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Serious Policy Between Our Two Ferns

Release Date:

04/23/2014

... on Philanthropy New York programming each year, we list how many of them had a specific policy focus. For example, ... about The Wallace Foundation's " Knowledge Center " and how they are using...

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The New York Community Trust Hires Environmental Program Officer

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02/12/2014

... Trust as Program Officer for national and New York City environmental grantmaking. Garcia-Costas, who has worked ... and other green spaces in urban areas. He led efforts to make New York communities more...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The New York Community Trust

Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

... view on audience engagement. Many of its findings can be applied to the "diverse audience" field, and I imagine ... arts institutions—echoing its work across the New York City museum space—and to...

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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

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07/28/2017

... mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations that can easily move from tense to violent. The goal is to improve relations with the public and reduce use of jails and emergency rooms for people who...

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The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation

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Health

Justice Reform

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Wallace Foundation Case Study Examines Arts Programming at Boys and Girls Clubs

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10/06/2017

... determine whether a much larger, generalist organization can use Something to Say’s principles to establish high-quality ...

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Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects

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10/13/2017

... soon thanks to a new crowdfunding effort by the New York City Housing Authority. Most of the Rockaways was a food desert before Superstorm Sandy hit New York in 2012, and after the storm, access to .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

Housing and Homelessness

Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

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06/12/2009

... at least twice a week, and it’s interesting to see how differently each group frames the problem. For a group of ... also require broad engagement from journalists, academics, activists , policymakers, and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Produces Short Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions

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09/19/2016

... Philanthropies provides a behind- the-scenes look at how four cities are using temporary public art projects to ...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

New York Women's Foundation Celebrates Leaders in Philanthropy

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04/18/2016

... in 2015 by Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council, the nation’s first-ever effort solely ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation Launches Fourth New York Pride Photo Book

Release Date:

06/29/2016

... of the LGBTQ community took to the streets of New York City on the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots for the ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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LGBTQ

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Everyone Deserves a Fair Slice

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06/30/2020

... capital is an essential asset in business mutuality but can also become a liability if the client’s vision and ... there is reciprocity between investors and clients, both can achieve the highest levels of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Hearst Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Efforts with New Grants Totaling over $27.7 Million

Release Date:

05/29/2020

... Dracopoulos. “But it has shown that, if we choose, we can also be bound together by the good we are able to do ... New Orleans, New York, and San Antonio that are pooling resources to most effectively serve...

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22 Jun 2010

Investing in Our Next Generation: English Language Learners and Their Families

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 5:00pm

... systems have not previously served many ELL students. How can education grantmakers ensure that all schools and ... coincides with GCIR's national convening, also in New York City ...

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Wallace Foundation Names Gigi Antoni New Director of Learning and Enrichment

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02/28/2017

... said Miller. “As a leader, she has helped Big Thought make a big difference not just in Dallas, but also nationally ... as an example of what collaboration and consensus-building can accomplish in youth...

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Opinion: Planned Parenthood of NYC Joins Call to Remove Racist Statue

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09/14/2017

... groups. The protests were powerful affirmations of our city ’s stance against racism and hatred. But even though New York City is seen as a progressive place, we must not let this ... to upend it. For years,...

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Gender Justice

With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife

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09/21/2017

... surrounded by a packed crowd of club owners, DJs, dance activists and city employees, de Blasio joked that the soon-to-be-appointed ... first in a docket of legislation that aims to support the city...

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Community Development

10 Nov 2021

Engaging the Next Generation - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... by its members—often across multiple generations, which can pose a challenge. Multigenerational families use a variety of techniques to engage the next generation in ... depends on a number of considerations,...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

05 Apr 2022

Engaging Youth Voice in Participatory Grantmaking

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Youth participatory grantmaking empowers young people to make decisions that will help their communities thrive. In the process, the philanthropic community can benefit from the knowledge and creativity that young...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Clear and Present Danger - Reframing Risk: A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

Release Date:

09/13/2024

... violent resistance. They reminded us this response is how power — in the forms of sexism, racism, xenophobia, ... about whether the transition of an Executive Director will make an organization too unstable to...

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President's Message

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools