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Novo Foundation and Goren Group Announce Winner of Women's Building International Design Competition

Release Date:

07/14/2016

... in New York into a hub for the girls’ and women’s rights movement. “For decades, the girls’ and women’s rights community in New York has wanted a physical home where ...

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NoVo Foundation

LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors

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09/07/2017

... to More Married Donors The revolution in civil and legal rights for LGBTQ Americans has wrought a parallel shift in ... marriage and baby boom among their donors. Take the Human Rights Campaign. The number of...

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Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum

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09/27/2017

In a rare example of high-level cultural philanthropy from Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial elite, Jerry Yang, a Yahoo co-founder, and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, have pledged $25 million toward a $90-million transformation project of the Asian Art...

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

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10/10/2017

... The Trump administration on Friday moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for ... religious freedom that critics said could also erode civil rights protections for lesbian,...

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Health

Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law

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10/13/2017

... approved until an attorney has explained the defendant’s rights ... Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law ...

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Justice Reform

Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

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10/19/2020

... and William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights at Harvard Law School. From 2013 to 2017 she was the ... and senior director for multilateral affairs and human rights on the National Security...

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Ford Foundation

Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

Release Date:

01/18/2013

... up to help with food stamps and FEMA applications. Medical students and doctors worked with volunteer canvassers to get ... have to deal with. Where should FEMA bring 4,000 blankets? How should we distribute...

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Can We Still Improve Philanthropy?

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07/17/2009

... of a foundation has allowed me some time to think about how philanthropy can be improved. That is a huge topic that ... mean? Practically speaking, could states be within their rights to restrict partially the...

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Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

... expertise as well as his wealth with nonprofits. How can these groups adjust to a new era that might be ... management strategies. All three have figured out how to deliver better results while using limited...

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The New York Community Trust

New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... of the toolset, while this May, TechPresident reported on how it works. Towards our mission of increasing civic ...

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23 Mar 2015

What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?

Monday, March 23, 2015 -

11:45am to 2:00pm

... and career patterns in the restaurant industry. Learn how philanthropy connects with the efforts to expand ... immigrants to move up the ladder in this industry How we can expand access to training and...

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Workforce Development

If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... typically overlooked in the democratic process. This is how we can build a robust nonpartisan infrastructure to ...

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The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation

04 Dec 2024

The Power of Networks to Advance Youth Development: Honoring Janet Kelley’s Legacy and Contributions

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 -

3:30pm to 6:30pm

Philanthropy New York; 320 East 43rd Street; NYC 10017 (Ford Foundation Building, Auditorium)

... will discuss the attributes of successful networks, how networks can bring together stakeholders to create ... 5:30- 6:30 PM Reception: Honoring Janet Kelley How do you sign up? PNY Members: To register...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

PNY 40th Annual Meeting Recap

... tools, directions and structures within our industry and how they point to promising practices, including the shifting ...

Program Officers as Champions

... implicit bias is at play Demonstrate an understanding of how your philanthropic work fits into a larger ecosystem ...

Brooklyn Community Foundation Introduces New Board Trustees and Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... borough-wide reach, but also because of its work to expand how the New York City philanthropic community approaches ...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... and ideas in our fields. The chart below sketches out how we work. You’ll notice that one of three chief aspects ...

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The Wallace Foundation

Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... welfare, youth development, housing or health – will see how justice reform intersects with their work and join the ...

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Justice Reform

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The Tow Foundation

Watch this New Series Showing the Ordinary and Extraordinary Lives of Muslim New Yorkers

Release Date:

02/23/2017

... to counteract negative stereotypes and protect the rights of threatened communities. Along with Seftel ... And one thing that that is quickly becoming clear is how resilient and strong New Yorkers are, no...

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Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

16 Jun 2017

Philanthropy New York’s 38th Annual Meeting: The Power of Participation

Friday, June 16, 2017 -

8:00am to 1:30pm

... will be on the interrelated issues associated with voting rights , access to participation and how people get the information that motivates them to engage. ...