began almost a decade ago and ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Aetna Foundation Supports Bike Sharing Initiative

Release Date:

10/12/2018

... Wilkesboro on Wheels” bike-share program to improve local access to bicycles. The $71,000 is a portion of $2.4 ... as part of the Aetna Foundation’s Building Healthy Communities initiative. There were over 1,...