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Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

Release Date:

01/10/2013

... During the recent Philanthropy New York conference on resources for returning veterans , it struck me that very few ... And I’ll be honest: when our Board first encouraged us to take on this strategy, it...

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Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... recipients develop the skills needed to make a positive global impact and find solutions to increasingly complex ... rates for graduate school completion. In fact, a new study by the Institute of International...

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Ford Foundation

24 Sep 2014

IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 (All day) to Friday, September 26, 2014 (All day)

Join us for the World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy , ... fostering cultivation of funding partnerships and drawing global attention to the importance of Indigenous ... and dynamic workshop sessions...

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Environment and Climate Change

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Increases Spending to Seize ‘Hinge Moment in History’

Release Date:

06/30/2020

... democracy, and generate new economic thinking to address global climate change and inequity, as well as to maintain ... of expected market volatility. “This is a moment of global pandemic and civic tension...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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Panel

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Health

Justice Reform

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14 Nov 2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... with any questions. Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening ... Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs plunges us into Boggs’s lifetime of vital thinking and action, ... the...

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Foundation Administrator's Network: Internship Programs

Publication date:

04/2010

Annette Ensley and Shelly Harper (Nathan Cummings Foundation) and Jason McGill (Philanthropy New York, and formerly at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) shared their knowledge and experience in developing internship programs at a Foundation Administrator's Network meeting.

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng Elected as Board Chair

Release Date:

06/23/2014

... He was born in Ghana and came to the U.S. in 1977 to study at Wesleyan University and went on to earn his law ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Report Shows That Medicaid, Medicare Accounted for 59% of Health Care Revenue for Largest Insurers

Release Date:

12/07/2017

... Aetna, Cigna, Humana), according to a new Health Affairs study supported by the Commonwealth Fund. Revenue from public ... left the markets," said Cathy Schoen, lead author of the study and a senior...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Research Funded By The Commonwealth Fund Shows Overdose Risk Quintuples With Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use

Release Date:

06/22/2018

... use among Medicare recipients, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, ... assistant professor at Pitt's School of Pharmacy and the study 's lead author. "...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

Release Date:

03/04/2019

... to women entrepreneurs. Funded by JPMorgan Chase, the study found that systemic and implicit biases not only ... than did male-owned businesses. The report also cites a study which found that over ten years of...

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Arabella Advisors

Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

Release Date:

04/04/2019

... black and Latino boys by 57 percent over two years in one study . In a second study , the reduction for black boys was 65 percent from sixth ... and Latino students and other groups. According to the US...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

14 Jul 2022

Legal Series: Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Thursday, July 14, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... learn about the wide range of activities both within and beyond grantmaking that could help your foundation advance ...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

Legal Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

Governance

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

In Memoriam: Edgar M. Bronfman

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... Congress and the Samuel Bronfman Foundation , promoted global advocacy as well as educational and social programs ... continue to be shaped and served by his vision." All of us at Philanthropy New York...

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PNY News

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Education

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Adam R. Bronfman Family Foundation

Citi Foundation and Technoserve Partner for Economic Opportunity in Africa

Release Date:

07/20/2015

... takes center stage in Africa this month at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Citi Foundation and ... than 70 percent of Africa’s youth living on less than US $2 per day. The new partnership will address these...