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Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance

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07/02/2009

... , I witnessed firsthand the stories of the generosity of individual travelers, such as Dr. Jerold and Dorothy Beeve. ... of 4 public parks and 55 community gardens in low- income neighborhoods across the city...

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Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice

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01/12/2022

... support that gives nonprofits the flexibility and resources they need to serve their communities and grow. Each ... work day in and day out in bringing together programs and resources that enhance our...

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Community Development

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals

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03/23/2016

... Health Care Consumers. Too often the health care system is putting patients last, when they should come first. ... or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; make the...

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New York Health Foundation

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United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

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09/27/2023

... Settlement has had for more than a decade, the library system helped grow a “reading room” in Settlement’s ... or English proficiency. While providing tangible resources like books are important, physicians...

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

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Aetna Supports Projects Using Big Data to Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need

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05/11/2017

... core of this problem are resource allocation challenges. Resources are always scarce, no matter how well a economy is ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents

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09/22/2017

... Every Child initiative, launched in 2010 to address the major health challenges women, children, and adolescents ... in the GFF Trust Fund leverages domestic government resources , financing from the World Bank...

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A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

... aid is available to all who need it during and after a major disaster. 6. Training . Government at all levels has ...

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A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two

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11/08/2017

... barriers at every step – a government/nonprofit support system that is fragmented and difficult to navigate, ... new models to accelerate disability employment within major corporations, PFF worked with USBLN...

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Disabilities

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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

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03/10/2017

... Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC Low- and moderate- income residents in New York City neighborhoods with many cultural resources are healthier, better educated, and safer ... those in similar communities...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation

Russel Sage Foundation Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security

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03/09/2018

... Journal of Social Sciences looks at how much additional income in SNAP benefits would be needed in order for ... then measured the resource gap--the difference between the resources a household has and what...

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Food Systems

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UJA-Federation of New York Leads Charge for Creation of a Nonprofit Infrastructure Fund in Repsonse to State Budget Allocations

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04/22/2015

... court settlements with financial institutions and other major corporations—and additional settlement income seemed to be on the way. Moreover, the human services ...

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Citi Foundation and Technoserve Partner for Economic Opportunity in Africa

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07/20/2015

... women affected most severely. Underemployment is also a major concern, with more than 70 percent of Africa’s youth ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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International/Foreign Affairs

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

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03/04/2016

... Student Grad Rates by 20% An alliance made up of 11 major universities across the United States has knocked its ... goal of graduating more students — including more low- income students — out of the park. The...

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Education

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs

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01/06/2017

... too quickly: New research suggests that repealing two major provisions of Obamacare without replacing them right ... Care Act -- subsidies that help low- and moderate- income people pay for coverage and...

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Bloomberg Launches Worldwide Urban Public Health Initiative

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05/18/2017

... for 67 percent of the deaths in low- and middle- income countries, as well as often-ignored killers such as ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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East Harlem Rezoning Approved by Planning Commission, Moves to City Council

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10/03/2017

... If approved, the proposal for East Harlem would upzone major avenues while adding several other land controls, ... to protect the current character, a required percentage of income -targeted housing in all...

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Community Development

26 Feb 2020

Legal Series - International Grantmaking

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Do you understand the options that are available to you when making grants to organizations around the world? Do you know what questions to ask, programmatically, operationally, and legally in order to make grants to support change internationally?...

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26 Jan 2022

Legal Series - Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

The Program The PNY Core: Legal Series provides an overview of the legal and regulatory boundaries in a number of key legal topics. The series launches with this high-level overview of the legal dos and don'ts across your day-to-day philanthropic...

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