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Our Policy Priorities for 2018

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01/24/2018

... Some of the new state and local issues we are newly tracking and potentially taking action on include: Full and ...

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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

... system. We must think critically about the programs we fund and the landscapes they operate in, even if they may be ... who isn’t here with me. Philanthropy can move capital resources quickly and with less...

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30 May 2018

New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Spring Meeting

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... impact on child welfare, the NYC Inter-Agency Foster Care Taskforce recommendations, the jointly-funded Foster Care Excellence Fund for kin and foster parent recruitment/support, and of ...

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Open Society Foundations and Bloomberg Philanthropies Noted In Report Released By Foundation Center: Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys

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11/01/2017

According to the 2017 edition of Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys (36 pages, PDF), the fluctuations in funding explicitly designated to benefit African-American men and boys might be due, in part, to large grants...

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New York Life Sponsors TAPS Good Grief Camps and Provides Scholarships to Attend

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05/22/2015

... in Washington, D.C., over Memorial Day weekend, May 22-25, 2015 . They will participate in age-appropriate bereavement ...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

... 2014. That tax, supporters claim, is working. A 2015 working paper by University of Chicago Prof. Jeffrey ...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

... programs or activities, much remains to be done. In 2015 , most provisions of the New York State Women's Equality .....

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.

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04/25/2016

... at the COP-21 Summit in Paris in November-December 2015 was approved. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has pulled out of scores of companies for being ...

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Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards

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11/17/2017

... a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015 , was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for ...

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JP Morgan, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Lead the Charge to Develop Dementia Treatment

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03/18/2015

... with the UK government to launch a new multimillion pound fund to encourage research into treatment for dementia. ... with the government to structure the Dementia Discovery Fund in such a way that it would...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations

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09/03/2015

... jazz and theatre. As recipients of grants from DDCF’s Fund for National Projects, these organizations are empowered ... audiences across the country and significantly advance the health and vitality of their...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces New Vice Presidents

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09/11/2015

... of development. Both will assume their posts on October 1, 2015 . “Josh and Susan are dynamic leaders and seasoned ...

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Diversity Is a Core Commitment for Philanthropy New York

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07/08/2014

... originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly July 2014 edition. When Philanthropy New York’s Board ... members find connections in their work. Two programs in July aim to do just that: Tuesday, ...

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Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India

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10/06/2017

... is dedicated to crowdfunding to improve global public health . Its latest project will introduce sanitation facilities to improve the health of families with young children. For many children in ... its project...

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We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are

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11/17/2016

... “serve as a connector of people, institutions, ideas and resources , as well as a catalyst for advocacy and action for ... who work together around the substantive issues they care deeply about. For example, in...

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01/23/2019

... the recommendations of the HSC Commission on Value-Based Care and its conclusion that New York State government should ... Congress and the Administration to devote sufficient resources to the 2020 Census...

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Open Society Foundations Contributes $4 Million to Aid in the Fight Against Ebola

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09/16/2014

... outbreak in Africa is getting a new player: Partners in Health , an international aid organization. Six leaders of ... on the fast-growing epidemic in cities, Partners in Health intends to set up treatment...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... correlated with increase in challenges around mental health , anxiety and despair. As I look at our legacy and ...

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