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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... to building a critical mass of socially conscious people with political power. "Basebuilding is a contact ... "We have to knock 50 doors just to get 20 people who will talk to you. Out of that 20,...

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PhilTalks

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Civic Engagement

Public Policy

NY State Health Foundation Grants Available to Brownsville Residents to Help Improve Community Health

Release Date:

06/09/2016

... to help Brownsville residents improve health in their communities . The Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge kicks off ...

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Member News

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Wants to Rebuild It.

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... all over social media, something of a rallying symbol for people frustrated by the government’s inaction. The RWCF ... justice, and everything kind of intersects: how much people get paid, gender and race,...

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Member News

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Food Systems

Social Justice

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Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Gilroy Foundation Set Up Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund

Release Date:

07/30/2019

... children ages 6 and 13, were killed and more than a dozen people were injured in the violent attack. SVCF will ...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People

Release Date:

08/01/2016

Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People The Rockefeller Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln Center ... urban school children across the globe. “Jazz for Young People : The Resilient Cities Tour” is...

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Member News

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Arts

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Simons Foundation Building Research Database of People With Autism

Release Date:

08/29/2017

Simons Foundation Building Research Database of People With Autism The goal is to be a network 50,000 people strong. A network that connects researchers to the ... next. . . Simons Foundation Building Research...

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Member News

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Health

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The Simons Foundation

16 Oct 2018

The Philanthropic Closet - New Research on LGBTQ People in Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Do you know how many LGBTQ people work in philanthropy? Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ new upcoming report, The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in Philanthropy finally answers that question - and ... you! The report...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

16 Mar 2023

Apprenticeships: Paving Career Pathways for Young People in NYC

Thursday, March 16, 2023 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... to add more paid internships and apprenticeships for young people . Modern youth apprenticeships blur the boundaries ... and work experience. These opportunities allow young people to develop the necessary...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Location

New York City

The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

03/13/2014

... South Africa's apartheid regime in the 1980s, but many people know what it means now: companies and institutions can .....

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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North Star Fund

Philanthropy New York Signs Joint PSO Statement from the United Philanthropy Forum - A Commitment to Building a National Community

Release Date:

11/13/2020

... concept of building a national community: “We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community. We are...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

05 May 2017

Legal Series - Investing in People: Making Grants to Individuals

Friday, May 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of Interest May 5 – Legal Series - Investing in People : Making Grants to Individuals Many private foundations ... Grantmakers Network Legal Series - Investing in People : Making Grants to Individuals ...