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08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York’s Health Policy Working Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the newly appointed Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Most recently, she has been a program director for African...

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Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

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12/18/2015

... Roots grant program, which included a specific focus on funding the creation and expansion of community gardens, ... and promote exercise in local neighborhoods. This funding comes at a critical time when...

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Food Systems

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock Announces New Program Officer Faron McLurkin

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06/06/2016

... Director of CTWO, McLurkin doubled the organization’s funding by redesigning its core programmatic structure, ... and sustain a national movement effecting systemic social change through long-term grassroots...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

A Response to Louisiana Recovery Efforts

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08/22/2016

... of affected individuals and communities will continue to change over the coming days and weeks, we know several things ...

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13 Sep 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Federal and State Workforce Policy Update

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Federal and state workforce funding of the workforce system has declined significantly ... changing labor market. The de Blasio Administration has not made the workforce issue a priority. The City of New ...

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Public Policy

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01 Nov 2017

Navigating Uncertain Terrain and International Barriers to Giving

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... philanthropy and civil society. At the same time, however, funding needs in these areas have grown. Philanthropy New ... terrain with experts from the International Center for Not -for-Profit Law , the Index of...

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29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... large to upgrade infrastructure and prepare for climate change disruptions is increasingly urgent, and yet finance and funding for these efforts face critical shortfalls. ... in impact investment and...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Environment and Climate Change

William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Two Research Grants Programs: Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Reducing Inequality

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11/21/2019

... Foundation has opened the application process for two funding opportunities; Research Grants on Improving the Use ... designs, methods, and analyses; their potential to inform change ; and their contribution to...

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Philanthropy New York Members Join A Call to Action: Philanthropy's Commitment During COVID-19

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03/25/2020

... unrestricted support; accelerating payment schedules; and not holding grantees responsible if conferences, events, and ... and led by the communities most affected that we may not fund currently. Reduce what...

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Disaster Relief

Announcing the Heckscher Leadership Fellows Program

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03/31/2020

... grantmaking. This approach focuses on three high-leverage funding strategies—catalytic giving, strategic partnerships ... problem solving—while seeking out “inflection point funding ,” which focuses on those...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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National Grid Foundation to Help Communities Address Food Insecurity and Human Services Impacted by COVID-19

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05/04/2020

... see a complete list of community organizations receiving funding , visit: Helping Our Communities Campaign Against ... these gifts are a natural extension of our goal to inspire change , and help improve lives...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

Food Systems

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03 Jun 2020

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 -

9:00am to 10:00am

... How will it weather the changes in public and private funding streams? How might the field continue to advance ... to take advantage of new opportunities (e.g., federal funding for skills training and...

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28 Jul 2020

How Family Foundations Can Listen4Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... COVID-19 pledge How listening, feedback, and being open to change can advance equity and improve outcomes. Speakers Lisa ...

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Tools & Strategies

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12 May 2021

State of Health Town Hall

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

If the COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test on the New York and the nation’s healthcare and public health infrastructure, the past year would reveal both strengths (our frontline workforce) and deep-rooted racialized disparities and inequities across...

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