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David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation

Release Date:

07/01/2021

... as well as outreach and education; and Jim Simons oversaw all scientific grantmaking units of the foundation and the activities of the foundation’s new computational center, the Flatiron Institute. Spergel was...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Simons Foundation

Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services

Release Date:

04/25/2016

... 19 to launch the start of NYCitizenship services across New York City with a press conference at New York Public Library’s Mid-Manhattan branch, one of ... library branches. As part of NYCitizenship, ...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

26 Mar 2025

Philanthropy's Paths Forward for Racial Equity & Racial Justice

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... racial equity and/or racial justice are experiencing new and deepened challenges to progress, from actions by the ... to strategically navigate pushback on DEI using all the tools and resources...

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Tools & Strategies

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers NEW YORK — (Dec. 15, 2020) — The WES Mariam Assefa Fund ... anywhere, even for individuals who cannot afford a data plan , making it especially attractive...

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Workforce Development

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

20 Apr 2022

Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in the Expanding World of Global Grantmaking

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network presents this ... you learn? The growth of philanthropy around the world on all continents Methods to facilitate effective and ... International...

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Tools & Strategies

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Livestream

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the new law of the land governing public workforce ... such as better wages or working conditions. To generate resources : Employers can pay directly for...

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Workforce Development

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Commits Funding for Ukrainian Emergency Relief

Release Date:

05/17/2022

... has imperiled the lives of the country’s artists and cultural workers and has rendered their continued creative ... of the Russian invasion, the Biennial has repurposed all monies to make emergency grants...

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Arts

Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Wallace Foundation Study Shows Significant Progress In Building Stronger Principal Pipelines

Release Date:

10/31/2016

... in building stronger principal pipelines, according to a new independent study of The Wallace Foundation's Principal ... crucial first years on the job. "To a striking extent, all six districts...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

16 Jan 2013

Service for Impact Meeting

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 -

8:00am to 10:30am

... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions and explore new opportunities. Designed for All interested funders. Service for Impact Meeting ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Detroit Service Corps to Strengthen City's Nonprofit Community

Release Date:

11/04/2014

... Nonprofit Community JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced a new five-year program that sends teams of top-performing ... at Eastern Market, Focus: HOPE, Michigan Community Resources and Vanguard Community...

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Member News

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Community Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact

Publication date:

12/2014

... How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact, a new learning brief co-authored by FSG and the Forum for Youth ... and highlighting examples of such public policies at all levels of government across the nation. They welcome ... of these examples, and suggestions for additional resources that may be helpful for policymakers and their ...

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Public Policy

TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

Release Date:

05/18/2018

... each other and key nonprofits partners, both to deal with new threats and seize opportunities. Navigating all these contending priorities is a tall order, especially for nonprofits with limited time and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces More Than $19 Million in Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

... and third quarters of 2018. The board also approved a new -five year strategy for the Catholic Sisters Strategic ... the Foundation invested $105 million, the largest of all of the Foundation’s Strategic...

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Human Services

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Robert G. Ottenhoff Stepping Down as President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/05/2019

... informing and directing long-term philanthropic disaster resources where they are needed most, helping millions in need. “We are all grateful to Bob for his leadership that has grown and ... that Bob will...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

Release Date:

08/27/2012

... to address the disparity. At the start of the new millennium, it was clear to the senior leadership of the ... of men and women who were tenured research scientists in all of Israel. What was responsible for...

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Insights

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All Funders

California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg Launch “America’s Pledge”

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... and Bloomberg, the Rocky Mountain Institute and the World Resources Institute will jointly lead an inclusive analytical ... Finally, the America’s Pledge will present a game plan for raising the bar and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Young Men of Color Initiative Details Its Investments

Release Date:

03/03/2015

... These policy and programmatic efforts are chronicled in a new report titled Investments for Change, which provides ... Brother's Keeper initiative, a national call to action to create ladders of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Mid-Year Moment for Reflection

Release Date:

07/05/2017

... Reflection A Message from th e President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York ... of the period covered by our 2014-2016 Strategic Plan as an...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Bloomberg Philanthropies is Helping Bring Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Narcissus Garden’ to the Rockaways

Release Date:

06/18/2018

... Biesenbach, the director of MoMA PS1, and his team to create a new site-specific version of “Narcissus Garden.” “It ...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

25 Jun 2015

Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... miscarriages. While recent public attention has focused on NYC leading to new rules governing the nail salon industry, what happens in ... Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum Designed for All...