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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program

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10/30/2019

... ethos.” Together, BPL and Bard provide critical resources for classroom success including dedicated ... this transformational program.” With a fourth cohort now under way, the grant will be used to purchase...

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New York Community Trust President: Donors Can Make a Difference on Homelessness, Heroin, Incarceration and Education

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12/07/2015

... are ill-prepared for today’s jobs, and heroin deaths now exceed murders. Still, every day I arrive at work ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The New York Community Trust

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Request for Proposals to Support City-Based Advocacy Coalitions Using Culture as a Strategy to Advance Policy

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03/30/2017

... Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust is now seeking proposals to support City-based advocacy ...

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To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked

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09/19/2013

... base their conclusion on hard questions about whether what they, as leading social entrepreneurs, initially saw as ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Several NY Donor Families Among Millionaires Asking for Tax Raise on the Wealthy

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03/23/2016

... asked New York state to raise taxes on the wealthy, under what they called a “1% plan for tax fairness”. “As ... and the state’s ailing infrastructure is in desperate need of attention”, the millionaires urged...

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The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth

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12/09/2016

... did have the basics -- food, shelter, clothing -- we got what we needed,” Kinyanguli says. But an international ...

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Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows

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08/30/2017

... are “positive,” though researchers caution they would need a larger sample to make a more definitive statement. ... effects in math put Success Academy towards the top of what ’s been estimated for charter...

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MTA May Cut Back On $836M Emergency Subway Repair Work If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up

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09/28/2017

... unveiled his plan two months ago, said he’ll also show what work will get top priority if he can’t get any ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and others Redefine Arts Funding

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05/18/2018

... museums or less nimble "highbrow" outfits—recognize the need to engage more on social concerns, but lack a playbook ... successfully making the pivot. Where should they start? What is the proper...

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Arts

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Borealis Philanthropy's Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Moves $4.9 million to BIPOC Newsrooms and Field Building Partners

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10/04/2022

... Asian people have access to the news and information they need to navigate today’s geographies and social systems. By ... Building” organizations, to answer questions like: What does it take to support...

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Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Recipients of Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund

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06/20/2023

... finance research to promote ways in which MDB’s unique resources can be maximized. With grants ranging from $140,000 ... accounting for MDB specific features and considering what additional support may be...

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16 Jul 2015

IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

11:30am to 1:00pm

... team planned for the removal of the associated malware and what steps were taken to ensure that the network remained ... at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee)...

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30 Jun 2015

Understanding Trends in Global Peacefulness - Webinar

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... eight years. Has the world become more or less peaceful? What are the main threats to and opportunities for peace ... by June 29. Members: Please click on the "Register Now " link above. Please email...

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27 Apr 2018

2020 Census Funders: Who and Where Are New York’s “Hard-to-Count”?

Friday, April 27, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... funder collaboration on Census 2020 Latest updates on what is known about New York State and New York City governments’ dedication of resources to a full and fair count Discussion Facilitators ... at your...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Program Staff

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01/15/2019

... His numerous books include The Impact of School Resources on the Learning of Inner City Children ... Doucet fills a role formerly held by Vivian Louie, now a professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter ...

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Insights from “Racial Pay Equity: Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are”

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09/08/2022

... to go into effect in New York City in November 2022, many employers are reexamining how salaries align with their ... specialist or objective body to support this process. What Should and Shouldn’t Count...

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03 Jun 2021

Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning

Thursday, June 3, 2021 -

1:00pm to 4:30pm

... philanthropy be transformed in service to racial equity? What actions can each of us take to be a part of creating new ... grapple with the inequities laid bare by the public health crisis and commit to re-...

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17 Oct 2011

Environmental Justice in NYC: Successful Advocacy for Sustainable Policy Change

Monday, October 17, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... breathe – for many thousands of children. Explore What prompted the alliances among neighborhood, citywide, and national organizations around these issues? What strategies and tactics were used to press their...

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2020 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey

Release Date:

05/19/2020

... 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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