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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Human Services

Immigration

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Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... will indeed overhaul its workforce training programs. How closely aligned are the de Blasio Administration's new ... In her public remarks, Glen has emphasized the need to make the City's training...

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PNY News

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Workforce Development

Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives

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11/22/2016

... the building blocks of education, income stability and health . She spoke with editor-at-large Aimee Simpierre about how work has progressed since she joined the agency on the ...

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United Way of New York City

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Gender Justice

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Jane Beyer Named Program Officer at Center for Evidence-based Policy and Milbank Memorial Fund

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09/09/2015

... most recently the Assistant Secretary for Behavioral Health and Service Integration Administration in the ... Pam Curtis. “Jane’s credibility and leadership experience in the legislative and executive branches...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Public Policy

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Milbank Memorial Fund

5/20/2015 - Should we be Afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy - Webinar Recording

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05/2015

View materials and the recording of the webinar, "Should we be Afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy."

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Census 2020 Working Group

... Census, we hope you will join us to learn and think about how to direct the limited resources we have. If our communities are not counted, our ... Congress and the Trump Administration to devote sufficient...

PNY Board Member Neill Coleman to Step Down as Executive Director of Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies

Release Date:

01/27/2023

... for other foundations and government, as well as receiving high marks as a funder from grantees. “After a wonderful ... asylum seekers, and responded to the city’s mental health crisis. In response to COVID,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Names New Executive Director

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01/15/2014

... and prepares them for success at leading independent high schools and colleges. In prior years, he has served as ... Attorneys, among other positions. Addams will bring deep experience in community development...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

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06/08/2021

... Oyster Project Digital Platform has the power to transform how we operate. Digital data collection allows us to better ... Director at Morgan Stanley. “It has been a rewarding experience to not only work on...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Environment and Climate Change

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

Russell Sage's New Book: More Poor Live in Suburbs than Cities

Release Date:

06/21/2017

... the Russell Sage Foundation’s forthcoming book Places in Need : The Changing Geography of Poverty. Written by Brookings ... risen sharply—the number of suburban residents living in high -poverty areas tripled in...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Gender and Transformative Giving

Release Date:

05/23/2013

At a PNY program on health care reform's impact on women and families (co-sponsored by .....

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Insights

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Gender Justice

12 May 2022

TAP is Back: The Historic Restoration of Financial Aid for Students Pursuing College in Prison

Thursday, May 12, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... students in prison . Join us to discuss the meaning and experience of college in prison, celebrate TAP restoration in New York State and what it took to get here, and how funders can sustain this work to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

Release Date:

03/08/2016

... “Cities are acting because the stakes are very high and the incentives are very strong,” said UN ... see climate change as an immediate economic and public health issue. They are the officials most directly ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... will students attend? A new recruitment guide on how to market summer learning to parents and students offers ... with running summer learning programs, they had limited experience in recruiting students. To...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

17 Jun 2020

Building Powerful Advocacy Movements: Crisis and Opportunity

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... their already underfunded portfolios. Join us to explore how philanthropy can play an integral role in building the ... advocacy capacity necessary for a robust sector. Learn how advocacy and movement building...

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Tools & Strategies

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Legal Issues

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17 Jun 2016

Special Screening & Discussion: Stepping Up for NYC's Youth

Friday, June 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... insights into solutions that work. Stepping Up follows high school seniors who have been trained by College Access: ... the challenges these students face and the tools they need to succeed, the film aims to...

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Issue-Based

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Film Screening

Roundtable Discussion

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

Release Date:

10/21/2021

... in both our country (who we fund) and our sector ( how we fund). In both contexts, the cornerstone of white ... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a...

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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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Groundswell Fund

Borealis Philanthropy

Ms. Foundation for Women

North Star Fund

The New York Women's Foundation

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

Release Date:

04/02/2020

... to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities A group of nine philanthropic membership and advocacy organizations ... to raid their endowments. Many are probably wrestling with how to adjust their investment...

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Disaster Relief

Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... compassionate contact with individuals or communities in need . But in some cases, it is through a more personal experience and hardship. We’ve seen that impulse in the ... most of her adult life. This personal...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study

Release Date:

05/29/2015

... Diabetes Study The Verizon Foundation and Baptist Health have announced a pilot program to study whether mobile technology can improve the health of diabetes patients . The foundation is...

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