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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Arcus Foundation Launches Fourth New York Pride Photo Book

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06/29/2016

... community took to the streets of New York City on the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots for the world’s first march for gay rights. From its modest, though ...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students

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10/04/2016

... Backpacks to Brownsville Students Imagine starting your first day of second grade surrounded by Star Wars Storm ... up with United Way of New York City (UWNYC) to make this first day of school possible...

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United Way of New York City

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Education

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How To Balance Policies And Guidelines To Prompt Different Levels Of Employee Engagement

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... A way of thinking about actions. e.g. “Think customers first and pull in the people you need to answer customer inquiries right the first time as fast you can.” FRAMEWORK: A basic supporting ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges

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09/05/2017

... rules have changed. This week, Love will become one of the first transgender women to attend Wellesley in the school's ... is a big validation of the person that I have become. At first I couldn't...

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Gender Justice

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Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake

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09/07/2017

... And Fearful In Harvey's Wake As the water rose on their first floor apartment, Rosa Sosa and her family fled to a ... themselves back where they were three years ago when they first crossed into the U.S...

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Immigration

De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule

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09/28/2017

... said at least 250 units would be operating in 2016 — the first year of the initiative — but didn’t manage to sign the first contracts with providers until December 2016. Since ...

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Housing and Homelessness

JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods

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05/11/2018

... North End and Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhoods. It is the first project of this type for the nonprofit real estate developer and is the first scaled, for-sale, new construction in the North End in ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

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09 Feb 2023

February 2023 Service for Impact

Thursday, February 9, 2023 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... This is an in-person event. Space is limited and will be first come, first serve basis. How do you sign up? Members: To register yourself and/or a ... please log in and click the Register Now...

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09 Dec 2014

Serving Those Who Served

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 -

7:00am to 2:00pm

... played a critical role in supporting veterans and it will no doubt continue to do so for years to come. But how can donors best use their resources to support this population? Join us to...

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Workforce Development

06 Nov 2013

Why the Affordable Care Act Matters to Diverse Older People - Conversations with Grantmakers in Aging

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Webinar

The health coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act ... those affected by the these expansions. They include the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Medicaid expansion, new ... 65+ on Medicare, and a range...

03 Mar 2015

Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... explores opportunities for strengthening the programs that do exist. Building on its existing 5-year commitment of 250 ... about the trajectory of summer youth programs and best practices for ensuring maximum...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... leaders in the nonprofit sector. Seventy percent had no prior board experience before joining their current board ... service is vital to our sector. We’re humbly trying to do our part, while recognizing that...

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Insights

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

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11 Sep 2025

EPIP New York x PNY: Explore the Power of AI in Your Work

Thursday, September 11, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... PNY office. Our speaker will guide us through equitable practices with product outcomes, how teams co-create ... out the survey in the confirmation email. What will we do together? Together, we’ll explore how...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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

Release Date:

09/19/2024

... input should be integrated into the process. Funders first need to decide which steps in the grantmaking process ... There are real challenges to implementing participatory practices , including burnout,...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Yuri Tschinkel of The Simons Foundation, Elected to German National Academy of Sciences

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05/14/2018

The honor recognizes Tschinkel’s mathematical contributions, which focus on problems at the interface of algebraic geometry and number theory.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Simons Foundation

Mandy Van Deven Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director of Communications

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09/10/2019

... the Human Rights Funders Network and Philanthropy Advancing Women’s Human Rights, that strive to create more ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill

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06/01/2013

The Commonwealth Fund’s recent report on health care spending in 13 industrialized nations helps demonstrate that the U.S. spends more on health care than any other country. (Fund President Dr. David ...

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