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Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

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11/28/2011

... our 280 grantmaking member organizations and their 2500 individual staff members and trustees to look carefully at ...

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22 Mar 2017

Harnessing the Power of Youth Organizing: Impact on Resiliency, Social-Emotional Development, and Academic & Career Success

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join the NYC Youth Funders for a session that will focus on the benefits of youth organizing and how these experiences help young people develop strong social-emotional competencies and tangible skills that promote academic and career success.

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Social Justice

Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

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11/15/2016

... the necessary research? NV: Given the sheer scope of the resources the government can bring to this vital area of ... are a number of strategies that desperately need more resources —such as research, data...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Communications/Media

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The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the field of social justice philanthropy, and a Philanthropy New York program exploring the report, Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

As Asian-Americans’ Numbers Grow, So Does Their Philanthropy

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01/08/2013

... the philanthropic organizations, nonprofit executives and individual donors profiled in this article. About 800 people ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Laura A. Robbins Consulting, LLC

Our Guides to Knowledge: Celebrating 'I Love My Librarian Award' Winners

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12/19/2012

The Carnegie Corporation of New York spotlights the winners of the 2012 Carnegie Corporation/New York Times "I Love My Librarian" Award.

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Arts

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To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in America, the book that emerged from his experiences, he called it "individualism," a word he coined to describe the...

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Public Policy

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Carnegie UK Trust Announces 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals of Philanthropy Honorees

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09/24/2013

The Medals of Philanthropy are awarded every two years to families and individuals around the world who, like Andrew Carnegie, have dedicated their private wealth to the public good. (Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian is...

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Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Founders Named American Academy of Nursing 2013 Honorary Fellows

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09/18/2013

Donald and Barbara Jonas, Founders of the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, have been named to the American Academy of Nursing 2013 class of Honorary Fellows. Each year, the Academy recognizes a small group of individuals as Honorary Fellows in...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Health

A Short Guide to Impact Investing

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02/2015

The Case Foundation has offered a primer on how business can drive social change.

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George Clooney and Carnegie Corp. Launch 100 Lives Campaign

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03/12/2015

The initiative aims celebrate those who saved Armenians during the genocide, and support individuals and organizations that keep the legacy of gratitude alive.

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Aetna Foundation Survey Finds the Importance of Local Environment to Patient Health

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01/20/2017

... that a person’s zip code is a good indicator of an individual ’s health and longevity. However, there are ...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Health

Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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05/08/2017

... to understand the main mechanism that hinders the immune system ’s ability to fight the growth of ovarian tumors. ... stress within ovarian cancer tumors impacts the immune system and whether disabling “stress...

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Newly Created Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York

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07/19/2023

... the rewards.” “Young people involved with the legal system often experience tremendous difficulty finding stable ...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

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11/23/2015

... important, they would have to seek out talented low- income students who wouldn’t normally have access to this ... Earth Institute at Columbia; the CUNY Remote Sensing Earth System Institute; the NYU Tandon...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs

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05/16/2017

... learning programs to new communities and serve more low- income children across the country. In addition, HSBC will ... Studies show that, while children across different income levels learn at similar rates...

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Education

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HSBC Bank USA

The New York Women’s Foundation and Ms. Foundation Announce Year Two Results of $100M Collective Fund

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03/26/2018

... funding commitment to ensure economic security for low- income women and their families across the country. This ... across the country to improve the economic security of low- income women and their...

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Economic Security

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Private funders should fund full project costs too

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03/11/2016

... programs they sponsor. When foundations, corporations and individual philanthropists sponsor projects that nonprofits ... agenda items – from building financial skills among low- income youth in a certain...

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