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Sharnita C. Johnson Has Been Named Arts Program Director at Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Release Date:

12/12/2014

... managed a $25 million grantmaking portfolio in education, health and family economic security at the W.K. Kellogg ... Johnson will begin her new position on Jan. 20, 2015 . She was selected after a broad...

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Communications/Media

Education

Environment and Climate Change

Public Policy

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Expands Access to Electricity in India

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... generated with diesel power, which negatively impacts the health of residents and the environment. Smart Power For ... initiative started by The Rockefeller Foundation in 2015 to combat energy poverty in rural...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Crain's New York Profiles Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... Ten programs were closed to concentrate on five: food, health , power, resilience and U.S. job growth. Shah has held ... the U.S. Agency for International Development from 2009 to 2015 . He also founded private-...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America

Release Date:

05/20/2020

... Stocks has led the Foundation’s arts program since 2015 . He came to EFA with over a decade’s experience as a ... the Environment, Food Security, and Reproductive Health and Justice. To learn more about EFA,...

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Let's Get Explicit About Power

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... of power that may be manifesting in your organization: resources , structures and processes, identity and ... expertise, relationships, and lived experience. The use of resources to achieve desired results is...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

ASPCA Provides More than $9.1 Million in Grants through 3Q 2014

Release Date:

10/31/2014

... supported adoption events and foster programs, medical care and vaccinations, shelter enrichment and behavioral ... such as pet food banks, veterinary wellness and medical care for struggling pet owners to...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

14 Jul 2016

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change - Webinar

Thursday, July 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... in the idea that individuals can band together and combine resources to make an issue more apparent and noteworthy. ... opportunities for family philanthropists to align their resources and voices with like-...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Pinkerton Promotes Jill Bregenzer to Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

01/05/2024

... partner in managing the Foundation’s financial, human resources , and administrative affairs,” said Smith. “Her ... of major domestic and international accounts, and a Human Resources Manager working on...

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An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

Release Date:

10/21/2021

... to dismantle white supremacy in both our country (who we fund ) and our sector (how we fund ). In both contexts, the ... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and...

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Groundswell Fund

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

Borealis Philanthropy

Ms. Foundation for Women

North Star Fund

The New York Women's Foundation

19 Jul 2018

What Funders Need to Know About Immigration Detention: A Primer on the U.S. System - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, July 19, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... ‘iceboxes.’ Pregnant women report being denied medical care , shackled around the stomach, and otherwise ... core values.) Registration Registration is required by July 18. Members and Non-Member Funders:...

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All Funders

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Legal Issues

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Immigration

Children, Youth and Families

Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride

Release Date:

08/14/2018

... its stride and starting to see results, including positive survey data from grantees, and emerging anecdotes from ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

17 Jun 2010

Inaugural Conference on Scaling Social Impact

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

New York City

... in education, youth development, poverty alleviation, and health ; CEOs and trustees of grantmaking institutions; and ... for scaling nonprofits Learn, collaborate, and jointly fund growth of outstanding...

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DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

Release Date:

02/04/2016

... Center at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and led by journalist Dorian Block and Ruth Finkelstein, an anthropologist and health policy expert. The project, which profiles 20 .....

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Aging

Health

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The New York Community Trust

Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

Release Date:

06/08/2016

The culmination of years of original research on court fines and fees, "A Pound of Flesh" uncovers how America’s shadow criminal justice system keeps the poor in “permanent punishment” long after incarceration.

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Member News

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Justice Reform

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Russell Sage Foundation

Issue Guide: Capping the Charitable Deduction

Publication date:

08/2013

Philanthropy New York's public policy issue guide on the Obama Administration's proposed percentage cap for charitable deductions.

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Philanthropy New York

For Board Orientation Book Communications 2023

Publication date:

06/2023

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Board & Trustees

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

Release Date:

01/22/2013

... Initiative, which will align philanthropic and public resources to leverage private financing for sustainable urban ...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Bloomberg Lured Donors for New York Programs

Release Date:

11/29/2013

... tapping his own fortune to fill in gaps in the city’s resources , whether spending millions of dollars to renovate ... has also been good at getting other philanthropists to fund social and educational programs...

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

Release Date:

05/06/2014

“The Principal Story Learning Guide” – based on PBS documentary and more than a decade of research, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation.

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

'Investment Club' of Foundations Pays Off for Nonprofits

Release Date:

06/05/2015

... a group of New York Foundations that decided to pool their resources last fall isn't likely to generate much cash. But ... that received a $250,000 loan from the New York Pooled PRI Fund . Per Scholas will...