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17 Jun 2016

Special Screening & Discussion: Stepping Up for NYC's Youth

Friday, June 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... into solutions that work. Stepping Up follows high school seniors who have been trained by College Access: ... counselors in their under-resourced, highly-segregated schools . By exploring the challenges these...

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Education

What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... those who were put in detention centers or deported without much notice. Many of the young people who ... closed. Hope lies in teachers and counselors who are using restorative and transformative practices to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... have invested over $2 billion in New York City public school reform efforts over the last decade and have been ... The second from Teachers College examines New York City schools by following the learning...

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James Short Named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corp.

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02/09/2016

... at local and national museums, nonprofit organizations, schools and school districts, including the New York City Department of ... and teacher professional development reforms at the district...

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Education

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

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02/03/2017

... Heard by David Biemesderfer, President & CEO, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers - Follow @dbiemesderfer ... all PSOs, GCIR is a critical source of information and resources for funders on...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

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07/17/2019

... to shift the evaluation paradigm so that it becomes a tool for and of equity. The new paradigm – coined equitable ... projects. In response to member demand for additional resources and tools to support their...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

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11/11/2015

... as well as tuition scholarships for the Columbia Business School Executive Education Programs in Social Enterprise. ... said Ronna Brown, President of Philanthropy New York, the regional association of...

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The New York Community Trust

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9/30/2014 - To Convene or Not To Convene? - PowerPoint Presentation and Video

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09/2014

View related materials presented during the program, "To Convene or Not to Convene?"

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OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'

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08/13/2015

... learning materials, such as textbooks, were delivered to schools in a timely manner. Monitoring teacher absenteeism – whether teachers even showed up at schools – was another serious concern. Now with the .....

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... unable to pursue their careers or support their children without the help of others. Meanwhile, a mother becomes ... the fact that her children must work and have no time for school . In another family, a...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa

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01/28/2021

... its socioeconomic impact. “Testing is the number one tool to fight this pandemic because without testing we will be fighting blindly,” said Dr ... the globe to mobilize technical, material, and financial...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Program Staff

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01/15/2019

... Department of Teaching and Learning at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She was ... Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools . Her research focuses...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Ending Whack-a-Mole Philanthropy

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10/08/2020

... in many cases those who were released re-entered society without necessities: identification, medication, COVID ... philanthropy. Dismantling a structure or system without creating a healthier one just shifts...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Disaster Relief

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Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects

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06/12/2013

... Bond Technical Assistance Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School have announced the six winners of a national ... governments looking to develop "pay-for-success" contracts using social impact bonds. The...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Impact Investing

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Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grants to 16 Nonprofits

Release Date:

07/13/2022

... $25,000 to promote environmental literacy in Westchester schools Clay Art Center : $35,000 (two years), to support ... $5,000 , to support the Summer 2022 series Picture House Regional Film Center: $15,000 for...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Westchester Community Fund

Building long-term partnerships with nonprofits to scale impact: Lessons from sustained funding relationships

Release Date:

10/25/2021

... and advice on devices for reading content, and offer resources for digital literacy. A strong organizational ... which focuses on a digital-forward educational approach in schools for the blind. Another long-...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects

Release Date:

02/02/2017

... them and a paradoxically increased sensitivity to pain — without affecting the drugs’ ability to reduce pain, ... to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. These two side effects...

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