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A Conversation with Rockefeller Foundation’s Rajiv Shah

Release Date:

01/12/2018

... with more than $4.2 billion in assets, the role of philanthropy in times of austerity, and the new initiatives ... promoting public-private partnerships, and shifting how dollars were spent to generate greater...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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13 Feb 2025

Tech for Good: Building Innovative Tools to Serve Immigrant Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 13, 2025 -

12:45pm to 2:00pm

... Serve Immigrant Communities In the hands of creative and justice -driven leaders, computer technologies hold ... responsive services while expanding their organizational impact . From accessible legal tools, to...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

UJA-Federation To Launch Largest Anti-Poverty Push In Its History

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... Push In Its History In the teeth of the Great Recession of 2008 , with many Jewish professionals caught up in the ... a life-crippling hole. Now, a decade later, the one-stop social -service approach is back...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Food Systems

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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

Release Date:

02/21/2018

... Most Innovative Companies The Ford Foundation funds social justice work through a $12 billion endowment that includes ... next decade on mission-related investments to match the financial...

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A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

... and well-being of people with complex need in a time of crisis . They are our litmus test; until we effectively ... drills and exercises. This, coupled with an aging and diminishing public health workforce,...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Foundations as the "Brain Trust" for City Officials

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04/15/2014

... don't see the funder community just as a checkbook, though financial resources are obviously important. I really see you all as my ... your colleagues for these opportunities to have a real impact...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Doris Duke Foundation

01 Dec 2011

Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... now will pay huge dividends down the road, from both social and economic perspectives. For too long, however, ... outlays in 2009, or $334 billion out of $3.5 trillion Join Philanthropy New York, Grantmakers...

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Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

Release Date:

03/10/2017

... in New York City neighborhoods with many cultural resources are healthier, better educated, and safer ... according to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation

Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'

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08/14/2015

... Carolina, Daryl Atkinson of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice described his journey from incarceration to decent ... of Alabama, the place of my birth. I was denied federal financial...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Justice Reform

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

Foundation Center Appoints Two New Board Members

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12/03/2014

... Foundation Center, the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide, has elected Marieke van Schaik and ... the strategic direction of this growing and influential social enterprise in the...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

... high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social - impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for a ... combating recidivism in New York, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy...

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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Bank of America Private Bank

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The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

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06/02/2014

... funding and policymaking are gaining momentum in philanthropy and government, a study by the Center for ... program assessment or evaluation. Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

by Vincent Stehle, Executive Director, Media Impact Funders On May 13, at the offices of Philanthropy ... using media to tell stories, ignite imaginations and spark social change. ( Check out the...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, Names New Chair

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06/14/2023

... a trained executive leadership coach and Society for Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional. Ms. ... which is the college’s largest division, is home to the social science departments as well...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education Releases Recommendations For Helping Native American Youth Live Healthier Lives

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... American Youth Live Healthier Lives In recent years, philanthropy has experienced a surge of interest in ... communities receive less than 0.3 percent of philanthropic dollars . The Schott Foundation for Public...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... Robin Hood’s Blue Ridge Labs, which is a Brooklyn-based social impact incubator that supports technology-enabled solutions ... focus on children’s issues, as well as the health, financial...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Burke Foundation

‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success - Report Funded by the Siegel Family Endowment

Release Date:

03/03/2023

... is Black, according to a new report. Economists, social - impact strategists, and social entrepreneurs spent the last ... industry, trying to understand the stark representation crisis...

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Housing and Homelessness