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Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President

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08/14/2019

... role, Adeyemo will work closely with current Foundation leadership , including Board Chairman Martin Nesbitt and CEO ... sky-high ambitions into operational reality through daily leadership of our talented...

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Former U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens to Lead United Nations Foundation as President and Chief Executive Officer

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09/16/2019

... of her intention to retire earlier this year. Under the leadership of Vice Chairs Gro Harlem Brundtland and Senator ... “We are grateful to Kathy for her many years of leadership at the Foundation, helping...

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Children, Youth and Families

Philanthropy New York Welcomes Stephany Fong as Director of Communications

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03/24/2026

... Health, collaborating with global teams to elevate leadership perspectives and bolster gender equity in health ... York members to connect, share, and amplify our members' leadership , highlight their...

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PNY News

19 Nov 2015

Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy

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8:45am to 11:00am

On September 24, 2010, when Mark Zuckerberg joined Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the stage of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to announce his unprecedented gift of $100 million to transform Newark’s public schools, the...

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United Hospital Fund's New Analysis Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State

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07/06/2017

Prescription drug spending increased significantly for health plans participating in the Medicaid Managed Care and the commercial small group markets in recent years, according to a new report from United Hospital Fund (UHF).

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Health

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Remember! You’ve Got Friends

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07/30/2018

Celeste Ford, Director of Media Relations at Carnegie Corporation of New York writes "Leveraging relationships offers tremendous potential for public relations synergy because it’s relatively straightforward, it’s low-cost, and it’s easy to...

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9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities

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04/02/2020

A group of nine philanthropic membership and advocacy organizations called on foundations to increase their giving in response to the coronavirus pandemic, even if their endowments take a big hit.

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Disaster Relief

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Reaches Landmark Closure of 318th U.S. Coal Plant, on Track to Retire All Coal Plants by 2030

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09/15/2020

Critical milestone marks closure of 60% of the U.S. coal fleet since Beyond Coal’s launch in 2010 to speed up the end of coal and build healthier, more equitable communities in the United States

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Two New Philanthropy Fellows, Ariane Cruz and Javon Robinson

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07/13/2021

Philanthropy New York (PNY) is excited to welcome our new philanthropy fellows, Ariane Cruz and Javon Robinson.

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Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers

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11/16/2021

Social and labor protections for world’s informal workers — who represent 60% of all the world’s workforce — seen as crucial to equitable global economic recovery

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Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

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11/03/2022

Learning on an empty stomach is nearly impossible, but this is the reality for too many students across New York.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

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Program Officers as Champions

A New Leadership Program for Experienced Program Officers You’ve ... the Fund for 2025, Philanthropy New York is piloting a new leadership program for experienced program officers and ... will be better able to:...

Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics”

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06/21/2023

... their understanding of what it means to center Black leadership , and how structures can evolve to become truly ... and shared the following insights and takeaways: Black leadership involves a pro-Black...

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Goldman Sachs: Women Are the Smartest Investment We Can Make

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06/16/2014

"Womenomics" became the impetus behind one of Goldman Sachs’ most powerful investments, "10,000 Women."

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

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04/27/2017

... to solve their own problems if given adequate support and resources , the Just Transition Fund is committed to nurturing ... has championed land stewardship, the protection of water resources , the preservation...

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