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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... sector is too insular, not sufficiently focused on impact , and too risk averse. Instead of an introspective ... solved if they receive this kind of focused attention and resources at scale with need...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Filling New York Harbor with Millions Of Oysters to Fight Pollution

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... has only 978 million to go. "The project's biggest impact is to convince New Yorkers to care about the natural .....

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Sector News

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Environment and Climate Change

Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

Release Date:

10/03/2017

Childcare is out of reach for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap.

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

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Ms. Foundation for Women

North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

Release Date:

01/16/2018

... they are taking on. These grants include access to resources to help them grow their leadership and develop ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Social Justice

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North Star Fund

Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

Release Date:

05/08/2018

... by Newman's Own Foundation, aimed at creating greater impact through peer learning and collaboration. The focus is ... have access to adequate food due to lack of money or other resources . Insufficient...

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Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

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Newman's Own Foundation

TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

Release Date:

05/18/2018

... order, especially for nonprofits with limited time and resources . But grantmakers have more leeway if they choose to ... sitting on the sidelines.” Recent experimentation with impact investing, though not the...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces Winners of its Love Your Block Competition

Release Date:

07/16/2018

... city will receive $25,000 to be used for mini-grants and resources to support citizen groups' and local nonprofits' ... The winning cities were selected based on potential for impact and clarity of...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

United Way of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... We know that there will be serious short- and long-term impact during this pandemic, including individuals who ... reach their families and provide critical and ongoing resources like learning, food...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Disaster Relief

Economic Security

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United Way of New York City

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities

Release Date:

10/14/2020

... momentum with great potential to scale and deepen their impact . This year has had no shortage of critical challenges ... individuals and teams as change agents who can lead collective anti-racist actions in...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

30 Mar 2012

New York State's Health IT strategies

Friday, March 30, 2012 -

10:00am to 11:00pm

... assess population health, program planning, and directing resources for interventions. The development of a scalable ...

10 Nov 2011

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... Anormaliza , Executive Director, Office of Achievement Resources , New York City Department of Education . Daniel ...

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Issue-Based

FORE Releases Request for Proposals Focused on Bringing Innovative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

05/19/2021

... Solutions to the Opioid Crisis While much effort, resources , and funding has gone to addressing the nation’s ...

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RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Health

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

Philanthropy New York Celebrates Staff Promotions

Release Date:

06/02/2022

In 2022, several Philanthropy New York staff members stepped into greater levels of leadership and were recognized with promotions.

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PNY News

Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... in jobs; and advanced paradigmatic change such as the collective impact approach for homelessness-prevention and ...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Arts

Education

New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs

Release Date:

10/24/2014

... York, a "regional association of grantmakers with global impact ," announced on Monday that it plans to establish a new ... Center isn't some sort of shiny new apple of our collective eye but a...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Young Men of Color Initiative Details Its Investments

Release Date:

03/03/2015

OSF and Atlantic are among funders taking action to improve life outcomes for boys and men of color in the United States.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... efficiency and ensure its programs are designed to achieve collective impact . "Hilary is exceptionally well-suited to lead our .....

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Michael Bloomberg Thinks Midsize Arts Nonprofits Can Change American Cities, and He’s Spending Over $100 Million to Prove It

Release Date:

10/17/2018

... have been vastly under-appreciated in terms of their impact on metropolitan communities and economies. The ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... funders who have been learning together and improving our collective positive impact for children, from birth to 8 years old, for over 20 ...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Distributes $31 Million First Round of Grants to Reach Areas Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Release Date:

04/30/2020

... on the front lines in Greece. “We cannot overstate the impact of the pandemic on society at large, and we owe our ... our lifetimes, the need has never been greater. Our collective response will have to be...