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Understanding NY City & State's Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the Advocacy Institute

... by the Advocacy Institute State governments in the United States have a tremendous amount of power, and that power is ... the operating environment in order to maximize their own resources . Ensuring real...

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue By Sara Adelsberg, ... found that oftentimes, creating change at a systems level can be difficult—especially when the issues we are...

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Poses Family Foundation

Pinkerton Supports Internships for Young Adults in Foster Care

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07/18/2017

... for Children’s Services, along with Pinkerton, will support technical assistance to be provided by the Workforce ... in foster care, and to help drive larger system change in how we prepare youth for the world...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

05 Feb 2018

Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... down and look at one state as a case study to understand how coordinating bodies, intermediaries, national and ... are approaching longer-term power-building investments in states , and what pathways ...

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With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates

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06/02/2017

With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates A new study published in Cell Host ... antibodies are immune molecules that bind to viruses and can...

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Produce Buyers & Sellers Support Food Safety Research Campaign (Target Corp.)

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02/04/2016

Produce Buyers & Sellers Support Food Safety Research Campaign (Target Corp.) The ... we make - like supporting the Center for Produce Safety - can impact real people in a very positive way." "Ready...

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How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

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08/16/2018

How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass ... grants, which range from $25,000 to $2 million, emphasize support for women and children. "We know that children whose ... demographic—the federal and...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

Release Date:

10/25/2017

With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities Food is the largest ... waste all the water, land, energy, money, labor, and other ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities

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04/02/2020

... Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities A group of nine philanthropic membership ... to last in perpetuity limit their grant making so they can maintain and grow the size of their...

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How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing

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01/18/2018

How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion ... to organizations that strengthen the field by providing resources and otherwise helping institutions that want to ... bring about both social and...

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New York State Census Equity Fund Research Identifies New York's Hardest-to-Count Communities for 2020 Census

Release Date:

06/04/2019

... to be undercounted in 2020, as well as a blueprint for how New York’s foundations and nonprofits can help ensure that these communities get the support they need. New York State residents...

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The New York Community Trust

10 Nov 2011

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... Learn more about implementation of the common core and how one district – New York City (the state’s and ... to the Common Core How parents and the broader public can support...

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To Shrink Jail Population, a Bail Program Is Expanding

Release Date:

08/30/2017

To Shrink Jail Population , a Bail Program Is Expanding On a recent ... people say ‘It’s my first time calling, I don’t know how this works,’” she said. They were trying to bail out ... the intricacies of paying...

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Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings, Ford and JPB Foundation Supported Pop Culture Lab Accelerates Justice Through Entertainment

Release Date:

07/25/2017

... immigrants and refugees in entertainment, and reshape how we see each other and envision America’s future. ... protagonists in society, transforming how we think about aging , race, gender,...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Pfizer and the Avon Foundation for Women Support Patients Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

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01/21/2015

... Crusade. “Our hope is that one day, all patients can access the unique care and support services they need, ... services, support , financial, and legal support Distribute...

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Avon Foundation

United Hospital Fund: Goals For State Regulation Of Risk Sharing Between Health Care Providers And Insurers

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11/19/2015

... The report concludes with a checklist of goals for policymakers , State regulators, health plans, providers, and ... that providers will have strong incentives to allocate resources most effectively if they...

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New York Health Foundation

17 Nov 2022

Welcoming Our Newest Neighbors: Human Services Resources + Advocacy for Asylum Seekers and Migrants in NYC

Thursday, November 17, 2022 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Insurance Services on the human services sector’s support to asylum seekers and other migrants seeking refuge ... roles. What to expect: Lunch discussion with Q&A. How do you sign up? Members: Please log...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

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New York City

Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Workers During Pandemic and Beyond - from Arabella Advisors

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03/27/2020

... standing up for us today. We need to stand up for them. How can we help? Health-Care Workers Those of us who have slept ... In the longer term, grant makers should put philanthropic resources...

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Arabella Advisors

A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

Release Date:

09/30/2020

... and their families begin to make decisions about where and how to attend school in the coming year. We are inspired by ... To Tell the Truth As funders, we’ve proven that we can adapt our behaviors in the face...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... by better selecting, training and evaluating principals can be an affordable option for school districts that aim to ... RAND Corporation. The first-of-its kind study examined how six large urban school...

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