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Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla to Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/11/2022

... Own Foundation has announced the election of global public health expert Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, to its board of ... of Directors," said Board Chair Michael Clayton. "He will bring his vast...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Newman's Own Foundation

Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

Release Date:

07/13/2017

... and the right. A new report from the Urban Institute tells much of the reason why: Prisoners sentenced to long terms ...

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

A Message from CEO Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

Release Date:

09/28/2021

... that you expected to feel familiar with, only to find out how much there was to learn? I thought my previous role at ... as Philanthropy Fellows. Over the next two years, they will support...

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05 Dec 2019

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) Winter Meeting

Thursday, December 5, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... Coordinators Network for our December Meeting focused on how to ask for and receive feedback. Clear and actionable ... on your work? Or when you’re receiving feedback but it ’s not as helpful as you’d like...

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Executive Support Staff

New York Life Foundation Supports Creation of The Speaking Grief Project at WPSU Penn State

Release Date:

01/27/2020

... a lonely and broken space, and often people don’t know how to support those who are grieving. A charitable grant of ... from the New York Life Foundation to WPSU Penn State will be used to help change that by...

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Children, Youth and Families

Human Services

Technology

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New York Life Foundation

Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... for brain injury before they even step on the field. Health reporter Erin Billups has the story. 16-year-old Scott ... everybody said I was wobbly but I don't remember that much ," West said. His...

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Education

What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge

Release Date:

12/06/2019

... its first funder convening on redistricting in November . It aimed to lay the ground work for better understanding of ... redistricting efforts. The national redistricting fund will focus most of its efforts...

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Insights

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Census 2020

Civic Engagement

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The New York Community Trust

To Build Community, Start with a Question

Release Date:

11/19/2014

... plan—one that makes clear its mission and values, and how it is striving to drive change. With a place as vast ... wanted to hear about their experiences, the services and resources they need...

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Insights

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

Release Date:

08/03/2015

... That Help Fight Violent Extremism The Ford Foundation will continue to finance projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... heads its...

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Member News

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... Island Racial Equity Donor Collaborative in 2018 to pool resources and develop a grantmaking strategy to address the ... high opportunity poses a barrier to the development of much needed policy and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

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Long Island Community Foundation

Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... units, including more than 25 activities, are intended for use by instructors and facilitators of principal preparation ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism and President and CEO of MetLife Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2021

... MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Tia Hodges will join the company as vice president and head of Corporate ... Wisconsin, where she led strategic partnerships and resources to distribute 15...

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PNY Members Named to Commission Examining Closures of Nonprofits

Release Date:

03/10/2015

... and oversight. See the full list below. This Commission will examine the recent closure of several nonprofit human ... to challenging fiscal environments. Lessons learned will be extrapolated and used to...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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UJA-Federation of New York

The Clark Foundation

SeaChange Capital Partners

The New York Community Trust

Arcus Foundation announces social justice and ape conservation grants

Release Date:

07/02/2023

... . The latest grants from the Great Apes & Gibbons program will fund organizations working to protect apes using ... to Humane Society International to provide long-term care for a group of more than 60...

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Member News

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Animal Welfare

Social Justice

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Arcus Foundation

23 Feb 2016

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium X: Transitions

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

... & Evolving Business Models." Hear key insights about how nonprofit business models are developing in the context of an ever-changing environment, and how charity leaders can prepare to address a new...

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Conference

Audience

Executive Leadership

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

16 May 2018

Funding a Racially Just Food System - Funders Briefing Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* Racism ... to feed us without perpetuating racism and oppression. How can the funding community best...

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Issue-Based

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Presentation

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Food Systems

23 Jun 2021

Reopening, Hybrid Work, and Why are the Guidelines Constantly Changing? Aaaaarrrrgh!

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... Are you looking at next week, next month, after Labor Day? Will all of your staff be back, or just some portion, or are ... our peers. Explore Updates to NY and CDC guidelines and how to stay in compliance...

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Network Building

Audience

All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

Legal Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Legal Issues

30 Sep 2022

Philanthropy 101 - So You're Working For A Foundation... Power and Your New Community

Friday, September 30, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... better understand the sector. This interactive course will help participants gain the working knowledge they need ... power attributed to philanthropy and your role within it How to identify...

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Professional Development

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Workshop

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

20 Jun 2023

After Title 42: Implications for the Americas - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 -

1:30pm to 3:00pm

... and they have been preparing for the policy changes that will reverberate throughout the region long after the media ... and empower people who are on the move Recommendations on how funders can best deploy...