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It's Possible for All NYC School Meals to be Cooked from Scratch, Report Supported by the New York Community Trust , New York State Health Foundation and Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Finds

Release Date:

12/03/2019

Preparing fresh, marinated chicken from scratch may not seem like a big deal at home. Now add in hundreds of schoolchildren, federal nutrition guidelines, and a kitchen that needs updating, and it becomes a gargantuan task.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

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New York Health Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation

Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... outside of Madison. The unusual reason for this atypical action ? The mayor has proposed cutting city funding for several local nonprofits that serve the less affluent sections of ... that a group opposing...

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Humanizing Immigration: A Three Part Conversation Recap

... are seen. By sharing positive stories of immigrants more action will take place as a result. "We cannot change the ... of celebrating and sharing cultural pride within communities to shift the cultural...

Philanthropy Should Support States and Cities to Keep Advancing the Climate Movement

Release Date:

12/07/2016

... frontlines of pollution and climate disaster. Low-income communities and people of color on the frontlines will face ... to address climate change, it is time to call up state and local leaders to advance a...

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Environment and Climate Change

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S.

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... plan to ensure that the research reaches targeted decision makers and leads to action . “As a research funder, we know that valuable ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Design High Schools for the 21st Century

Release Date:

10/12/2016

... a conversation about next generation high schools. Indeed, communities across the country are talking about how ... by Design report setting out 10 principles to guide this work and committed $40 million to...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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29 Oct 2018

Is It Time to Embrace Participatory Grantmaking? – A Webinar Hosted by PACE and GrantCraft

Monday, October 29, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... relationships between organized philanthropy and the communities they seek to serve. PACE, GrantCraft, and ... better understand participatory grantmaking, by providing resources , hearing from experts on the...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Advancing Racial Equity

... We design programs, curate conversations, and share resources that equip our members to adapt and transform their ... to support individuals and organizations in taking action to change their internal and...

NoVo Foundation Supports The New Start for Women program at SUNY Ulster

Release Date:

09/09/2019

... Advocate of the Year in 2016 and is a member of several local boards, including the Rising Hope Prison Education ... TransArt & Cultural Services. “Every community has the resources that they need to solve...

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Community Development

Education

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NoVo Foundation

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

Release Date:

05/16/2013

... health impacts as well. The pollution of air and water in communities near fracking sites has been documented in both ... specifics of the law, read this summary by the National Resources Defense Council . 5)...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, and the JPB Foundation Announce $1.2 Million Grant to Support the Fresh Air Fund’s New NYC Summer Spaces and Youth Employment Programs

Release Date:

07/24/2020

... The Fresh Air Fund will manage Summer Spaces in the Bronx, Brooklyn , Manhattan, and Queens for children from low-income communities , ages five to 13, providing safe, supervised ... cities’ most abundant asset...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Workforce Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg Launch “America’s Pledge”

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... federal government – and each of these groups is taking action because it’s in their own best interest,” said ... and Bloomberg, the Rocky Mountain Institute and the World Resources Institute will jointly lead...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Insights from “Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy”

Release Date:

09/19/2024

... frameworks center the leadership, wisdom, and voices of communities that funders seek to serve. They shift power from ... , and Sabrina Hargrave, Vice President for Programs at Brooklyn Org . Brooklyn...

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Funded by Heckscher Foundation for Children, Behavioral Science Meets College-Bound Student Success in Nudges, Norms, and New Solutions

Release Date:

05/08/2018

... ( http://nudge4.ideas42.org ), the all-new, hands-on guide and hotline for educators helping students enter and successfully complete college. The open-source guide and free hotline provide solutions to the...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Education

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Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting

Release Date:

02/19/2020

... on gentrification to sustain and expand culturally rich communities . In Miami, for example, an equitable development ... mine drainage, True Pigments, a project run by Rural Action of Ohio, is harvesting that...

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Social Justice

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact

Release Date:

02/16/2024

... conducting site visits, and reporting to institutional decision - makers . Over time, particularly as more nonprofit ... time bridging the gaps between trustees and frontline communities by...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Nonprofit Financials