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New York Life Foundation

Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.

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06/10/2015

... all across this country, especially in high drowning states like Arizona, Florida and Texas. In these states , as well as others, community organizations have ...

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Community Development

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The ZAC Foundation

Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

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01/11/2018

... a shelf. As universal preschool programs within cities and states are scaling up to serve more children, and as research ... too, as place-based understandings provide learning for states and localities across...

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Foundation for Child Development

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04 Mar 2020

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In this historic period of low unemployment, job seekers with multiple barriers—including those with disabilities—are at risk of being left behind. 65 percent of working-age people with disabilities in New York City are either unemployed or not in...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 10 Grant Recipients to Support Family Engagement Programs

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03/08/2022

... to nonprofit organizations serving communities in nine states . Each will receive $100,000 over a period of 12 ... led by Latinx or Black leaders; four are based in states that are typically underfunded by...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Join us as we dive deeper into 501(c)(4) advocacy and provide additional context about how to amplify the power of nonprofit advocates by investing in social welfare organizations and diverse coalitions of 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) organizations.

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The New York Women’s Foundation Receives 2018 Art for Justice Fund Grant

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12/07/2018

... initiative launched in fall 2018 to dismantle mass incarceration and its effects on women and girls by ... The Fund is dedicated to combating the injustices of mass incarceration through the collective action...

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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

... two decades. Her best-selling book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness , has spurred ...

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MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative

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07/19/2017

Carnegie Hall recently announced that its Weill Music Institute and the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network have partnered to launch a national initiative focused on the "intersection of arts and youth justice."

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Warhol Foundation Elects Two New Board Members

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11/01/2012

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has announced the election of two new board members, Adam Weinberg and Carrie Mae Weems.

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11 Sep 2013

What’s Looming Overhead? The Current Debate Around Funding Indirect Costs of Nonprofits

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Funding overhead costs using grant funds has been a much debated topic in philanthropy — and the discussion is heating up again. Recently, GuideStar, Charity Navigator and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance started a collaborative campaign (called The...

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20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust , and The Clark Foundation, with Philanthropy Connects . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders...

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22 Jun 2010

Investing in Our Next Generation: English Language Learners and Their Families

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 5:00pm

... growing population in U.S. elementary schools. While states like New York, California, and Texas continue to serve ... at rates over 250%—are occurring in states such as South Carolina, Kentucky, and Delaware...

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25 May 2011

The Assault on Fair Courts: Why the Politicization of the Judiciary Is Harming Our Justice System and Democracy as a Whole

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 -

8:45am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing, sponsored by Open Society Foundations - U.S. Programs, Transparency & Integrity Fund , Carnegie Corporation of New York , and Rockefeller Brothers Fund . WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Funders...

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Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

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07/15/2013

by Amara Foster Community Food Funders Steering Committee Senior Program Associate, Sustainable Environments, Surdna Foundation As it turns out, quite a bit. In August 2011, farmers upstate lost...

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Ask Your Question to Duncan, King and Walcott!

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05/14/2012

UPDATE: We have reached our deadline for accepting questions. We thank everyone for their suggestions, and we will work with our moderator to incorporate them into our panel discussion with Secretary Duncan, Commissioner King and Chancellor Walcott...

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09 Mar 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: NYSED Commissioner & Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The March Quarterly meeting will feature a presentation by the Commissioner of New York State Department of Education and a panel presentation on Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level: The Implications for...

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28 Sep 2016

Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... New York is one of the nation’s top food-producing states with 36,000 farms and over 7 million acres of ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added

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05/25/2017

The STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, launched by the STEM Funders Network, has grown to encompass 54 regional Ecosystems that are making a significant impact on STEM education and workforce development. Seventeen Ecosystems joined the group...

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2017 NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund Award Winners Announced

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07/17/2017

... work. Teacher recipients represent 52 districts in 28 states , and district recipients hail from 22 states . The winning applications demonstrated the highest ...

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