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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... and they often focus on a special population or area of need in their geographic area. Common funding areas include women and girls, the arts, health , the environment, social change, or any number of ...

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Job Seekers

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits

Release Date:

02/07/2017

... organizations to support organizing, mental health services, community safety, and legal services. These ...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

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

Release Date:

06/26/2017

... on urban issues to the climate crisis – cities need new tools that will allow mayors to do what they do ... education, environment, government innovation, and public health programs, as well as world-class...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

10 Feb 2021

Supporting digital public spaces that put people over profit - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... insights and takeaways on how digital public spaces should look , and how more can be built in the future. Explore ... digital public spaces that serve all communities should look How more of these digital...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Communications/Media

Social Justice

Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Vice President of Policy & Collaboration, Rico Blancaflor

Release Date:

04/24/2019

Philanthropy New York is delighted to announce our new Vice President of Policy & Collaboration, Rico Blancaflor.

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Appointments & Transitions

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy New York

We've Moved!

... We are thrilled to welcome you to our new space and look forward to providing you with new opportunities to ...

Philanthropy Is the Go-To Partner for Risk

Release Date:

04/18/2013

... lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy. When we look back over the Rockefeller Foundation's history and .....

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Member News

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Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects

Release Date:

06/12/2013

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School have announced the six winners of a national competition to provide technical assistance to state and local governments looking to develop "...

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Impact Investing

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash

Release Date:

03/10/2014

The Brooklyn Community Foundation and its President, Cecilia Clarke, were profiled by The Wall Street Journal.

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Member News

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

The Wall Street Journal

Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate

Release Date:

11/20/2014

... of big money in the fight for immigration reform. Here's a look at four of those wealthy donors, which have given a .....

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Immigration

New Data Illuminates Long Island's Education Inequities

Release Date:

01/30/2015

... Inequities Two new studies provide a remarkable look at education inequities on Long Island. They offer a ...

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The Rauch Foundation

Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality

Release Date:

04/15/2015

Are foundations asking the right questions to apply to their grantmaking on poverty alleviation, income inequality and social mobility?

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PNY News

Inside the Russell Sage Foundation

Release Date:

04/15/2015

One of the foundation's main focuses is fighting economic inequality.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Russell Sage Foundation

Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K

Release Date:

05/13/2015

... their programs. The second part provides an in-depth look at the issue of preschool classroom diversity in UPK, ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison

Release Date:

07/29/2015

... are giving college education for prisoners a fresh look , as criminal-justice policies around the country place ...

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Member News

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Education

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

Release Date:

02/23/2016

Begining in July, Dan Cardinali will become the new President and CEO of Independent Sector. With years of leadership in the charitable community, Dan currently serves as president of Communities In Schools, Inc., the nation’s largest dropout...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Independent Sector

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges

Release Date:

04/13/2016

The report -- titled “Looking in All the Wrong Places” -- is based on an analysis of more than 6,000 pages of audit documents that were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.