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Peterson Center on Healthcare Names Jay Want, MD as New Executive Director

Release Date:

06/28/2017

... of initiatives and grants to identify high-performance models of healthcare, validate their impact on quality and ... and Board Chairman at the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, Dr. Want has...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

Spelman College Receives Funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Help Fuel the Field of Black Women Economists

Release Date:

08/29/2019

... Policies that shape finance, labor, education, public health , the criminal justice system are deeply influenced by ...

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Member News

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Education

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Time is Now for Philanthropy to Talk about Healthcare

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01/18/2017

... people. That’s how many Americans will soon lose their health insurance with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act ... Ready?” will have as its leaders New York State Health Foundation President David Sandman...

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PNY News

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Health

Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT Forms Partnership With the New York Women’s Foundation Ahead of Its Telluride Premiere

Release Date:

09/05/2019

... that promote the economic security, safety, and health of women and families in New York City, where the film ... its 32 years of investing in the economic opportunity, health and safety of women that these...

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Arts

Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

24 Jul 2014

Inspiring Action to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

Thursday, July 24, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Effectively communicating the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to your colleagues and peers is critical to advancing DEI in philanthropy. The D5 Coalition, in partnership with Hattaway Communications, has developed a motivating...

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Communications

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Redlich Horwitz Foundation Releases New Guide and Online Clearinghouse for Counties to Prepare for the Family First Act

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... County Children and Family Services. “When you know your resources and where you are going, you can start making ... and the public can also sign up to receive updates on new resources and request funding and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

Release Date:

06/05/2023

... enhance the capacity of the partner organization to use evidence from research in its decision-making. The newest ... the goal of strengthening the capacity to use research evidence , one partnership placed an...

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Children, Youth and Families

Social Justice

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William T. Grant Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation

Lorelle Espinosa to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Director of Programs for Diversity in STEM Higher Education

Release Date:

06/11/2020

... mentoring, and networking and professional development resources aimed at helping graduate students from ... commitment to equity and inclusion, and its insistence on evidence -based approaches to reform makes...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Recognizes Pioneers for Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture in Rwanda

Release Date:

10/05/2015

... Eric Pohlman was announced today as the winner of the 2015 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, ... Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation” on October 14, 2015 , in a ceremony in Des Moines,...

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

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02/08/2016

... What Works Cities as they expand their use of data and evidence to improve residents’ lives. The WWC Senior ... ever philanthropic efforts to enhance the use of data and evidence in the public sector. “Michael...

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Member News

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

Release Date:

06/03/2014

... to check whether lesson plans are sinking in. When the evidence indicates a particular student or teacher is ... an entirely new approach to school reform—one based on evidence of success, as opposed to an...

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Insights

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Insights from “Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy”

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09/19/2024

PNY members share their insights about participatory grantmaking and share advice-to-funders takeaways from their discussion.

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Insights

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... You can view the power point presentation and other resources . The opposition to reproductive rights in this ... social justice-related movements, from immigrant rights, health reform, and those combating the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

04 Jun 2018

Philanthropy New York’s 39th Annual Meeting - Democracy, Demographics & Destiny: All in the Details

Monday, June 4, 2018 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

Philanthropy New York is proud to announce our 39 th Annual Meeting “Democracy, Demographics & Destiny: All in the Details.” The focus of this half-day conference will be on fair representation and active participation of all...

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Issue-Based

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Conference

These Days Everyone Can Be A Communicator…But Is That Enough?

Release Date:

01/12/2012

... to be a much more well-integrated organization. Complete integration will take time, but our program officers think ...

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All Funders

Public Policy

... areas like youth and education, criminal legal reform, health , and environment. We monitor and address policy and ... affects the issue areas they fund, such as education, health , social justice and the arts...

Foundations as the "Brain Trust" for City Officials

Release Date:

04/15/2014

... Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. On Monday, April 28, we will ... the funder community just as a checkbook, though financial resources are obviously important...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Doris Duke Foundation

Ford Foundation Announces Four Promotions

Release Date:

04/03/2014

... of the most significant intractable challenges for natural resources governance in the global South. Lourdes Rivera , in ... framing and strategies to ensure access to reproductive health and rights in the USA...

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Ford Foundation

NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities

Release Date:

01/10/2017

... in Support of Healthy Communities The New York State Health Foundation's (NYSHealth) Sponsoring Conference ... in New York and nationally. Yet, because of a lack of resources , they are often unable to do...

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RFPs Etc

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Leadership for Change: Will, Skill, and Courage

Release Date:

03/23/2023

At Philanthropy New York, we have no shortage of will to see equity-centered change management succeed in our organization and within our ecosystem, but we are just beginning to fully appreciate the different skills and courage required for the work.