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18 Oct 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of Government: 3 Ballot Proposals to Dismantle Structural Racism

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

In New York City, race-based inequities have been baked into our institutions and society, ... confront the ways that historical and present-day racism have limited opportunities. Government, citizens and ... and...

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All Funders

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

Social Justice

Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot

Release Date:

07/03/2018

... divisive moment, many of us are grappling with how to have an impact and reaffirm the ideals underpinning our ... skills development for effective civic participation as their more affluent counterparts. It is...

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Insights

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Civic Engagement

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Generation Citizen

Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development

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12/14/2015

... of Sustainable Development Recently, land rights issues have been getting a lot of global attention. At the 2015 ... example, indigenous peoples leaders and other activists have highlighted the importance of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... While nearly all of the high-need patients surveyed have consistent access to health care (95%), they ...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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The Commonwealth Fund

The John A. Hartford Foundation

Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family

Release Date:

02/06/2017

... Inequality, Donald J. Hernandez and Jeffery S. Naprierala have created a new index that provides a more accurate ... health of families and the ability of parents to invest in their children’s development...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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Foundation for Child Development

Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... is out of reach for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap. In 2015, the Economic Policy ... racism and sexism, sectors like the childcare sector have been both underfunded and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ms. Foundation for Women

TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

Release Date:

05/18/2018

... order, especially for nonprofits with limited time and resources . But grantmakers have more leeway if they choose to exercise it. According to ... NCRP, the Women Donors Network, and the Solidaire Network...

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Funded by The Charles H. Revson Foundation, New York Library Lends Out Ties, Briefcases, Handbags for Job Interviews

Release Date:

09/24/2018

... around the country provide much more than books: They have computers and printers, and some even have telescopes and microscopes for patrons to check out. ... handbags and briefcases intended for people with...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

The Post-Bloomberg Plunge

Release Date:

04/10/2014

... Michael Bloomberg's money goes global, NYC nonprofits miss their biggest patron. No other leader of New York City has run the place from his own pocket the way Mayor Michael Bloomberg did. Over his 12...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response

Release Date:

05/23/2014

... decade, our sector has become mired in a false choice. We have been trapped in a binary discourse that categorizes ... or haphazard, either rigorous or sloppy. Too many of us have bought into a polemic that...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Executive Leadership

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Governance

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Ford Foundation

NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative

Release Date:

02/02/2015

... and in low income urban cities where residents don’t have appropriate access to healthy and affordable food. Who ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post

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01/07/2016

... three decades of miracle making, having “spent down” their capital, as planned. While saying shalom, adieu and ... New York, we also should say toda, merci and thank you for their “catalytic philanthropy,”...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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Commonwealth Fund Article Asks: Is Primary Care the Best and Worst Job in Medicine?

Release Date:

05/26/2016

... and U.K. primary care physicians are dissatisfied with their jobs, recent Commonwealth Fund survey findings show. ... of primary care. It also discusses changes under way that could have...

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Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

Release Date:

07/05/2016

... Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, ... Our policy of 10 percent overhead on project grants in no ...

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Ford Foundation

Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... Islamic State and other jihadists now inside Syria— have been obviously impossible for some time now, at least in their most optimistic formulation and using any realistic ... in more cynical terms. America...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Century Foundation

How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... help a good cause, and you benefit others. While you may have thought about devoting your time to ... decision. Six members of Forbes Nonprofit Council offer their advice on how the mission, time dedication...

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Opinion: A Bipartisan Approach to Stabilizing Our Nation’s Health Insurance System

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... appeared at the end of the health care road with its one- way , one-sided, closed-door approach to repairing the ... more than a month since failing to move forward with their partisan efforts, Republicans and...

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How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India

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09/18/2017

... As of 2017, 1.3 billion people around the world do not have access to electricity. Of those, 290 million men, women, and children are in India, unable to power their homes, livelihoods, and their...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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