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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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12/15/2020

... and equitable economy in which immigrants and refugees can thrive. Including its first impact investments to Cell-Ed ... own philanthropic arm, World Education Services knows  how to build and grow an impact-...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members

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07/01/2021

... community in Los Angeles, she experienced firsthand how committed adults can support and expand the lives of children living in ...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

12 Nov 2015

I Didn’t Know You Could Do That With a Family Foundation

Thursday, November 12, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... philanthropy programs on November 12th, we decided to make a day of it! Join Philanthropy New York staff and family ... Too many seminars focus on what family foundations can ’t do. Yet tens of thousands of...

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New York City

Josiah Macy Foundation Supports New Education & Training Programs to Foster Compassionate, Collaborative Healthcare

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03/24/2016

... Healthcare, a national leader in the movement to make compassion a vital element in every patient-caregiver ... The article published in Academic Medicine describes how the Triple C framework can...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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A Recipe for Capacity Building

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02/16/2017

... way. In fact, for many years, I was a terrible cook. How did I turn things around? I took classes; I watched ... we’re getting all of the right ingredients, we need to make sure we’re going outside of our...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

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Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

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08/01/2012

... which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... pantry program that provides nearly 50 New York City food pantries with 240,000 pounds of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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North Star Fund

11 Jul 2018

Service for Impact - Exploring Successful Skills-Based Volunteering Models

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while supporting business ... volunteering (SBV) is becoming increasingly clear, but it can be tough to know which...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $2.5 Million to Help Sheridan Memorial Hospital Bring Innovative Behavioral Health Model to Wyoming

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08/27/2023

... to people with mental health concerns, into which we can pull together a network of support and resources .” The EmPATH Unit will provide patients with a ... Hospital. “The EmPATH and Crisis Stabilization Unit...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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10 May 2017

Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your Foundation’s Mission?

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Ownership versus Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well? May 18, 2016 – Can Failure ... instruments and structures that your foundation could use based on your...

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News Junkies Wanted for Editorial Board

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09/16/2015

... content for the Opinions & Insights column. But she can ’t know everything in each topic area and that’s where ... your knowledge and information gathering to even greater use . The Editorial Board is open...

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PNY News

New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

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03/01/2016

... an interactive digital publication may allow the author to use multimedia to make arguments or illustrate critical points that would be ... in digital form and in audio and visual materials, which can...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Mellon Foundation

15 Jun 2020

Advocacy 101: Legal Boundaries and Opportunities

Monday, June 15, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... True or false: It’s permissible for your foundation to make grants that are used for public policy or legal advocacy ... And, if they do, you may be missing out on a strategy that can advance your foundation...

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All Funders

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Helen Chin Named New Director of Sustainable Environments Program at Surdna

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12/22/2014

... Harlem Environmental Action, leading initiatives on land use planning and transportation that were identified as core concerns by the community and New York City to advance its sustainability efforts. She also...

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Workforce Development

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Surdna Foundation

ACHA Would Break Apart What Is Working in New York

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05/25/2017

... for those with pre-existing conditions, but would also make broad—and damaging—structural changes to the ... provide access to care for millions but also to guide the use of resources and...

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United Hospital Fund

24 Sep 2013

Public Policy Communicators NYC: What It Really Takes to Build an Audience for Your News/Blog

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... FCC policy on “net neutrality” or micro issues like how to make the most of low-cost multi-media, PPC-NYC meetings bring ...

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Issue-Based

15 Mar 2018

POSTPONED 3/22 Financial Series - Looking at the 990 Part I (March 15) and Part II (March 22)

Thursday, March 15, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... which hinder speakers' ability to travel into the city .** This program is a part of the Financial Series from ... field for an otherwise diverse sector. What information can be gleaned from the form? What...

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

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James Short Named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corp.

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02/09/2016

... from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City , where he was the founding director of the Gottesman ... schools and school districts, including the New York City Department of Education. “...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The 2017 National Center for Responsive Philanthropy Impact Awards Winners Announced

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09/05/2017

The 2017 NCRP Impact Awardees have been announced.

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Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth

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01/08/2016

... Funders for Foster Youth Aging out of foster care can be a difficult process. With little community support, ... and failure to graduate from college. The process can go well when there is adequate community...

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