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Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

Release Date:

11/21/2014

... making institution that supports and promotes vibrant communities , the performing arts, and a sustainable ... development, in responding to the needs of underserved communities , and also in Mertz Gilmore’s...

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Environment and Climate Change

Justice Reform

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The David Rockefeller Fund

Share Your Thoughts: PNY’s 34th Annual Meeting!

Release Date:

04/30/2013

Thank you to everyone who attended our 34th Annual Meeting or watched the proceedings via our livestream broadcast! And special thanks again to the Ford Foundation for their generosity as our hosts. We asked you to share your thoughts on community...

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All Funders

New Chair and Vice-Chair for Noyes Foundation Board

Release Date:

02/11/2015

Wendy Holding and Brook Beardsley have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

Social Justice

Gender Justice

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Michael Burke Joins New York Life Foundation as COO

Release Date:

06/22/2015

New York Life announced that Michael Burke has joined the company as chief operating officer, New York Life Foundation and corporate vice president in the Corporate Responsibility Department.

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Life Foundation

Morgan Stanley Helps Address Housing, Health and Employment Needs in Washington D.C.

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... retail to generate economic energy in distressed communities and bring much-needed services to low-income ...

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Community Development

Health

Workforce Development

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Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

Aetna Foundation President Writes on Turning the Clock Forward on Health Disparities, City Block by City Block

Release Date:

10/20/2015

... You don’t need to travel to a developing country to see communities that have been left in the last century. Stand in ... hospitals and look outside, and you will see urban communities burdened by staggering...

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

Ellen Liu, Director of Women's Health, Ms. Foundation for Women, Selected as American Express NGen Fellow

Release Date:

10/27/2015

Independent Sector announced the selection of the 2015 cohort of American Express NGen Fellows.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ms. Foundation for Women

American Express [corporate]

Farms in the Projects? (Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund)

Release Date:

01/05/2016

... These new farms will increase access to fresh produce in communities with high levels of poverty, food insecurity and ...

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Member News

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Community Development

Food Systems

George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

Release Date:

01/19/2017

... help migrants, refugees and others struggling within their communities worldwide to improve their economic and social ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Named New President of the Moody’s Foundation

Release Date:

02/22/2017

Arlene is a long-standing colleague at Moody’s and has had a distinguished career. She is currently a managing director in London where she oversees commercial business in Europe.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Moody's Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

Release Date:

12/05/2017

The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April, when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger

Release Date:

01/22/2018

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and Temple University say that food insecurity among college students is forcing a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates.

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Member News

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Education

Food Systems

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William T. Grant Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Donates $1.5 Million for Disaster Relief

Release Date:

01/30/2018

... relief funding and will donate $1.5 million to help communities affected by the disasters. In partnership with ...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge

Release Date:

02/15/2018

... will inspire and encourage local solutions in other communities across the country,” said Catherine Chen, ... and heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric may cause immigrant communities to become more vulnerable to...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability

Release Date:

02/23/2018

... an important platform for individual success and thriving communities , nine of the nation’s largest private ... will be able to afford safe, stable rentals in thriving communities . Together, Funders for...

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Member News

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Ford Foundation

The JPB Foundation

21 Mar 2018

Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants and Refuge - A Webinar Hosted by AFN & GCIR

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Across the country, immigrants and refugees serve as a catalyst for community revitalization and an engine of economic growth.

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Immigration

How to Improve Health Care for Veterans - Letter to the NYT Editor from New York State Health Foundation's David Sandman

Release Date:

04/04/2018

The former Veterans Affairs secretary, David J. Shulkin, lays out a number of compelling reasons it’s a bad idea to privatize medical services for veterans. One more obvious reason is that veterans themselves don’t want it.

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New York Health Foundation

National Security Expert Sally Donnelly Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund as Senior Fellow

Release Date:

04/12/2018

This spring, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund will welcome Sally Donnelly as a non-resident senior fellow. Ms. Donnelly will bring extensive experience in U.S. national security affairs to support the Fund’s work by monitoring and...