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12 Jul 2012

Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project

Thursday, July 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... been invested heavily. Mayor Bloomberg’s control of the school system, gained early in his tenure, provided ... Yorkers will elect a new mayor. The change in mayoral leadership offers uncertainty and also...

Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... homelessness-prevention and crime-reduction. Under his leadership , The Rockefeller Foundation's support for culture ... was Director of External Partnerships for Parsons the New School for Design. He has...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

Education

Cary A. Kravet Joins the Board of United Hospital Fund

Release Date:

02/23/2015

... degree from Emory University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School . He also studied at the Wharton School of Business. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children. ... business savvy, legal expertise, and...

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Health

John A. Hartford Foundation’s Berman to be Honored, Give Commencement Address at Quinnipiac U.

Release Date:

05/20/2016

... of Humane Letters from Quinnipiac University at the school 's Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22. Ms. Berman ... also deliver a Commencement address to the undergraduate School of Nursing on the...

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education

Release Date:

02/20/2019

... said Jim Short, program director of Carnegie’s Leadership and Teaching to Advance Learning portfolio. “We ... that having a good principal, instructional leader in the school to support the teacher matters,”...

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Health

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Long Island’s Community Foundation Welcomes Christina Jonathan as a New Board Member

Release Date:

06/08/2021

... Mrs. Jonathan earned her law degree in 2009 from Touro Law School . While in law school , she successfully completed clinical programs with the ... planning has been invaluable. We are confident that her...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Long Island Community Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Launches Arts in Medicine Strategy at NYC Health + Hospitals, in Partnership With the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC

Release Date:

03/13/2019

... the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC NYC Health + Hospitals leadership will be expanding its use of the arts in clinical ... by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund's Arts in Health initiative , which supports...

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Health

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2014

... advance LGBTQ issues. In 2012, Ford announced a new LGBT Initiative to invest $50 million in LGBTQ communities over ... more than $4.6 million in innovative and effective leadership development and organizing...

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Insights

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LGBTQ

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

10 Apr 2018

Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Previews ‘Justice 2020’ Report, Talks Trends in Reform Movement

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... on his latest approach to reform: the Justice 2020 Initiative . Through Justice 2020, DA Gonzalez has convened ... justice system and its communities. The Justice 2020 Initiative will lay out reforms to reduce...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Justice Reform

Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... that explores the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting—at the offices of Philanthropy New York. ... in their communities. Based on a series of roundtable conversations with community members...

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Communications/Media

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Media Impact Funders

Centering Disability Justice

Release Date:

02/06/2019

... institution and as an employer. To that end, Ford has made critical operational changes to promote accessibility and ... alternative-text descriptions, and changes in our human resources practices. We detail...

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Insights

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Disabilities

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Ford Foundation

SNF Temporarily Pauses Submission of New Grant Requests for Projects in Greece

Release Date:

12/11/2018

... extensive attention. These include the SNF Health Initiative ; a recent grant to the Hellenic Fire Department ... Unit s to help the organization expand access to its critical healthcare services to additional...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

17 Apr 2020

Responding to the Rise of Anti-Semitism - A Webinar

Friday, April 17, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... practice and institutions How philanthropy can use its resources to face this threat to our democracy Presenters ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Jewish Interests

Religion

Social Justice

EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

Release Date:

08/11/2015

... for Philanthropic Collaboration Education Funders Research Initiative Moved Philosophically Diverse Funders to Common ... invested over $2 billion in New York City public school reform efforts during the...

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PNY News

Funding Area

Education

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Education Funders Research Initiative

Ford Foundation

Trinity Wall Street

Pinkerton Supports Internships for Young Adults in Foster Care

Release Date:

07/18/2017

... President Rick Smith announced today. The goal of the initiative is to offer a “leg up” to young people who ... have been delighted by the enthusiastic response from the leadership of the foster care agencies...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)

... in programming and operation roles that support senior leadership in their organization. This group welcomes peer ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a...

A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date:

12/2015

... of those constituencies, and by building a diversity of leadership as spokespeople and strategists. The reality of ... believes that if we grow the makeup of the field and its leadership , we have incredible potential to build a strong ... and infrastructure needs? The report also includes resources and links to readings to help funders think further ...

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Report

Funding Area

Economic Security

Social Justice

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... challenging itself to center the wisdom, experience, and leadership of the most affected. This cycle intentionally emphasized the leadership of those from and working within marginalized ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Mary Grecco Named Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Foundation for Child Development

Release Date:

05/04/2023

... announced that Mary Grecco has joined its senior leadership as vice president of finance and administration. Mary will provide leadership for the Foundation’s finances, operations, ...