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F.B. Heron and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Lauded for Granting Unrestricted Funding

Release Date:

02/03/2015

... achieve a breakthrough like the Empire State Building, we need to fundamentally change the underlying practices we use ... grantees, programs, and systems we seek to change. We need to become far more outside...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

F.B. Heron Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces New Grantmaking Areas

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... of some zero-sum game. In fact, both imperatives – the need to raise living standards for the poor and the need to transition the planet to a zero- or low-carbon future ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

New York Life Backs Save the Children's Relief Efforts in Nepal

Release Date:

05/04/2015

... believes our obligation to be there for people when they need us most extends beyond our day-to-day business. We ... the delivery of supplies to families in the areas that need it most. Save the Children has...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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New York Life Foundation

AOL Charitable Foundation Joins Others in Event on the STEM Workforce

Release Date:

11/03/2015

Sara Link, President, AOL Charitable Foundation, will participate in a panel by the Global STEM Alliance (GSA) of the New York Academy of Sciences. Executives from AOL, ARM, Cisco, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and US...

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AOL Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks

Release Date:

12/07/2015

... that partnership provided 413,495 meals to families in need . “As much as those three food banks do, the need is huge and the problem is growing,” said Bob Doherty, ...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day

Release Date:

05/02/2016

... Clark identified working capital as a much more critical need for the nonprofits in its portfolio. These ... as public funding retrenched and payments slowed down. The need for (and absence of) reserves just...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Clark Foundation

William T. Grant Publishes How Social Science Research Can Improve Youth Outcomes In The Real World

Release Date:

05/17/2017

... to the economic and social well-being of our nation, we need to complicate these binaries. Put simply, the dichotomy ... those questions. In this essay, we argue for the critical need to reach for both rigor...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen

Release Date:

05/30/2017

... host Greg Morabito why this country is in particular need of his efforts to eliminate food waste. With his ... potential food waste and turn it into meals for people who need them, sometimes with help from big...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!

Release Date:

07/19/2017

The Funders' Network is offering PLACES Fellowships, which are transformational leadership development experiences that gives professionals in philanthropy the tools, knowledge, and best practices needed to embed an equity lens into their work.

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... Hyer said. “Evacuations should not be all or nothing. We need a much more nuanced and better-researched understanding ...

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Aging

Health

The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000

Release Date:

01/16/2018

... and work to ensure that schools have the funding they need . "New York City's public schools have improved over .....

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Member News

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

Release Date:

10/01/2019

... impact at a local level. "Nutrition is a fundamental need that is often taken for granted, but severely neglected .....

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Member News

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Food Systems

Health

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Newman's Own Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Request for Proposal: SmartSimple GM360 Implementation and Refinement Consultant

Release Date:

01/23/2020

... on the platform. We are a small staff of nine and found we need consultant support as we transition from a paper ...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The New York Community Trust Awards $9.9 Million in Grants to 53 Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/14/2021

Grants aim to counter vaccine hesitancy and misinformation, increase voter engagement, bridge the digital divide, and more.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disabilities

Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

Workforce Development

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The New York Community Trust

17 Apr 2019

Funders Meeting with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee) Non-Member Funders : Please email ...

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Ramona Gadsden

... administration, office management, finance, and human resources . Ramona is a native New Yorker who was born and ...

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

Release Date:

01/22/2013

... Initiative, which will align philanthropic and public resources to leverage private financing for sustainable urban ...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems

Release Date:

05/29/2013

... finance urban infrastructure. By helping cities use public resources more efficiently and attract new sources of private ...

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Penn Announces $1.28 Million Grant for Digital Archaeological Archive

Release Date:

08/01/2013

The grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will support a collaboration with the British Museum to create a digital archive of archaeological excavations of the ancient...