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Long Island Community Foundation Grants $400,000 to Long Island Nonprofits to Address Racial Wealth Inequities

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06/17/2021

... and we will continue to work to leverage greater public and private investments to provide opportunities for ... a task force to assess feasibility, conducting an economic justice landscape study, and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative Launches New Racial Wealth Equity Database

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09/15/2022

... D.C. focused on advancing racial and ethnic economic justice . On the Black Wealth Data Center’s website, ... who brings nearly 20 years of experience advancing the public sector’s strategic use of data. She...

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JPMorgan Chase and Target Join Initiative to Create Job Opportunities for Young People

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07/13/2015

... the nonprofit Social Science Research Council, the cost of youth disconnection — including health care, public assistance and incarceration — was $26.8 billion in ... also invest in mentorship programs and...

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Casey Family Programs Addresses Links Between Food Insecurity And Child Welfare

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02/27/2017

... Child Welfare At a special joint session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting including governors and their spouses, Virginia First Lady Dorothy ...

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Food Systems

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The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees

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04/28/2016

... Moore brings with her a lifetime of service in the social justice sector as well as a breadth of experience having ... to Independence: Improving Transitions to Adulthood for Youth Served by the New Jersey...

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Five Reasons to #PressforProgress and Develop More Female Health Leaders

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03/08/2018

... the health sector, especially in parts of the world where resources and opportunities are scarce? Sigma Theta Tau ... contributing to overall economic growth. A major Lancet Commission found that women...

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Women & Girls

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To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together

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06/23/2020

... The coalition used social and traditional media to build public support, and recruited supporters to turn out at public hearings. A grassroots organization leafletted and led ...

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We are In a Time of New Suns

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10/19/2022

... climate change as outside the scope of their mission and resources , but still believe that it’s an urgent problem ... their daily lives, and are leading solutions for climate justice . We also believe that we...

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Unbound Philanthropy

25 Apr 2012

Power to the People: Participatory Budgeting as a New Model of Civic Engagement in NYC

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. The process has the potential to transform ... coordinated the design of materials; Alexa Kasdan , Urban Justice Center's Community...

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31 Mar 2017

Advocacy: A Compass for Today’s Terrain

Friday, March 31, 2017 -

8:30am to 4:30pm

... – whether private foundations, community foundations, public charities, corporate foundations or family foundations ... as a Funding Strategy Nan Aron , President, Alliance for Justice Upon completing this...

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Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

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04/18/2018

... By Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications One of the most stimulating ... aren’t allowed to vote because of involvement with the justice system, lack of documentation...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board Elects Vicki L. Fuller as New Trustee

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02/08/2023

... talent development, culture and society, and social justice . She is a committed mentor for the next generation of ... chief investment officer at NYS Common, the third-largest public pension fund in the United...

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Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

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03/06/2014

... violence and competition. So we are dedicating our resources , entrusted to us at the NoVo Foundation by ... (only 15 per cent of American philanthropy goes to social justice causes) . They don’t have flashy...

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case

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09/29/2017

... Court will revisit a case that could decide whether public sector labor groups can collect fees from workers they ... the federal agency fee provisions that allow public sector unions in 22 states, including...

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A Road Less Traveled….

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11/01/2011

... a group of foundations that make up the New York Juvenile Justice Initiative decided to step back, take a “leap of ... create organizational structures that support a youth voice in our work?” We can by...

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The Long Island Community Foundation Awards $610,000 in Grants to 30 Nonprofits

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10/14/2021

... CAMPAIGN FUND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT – $25,000 to build public support for offshore wind projects on Long Island. ... pro bono legal services for Long Island nonprofits. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GIRLS INC. – $20,000 to...

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15 Dec 2014

Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color

Monday, December 15, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... working to advance an inclusive racial and gender justice agenda. Presenters Kimberlé Crenshaw , Professor ... Now link above. (no fee) Guests of Organizers and/or NYC Youth Funders: Please email register@...

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Borealis Philanthropy Introduces Alicia Bell Announced as the new Director of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

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11/04/2021

... to the labor of her ancestors. Her job is to distribute resources , to lead with compassion, and to help build a ... about the movements to re-imagine how journalism covers public safety or...

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Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

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03/21/2022

... foundation’s goal of giving communities agency over how resources are used to tackle issues close to them. Tillett ...

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