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19 Oct 2015

Learning From Transformational Women Leaders: Leymah Gbowee & Sophia Bracy Harris

Monday, October 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Join us for an exciting public dialogue between two extraordinary black women ... How they built their civil, human rights and social justice movements in the U.S. and Liberia What the next ... , Distinguished...

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

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Leadership Development

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Gender Justice

09 Sep 2021

The Critical Roles of Organizing + Local Media in Combating Mis/Disinformation - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... on a first come, first served basis.** As aspects of public life have increasingly moved online and profound shifts in our spheres of public discourse continue to evolve, organizers and newsrooms ... NY Nora...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Precious Waldron-López as Regional Program Officer, Northeast

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10/12/2023

... Program Officer, Northeast The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce that Precious ... role of supporting our grantees and the larger education justice movement in the Northeast,” said...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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... and support the practice of effective philanthropy for the public good. Membership in Philanthropy New York is open to ... Community foundations Private operating foundations Public foundations and grantmaking...

A Road Less Traveled....

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11/01/2011

The New York Juvenile Justice Initiative—formed at Philanthropy New York to help ... policymakers reform New York’s often-criticized juvenile justice system—recently supported a small group of juvenile ...

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Casey Family Programs

Philanthropy New York

Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context

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11/14/2013

... Roots & Branches Foundation and the many Jewish teen and youth foundations ), participating in a giving circle clearly ... creative and fun ways to do what they can to get more resources to those in our...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Natan Fund

Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

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05/01/2013

... Cummings Foundation Fellows all approach major social justice issues with outside-the-box thinking, which is at the ... turns our municipal finance system into a well-regulated public utility, where banks...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Social Justice

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12 Jul 2018

Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, July 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Department (which oversees the Census Bureau) invited the public to comment on the paperwork associated with the 2020 census. The public has 60 days – until August 7 – to submit comments. ... from the census...

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Census 2020

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

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04/27/2017

... By convening a wide range of transition actors across both public and private sectors—including federal officials and ... to solve their own problems if given adequate support and resources , the Just...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... foundations have invested over $2 billion in New York City public school reform efforts over the last decade and have ... we improve on what's working in NYC? This event is the public launch of the...

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American Express and The New York Women's Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project

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02/11/2020

An open letter from the six women of the American Express Executive Committee reflects on the company’s progress, shares new commitments and programs and calls on leaders everywhere to proudly back women’s ambition.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

Workforce Development

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Can Philanthropy Help Shape the Next Economy? A Workshop Series for a Just Transition

Transition is inevitable. Justice is not. What will it take to move us into a just and ... past the growth paradigm and tie together issues of racial justice , economic justice , ecological...

2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus

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11/16/2021

... early-stage projects in the fields of social justice , the environment, and heritage conservation. After a ... to healing trauma, protecting our planet, and racial justice . The 2021 Prize awardees are: ● Black...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Jeff Trandahl Joins Arcus Foundation Board

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03/01/2013

... United States. Created by Congress in 1984, NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the most pressing ... through its integrated approach to diversity, social justice and conservation,” said Trandahl. “Its...

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Arcus Foundation

25 Sep 2013

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... permissible for your foundation to advocate for specific public policy or legal issues Your foundation cannot fund ... education, civic engagement, community development, social justice and/or advocacy as a...

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LGBT-Themed Films Receive Support From New Arcus Fund

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07/16/2014

... engaging audiences on complex issues and informing public conversations that drive social progress," said Jason McGill, Vice President, Social Justice Programs. "LGBT people have benefited...

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Communications/Media

LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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01/26/2016

... Efrain Escobedo, vice president, Civic Engagement & Public Policy at the California Community Foundation; and ... Balli Torres, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, was elected to...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Immigration

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The Simmons Foundation

Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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12/12/2017

... today that Maya L. Harris, a distinguished attorney and public policy advocate, has joined the Foundation’s Board ... served as the Vice President of Democracy, Rights, and Justice at the Ford Foundation where...

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Animal Welfare

LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Donates $1.5 Million for Disaster Relief

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01/30/2018

... addition, the Corporation has allocated $250,000 for Equal Justice Works to deploy a corps of attorneys, called Disaster ... is a crowdfunding platform that engages the public in funding classroom projects,...

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