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Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

Release Date:

05/16/2013

By Ramtin Arablouei, Program Manager, Health and Environmental Funders Network The word ... specifics of the law, read this summary by the National Resources Defense Council . 5) It’s eroding ... have supported...

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First Phase of Love My Air Denver Program Measures Air Quality to Tackle Asthma Rates and Track Pollution with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

Release Date:

10/17/2019

... but eventually it will be used in coordination with health data to create programs aimed at reducing youth asthma ... a partnership between the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment and Denver...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Environment and Climate Change

Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

Release Date:

08/08/2017

... in Texas. Texas social justice organizations need more resources to deepen capacity and expand reach. Texas ... gave $31.9 million, or $1.15 per capita, to Texas- based organizations for social justice efforts...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash

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06/20/2014

Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz and Chair Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation's website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee, who died in a plane crash on June 13.

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“Repeal and Replace” Gives States More Control over Healthcare Market

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01/27/2017

... Trump administration has made it clear that the Affordable Care Act is on the chopping block with its “repeal and ... flexibility and control to create a more free and open health care market...

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Health

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway To Partner on U.S. Employee Healthcare

Release Date:

01/30/2018

... Berkshire Hathaway To Partner on U.S. Employee Healthcare Health care costs are "a hungry tapeworm on the American economy," ... a new company with the goal of providing high-quality health...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

22 Apr 2021

Look Under The Hood and Demand More - Investing With a Racial Equity Lens

Thursday, April 22, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... of areas (e.g., homeownership, workplace advancement, health , and education, etc.), as well as the degree to which ... can take to invest in racial equity The variety of resources and partners available to...

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

A Call to Men and NY Women’s Foundation Host Training Institute to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... on healthy, respectful manhood. Research by the World Health Organization shows that men and boys who adhere to ... the next generation of leaders working to end gender- based violence. Since its inception,...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

27 Sep 2016

Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... on social cohesion create divides that threaten the health of families, communities, and entire nations. Join us ... can align their values and processes to support arts- based efforts that help groups -...

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Diversity Is a Core Commitment for Philanthropy New York

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07/08/2014

While the focus on diversity, inclusion and equity is not new, there are many fresh perspectives, newly framed topics and emerging promising practices to explore.

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President's Message

PNY News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Future of ‘Zipcode as Destiny': Three Scenarios

Release Date:

01/14/2016

... on the rise , both as a complement to traditional, place- based education and as the basis for entirely new forms of ... usually fewer income earners and people to share in home care duties. They also...

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Economic Security

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Fiscal Sponsorship

... necessitates the creation of financial, legal, and human resources infrastructure that can be a huge challenge for new ... vision from idea to reality. EFFICIENT We take care of all the administrative and back...

Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers

Release Date:

11/16/2021

... global networks representing millions of domestic and home- based informal workers, street vendors and waste pickers in ... and business leaders recognize their contributions and value . We are proud to support...

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Gender Justice

International/Foreign Affairs

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... and intentions into actions and accomplishments. Some key concepts from behavioral economics that are especially ... critical for funders of both direct services and system reform advocacy to promote...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

Release Date:

11/28/2011

... opportunities for grantmaking in the areas of aging and health . To better integrate age-related concerns into the ... It is our hope that what we have planned, along with web- based marketing efforts, will...

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“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Release Date:

01/12/2011

... to avoid hospitalizations with effective preventative care . And as for education, he is looking to avoid the recent ... largest foundation focused exclusively on aging and health , where he led grants to help...

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Our Path to a Just and Equitable New Jersey - The long and winding road of transformation

Release Date:

06/16/2021

... housing, education, environmental protection, the justice system , and other aspects of life. We’ve learned that we ... without addressing racial inequity and injustice. Based on all that we have learned to...

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Social Justice

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth

Release Date:

09/12/2016

... Learning to NYC Youth Several foundations are pooling resources to make 13 grants, totaling $835,600, to help young ... high school students affiliated with Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center-allowing both...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

Release Date:

11/04/2015

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is sad to report that its Trustee Emeritus, James “Jim” McConnell Clark, died at his home in Woods Hole, MA on October 24, 2015 at the age of 93.