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Freedom Together Foundation

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Philanthropy New York

Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Amalgamated Foundation and Leading Philanthropies Launch Fund to Support Low-Wage Workers Hardest Hit by COVID-19

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04/14/2020

... Fund, dedicated to serving the workers, families, and communities most devastated by the economic and health crises ... are fast acting, long lasting, and informed by the people most affected. “Low-wage...

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Workforce Development

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Amalgamated Foundation

COVID-19 PNY Member Webinars

Publication date:

05/2020

... as they consider both near-term responses to the epidemic and future grantmaking. Learn about the ways that ...

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Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices

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09/19/2018

... More and more funders are devoting serious time and resources to increasing equity and inclusion in their work ... informed or, more progressively, driven by the people their grantmaking purports to help. If...

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Gender Justice

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Philanthropy New York

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Partners with Echoing Green to Invest in Social Innovators of Color Addressing Racial Equity and Immigrant Justice

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02/16/2022

... and economic mobility, to create more equitable communities and economies for all. Support from the WES ... Pew Research Center report finds that 1 in 5 Black people in the U.S. is an immigrant or a child of...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Community Development

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JPMorgan Chase Expands Second Chance Hiring Efforts in Columbus

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04/26/2021

... Efforts in Columbus Firm to expand its efforts to hire people with criminal backgrounds by enhancing its recruitment ... Society of Columbus to provide these job seekers with key resources , such as legal...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Justice Reform

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that brings together people who grew up in the Detroit area, as I did, to ... we help renew confidence in the American Dream and bring hope back to communities...

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It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

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12/19/2016

... me. At least not on that day. I needed to be around people who were similarly alarmed and frightened but who ... to business. You want to take away even this grief, this pain , this outrage. You may not. It is...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications/Media

Justice Reform

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

Release Date:

05/12/2015

... ongoing efforts to prepare mobilize its members and the communities they serve. Today, we are proud to note that ... has the highest proportion of youth who use prescription pain relievers without a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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The Staten Island Foundation

What Am I Doing Here?

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03/01/2016

... doing. And, we’re also getting a lot of interest from people for this year’s round of fellowship applications, so ... a leadership role in developing a new online tool that we hope will become the go-to source...

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Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration

Release Date:

04/13/2020

... concern that charities, particularly those that are led by people of color or serve tribal communities or communities of color, may find themselves shut out of the process to secure financial...

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Ford Foundation Launches Global Fellows Network to Tackle Inequality Worldwide

Release Date:

06/01/2020

... are advancing innovative solutions to end inequality in communities most affected around the globe. The program is ... from restoring voting rights for formerly incarcerated people , to advancing LGBTQ+ rights...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next

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06/21/2017

... engagement, access to voting and quality of information communities rely on. Relatively few funders have a specific ... access and enfranchisement – Increasing the number of people eligible to vote and...

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14 Jul 2016

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change - Webinar

Thursday, July 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... in the idea that individuals can band together and combine resources to make an issue more apparent and noteworthy. ... to align their resources and voices with like-minded people who want to...

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Board & Trustees

North Star Fund Welcomes Junie François Pswarayi as new Finance & Operations Director

Release Date:

11/03/2022

... — Junie brings 15 years of experience in finance, human resources and operations at for profit and non-profit ... the organization’s efforts to widen its reach with communities of color in the field of...

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Appointments & Transitions

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North Star Fund

Rebuild by Design: A Post-Sandy Regional Analysis

Publication date:

01/2014

... threats stemming from climate change know no borders. We hope and believe that the design opportunities here will be useful for communities throughout the United States, and beyond. Rebuild ...

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Building and Strengthening Partnerships Across New Jersey: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5 Million in Grants

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08/25/2022

... and respond to the real-time issues and crises facing people across the State of New Jersey. These grants represent ... and the impact they have had and will continue to have on communities across New Jersey...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

Education

Health

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New Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds Americans Suffering Health Coverage Insecurity Along with Job Losses

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04/21/2020

... Insecurity Along with Job Losses More than 22 million people in the U.S. have filed unemployment claims since the ... become ill. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of adults age 18 and older said the potential out-of-...

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Health

Workforce Development

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The Commonwealth Fund

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... making so we can truly place the leadership and voice of communities of color at the center of our operations. Ours ... and have made the decision to increase spending to move resources into the hands of...

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