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The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

Release Date:

03/18/2014

... Henig and Carolyn Riehl, of the Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis. Other key members are Michael ... will select the other two cities for the study by year’s end , drawing from a growing number...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

NYC Preparing To Expand Restorative Justice Programs in Schools

Release Date:

06/20/2014

... change students’ behaviors. Restorative practices often end with resolutions meant to repair relationships, like ...

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Education

Philanthropy’s Self-Appointed Critic Picks at PNY’s Fund for 2025, But Agrees It’s "Money Well Spent"

Release Date:

11/04/2014

... program expansion and the establishment of a public policy fellowship program.... Philanthropy’s Self-Appointed ...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/25/2015

... ensure that they are included in the development of policy agendas, and facilitate partnerships among ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Foundation Center

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

Release Date:

08/04/2017

To bolster the 1968 Fair Housing Act, we need a new “economic fair housing act” to prohibit or discourage local ordinances that unnecessarily exclude people from entire neighborhoods and their schools.

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Economic Security

Housing and Homelessness

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The Century Foundation

De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... children, I will speak out as Councilwoman to demand an end to the current discriminatory practices and the implementation of a fair policy of paid leave which protects teachers’ rights to ...

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Gender Justice

Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice

Release Date:

12/07/2021

... as the director of climate negotiations at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C., focusing on the ... NDC Partnership, providing strategic advice and mobilizing resources from donors and agencies...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

Release Date:

03/10/2017

... in New York City neighborhoods with many cultural resources are healthier, better educated, and safer ... those in similar communities with fewer creative resources , according to a groundbreaking study by the...

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation

The New York Community Trust

NYSHealth Foundation Releases New Survey Results for How People Find and Use Health Care Price Information

Release Date:

04/07/2017

... offer new data that can contribute to current health care policy debates... NYSHealth Foundation Releases New Survey ...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

15 May 2012

Foundation and Nonprofit Websites as Genuine News Outlets

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... government, business, nonprofits and think tanks. At one end of a continuum there are very advanced and sophisticated ... traditional media to distribute their news. At the other end of the continuum are the...

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Atlantic Seeks To Sustain Gains From Past Work As Grantmaking Nears Conclusion

Release Date:

07/30/2014

... G. Oechsli, president and CEO. He adds, "To this end , Atlantic’s final grants will draw on several of the ... & Rise , by Tony Proscio of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, covers...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Aging

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Health

Social Justice

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

Release Date:

10/22/2009

... foundations there is a lot of misguided energy and wasted resources on “visibility” that still misses the mark. At ... has established a foundation or giving program, these are resources that are going to the...

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All Funders

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... a proven track record of using its considerable resources to improve lives and support innovative approaches ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Weinberg Foundation grants emergency funding in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Release Date:

03/02/2022

... Rescue Committee (IRC) – The IRC is working to mobilize resources and connect with its partners on the ground to ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Jewish Interests

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

28 Apr 2025

Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, April 28, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join GCIR to learn how advocates are addressing the closure of the border and the resulting denial of access to safety while others are defending people who have made the United States their home.

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Immigration

Langeloth Foundation Grants $10 million to Support Urgent Initiatives to Get Out the Vote, Focusing on Communities of Color

Release Date:

06/04/2020

... to join them to help narrow the significant funding gap that exists in the civic participation and engagement ... to maintaining public trust in our democracy. “The events of the last few weeks and months are...

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Civic Engagement

Community Development

Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation

‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success - Report Funded by the Siegel Family Endowment

Release Date:

03/03/2023

... of them are white owned. Those numbers are bad, but at the top of the market, they’re even worse: Of 383 top -tier developers that generate more than $50 million in ... and a desire to invest in real estate.” A...

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Housing and Homelessness

Social Justice

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Siegel Family Endowment

President's Message: PNY at 40

Release Date:

06/07/2019

... hard and required re-thinking around how to best use the resources available given the need. In hindsight, we can see ... and by starting our own work around advocacy and public policy including taking formal...

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President's Message

PNY News

02 Jun 2025

Stronger, Smarter + Louder Together: A Report From New York's Statewide Power Fund

Monday, June 2, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... discuss how the fund used a power-shifting process to move resources to emerging and growing coalitions. What will you ... attend? All interested funders in grantmaking, public policy , and related roles. What...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

15 Oct 2019

On Nonprofit Leadership Transitions - A Roundtable Discussion

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... the need to address the nonprofit racial leadership gap . Attendees shared what they were seeing within the ... are supported (or not) and the racial leadership gap in the nonprofit sector Facilitators /...