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Bloomberg Backs Frieden’s Next Act: Heart Disease and Preparing for New Epidemics

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... Obama, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden is starting a global health initiative that will focus on two big areas: heart health and epidemic preparedness. Called Resolve, it is ... the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...

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Member News

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Philanthropy New York Celebrates Staff Promotions

Release Date:

06/02/2022

... the pandemic. She worked to create our online filing system for our annual audit and has overseen the transition ... prospective and new member engagement, serving as a key resource to members, and leading the...

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PNY News

More Nonprofits Seek to Improve Management Practices

Release Date:

05/19/2014

... reserves. Applicants were asked to consider eight key performance areas identified as crucial by nonprofit ... diverse and responsive organizational practices; human resources ; information technology practices...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19

Release Date:

03/10/2020

... COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will work with the World Health Organization, government and private sector funders ... By sharing research, coordinating investments, and pooling resources , these efforts can...

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MasterCard Foundation

08 Mar 2019

Applied Finance Part 1 of 2: Grantee Financial Resilience for Nonprofits - A Framework

Friday, March 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... they have a comprehensive understanding of their financial health and are able to tell their financial story to key stakeholders. In this session, we will discuss what it ... financial resilience framework...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

Program Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

Release Date:

03/25/2021

... led to brainstorming an idea to move significant resources “unapologetically” to Black feminists. “We ... that was so meaningful to us—why is it difficult to get resources for this kind of movement work,...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

The Aetna Foundation Launches Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to Empower Local Group Efforts

Release Date:

04/06/2018

... The Aetna Foundation, together with the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Counties, ... effort that empowers local groups to tackle public health challenges. Fifty cities and...

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

21 May 2024

Food Policy & Planning Roundtable - An Event Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... supporting, work such as food policy councils, food system mapping and planning, policy advocacy and organizing, and related topics. What to expect? An issue- based gathering, hosted by funders who are active...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Food Systems

The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

Release Date:

08/25/2014

... expensive back-end costs, such as for incarceration and health care . The more complex question is, how should we ... by the state. Since employers can’t adjust wages based on the number of...

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Health

Social Justice

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The Century Foundation

Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

Release Date:

03/21/2022

... social work. Tillett’s early career focused on sexual health , drawing upon her international experiences as a Peace ... foundation’s goal of giving communities agency over how resources are used to tackle...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

10/29/2021

... prevention programs, such as those providing primary eye care , sustainable ophthalmic services, and treatment of ... chair of VISION 2020/USA, collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... the Lavelle Fund is an independent, charitable foundation based in Manhattan. The Fund primarily supports vision ... and productive lives. It also supports medical eye care programs that work either in its...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2017

... emerged during the visioning sessions, and then select one key issue area for investment. The Council decided to support ... Therefore we were able to choose where funds are directed based on experience and...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform

Release Date:

02/08/2017

... to assess the changing political landscape for justice system reform at a federal, state, and local level, the David ... from youth prison closures to be redirected to community- based alternatives to...

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Insights

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Justice Reform

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The David Rockefeller Fund

Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill The Capitol Hill health care fight sure seemed dead. After Republican proposals to ... Sen. Bernie Sanders — his attempt to push single-payer ...

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Sector News

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Health

The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995 are of great value to both individual and organized giving as they weigh ... how her community was still responding to the mental health needs of the survivors and...

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Insights

Philanthropy’s Best

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

Allyson Goldhagen

As Director, Member Services, Allyson Goldhagen plays a key leadership role in Philanthropy New York’s knowledge ... for managing PNY’s membership database, overseeing the system ’s ongoing functioning and...

The Atlantic Philanthropies Introduces 2020 Fellows for Racial Equity

Release Date:

08/03/2020

... impactful change. Today – in the wake of the unfolding health and economic crises exacerbated by COVID-19, and the uprisings against the systemic failure to see, value and protect Black lives – the work to...

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Member News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Social Justice

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Launched To Support New York City Nonprofit Organizations

Release Date:

03/20/2020

... that have been affected by the current coronavirus public health crisis. The new $75 million fund will provide grants ... urgent needs, including services for the public school system , such as student meals...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Doris Duke Foundation

The Estée Lauder Companies

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Mellon Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

UJA-Federation of New York

Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation

Surdna Foundation Announces Additional $36 Million for Racial Justice

Release Date:

10/14/2020

... that are championing powerful solutions to improve the health , wealth, opportunities, and quality of life in their ... an America in which all communities have opportunities, resources , and power to thrive.”...