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20 Sep 2018

Taking Stock and Gearing Up: Immigration Policy and the Role of Philanthropy in Building Stronger Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, September 20, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... now and in the year ahead. An extraordinary number of major immigration policy battles are underway in the courts ... Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce Grantmakers of...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal Issues

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Public Policy

Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

Release Date:

05/11/2022

... in STEM Fields Stony Brook University has announced a major new initiative funded by the Simons Foundation and its ...

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Member News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Education

Science

Technology

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The Simons Foundation

21 Jun 2023

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Convening: The Impact of the Childcare Crisis on the City’s Economy

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... access to affordable childcare, particularly for lower- income workers. The session will include an overview of ... through their own grant making. What will you learn? The major pillars of New York City’s...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

08 Apr 2025

The Transportation Road Ahead: A Briefing with the Clean RIDES Network

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... took significant steps. The state canceled two major highway expansions and redirected $1 billion from ...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Commonwealth Fund Study Explores Burden of High Out-of-Pocket Costs on Medicare Beneficiaries

Release Date:

05/12/2017

... brief looks at beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs by income and health status. More than one-fourth of all ... to ensure affordability and to provide relief for low- income beneficiaries... Commonwealth Fund...

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Member News

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Health

New Study From the Commonwealth Fund Looks at Out-of-Pocket Costs for Some Health Plans

Release Date:

05/23/2019

... health coverage are spending large shares of their income on health care costs, according to a new Commonwealth ... include: Health care costs are consuming a large share of income for millions of people with...

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Member News

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... a better preparation, hiring, evaluation and support system for principals to ensure they are effective. The ... there has been little information about what level of resources would be required to do so. RAND...

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Member News

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa

Release Date:

01/28/2021

... the globe to mobilize technical, material, and financial resources to support its Member States in expanding testing, ... It is our mission to forge partnerships and mobilise resources for Africa CDC. In...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller 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 ... at Ya Ne...

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Member News

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Community Development

Health

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

After We Say Goodbye

Release Date:

01/29/2010

... completely in 2015. Yes, our decreasing assets played a major role in the board’s decision to adopt this course of ... years, but we are especially mindful of one of the other major points made by Beldon: the...

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Insights

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All Funders

Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

Release Date:

03/22/2010

... that many of its grantees had opportunities to support low- income families through the economic downturn and to inform ... as they worked to create and preserve wealth for low- income families. We are pleased...

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Insights

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Community Development

Economic Security

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Americans Cost Barrier Decreasing, But More Improvement Needed

Release Date:

11/17/2016

... Fund: A new survey of adults in the U.S. and 10 other high- income countries finds that fewer Americans are reporting ...

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Member News

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Aetna Foundation Supports 'Magnobrain' Educational Games for Kids

Release Date:

03/27/2017

... game company, Magnobrain , has announced the successful distribution of over 750 sets of their educational games to ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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Aetna Foundation

Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

Release Date:

08/24/2017

... marketing campaigns such as promotional events and passive distribution . When these attempts fail to get the job ...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding

Release Date:

10/04/2017

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would be holding onto federal funding that helps offset uncompensated care until it can determine an equitable way to distribute the money. Those funds include money that was expected to be distributed last year and...

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Sector News

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Health

How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... franchising (i.e., with “affiliates”), or a distribution model where the nonprofit partners with a larger ... approach, and 13 used the strategic partnership (or distribution ) approach. … How Nonprofit...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

Release Date:

03/14/2013

... of the Ford Foundation. Our discussion identified three major ways these nonprofits are not only changing the ... the creation of 145 direct jobs throughout the state. The resources NYSCF provides allow the...

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Insights

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All Funders

Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of Community Progress Makers Initiative in the United States

Release Date:

12/13/2021

... visionary organizations that are working to connect low- income communities and communities of color to greater social ... U.S. continues to address the root causes and impacts of income and wealth inequality...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Economic Security

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Citi Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘Summer Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools

Release Date:

04/18/2022

... children who were already too far behind, especially low- income Black and Latino students. That could have devastating ... in significant learning loss, particularly for low- income students of color...