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14 Feb 2017

Social and Emotional Intelligence: Insights on Creating Effective Learning Communities for Staff Who Work with Young People

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join the NYC Youth Funders in a discussion focused on how those who work with youth assess the social emotional ... learning objectives of their programs. The session will also explore staff efforts for continual...

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/11/2016

... tumor typically survives 15 months, if given the best care . The late Senator Ted Kennedy succumbed to this disease ... scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed

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03/01/2018

... framework, the Loving Cities Index helps cities evaluate how well they are doing at providing all children – ... inequality and opportunity gaps in areas like housing, health care and...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Education

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FORE Announces $4.8 Million in Grants That Support Innovative Solutions to Ending the Opioid Crisis

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02/01/2022

... progress in addressing the opioid crisis — including how to reduce stigma, generate more timely and actionable ... teams. Some aim to build empathy for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) by offering...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help City Leaders Respond to Coronavirus in the United States

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03/10/2020

... impact on the wellbeing of residents and local economies, it has fallen to mayors to step up to direct the response. ... D.C. the Coronavirus Local Response Initiative that will provide cities with virtual...

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Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

... former mayor of New York City and top mega-giver knows how to get lots of bang for the buck with his global health giving, which focuses on saving lives in poorer ... mundane health issue,...

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... I am blessed from what I learn from these encounters and how these lessons inform my practice. The first reflection is ... leads to a more mature, nuanced look at impact, taking it from the realm of the...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments

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10/07/2020

... largest initiative in the foundation’s 50-year history, will support the creation of new monuments, as well as the ... as a rubric is, it ’s really a way of asking, ‘ How do we say who we are...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

20 Feb 2013

Public Policy Communicators NYC: “Social Media Club”

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... practical topics to improve our work. Whether it ’s looking at macro issues like FCC policy on “net neutrality” or micro issues like how to make the most of low- cost multi-media, PPC-NYC .....

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Issue-Based

13 Sep 2018

TRANSformational Grantmaking: Understanding Gender Identity to Increase Impact

Thursday, September 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... despite their work receiving just .015% of philanthropic resources . By understanding and intentionally prioritizing ... and its connections to broader movements. Our discussion will be framed by issues arising...

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Workforce Development

A Conversation with Brandee McHale, the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals 2022 Trailblazer Purpose Award Winner

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12/07/2022

... of this approach. I spend my time thinking about how we can catalyze social impact across Citi’s businesses ... all have to drive impact beyond just deploying financial resources . Harnessing subject matter...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

... to both individual and organized giving as they weigh how to channel their charitable impulse in the most effective ... In announcing their gift. Michael Dell noted --“ It will take all of us...

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Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

Catherine Rick Named Senior Advisor for Nursing Leadership at the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence

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12/11/2013

... FAAN, FACHE, as Senior Advisor for Nursing Leadership. She will officially begin February 1 following her retirement ... (Ret.) William Bester to address veterans' life-altering health issues by...

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Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System

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10/02/2017

... To Fixing Our Food System The food movement has a problem: It ’s right about what’s wrong with our system, but wrong about how to fix it . But what is the “food movement?” I hear ... a host of...

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Food Systems

07 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Unexpected Gains Through Creative Funding Practices

Thursday, June 7, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... of philanthropic innovations. “We need to become much more open, collaborative and tolerant of thoughtful risk taking,” she says. Come learn how funders have taken innovative measures without losing ... lead...

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Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy

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12/04/2015

... titled "Good Food." According to an emailed notice, it is the first large-scale food system practice of its kind, ... More and better food on the table for the 49 million Americans who currently go...

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Food Systems

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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

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05/12/2014

... even combined with governments, don’t have the resources to solve the world’s pressing problems alone – ... lenders the confidence to invest. Another example of how Foundations can engage with impact investing...

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