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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Twenty Puerto Rican Writers Receive the Inaugural Letras Boricuas Fellowship

Release Date:

11/16/2021

... degree in children’s book illustration from Cambridge School of Art in the UK. She has published books with the ... degree in Spanish is from Binghamton University ( State University of New York). She also has...

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Mellon Foundation

05 Mar 2020

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 5, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of sample financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers. What are some “red flags...

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27 Oct 2022

The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... a toolkit was developed to provide actionable steps and resources for preparing boards to recruit and retain Black ...

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All Funders

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28 Sep 2016

Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... Lenox Hill Neighborhood House David Haight , New York State Director, American Farmland Trust Designed for All ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Diversity in Philanthropy: One Small Thing You Can Do

Release Date:

09/22/2016

... Fellow, Stephanie Chrispin, now has more than a year of learning and activities under her belt, and our second ... on issue-based working groups, these Fellows are also developing a special new project called...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson

Release Date:

01/03/2023

... to reduce inequalities in education. For so many students, school is such a wonderful opportunity, but the pandemic ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

10/29/2021

... Guild for the Blind and Downstate Director, New York State Commission for the Blind, who served in the position ... the title of Professor of Health Management at the Mailman School of the College of...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Member Input on Official Statement on Protecting the 2020 Census

... Institutions across the country – including local and state governments, businesses, nonprofits and foundations ... urges Congress and the Administration to devote sufficient resources to the 2020 Census now,...

Closing America's Education Funding Gaps - First-of-Its-Kind Report from The Century Foundation

Release Date:

07/22/2020

... their background—with the opportunity to succeed in school . Inequality begins in childhood: The United States is ... racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines. At the same time, state - and district-level data...

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The Century Foundation

Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... Wednesday's funder conversation with Glen will provide an excellent opportunity to better understand the direction the City is headed and whether or not philanthropic resources can be brought to bear on...

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PNY News

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors

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02/01/2012

... of green jobs; and the Brookings–Rockefeller Project on State and Metropolitan Innovation, focusing on a new regional ... expanding it.” Dr. Kete spent eight years at the World Resources Institute (WRI) as...

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20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

Friday, July 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... plan to ensure undocumented students can live, attend school , and work in the City. A Philanthropy New ... Velez , Leadership Development Coordinator, New York State Youth Leadership Council Cristina Jiménez...

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Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... of proposals including creating more public banks like the state -owned Bank of North Dakota; having cities use the power ... these campaigns will require a lot of staff time and resources . We will need veteran...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Roosevelt Institute

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

Release Date:

06/28/2024

... organization’s issues, without the necessary support or resources , and without room for error – though the risk of ... operate in silos. They should work together to integrate learning , strengthen the network...

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Private Citizen Bloomberg on Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/25/2014

... that could be controversial if they failed — like teaching high school graduates in Tanzania to perform appendectomies and ... that his critics often accused him of running a “nanny state...

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives

Release Date:

05/19/2021

... with an emphasis on flexible funding, networks of peer learning , open communication, and relationship building. ... Funders need to double down and add on general support resources during leadership...

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Need for Civil Legal Aid

Release Date:

06/07/2016

... and what makes it so important? As defined by the United State Department of Justice, civil legal aid is free legal ... seeking civil legal aid are turned away due to lack of resources , meaning a majority of...

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Economic Security

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The Elmezzi Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... leaders work hand in hand to bridge gaps to  resources  through key coalitions and entities such as the Addison Public Library, Addison Resources Connect, Addison Early Childhood Collaborative, and ... House...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

United Way of New York City Names Sheena Wright as New President & CEO

Release Date:

10/01/2012

... commercial and retail space, including the first new high school building in Harlem in 50 years, creating over 1,000 ... five educational institutions that annually serve 2,100 school children and their...

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United Way of New York City

Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... of Columbia, infant care costs more on average than in- state tuition at a public university. Access to affordable ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ms. Foundation for Women

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