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Boosting Adult Education in New York

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07/16/2015

... reform a top policy priority and invested significant resources in universal pre-kindergarten. This focus makes ... As just one indication of the state’s neglect, the main funding source for adult ed programs...

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Education

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Altman Foundation

Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

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06/23/2016

... By Erin McDonald & Elizabeth James, New York Women’s Foundation Reprinted with permission from the National ... nonprofit organizations became increasingly strained as resources declined. When the stock...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

The Smart Way to Get US Employees Back to Work

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04/29/2020

... Senior Manager for State and Federal Policy, the Markle Foundation . This article was originally published by CNBC on ... workers who are needed for the businesses ready to reopen. America needs a plan to skill...

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Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

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03/03/2017

... this is new terrain for evaluators, there are several resources on both impact investing and impact ... for Policy Alternatives in Ghana – together with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation...

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Citi Launches More Than $1 Billion in Strategic Initiatives to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

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09/23/2020

... Wealth Gap NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Citi and the Citi Foundation today announced more than $1 billion in strategic ... well as the Citi Foundation are committing the following resources...

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

By Adam Gamoran, President, William T. Grant Foundation This post was originally posted on the William ... and social consequences to mounting inequality in the United States . Social policies can...

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William T. Grant Foundation

15 Leaders of Color Selected for Pinkerton Leadership Network

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... of the Pinkerton Advanced Leadership Network, Pinkerton Foundation President and CEO Rick Smith announced today. ... to investing in one of the most critical and undervalued resources in the social sector—...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

02 Dec 2015

Neighborhood Info at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

... be hard to get access to the data you need to make good funding decisions. Do you find yourself turning to dozens of ... picture of what’s happening in the communities that your foundation ’s mission focuses on...

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... posts with innovative ideas, but often lack the necessary resources to execute them," said Chris Stone, president of .....

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Open Society Foundations

19 Jul 2012

Fracking in New York: A Donor Briefing

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:45am

... the strongest possible regulatory framework and identify resources for enforcing it. Explore Problems with ... sponsored by New York Community Trust , Sherman Foundation and North Star Fund , in collaboration...

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15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Census. Sol Marie Alfonso-Jones of Long Island Community Foundation will give an update on what local organizers are ... messaging and other issues. Jennifer Drake of The Dyson Foundation and Robyn Smith of...

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Philanthropy Delaware Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer, Tynetta Brown

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10/26/2020

... have access to national best practices and philanthropic resources . She will be responsible for the day-to-day ... entities. Prior to the WRK Group, she was employed at United Way of Delaware as the Director...

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ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

Release Date:

08/08/2014

... of 596 grants were issued to over 467 organizations in 49 states nationwide. Grants ranged from $100 through $1 ... is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation’s leading...

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Women on the Front Lines of ACA Implementation

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03/28/2014

by Ellen Liu , Director, Women’s Health, Ms. Foundation for Women Women have a lot to celebrate this ... the past five years, the Ms. Foundation for Women has been funding outreach and advocacy...

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The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Opens Application for Annual Innovation Awards and Expands Program for Broader Impact

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05/09/2023

... Awards. We are determined to bring attention and critical resources to the children’s mental health space which ... said Joan Steinberg, President of the Morgan Stanley Foundation and CEO of the Alliance for...

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RFPs Etc

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Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... the Arts Not long ago, I wrote about the Maine-based Libra Foundation betting big that the arts can transform a ... in that state called Monson. I've also noted that ArtPlace America has been ramping up...

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Community Development

Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

... 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate and President, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa and Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, ... governments off the hook if private philanthropy is funding things that governments should be...

Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

Release Date:

01/09/2017

... in opportunities (such as access to information, financial resources , or programming) for cultural organizations, ... many of our grantees is that the City needs an alternative funding model for more fairness...

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The New York Community Trust

18 Jan 2017

Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and ... need to be agile and efficient in deploying their limited resources . Join an intimate discussion...

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International/Foreign Affairs

24 May 2017

Reproductive Services as Healthcare Entry Point: Planned Parenthood, FQHCs and the Families that Rely on Them

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... receive care due to cost burdens or lack of nearby medical resources . But FQHCs do not provide abortions, so Planned ... thorny questions. Regulatory considerations and limited resources challenge FQHCs’...