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Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

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09/18/2013

... as a vibrant and engaging set of online discussions. I hope you will join us on October 8 for the launch of this ... organization is involved in funding education or not, we hope you will come out and join...

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Education

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has Officially Launched The Fellowship Initiative

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11/07/2017

... local Dallas organization that has been working with young people in the city for many years. This intensive academic, ... to build their skills, networks and ability to access resources . Despite a growing...

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Private Foundation Services

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02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm

... international coordination among governments, NGOs and communities . Open Society Foundations just announced a $4 ... front line workforce and primary health care systems in rural Liberia and Sierra Leone. What...

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How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

... healthy small-scale fisheries and thriving coastal communities . The lab included a venture capitalist and an SMS ... risk during implementation. For example, to address a rural communication challenge, InSTEDD...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... results while maintaining the engagement of one’s soul. People want to KNOW that they are making a difference while ... become easier, and the distance between needs and resources can be digitally bridged to...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Grantee Develops New Crowd-Sourced Initiative in the Disability Field

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05/22/2018

... New Crowd-Sourced Initiative in the Disability Field People with disabilities make up about 20% of the population, ... of images that break stereotypes and authentically portray people with disabilities in...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

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05/06/2016

... asset. By investing in their power, we can get them the resources they deserve, and in so doing we strengthen communities and our shared future. We’ve spoken many times ... about how we make this the focus of...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

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03/08/2017

... York City has embarked on a series of reforms to divert people from jails and prisons and provide community ... in the community with their families in their home communities . This exhaustive report lays out a...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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19 Jun 2013

Infrastructure at Risk: How to Protect Public Investments from Stronger Storms and Tidal Surges

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene made New Yorkers painfully aware of the effects of tidal surges and storms on the transit, wastewater and power infrastructure on which we all rely. This subject was one of the most popular topics of the 2013...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Names Atlanta and Seattle First Winners American Cities Climate Challenge

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09/21/2018

... into a two-year acceleration program with powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help them ... or beat – their near-term carbon reduction goals. These resources include a philanthropy-...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members

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06/02/2022

... a focus on the arts, education, the environment, informed communities and local journalism, and poetry. With her team, ... to communities in ways that are just and regenerative for people and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Shares 2020 Annual Report

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03/17/2021

... of Black doctors in America who will work in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic. Meanwhile, Bloomberg ... became even more important – while the information and resources they were receiving was...

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08 Oct 2014

Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth

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1:45pm to 3:30pm

... 11,386 children in foster care. There are 1,000 young people who annually age out of foster care. In September ... The Administration for Children’s Services, the Human Resources Administration, the Department...

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IFC and the Rockefeller Foundation Partner to Advance Distributed Renewable Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets

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06/22/2021

... said: “Investing in renewable energy infrastructure in communities that have not had access to reliable power will ... of learning together so by combining the expertise and resources of The Rockefeller...

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Environment and Climate Change

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a Racial Equity Analysis

Publication date:

11/2007

... cultivate new leaders, encourage creative approaches, get people talking, and nourish change inside your own ...

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Report

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Grants Managers

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As Asian-Americans’ Numbers Grow, So Does Their Philanthropy

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01/08/2013

... and individual donors profiled in this article. About 800 people gathered in November in a ballroom in Midtown ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Laura A. Robbins Consulting, LLC

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In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

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08/28/2013

... a different way for-profit businesses can help their communities . The Food Bank for New York City is the ... largest anti-hunger charity, feeding about 1.5 million people every year. It leans heavily, as other...

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Children, Youth and Families

March For Our Lives

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04/02/2018

March For Our Lives Inspiring voices of young people from RYSE (Richmond, CA) and Community Coalition (LA) ...

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Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

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03/24/2020

... was also the year that James Jope first brought enslaved people to America via Jamestown. We were reminded of this ... of those most deeply affected by the injustices we hope to upend, but we can and must...

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