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The New York Community Trust Gives $6 Million for Legal Aid to Detained Immigrants, Climate Resilience, and More

Release Date:

12/08/2017

... child care providers, keep track of improvements, and update the city on progress. Youth Development HOPE Program ... is using $150,000 to provide user-friendly information and resources to policymakers,...

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Aging

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Immigration

A Big Move to Build Our Community

... “serve as a connector of people, institutions, ideas and resources , as well as a catalyst for advocacy and action for ... to come. Sincerely, Mike Pratt Board Chair 2017 -2019 President, Scherman Foundation...

10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Getting Your Board on Board with Impact Investing May 10, 2017 - Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your ...

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18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Getting Your Board on Board with Impact Investing May 10, 2017 - Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your ... programs that have been proven to work and save system resources . Does this experiment say...

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Justice Reform

NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... and grantmaking strategy for this new work, and in early 2017 will announce the funding process. A Growing Movement ... urgently deserve.” For more data, research and other resources , please visit www...

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Children, Youth and Families

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NoVo Foundation

Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... projects, too. The success of these efforts earned WCS a 2017 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award from the Joint ... “14 Solutions” and “Embracing Change” are great resources for understanding how...

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Insights

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

31 Oct 2019

Not One More: The Fight to Stop Southeast Asian Deportation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 31, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... percent in the deportation of Cambodian Americans since 2017 , according to an NPR report last year. Join us for a ...

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program

Release Date:

10/30/2019

... program; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation also funded the 2017 launch of Bard at BPL. “The Bard-Brooklyn Public ... ethos.” Together, BPL and Bard provide critical resources for classroom success including...

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Mellon Foundation

Job Posting Payment for Non-Members

... job description will be available here . ( NOTE : This product is only for non-members who have been approved to ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

Release Date:

03/19/2015

The initiative is in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Health

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MetLife Foundation to Support Financial Education in Rural China

Release Date:

07/20/2015

The $1.8 million grant will help Opportunity International provide services to 4200 small businesses.

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International/Foreign Affairs

Workforce Development

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MetLife

Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film

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09/09/2015

The film, titled “The Opposite of a Fairy Tale,” addresses elder abuse through a fictional narrative designed to increase awareness of a widespread societal problem.

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The Source Codes of Foundation Culture

Publication date:

10/2015

Over the last several years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has been working to better understand what contributes to and impedes efforts to lead productive change in philanthropy. One theme that has arisen time and again is the importance of creating and nurturing an organizational culture that enables grantmakers to be most effective.

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Report

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Open Society Foundations Supports International Online Journalism Event

Release Date:

02/24/2016

... innovation and strategy and executive vice president for product and technology at The New York Times; Yoani Sánchez, ...

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Communications/Media

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Council on Economic Education Seeks Applications for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award

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05/12/2016

The Council for Economic Education annually recognizes excellence in economic education by honoring three outstanding educators from the New York metropolitan area with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Brooklyn Museum App

Release Date:

06/29/2016

... to reach visitors on a more personal level. Their final product is the ASK Brookly Museum app. It's a chat .....

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Video: Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

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07/05/2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Rockefeller President Judith Rodin to discuss the role of diversity in the arts, economic inclusion, and other topics on the second edition of Insight Dialogues.

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Arts

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Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments

Release Date:

07/15/2016

The grant maker's plans includes helping finance efforts to develop renewable-energy technogies, deliver clean electricity to rural India, and create insurance products for extreme-weather events in Africa.

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Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers

Release Date:

09/26/2016

As a first-of-its-kind human-digital platform, eKutir Global has reached 70,000 farmers through a network of licensed community agents by connecting them to tools, finance and buyers.