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15 May 2025

Philanthropy New York's 46th Annual Meeting: Philanthropy For Our Time

Thursday, May 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

While the nonprofit sector is currently facing existential threats, foundations are grappling with the ways they can show up as reliable and trustworthy partners. Join your Philanthropy New York community in person for a half-day...

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Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty

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08/07/2013

The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.

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Children, Youth and Families

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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

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12/12/2014

Ford Foundation has promised $125 million to help save Detroit from bankruptcy.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... aimed at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in the United States. Bloomberg Philanthropies ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy

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04/13/2015

... not decided to use his considerable wealth to establish a system of more than 2,000 public libraries, or if he hadn’t ...

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New Rockefeller Foundation Projects to Boost African Development

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05/06/2015

The foundation has earmarked $100 million for the Digital Jobs Africa program.

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Community Development

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Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd

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06/18/2015

The Ford Foundation president believes you need to attack inequality at the root.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration

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04/27/2016

... for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community members in ...

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Community Development

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss

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05/26/2016

... to Halve Post-Harvest Loss The earth’s global food system is facing a quiet crisis—one-third of all food ...

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In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile

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06/29/2016

... Health Records Mobile The digitization of our health-care system is well under way, but several obstacles frustrate ...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Three Prominent Leaders Recognized By United Hospital Fund For Their Work To Improve Health And Health Care

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09/29/2016

... support of its work to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker... Three Prominent Leaders ...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

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09/30/2016

Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a series of recommendations for leaders of nursing schools, primary care practices, and health systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care.

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Workforce Development

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Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration

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10/14/2016

A study released Friday by the Century Foundation, a think tank focused on inequity, found that 100 school districts and charter schools across the country are currently pursuing socioeconomic diversity plans — a number that has more than doubled...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Writes About the Privilege of Being Privileged

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10/20/2016

... don’t create or sustain it. Focus instead on building a system that produces less of the stuff in the first place. ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Commonwealth Fund Expresses Concern of Losing Coverage Gains Under Trump Presidency

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11/11/2016

The Commonwealth Fund expresses concern over the strides the industry has made to lower hospital patient readmissions, partly the sign of a shift to value-based care initiatives that have penalized systems for poor outcomes.

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NYSHealth Publishes New Report for Improving Access to Primary Care for Adults with Physical Disabilities

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12/21/2016

... Disabilities, was created by the Independence Care System (ICS) as a guide for primary care providers to expand ...

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New York Health Foundation

How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

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01/12/2017

... Black girls out of school and into the juvenile justice system . Advocates, educators and policymakers alike are ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Reframes its Global Democratic Practice Grantmaking Portfolio

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04/25/2017

In addition to changing the portfolio’s name from ‘Global Governance’ to ‘Global Challenges’, the newly articulated strategies shift the emphasis from improving the democratic practices of formal global governance institutions and procedures to...

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Civic Engagement

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Peterson Center on Healthcare Names Jay Want, MD as New Executive Director

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06/28/2017

... teams, to transform healthcare delivery from within the system . Formerly Chief Medical Officer and Board Chairman at ... of transforming U.S. healthcare into a high-performance system .” “Making quality...

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The 10 Companies with the Best CSR Reputations in 2017

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09/15/2017

... employees, scoring each with its proprietary RepTrak Pulse system ... The 10 Companies with the Best CSR Reputations in ...

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