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Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

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06/12/2019

... childhood malnutrition to financial self-sufficiency for women to access to vaccines — a fascinating array of ... challenges related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. We...

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New Staff and Promotions at The New York Community Trust

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12/19/2019

... Community Trust A New Communications Director Joins City’ s Community Foundation; Five Promotions Are Announced. (New ... portfolio. Ross will manage the girls and young women and arts education portfolios...

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Can Philanthropy Help Shape the Next Economy? A Workshop Series for a Just Transition

... than as an abstract set of laws. This workshop series is being co-sponsored by Philanthropy New York, with staffing ... , and Ford Foundation ) Missed the program? View resources and the livestream recording...

Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build

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10/06/2015

... will feature the first-ever home build in New York City’ s Bryant Park, where volunteers will build in partnership ... “Affordable housing is critical to financial well- being and is linked to improved...

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Casey Family Programs Evaluates Housing’s Role in Child Welfare Services

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05/24/2016

Casey Family Programs Evaluates Housing’ s Role in Child Welfare Services The national effort ... and services tailored to address medical and mental health care needs, substance use recovery, and other supports...

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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... the boxes may also protect infants who sleep in them from being smothered by a sleeping parent or heavy blanket. This ... Requiring prenatal checkups is not feasible under the US health care system, so the...

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MetLife Foundation and MicroSave Launch "i3" Program in Vietnam

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11/16/2018

... in Hanoi on November 14, aimed at improving the financial health of low- to moderate-income communities around the ... three-year program, funded by the MetLife Foundation, is being implemented in four Asian...

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Jessica Rothkuo Joins Redlich Horowitz Foundation to Lead Family First Implementation

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04/24/2019

... as our senior program manager to lead the foundation’ s support of NY counties for successful implementation of the ... keep families together safely and support their continued health and well- being...

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Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

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01/06/2016

... children, navigating the complications of getting state resources they desperately need, and sacrificing their own well- being to take care of their grandchildren. “We often ... subsidized housing, such as...

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With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

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10/25/2017

... largest component of what we send to landfills in the U. S ., representing nearly 22% of disposed municipal solid ... waste all the water, land, energy, money, labor, and other resources that go into growing,...

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Philanthropy New York Calls for Solidarity Amid Ongoing Pressures on the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Sector

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10/27/2025

... of community, we are committed to using our voice and resources to: Stand together in defense of philanthropic ... to collective action. Solidarity requires relationship — being in community with one another,...

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A Unique Nonprofit Lender

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08/19/2009

... Street in Manhattan (which were designed by Maya Lin) are being helped by the loan fund in such a way. The Agency Loan ... and is the recipient of numerous government and human rights awards and citations. He...

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A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

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05/13/2020

... to provide relief for communities of color who are being disproportionately hit hard by the pandemic. In the ... will have immediate and profound impacts on people’ s lives. The philanthropic sector must...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field

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06/26/2018

... (29 pages, PDF), highlights findings from the foundation' s seven-month-long search for a mission-driven investment ... focus on fairness and equity, diversity, human and labor rights , access, and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels

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12/18/2020

... from future fossil fuel investments. The Foundation’ s Board of Trustees recently approved this new policy, prompting the Foundation’ s investment team to start taking steps that are expected to .....

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Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

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05/12/2015

... thinking.” Staten Island, one of New York City’ s five boroughs, is a 7 by 14 mile-Island located in New York ... fewer public services, yet experience greater public health needs. Despite having the highest...

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

... today announced it will fund nine nonprofits—from the U. S . to Ghana—to help their new leaders implement their ... two-year grants to support leadership transitions at human rights and social justice...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates Each person’ s death gives us a moment to pause and ask what lessons their ... our current political chaos by shifting more political resources toward efforts to find...

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Ford Foundation Is A Sponsor of New Exhibits at the Muhammad Ali Center

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06/22/2016

... following humanitarian and boxing champion Muhammad Ali’ s death earlier this month. “The project’ s been ongoing for months,” Donald Lassere, president and ... service in Louisville. “Muhammad’ s...

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