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Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

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04/18/2018

... doing exceptionally creative and exciting things in the field of civic engagement and understand better the most ... time or emotional energy to immerse themselves in news and social change strategy. There are...

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Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

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11/03/2016

... lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low income communities in ... Board has a fiduciary responsibility to safeguard the financial resiliency of the...

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board Committee Racial Equity Work 2025

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Board & Trustees

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It’s Time to Fund Children’s Mental Health

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04/15/2021

... people were at a two-decade high, according to the CDC . A crisis was already unfolding and adequate support was ... Improving children’s mental health can also help address social inequity and prevent the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

... he believed, would ease the pressure of rising social anxiety that followed from inequality — ameliorating ... system itself. During the 20th century, an entire field of institutional philanthropy...

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Social Justice

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NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture

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12/16/2016

... Alpert. “Elizabeth and Isaac are highly regarded in the field for being innovative, collaborative and willing to take ... and our partners as we fight against the climate crisis and growing inequality.” In her...

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MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

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09/23/2015

... corporate responsibility report, highlighting the positive impact it makes on society while achieving its core business goals of managing risk and meeting its long-term financial commitments. The report,...

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

... lot to think about during their first two short debates on impact investing and perpetuity vs. spend down. I was happy ... as needed . Unrestricted grants also even the playing field between nonprofits and...

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Arcus Foundation

Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

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11/15/2016

... moment in our country, our cities and our role in the field of the arts. Not since the 1950’s when highways ... and internationally. At a time when racial equity and social and environmental justice...

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The New York Community Trust

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UJA-Federation of New York Announces More Than $23 Million in Grants and Loans to Meet Needs of New Yorkers Affected by COVID-19

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03/23/2020

... York (UJA) announced more than $23 million in immediate financial aid to help meet the ever-growing needs of ... to small businesses. New York City COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund UJA provided a grant and...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board Elects Vicki L. Fuller as New Trustee

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02/08/2023

... to our mission.” “Vicki Fuller has had a profound impact on her field , and the RWJF Board members look forward to having her ... she had a successful, four-decades-long career in financial...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

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04/13/2021

... and environmental health in Hawai’i through restoring social justice , revitalizing ancestral food systems and ... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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Is Your Grantmaking Supporting Systems Change? Introducing the Sustainable Grantmaking Benchmark

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01/30/2026

... for Public Education, January 2026 The philanthropy field seeks to advance long-term systemic change, yet much of ... nonprofit organizations need to make real and lasting impact . At the same...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Nonprofit Excellence Awards Application Process Helps Organizations Improve Management Practices

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09/09/2014

... management focus on results; governance structure; financial management; diverse and responsive organizational practices; human resources ; information technology practices; communications; ... previously...

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The New York Community Trust

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PNY Calls on de Blasio Administration to Ensure Support of Nonprofit Organizations

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03/16/2020

... March 16. Dear Mayor de Blasio: During this time of crisis and battling COVID-19, our nonprofit partners that are ... from COVID-19. Nonprofit organizations will face deep financial strain as staff are...

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Mastercard and Rockefeller Foundation Announce Data.org: A Platform for Data Science Partnerships

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01/23/2020

... platform for partnerships that will continue to build the field of data science for social impact . This is the next chapter of a $50 million commitment ... civic and public sector...

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Technology

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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

... and the oil. BP needs to minimize the financial impact for its shareholders. For whose interest does BP work? ... That can only be made possible with independent private dollars . Of course BP...

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A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

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10/13/2022

... human services sectors to address the over 1.6 trillion dollars in student debt mainly held in Black and Brown ... and particularly black women , which would have a real impact on the philanthropic sector...

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