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Recording: Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

... Finally, we'll look ahead, exploring the potential future impacts of these proposals on the nonprofit sector, including .....

Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

Hilary Pennington of the Ford Foundation says social justice fellowships use non-traditional ways to recruit talented individuals already working toward positive change in their communities.

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Education

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A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

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05/13/2020

... push for social reforms will have immediate and profound impacts on people’s lives. The philanthropic sector must ...

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How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward: Congress’ $64.5 Billion Mistake - Report from The Century Foundation

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10/29/2020

Four times as many women as men dropped out of the labor force in September, roughly 865,000 women compared with 216,000 men.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows NEW YORK—Fighting to reduce lengthy sentences for youth. Building a network of Black HIV movement lawyers. Tackling structural racism through the power of dance...

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Colonel (Ret.) James D. McDonough, Jr., Joins New York State Health Foundation as Senior Fellow for Veterans Affairs

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03/01/2012

... their families; build knowledge and cultural competency related to military issues among primary care and mental ...

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Veterans

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25 Feb 2013

It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

Monday, February 25, 2013 -

10:45am to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... we’re fighting for? How might the various proposals related to charitable giving affect foundations, nonprofits ...

Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

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04/14/2014

... noting that Rockefeller has been working on public health related issues since 1913. “That kind of work can only be ...

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ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

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08/08/2014

... initiatives such as ID tagging, micro-chipping and related equipment. Since 2008, the ASPCA has granted over ...

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Animal Welfare

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Resilience Begins at Home

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07/30/2013

by Neill Coleman , Vice President, Global Communications, The Rockefeller Foundation Family, neighborhood and community are vital components of responding to shocks and stresses and bouncing back stronger. The...

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Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)

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02/08/2016

... for the treatment of patients with the dry form of age- related macular degeneration (AMD) -- the leading cause of ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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16 Jun 2016

Will Philanthropy Join In The Fight To Vote?

Thursday, June 16, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

In the midst of this year’s presidential election, understanding the right to vote – and exercising this right – is critical to the future of the country. This issue has been at the center of American politics since the beginning, from the Founders...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As we look at how to improve high school graduation rates and outcomes, we’ve come to realize that instead of addressing a “drop-out” crisis, we have to address our public education system’s biases, policies, and practices that exclude and alienate...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Donates $500K Challenge Grant Toward Creation of Central Park's First Statues of Real Women

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11/28/2016

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Statue Fund and the New York Life Insurance company join forces to break the bronze ceiling in New York City's Central Park.

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Violence Against Women Is Not Only a Local Issue

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03/22/2017

... increased women’s rights. The Mudawana concerns issues related to the family, including the regulation of marriage, ...

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With Support from the Leon Levy Foundation, New York Philharmonic Opens the Toscanini Archives, Providing Digital Access for Maestro’s 150th Birthday

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04/04/2017

... of remarkable history, plus a dozen marked scores, and 200 related parts. Now, anyone anywhere in the world is just a ...

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Arts

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Leon Levy Foundation

New Book from Atlantic Philanthropies Explores ‘Giving While Living’ Approach to Philanthropy

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09/18/2017

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett are cited among the billionaires inspired by Atlantic Founder Chuck Feeney who donated his fortune during his lifetime.

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