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Surdna Foundation

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

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05/05/2015

... one so typically radical that its impact on government change is limited. At the end of our visit, our hosts were ... up to age 21 should be treated more age-appropriately and not like adults – the first time...

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Justice Reform

Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

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05/19/2017

... are spent. Soon thereafter, the field buzzed about ways to change the City’s outdated funding model to rebalance its ... cuts to both the State and City’s budgets. This does not bode well for...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Lambent Foundation

Bruce Trachtenberg Stepping Down from Communications Network

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10/16/2013

Bruce S. Trachtenberg, Executive Director of the Communications Network, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position as of December 31, 2013.

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Wallace Foundation

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two

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11/08/2017

... Officer This post is the second in a two-part series on funding creatively. It features the work of the Poses Family ... so many others, we’ve found that oftentimes, creating change at a systems level can be...

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Disabilities

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Poses Family Foundation

A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org

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03/28/2013

... work of our partners in philanthropy, government, the not -for-profit community and the private sector, our board ... CBMA staff with much-needed breathing room, increased funding and an opportunity to exhibit...

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Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 1

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08/28/2015

... Program , designed to offer advocates space, time, and resources to work together in generating ideas for shoring up ... (demographic variety is a means of advancing equity, not an end in itself) Diversity ≠...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

Social Justice

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

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01/15/2016

... Marnie S. Pillsbury, Senior Policy Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council Theo Spencer, and former Executive ... community to raise awareness about risks posed by climate change , and opportunities...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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UJA-Federation of New York Announces Nearly $9 Million in New COVID-19 Relief Grants

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04/21/2020

... (April 21, 2020) -- Today, in a third round of emergency funding , UJA-Federation of New York (UJA) announces nearly $9 ... by Covid-19 are still able to access these critical Jewish resources ,” said Eric S...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Jewish Interests

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UJA-Federation of New York

Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

Release Date:

03/15/2010

... have one of the presenters, Karen Karp, President of Karp Resources , share her thoughts with us. Nourishing Strong ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Philanthropy New York

Policy Core Series 2020 - A Recap

... and commit to a long-term strategy that understands policy change takes time and requires patience Create and ...

To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

... main contributions to the global fight against climate change has been to help mobilize cities to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Bloomberg not only made New York City a leader in this area as mayor, ... health...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Open Society Foundations Name Head of Culture and Art

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10/01/2019

... that work at the intersection of culture, art, and social change . “Rashida understands the role of culture and art ... has been senior program manager of Open Society’s Arts Exchange , an initiative created to...

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Arts

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Open Society Foundations

16 Apr 2015

The Mainstreaming of Mental Health: Grappling with City, State and Federal Developments Poised to Dramatically Alter Behavioral Health Programs

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3:15pm to 5:30pm

... affected by depression, anxiety and addiction – not just the most acute mental health conditions that have demanded the bulk of the system’s resources in the past? City and State agree on the basics: .....

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Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date

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08/03/2020

... of the most generous communities, and our residents have not disappointed. They have dug deep to help meet the needs ... Covid-19 Response Fund, the Foundation will shift its funding focus to a longer-term...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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03 Jun 2021

Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning

Thursday, June 3, 2021 -

1:00pm to 4:30pm

Philanthropy is navigating a great wave of change . As our sector grapples with the context in which our ... Narratives - From Transaction to Transformation Funding colleagues will share the ways they have named...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

25 May 2023

Elevating and Mobilizing Voices from Across New York to Advocate for an Equitable 2023 Farm Bill - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Thursday, May 25, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... them in terms of land access, urban agriculture, climate change , community food project funding , nutrition, local and regional food systems, and ... them in terms of land access, urban agriculture, climate...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Food Systems

U.S. States, Rockefellers Clash With U.S. House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes

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06/27/2016

... of Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) record on climate change , the attorney general of Massachusetts and investment ... go after Exxon to try and force action to tackle climate change ... U.S. States,...

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