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25 Jun 2020

Beyond Defunding the Police: Reimagining Safety for Communities of Color in the Time of COVID

Thursday, June 25, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... and harsher sentencing policies. When this lifts, what can be done by and through community engagement to heal the ... interrupt violence in communities, and stem incarceration? How can we...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Jeanie Reyes

... and finance. Jeanie holds an accounting degree from the City University of New York at Baruch College. A proud ... film, street photography, punk rock, and any time she can spend with family, friends, and all...

Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... energy, passion and intellect to this work. She was the city ’s first Chief Service Officer under Mayor Michael ... on the important collaborations we share. As you can well imagine, it is a challenge to...

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Arts

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Time Warner

Niarchos Foundation, Revson Foundation, & Heckscher Foundation Are Crowdsourcing Ideas to Help NYC Public Libraries

Release Date:

07/05/2017

... libraries. Although the promising role of modern libraries can easily intersect the interests of funders around the ... town. But as we've reported, some funders in New York City and elsewhere remain...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Charles H. Revson Foundation

The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Ford, J.M.Kaplan, Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison

Release Date:

10/30/2017

... courses to incarcerated people who qualify so that they can complete their degrees after release. Prison reform is ... priority. This particular program is affiliated with the City University of New York. The...

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Justice Reform

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The Teagle Foundation

The David Rockefeller Fund

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country

Release Date:

05/02/2018

... of credible messengers who, with training and support, can mentor youth and improve community safety... Bloomberg ...

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Justice Reform

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

NYS Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Changes to Limit SNAP Eligibility

Release Date:

03/29/2019

... of time an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) can receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ... to purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables. In New York City , we support GrowNYC, the...

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New York Health Foundation

10 Apr 2018

Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Previews ‘Justice 2020’ Report, Talks Trends in Reform Movement

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... offenses, inspiring other District Attorneys in New York City to do the same. Philanthropy New York’s Justice Reform ... Recommendations laid out in the Justice 2020 Initiative How recommendations will address...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

Justice Reform

12 May 2021

State of Health Town Hall

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... safety. While the major hospital systems around New York City ramped-up surge capacity in record time and Medicaid ... response as well as what systemic gaps were revealed. How racial disparities and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Jeanette Vega as Managing Director; Martin L. Leibowitz and Monica Lozano Join The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

04/02/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation announced that Jeanette Vega has been appointed to the role of Managing Director.

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Morgan Stanley

The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington and Martín Abregú as Program Vice Presidents

Release Date:

09/05/2013

... justice and her deep knowledge of the education field make her an invaluable addition to the Ford Foundation ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... eradicate racism and homophobia, her personal goals are to make the Black family the focal point of NBJC; to tell ...

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Bintou Sankareh

... and public schools. She mentors disadvantaged inner- city public school students, by increasing the students’ ... where she was able to learn different skills and how the government sector works. Her main goal...

Funders for LGBTQ Issues Announces New Staff

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... strategies to educate the wider funding community about how LGBTQ issues connect with a range of philanthropic ... into a fully realized program operating in New York City and Washington, D.C. Before that, he...

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Communications

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LGBTQ

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Stonewall Community Foundation

14 Jul 2010

The Federal Stimulus Package, Funders, and Communities of Color

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:30am

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

... Diversity in Philanthropy Committee and The New York City Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy. ... on a phase-two job creation strategy, it is still unclear how much communities of color will...

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Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... is on a Quest One day last week, at a lab in New York City , a heart cell was beating in a petri dish under a ... for its breakthroughs in stem-cell research, including how to generate the cells and put them to...

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Member News

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Health

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

NoVo Foundation is Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality

Release Date:

07/19/2017

... in the Hudson Valley, about two hours north of New York City . Spouses Jennifer and Peter Buffett serve as NoVo’s ... They are highly conscious of gender roles, and how even among seemingly well-meaning and...

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Gender Justice

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Strengthens Its Commitment To Support Urban Entrepreneurs of Color

Release Date:

02/27/2018

... the plan. Not too long ago, JPMorgan gave us a look at how it’ll proceed , laying out a $20 billion ...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

07 Nov 2018

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Conversation about Education with the Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... an advocate and champion of public education in New York City . In 2016 Bob transitioned from being President of New ... us as Bob reflects on the role of being grantmaker and how his years as an advocate have...