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Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift

Release Date:

12/06/2016

... prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low-income communities in ... The Sentencing Project has determined that,...

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Brooklyn Org

Funded by Soros and Mastercard, New Human Ventures Project Seeks to Help Refugees

Release Date:

02/01/2017

... around the world, efforts to help these people where they are will now become even more important. No philanthropist ... the end of last year, Soros declared that the world' s “collective failure” to help...

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Immigration

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Ford Foundation Supports 'Stay Midtown Program' to Respond to Recent Rental Cost Increases in Detroit

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... near-term housing supply gap as nearly 2,600 housing units are scheduled to come online in Midtown over the next five ... years. The ultimate goal is to preserve the neighborhood' s character, preserve...

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Nonprofit Trailblazers Unite for Third Annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit

Release Date:

04/03/2017

... to discuss best practices for advancing the sector’ s impact on society. Nearly all of the Summit attendees cite ... one factor in both their own success and the sector’ s progression. The...

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Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being

Release Date:

04/19/2017

... (SP2) documents the positive effects of New York’ s lively networks of cultural organizations, creative ... ordinary New Yorkers. The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

With Support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New Survey Reveals Effects of Incarceration for Older Americans' Work And Retirement Plans

Release Date:

05/05/2017

... they have been incarcerated at some point in their lives are more likely to express anxiety about several aspects of ... "This new survey provides important data on the lasting impact incarceration has on...

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Economic Security

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

Release Date:

05/08/2017

... as those fostered by the automobile a century ago. That’ s why it’ s so important for cities to start leading the shift to AVs now. And it’ s why over the course of 2017, Bloomberg...

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The Aspen Institute

Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

Release Date:

07/06/2017

... expands his sweeping probe into whether Tillerson' s former employer, ExxonMobil, misled investors about the impact of climate change. Schneiderman' s office considers the nation...

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Environment and Climate Change

Sarah Eagle Heart to Receive 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award

Release Date:

07/26/2017

... under age 40 who has already demonstrated significant impact in addressing society’ s critical needs. She has a diverse set of experiences ...

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American Express

Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues

Release Date:

08/16/2017

... Financing for Climate Issues As climate change pushes U. S . cities to build protections against stronger storms and ... the costs for two municipalities in issuing environmental impact bonds, pioneered by The...

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

Release Date:

09/21/2017

Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio' s Jobs Plan An expert panel convened at The New School on ... the city’ s economy while ensuring that New Yorkers are its beneficiaries. The mayor’ s...

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Workforce Development

Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... and innovation without orchestration means ideas without impact . ... Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate? ...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

Release Date:

10/27/2017

... Trust. The funding will support the organization' s efforts to identify and advance the best high- impact T1D commercial opportunities in partnership with .....

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

TED Talk: Judge Victoria Pratt on How Judges Can Show Respect

Release Date:

11/14/2017

... with Newark Community Solutions to explain the real-life impact of procedural justice. “It’ s a concept that says if people perceive that they are treated fairly and with dignity and respect...

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Justice Reform

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The Center for Court Innovation

Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference

Release Date:

12/20/2017

... youth to clamor for transformative change—if it’ s harnessed productively. 2. Young people are more connected than any previous generation, and that ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces the Winners of Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

Release Date:

05/17/2018

... Engaged Cities Award, a new effort to elevate cities that are working creatively to tap the wisdom, talents, and energy ... such as civic tech, sophisticated data analysis, and impact volunteering to address...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts

Release Date:

07/17/2018

... ($1 million USD) to help protect and restore Australia’ s Great Barrier Reef. This magnificent natural wonder is the world’ s largest living organism, encompassing an area approximately ... solutions,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

Release Date:

09/13/2018

... math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in Western New York, and six are in Southeast Michigan. The grants are up to $250,000 each. "This is going to have a...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

New Grant from Mellon Foundation Launches Boston Classical Music Initiative

Release Date:

09/27/2018

... NEC Preparatory School, serves on the BEAM initiative’ s steering committee along with leadership from the other ... she explained, the consortium could have a larger impact and serve more students than each...

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Mellon Foundation

Eric Marchall Concludes Tenure as FCCP’s Executive Director

Release Date:

10/02/2018

Eric Marchall Concludes Tenure as FCCP’ s Executive Director "After four years at the helm of FCCP, ... to transition out of his role in the coming months. He’ s likely to conclude his tenure as FCCP’...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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