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Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Sites for Biodiversity with Support from the Arcus Foundation

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02/14/2018

... and 350 plant species unique to this region. Based on work by WCS and participants from five countries in the ... to the northern tip of Lake Albert. Building on an initial framework plan developed in 2004,...

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

Aetna Foundation Addresses Crucial Need for Localized Care

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07/26/2018

... transforming care is reaching people where they live and work , in a manner that works best for them. Aetna recently ... is most comfortable). These clinical quarterbacks then work with members, their providers...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture

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12/16/2016

... and Culture. They will jointly lead the Foundation’s work to build empathy, nurture compassion and shift ... a willingness to learn and grow, while at the same time drawing on the Foundation’s impressive...

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To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together

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06/23/2020

... “opposite” fields discovered how readily they could work together, surprising personal friendships bloomed. In ... $143 million a year. A task force began reaching out to stakeholders across the region—...

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25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... children seeking asylum at the border and long- time residents living in our communities are detained by ... Divestment by foundations from the prison industrial complex is a critical part of the battle...

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Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

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01/19/2016

... first Chief Investment Officer, Ellen Shuman. At the time , the endowment stood at $1.8 billion and was primarily ... loved my job because my efforts have supported our program work to improve education in the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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GoVoteNYC Fund Announces $1 Million in Grants for Voter Engagement

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04/26/2021

... million in grants to nine nonprofits for nonpartisan get- out -the-vote education and activities. These nonprofits are trusted messengers within their communities, work in coalition with dozens of groups, and...

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The New York Community Trust

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Civic Engagement

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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... communist. Distrust in media, meanwhile, is at an all- time high of 60 percent, per a Gallup study from this ... available in six state legislatures, we seek to roll out to all 50 states and a handful of...

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15 Jun 2021

Leveraging Philanthropy to Build a Responsive Small Business Ecosystem

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9:00am to 10:30am

... white peers during the last 12 months. They often started out with less cushion, and they were blocked at every turn ... and resource deployment as we identify how we can work together as an emerging funder...

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PNY Members Named to Commission Examining Closures of Nonprofits

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03/10/2015

... by Gordon Campbell of NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, former government official and ... systems of these organizations to gain a full picture and understanding of what caused...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Charles Nuñez, Community Advocate at Youth Represent, Was Only 17 but Charged as an Adult

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05/10/2016

... cards, mix CDs, but in May 2007, a month before high school graduation, he made the biggest mistake of his life ... these are things such as mentally preparing myself every time I wanted to call my family...

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Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial

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04/17/2015

... need them most — those with poor and minority students. School districts, states and universities need to do much ... Today’s principal needs to be much more focused on the quality of teaching in the classroom...

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ASPCA Commits $5 Million in COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Initiative to Help Shelters and Pet Owners

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03/23/2020

... animals at-risk by straining essential owner and shelter resources . Considering the vital role pets play in our lives ... Bershadker. Added Bershadker, "We are grateful to work with generous donors and...

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Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say

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10/05/2017

... opinion about whether to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex has shifted significantly in less than a year – ... to close Rikers Island,” Lippman said about the jail complex , which houses primarily low-...

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14 May 2024

21st-Century Governance Part Three: Family Philanthropies as Stewards of a Public Trust - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and stewardship and ensuring equitable distribution of resources . Who should attend? The National Center for Family ...

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Atlantic on Spending Down: "We’re Actually Gearing Up”

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08/06/2014

... and Civil Society at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy A version of this post ... declared that Atlantic is “NOT spending down.” In no time , a couple of old friends and foundation-watchers...

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'Investment Club' of Foundations Pays Off for Nonprofits

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06/05/2015

... a group of New York Foundations that decided to pool their resources last fall isn't likely to generate much cash. But ... predicts Plinio Ayala, president of Per Scholas, a work -force training nonprofit...

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Rockefeller Foundation’s Claudia Juech, Associate Vice President & Managing Director, Answers “5 Questions” in PND

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05/10/2017

... horizon scanning activities, informing both strategy and programs . Recently, PND spoke with Juech about Rockefeller's ... bring more diverse voices into the earliest stages of its work , ensure that all...

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