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May 25, 2023 - A Day Without Human Services

Release Date:

05/26/2023

... Campaign held A Day Without Human Services across New York City . More than 6,000 people showed up in response to Mayor ... are paid about 30% less than what government employees make to provide the same...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Human Services

Social Justice

Workforce Development

10 Dec 2019

Understanding Identity, Privilege and Power in Philanthropic Practice

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... rarely do we have sufficient time and space to reflect on how our own identities influence how we see and how we are ... workshop that will explore the question, “ How...

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Tools & Strategies

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Noyes Foundation President Featured in Philanthropy News Digest

Release Date:

06/30/2015

... tax deduction, while donors have complete say over how those tax-advantaged dollars are allocated. In other ... just contact the fund-holder, answer some questions, and make a contribution; it can...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

25 Jan 2012

International Grantmakers Network: Providing Capacity-Building Support for International Grantees (Part I)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... two-part series on capacity building. Part I will focus on how we define and approach “capacity building” in an ... and expertise in the room; please come ready to share how you as an international funder...

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Issue-Based

Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

Release Date:

07/28/2011

... of one of the largest public housing communities in the city , was host to a number of funders from New York’s ... Red Hook as a community to show off its many assets that make it a place worth visiting, and a...

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Insights

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All Funders

04 Nov 2019

The Divest/Invest Framework: What Does It Mean for Funders Working in Housing and Homelessness? - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Monday, November 4, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... renters experiencing housing instability. Public resources that are currently invested in policies and laws ... to partner with Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) to share how funders can...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Housing and Homelessness

Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome

Release Date:

04/27/2015

... or regional sensitivities, and to work appropriately with city , state, and national governments. The importance of ... relationships (as both donors and recipients), which can lead to donor-recipient...

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Insights

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Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

Release Date:

10/13/2022

... work, and absolute clarity about the role that funders can have in the ecosystem of strategies needed for ... humility, expertise, and a belief that the only way we can create systemic change is by bringing...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today

Release Date:

12/02/2021

... access to diverse learning environments, equitable resources , and school cultures that affirm their identities. ... desegregation order or voluntary agreement. The inventory can be found below, along with an...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Social Justice

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The Century Foundation

JPB Foundation Partners with Others in Support of Energy Efficiency for All

Release Date:

02/12/2016

... in Support of Energy Efficiency for All Energy costs can impose a harsh burden on low-income families. Energy ... are and try to address them in those programs. We want to make sure these programs allow for...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Freedom Together Foundation

Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Grantee Develops New Crowd-Sourced Initiative in the Disability Field

Release Date:

05/22/2018

... in the Disability Field People with disabilities make up about 20% of the population, but are featured in less ... change what people publish or click on overnight, we can provide better alternatives for those...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

30 Oct 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at ... brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while...

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Panel

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Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

28 Feb 2017

Prison Is The Most Unaffordable Housing

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the homelessness-to-incarceration cycle and what can be done to break it. Explore: The impact of laws that ... affordable and supportive housing at the local NYC level How homelessness increases recidivism and...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects

Release Date:

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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Sector News

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Housing and Homelessness

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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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

The Wallace Foundation

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

Release Date:

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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Member News

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

The Wallace Foundation

The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

Release Date:

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...