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13 Jul 2016

Tools for Tackling Implicit Bias and Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

We are in a moment where racial consciousness is high and ... racial equity. Join us as we explore how race and racism impact the way we view our work, our workplace and our ... Initiative for Racial Equity...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Resilience Begins at Home

Release Date:

07/30/2013

... Foundation Family, neighborhood and community are vital components of responding to shocks and stresses and ... in the response to Sandy: we helped lead Governor Cuomo’ s NYS2100 Commission , which made...

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Unbound Philanthropy Adds New Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... promoted to Program Director for Unbound Philanthropy’ s United States Program and Will Somerville was named Program ... the food industry. New to the Unbound Philanthropy staff are Grants Manager Celeste Dado...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Immigration

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Arcus Foundation

Unbound Philanthropy

Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to work instead of retiring and with many ... of the 100 million people in that age range, work in what are sometimes called "...

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Aging

Workforce Development

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MetLife

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Brooklyn Museum App

Release Date:

06/29/2016

... Their final product is the ASK Brookly Museum app. It' s a chat interface that lets museum-goers talk to staff about ... around a cluster of computers near the museum entrance, ready to answer questions...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Community Development Lenders Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash Nonprofit lenders in the U. S . with a mission to make capital meet the needs of poor ... communities have a foothold in the bond market. There are $92 trillion...

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Community Development

Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment

Release Date:

02/16/2018

... experiment by Stamford High School students is getting ready to launch into space. Traveling on a SpaceX Dragon ...

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Education

Science

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Toshiba America

Key Themes From Our 36th Annual Meeting

Release Date:

07/01/2015

... stream audience and in-person attendees, well over 200 funders connected with international leaders and activists ... Change takes time. Building trust takes time. Real impact takes time. Commit for the long...

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President's Message

PNY News

Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named After Audre Lorde

Release Date:

10/29/2019

... the global leader in the liberal arts education of Black women , today announced the creation of a chair in Queer ... Audre Lorde and attached to the Comparative Women ’ s Studies Program...

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Education

Will Obamacare Increase Insurance Costs in New York State?

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... by James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation. The entire process of implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been filled with speculation and ... pass; once it did, it...

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Member News

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Public Policy

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

Release Date:

11/07/2014

... Foundation blog . Through The Rockefeller Foundation' s Social Innovation Labs project , we're exploring what labs are and how, when, and why we might use them to address ... is a computer-based...

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Insights

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Communications/Media

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Meet DaLyah Jones, the new Program Officer of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/22/2022

... of Texas, and reported and produced for Austin’ s NPR’ s All Things Considered. Her past reporting spans ... So that means ensuring that grantees have enough resources and access to capacity...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Borealis Philanthropy

"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life

Release Date:

11/12/2019

... Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure' s Life Washington, DC - Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon ... for her family and their move to Detroit, and the global impact of her life. “Rosa...

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Arts

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of Enslaved Persons

Release Date:

07/27/2021

... but they possess less than three percent of the nation’ s wealth. At the mean, the average level of Black family ... Black reparations. The simulations will gauge not only the impact on the economic well-being...

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/23/2018

... annual report , Mike Bloomberg says Washington' s "direct assault on facts and data is making it harder for ... cities have grown more dynamic. Mayors in both parties are leading where Washington won...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg LP

16 Feb 2022

Haitians and Afghans in Crisis: Lessons for Rapid Resettlement

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... the Haitian earthquake, and political, economic, and health crises in Haiti and South America sent nationals of ... a discussion of how advocacy groups and service providers are serving new arrivals, the...

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Issue-Based

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Livestream

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Human Services

Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

Public Policy

Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Apollo’ s Master Artist in Residency, a central component of the ... Renaissance and explore historical dances that had an impact on the Harlem scene in the 1920s...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

PNY Urges NY State and NYC to Follow Both the Law and the Spirit of OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs

Release Date:

08/17/2016

... service providers just survive with perpetually inadequate resources .These are positions that are strongly supported by Philanthropy New York’ s membership – borne out of...

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PNY News

GIH Elects Jacqueline Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Antony Chiang, ... She leads two priority areas: Improving Health Care for People with Diabetes...

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Health Foundation

06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... this letter offers. These complex award letters are inconsistent, incomplete, and often include misleading information. Students, families , and even college advisors are often unable to...