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Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

Release Date:

02/13/2017

... step up to. From those who could be left out of affordable health care to those bandied about in an educational system with an ... the progressive community. It’s all about taking care of our...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Commonwealth Fund Brief Explains ACA’s Effect on Out-of-Pocket Cost-Sharing, Spending on Premiums

Release Date:

09/13/2016

... important benefit gained by the millions of Americans with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is protection from high out-of-pocket health spending. While Medicaid...

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The Commonwealth Fund

01 Mar 2018

Exploring Career Pathways in STEM - Brown Bag Lunch

Thursday, March 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Please join Philanthropy New York's Education Working Group and the New York City Youth Funders for a brown bag lunch to discuss the benefits of science-based internships for high school students.

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Roundtable Discussion

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Children, Youth and Families

Science

25 Apr 2018

Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... A set of tools (in persuasion, communication, consensus building , and advocacy) for grantmakers to advance ...

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Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... the City is headed and whether or not philanthropic resources can be brought to bear on mutually agreed upon ... and youth development. Our recent programs with Health Commissioner Bassett and Education...

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PNY News

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Workforce Development

Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

... percent of IFP study respondents currently hold leadership roles , including as founders of grassroots organizations and ... “brain drain,” and contributed significant advances in health , education, and human...

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New York Community Trust's HIVE Grants to Boost Digital Media Learning

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... and secure place to live, learn, work, and play, while building permanent resources for the future. The New York Community Trust ended ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Communications/Media

The New York Community Trust

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A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

Release Date:

04/11/2019

... in projects that both reduce emissions and create jobs , the more progress we can make reducing health and economic risks.” Read his letter here . In ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

... put it into. I would focus on girls’ education, maternal health , youth empowerment and employment… I could do a lot, ... development, human rights, foreign policy, pediatric health and workforce development...

NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing

Release Date:

10/17/2014

... Despite being a common, preventable, and treatable health problem, a lack of information, shame, and stigma tend ... they represent a severe risk to the public and economic health of the United States. Given...

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The New York Community Trust

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Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws Many state health policy leaders are interested in telehealth—the use of technology to deliver health care to patients in a setting different from that...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick

Release Date:

10/19/2018

... most seriously ill people, found that even with health insurance, more than a third of the respondents had ... Fund and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health used the survey to examine the sliver of...

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Robertson Foundation Executive Director Phoebe Boyer To Become CEO Of Children's Aid Society

Release Date:

07/15/2014

... Aid Society, and the first woman to serve in these roles . Boyer, currently executive director of the ... them in making sound decisions, preventing pregnancy, and building self-esteem. Boyer also has...

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Nina C. Robbins Chosen to Lead F.Y. Eye, Inc.

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... on the Board of a number of women’s leadership and health organizations. F.Y. Eye is a 501c(3) public charity ...

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Donita Volkwijn

... skills in facilitation, an orientation toward relationship building , and experience supporting organizations in their ... to drive engagement and performance. Through previous roles at RPA, Donita has advised...

New Grants Approved by The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/10/2020

... funding for three grants totaling $2,630,296 to improve care for older adults and family caregivers. Icahn School of ... care in the home. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, there...

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Aging