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UJA-Federation of New York Provides New Round of Emergency Funding For COVID Relief in New York and Israel

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... This latest round of emergency funding by UJA will provide financial relief to New York’s Jewish community centers ... funding is targeted at strengthening essential community resources in New York and Israel...

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Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

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UJA-Federation of New York

04 Apr 2012

GrantCraft is Back!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... was designed to increase the collective knowledge of the field and improve the practice of philanthropy by tapping the ... also reflects key changes in the field , from the rise of ...

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Issue-Based

Ms. Foundation Launches Public Voices Fellowship

Release Date:

02/12/2016

... a diverse cohort of 19 Ms. Foundation grantees with resources , skills, and access, in order to ensure their ideas ... only their respective fields of reproductive and economic justice and safety, but also the...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Key Facts on Mission Investing

Publication date:

10/2011

... employing their investment portfolios to achieve a social benefit is on the rise, according to this report. Key ... program-related investments. By investing endowment dollars to further their charitable missions, these ... assets— are extending the public benefit of their resources . The report also offers perspective from Stephen ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Morgan Stanley and Kresge Foundation Supported Fund Doubles Commitment to Disadvantaged Areas with $100M for Affordable Housing, Health Care

Release Date:

11/04/2015

... New Markets Tax Credit. Both help attract billions of dollars in private capital to disadvantaged areas each year ... their health and housing expertise as well as financial resources to the...

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Housing and Homelessness

Health

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Morgan Stanley

The Kresge Foundation

Open Society Foundations Commit $15 Million to Gender Equality in Africa

Release Date:

05/08/2020

... YORK—The Open Society Economic Justice Program, via its impact investing arm, the Soros Economic Development Fund ... empowerment. These transactions are two of a batch of social ...

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

How Institutions Take Risks

Release Date:

10/12/2014

... at the University of Pennsylvania to invest endowment resources in West Philadelphia; her work in developing the field of impact investing; and her big bet at the Rockefeller ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation President & CEO, Cecilia Clarke, Announces Departure

Release Date:

03/17/2021

... dream of attending graduate school to study clinical social work. However, my joy is not without a tinge of ... and strengthen our borough. We have mobilized Brooklyn’s dollars in the pursuit of a more fair...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

How Can We Be Better Funders? Let's Do the Homework

Release Date:

05/26/2021

... Funders? Let's Do the Homework By: Maritza Guzmán, Senior Philanthropy Consultant, TCC Group I’ve spent most of my ... several sessions immersed in Philanthropy New York’s Financial...

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Insights

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Nonprofit Financials

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TCC Group

A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change

Release Date:

12/13/2024

... in more meaningful collaborative processes that positively impact a range of social issues. Many are unsure of where to turn. Despite ... stands at a pivotal crossroads. As custodians of resources...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

Release Date:

09/15/2016

... wondered the following: Why didn’t my community have the resources to help people when they were in trouble? ... Drug Laws. Governor Nelson Rockefeller claimed that the social service and health care approach...

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Health

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

Release Date:

05/03/2018

... indicators – from high school graduation rates, to FAFSA financial aid and AP/Dual-Credit completion (see detailed ... with Valley-based leaders to establish the collective impact initiative RGV FOCUS in 2012...

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Education

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Ford Foundation

Goldman Sachs Announces First Round of Capital Investments and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative

Release Date:

05/21/2021

... this week to provide strategic guidance on the scope and impact of the investments and grants. In partnership with ... the projects that would receive the initial round of financial support. “The more we tell...

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Economic Security

Social Justice

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Goldman Sachs

Arcus Foundation Names Cynthia A. Hallenbeck New Vice President of Finance and Operations

Release Date:

02/01/2012

... will include the development of the Foundation's financial management strategy, as well as contributions to the development of its broader social justice and conservation strategies. In...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Finance & Asset Management

HR & Operations

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Arcus Foundation

20 Jan 2015

The Power of Microaggressions & Microaffirmations

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 -

8:00am to 11:15am

Missed the session? Watch it here. In our commitment to philanthropy , all of us are looking to make sure that our ... fast paced lives, there are often small things, with a big impact that can directly ...

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Workshop

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Board & Trustees

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Location

United States

Leadership Transitions Funders Group

... successful leadership transitions from a racial equity and social justice lens. Together, they bring their unique knowledge, ... today to participate in joint learning and access resources...

17 Apr 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 2: Investing in Adaptation, Disaster Response & Recovery

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

... and donors, those who will be called upon in times of crisis , think about investing in a more secure and ... to disasters such as those experienced in 2012. Such impact investments not only hold the promise of...

Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... in May with a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improving social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to ... including neighborhood-based opportunity, the criminal justice system, immigrant...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

12 Oct 2017

Census 2020: Funders Are Getting Ready Now

Thursday, October 12, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... districts The Census is the basis for determining financial and other resources for dozens of government programs The Census is the ... and 21 percent. That translates to millions of government dollars...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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08 Nov 2023

Funder Collaboratives that Support Shifting Power to Communities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

... some constraints at individual foundations, can pooling resources catalyze efforts to cede power and decision-making ... a funder collaborative in service to racial equity and justice How some NY-based and...