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Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

The Ford Foundation has announced the election of Lourdes Lopez to serve as a ... “She shares a deep commitment to social justice and has continually broken barriers in her own life while working ... York, served...

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Robertson Foundation Executive Director Phoebe Boyer To Become CEO Of Children's Aid Society

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07/15/2014

... To Become CEO Of Children’s Aid Society Phoebe Boyer has been named president and chief executive officer of the ... Bill de Blasio earlier in the year. Since 2003, Boyer has been responsible for the overall...

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Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director

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11/14/2014

... nonprofit lawyer, manager and philanthropic advisor, has been named the new Director of Four Freedoms Fund (FFF). ... services, migration and social justice philanthropy. She has worked in the U.S., Latin...

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New York Life Foundation Commits $1.4 Million to Childhood Bereavement Providers

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11/19/2014

... The New York Life Foundation today announced that it has committed $1.4 million to forty-eight bereavement ... This is the fourth year the New York Life Foundation has collaborated with the National Alliance...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Alfred Ironside Vice President for Global Communications

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11/21/2014

... seven other vice presidents. Mr. Ironside has served as Ford’s director of communications since 2006, and has been integral to developing and executing a strategic ... program teams and grantees in the U.S...

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Cheryl Green Rosario Named Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

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02/12/2015

... advocacy and education foundation, announced that it has named Cheryl Green Rosario as Executive Director. Ms. ... in honor of their son. Through its mission, TZF has been able to help educate nearly 4,000...

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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

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02/18/2016

... improving public schools and equity for all students, and has a widely recognized track record of success in closing ... With a relentless drive and refreshing humility, he has worked his entire career for...

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Ford Foundation Building Listed As One Of The 100 Most Important Buildings of the 20th Century

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10/11/2017

... most important buildings of the 20th century? Thom Mayne has been asking a lot of people that question. Mayne, the Los ... Pritzker Prize–winning architect, says he has noticed a declining awareness of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities

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02/15/2018

... big, unifying, and life-improving masterpiece. That effort has paid off beautifully. According to Bloomberg’s math, ... tackling some critical inside city limits. Bloomberg has pledged to cover “project-...

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Afterschool Alliance Welcomes Afterschool Champion Heather Nesle to Its Board of Directors

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05/08/2018

... board. As president of the New York Life Foundation, she has steered the philanthropic arm of New York Life in its ... impressive board,” Nesle said. “The organization has already succeeded in building the...

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Jonathan Holloway to its Board of Trustees

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03/17/2020

... said Board of Trustees Chair Kathryn Hall. Holloway has served as Northwestern University provost since 2017. He ... “Through his renowned scholarship, Jonathan has helped uncover and preserve this country’s...

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Gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies Launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech

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06/10/2020

... Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech Cornell Tech has announced a $1 million grant from The Atlantic ... by billionaire businessman Charles F. Feeney ’56, has a long history of giving to Cornell University. In...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Raquel Willis as New Director of Communications

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06/25/2020

... Ms. Foundation for Women . “A lifelong activist, Raquel has used her platform to lift up women, especially Black ... of violence against trans women of color. Her writing has also been featured in Essence,...

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21 Apr 2021

State of Play: Local, National, and Intersectional Responses to Addressing Anti-Asian Violence and Building Durable AAPI Immigrant Power - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited ... and tragic rise of Anti-Asian violence in recent weeks has caught the attention of the general...

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Immigration

Social Justice

GoVoteNYC Fund Announces $1 Million in Grants for Voter Engagement

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04/26/2021

... – The GoVoteNYC Fund in The New York Community Trust has announced $1 million in grants to nine nonprofits for ... with more than 60 community and citywide groups and has a presence in more than 200...

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20 Oct 2021

Emergency Cash Benefits: Lessons From Innovation and Rapid Response - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... by our partner, Economic Opportunity Funders (EOF), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited ... of Americans continue to struggle to make ends meet, there has been increased national...

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A Year of Service

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07/23/2014

... The Franklin Project is creating a web site , which will act as a clearinghouse for nonprofit organizations that have ...

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21 Sep 2022

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Workforce development funders and stakeholders will gain a better understanding of the numbers and types of clean energy jobs NYSERDA researchers project for New York City and New York State in the coming years, and the skills training and other on-...