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Deutsche Bank, Ford, Rauch, Booth Ferris and Nellie Mae Foundations Support Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College

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08/08/2018

New York-area and national foundations have supported the Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University, a four-day professional development institute on teaching and learning in the racially and culturally diverse...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems: Seeing, Facilitating, and Assessing Systems Change Report

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07/22/2020

This report is the third in Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Scaling Solutions initiative, which is a collaboration between RPA, Skoll and Ford foundations.

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Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping commitments to support LGBTQ+ communities

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06/02/2022

Today the Ford Foundation announced its support for widespread commitments led by leading grassroots and community organizations for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights.

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

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Celeste Ford Appointed Chief Communications Officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York

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07/24/2023

Ten-year veteran of the foundation and former broadcast journalist to lead team responsible for communications strategy, reach, and engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Paul Connolly Joins Bessemer Trust

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09/03/2013

... Lifecycle: A Capacity-Building Guide for Nonprofit Leaders .” He has also co-authored two books, ... Fundraising. He has served on the boards of a community health center, a local community board and an artists...

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22 Jun 2016

Social Impact Exchange: 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pm

... 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact, funders, advisors and leaders from across the social sector gather to share ... includes presentations from foundation and nonprofit leaders , as well as knowledge-building...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

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06/26/2017

... education, environment, government innovation, and public health programs, as well as world-class consulting services ... of technical expertise, and opportunities for city leaders to share insights and best...

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Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

... my practice, I have found that the one way to predict how leaders will react to crisis is through role-play. So, for ... at Philanthropy New York for a group of senior foundation leaders . The interactive,...

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15 Apr 2015

NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... hear about this dynamic partnership aimed at addressing health disparities and fresh food access by leveraging youth ... Sara Gardner, Executive Director, Fund for Public Health in New York Rasmia Kirmani-Frye...

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Food Systems

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Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

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05/17/2016

... Brett Davidson of the Open Society Foundations’ Public Health Program and Katy Rubin of Theatre of the Oppressed NYC ... comic book culture with activism to turn social justice leaders into communications...

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The Opportunity Agenda

18 Apr 2018

Immigrant Kids in School: Challenges, Progress and Potential

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... panel of school, government, advocacy, and philanthropic leaders will also discuss the legal, mental health , and instructional support our immigrant students need ... immigrant students outside of/around...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... for religious liberty, and the separation of church and state ; her leadership in this arena has gained the confidence ... Sharon as one of 24 progressive executive management leaders for the 2008-09 Leading...

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Education

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

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03/24/2020

... We were reminded of this on a tour of the Virginia State Capitol, home to the oldest legislative body in North ... continue to plague our society. White philanthropic leaders from privileged backgrounds, like...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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The Search is On for PNY’s Next Public Policy Fellow

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02/01/2017

... and inclusion in philanthropy. Many of our sector’s leaders are actively pursuing new strategies in hiring and ... Education Working Group, Funders for Gender Equity, Health Working Group, International...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

10 Apr 2018

Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Previews ‘Justice 2020’ Report, Talks Trends in Reform Movement

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... over 60 criminal justice experts, reformers and community leaders to advise on reforms and innovative approaches to ... will address racial disparity and needs of mental health and immigrant community...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Appointment of Sindy Escobar Alvarez as New Program Director for Medical Research

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03/16/2021

... serves as vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the Health Research Alliance, a coalition of non-profit funders ... its inception. I am excited to build on the legacy of the leaders that precede me and to...

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Philanthropy New York Celebrates Staff Promotions

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08/14/2023

... areas such as youth and education, criminal legal reform, health , environment, and racial equity. Additionally, Ariane ... and communities that shift power and funding to proximate leaders , culminating in...

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New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation

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06/27/2016

... from Home initiative to improve the capacity of foster care agencies in New York City to recruit, retain and support ... parents to enhance the wellbeing of older youth in foster care . Westat, Inc. was awarded...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Americans Cost Barrier Decreasing, But More Improvement Needed

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11/17/2016

... Americans are reporting that cost is a barrier to getting care . In 2016, 33 percent of U.S. adults said they did not ... a prescription, see a doctor when sick, or get recommended care because of the cost,...

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