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27 Jul 2016

Beyond the Feel Good Factor: The Corporate and Philanthropic Benefits of Building a Skills-Based Volunteer Program

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Most companies know volunteerism is one tool to help elevate employee ... functions benefit from skills-based volunteering What are some successful models of skills-based volunteer ... and Payments, Citi Alison...

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18 Nov 2016

Community Building With NYC Public Libraries

Friday, November 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Did you know that New York City’s public libraries serve more ... at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee) Non-Member Funders: Create an account or log in above and click...

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29 Sep 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 1 of 2)

Thursday, September 29, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... assault on reproductive rights, the heart-breaking need for stricter gun control policies, and cruel efforts to ... Ossenfort , Interim Program Director, Bolder Advocacy What will we learn together? Why public...

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20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... assault on reproductive rights, the heart-breaking need for stricter gun control policies, and cruel efforts to ... Ossenfort, Interim Program Director, Bolder Advocacy What will we learn together? The...

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Changing the Debate on Education Policy

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06/07/2012

... build our understanding of how policy change is driven, what the key levers of change might be and the current ... One point of agreement across all four speakers was the need for equity in school finance and...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Markle Foundation’s Skillful Initiative Welcomes 35 Career Coaches From Indiana for its First Convening Governor’s Coaching Corps

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03/19/2019

... have access to career coaches who will offer new tools, resources and training opportunities so job seekers can ... recognize the skills they have, the training they may need , and the employment opportunities...

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Workforce Development

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Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

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05/10/2012

... and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors, Measure of America What does well-being and opportunity look like in the New ... : is my focused effort moving the needle on issues I care about? The United Nations’ Human...

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The Limits Are Your Freedom

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02/15/2017

... view and voice – however humble or bold – on the way resources should be used to make the world better. Private ... – foundations have to engage in public debate. Did you know your foundation could speak out...

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Convening Virtually: Embracing Change and Community

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12/03/2020

... Peters, Learning Services Associate, Philanthropy New York What once would have been an instantly viral video has now ... as planned, as often is the case, we must reassess the need for it...

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Borealis Philanthropy Introduces María Alejandra Salazar, the new Program Officer of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund

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04/13/2022

... María Alejandra was director of the Multicultural Resources Program at Northside Community Services (NCR) in ... Earlier this month, we spent some time learning about what brought María Alejandra to the...

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Staten Island after Sandy: A Funder Update

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04/10/2013

... an opportunity to connect with colleagues and reflect on what ’s been happening in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. For those of you that don’t know us yet, The Staten Island Foundation is a private ... —...

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2021 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey

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03/19/2021

... and diversity demographics in the New York metro area. We know timely information is critical to you and will do our ... for each individual needing access to research@cof.org . What info will I need...

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Initial Funding From Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust Supports New Council on Criminal Justice

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07/23/2019

... “There’s not any institution or organization right now that is a dedicated criminal justice organization” ... opening exists to get something done.” The specifics of what gets done depends on the issues agenda...

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Justice Reform

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Prudential Donates Over 150,000 n95 Respirators and Face Masks

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03/23/2020

... face masks—including 75,000 n95 respirators—for health care workers in New Jersey and committed $1.5 million in ... to our future. We will not let them down in this hour of need .” In addition...

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Altman Foundation Announces Two Promotions

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01/25/2017

... who joined the Foundation in 2008 as a program officer, is now Senior Program Officer, Education , and Ms. Pine, who ... also as a program officer, is now Senior Program Officer, Health ...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: “14 Progressive Priorities for the New Congress”

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11/07/2018

... the tens of millions of Americans who still lack quality health care . TCF has outlined over a dozen decisive actions ... importance for the equitable distribution of government resources .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson

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01/03/2023

... at the University of Oxford. This is a big question: What does the world look like to you? Richardson: Well, it ... The first is that we cannot afford to ignore risks that we know are facing us, things like...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

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10/15/2015

... and racially just model for school-based disciplinary reform that can be scaled across the New York City school ... all students, so that they can learn and thrive? That’s what they’re there for.” Restorative...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Social Justice

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New York Community Trust Joins Redlich Horwitz Foundation and Tiger Foundation to Improve the Lives of Foster Children

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05/29/2018

... due to safety concerns, New York City works with foster care agencies to quickly find them loving and nurturing ... homes—preferably with relatives or other adults they know well. But this process does not...

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