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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

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11/03/2016

... of Color Brooklyn Community Foundation announced that it will formally divest from private prisons, gun ... I celebrate the Foundation’s choice in bringing its full resources to bear in the...

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Brooklyn Org

John Ruskay, Ph.D., to Step Down in June 2014 as Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York

Release Date:

05/01/2013

John Ruskay, Ph.D., has announced that he will step down from his position as Executive Vice President ... for more than 90 years. I am so proud to have helped it grow and add to its enormous impact on our...

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Appointments & Transitions

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UJA-Federation of New York

Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

Release Date:

05/11/2022

... sister foundation, Simons Foundation International, that will vastly bolster and improve the pathway to STEM careers ... young people to reach their potential as they bring new, much -needed diversity of...

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The Simons Foundation

National Grid Commits $500,000 to Assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island Families Impacted by COVID-19

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03/18/2020

... is directing $500,000 to support customers affected by the health impacts, financial hardships and disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will provide immediate relief to families and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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National Grid

The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... we started to build out the Annual Meeting to become what it is today: a deep dive into a topic that cuts across many ... on “ Rethinking American Justice .” The program will focus on the history and present...

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President's Message

PNY News

07 May 2020

COVID-19, Democracy and the Importance of Local Journalism - A Webinar

Thursday, May 7, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

This program will now be delivered via Zoom webinar. Please register to ... mayoral races; and increased political polarization. With much at stake, funders from across the country have begun to ... is required by...

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4/13/2015 - Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Live stream & Presentations

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04/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour."

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Environment and Climate Change

12 Jan 2012

Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... and techniques to promote civil discourse. Explore How to handle conflicting opinions, values, religious beliefs ...

02 Oct 2012

Grantmaking as a Career? One Grantmaker's Personal Experience, with Alexa Aviles, The Scherman Foundation

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... the number of jobs available in the field at a given time How grantmaking is rarely a first profession Nonprofit sector ... jobs other than that of program officer This session will not include specific job...

04 Feb 2013

Grantmaking as a Career? One Program Officer’s Personal Experience, with Molly Schultz Hafid, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program, Shelter Rock

Monday, February 4, 2013 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... and the explosion of content on the Internet have made it increasingly difficult to break through, capture ... in meaningful ways. Organizations of all kinds must learn how best to harness the power of...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

Release Date:

06/17/2014

... is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic public investments in transit and ... collaboration and investment ‘beyond the rail.’ It ’s been a success by any measure: Since work on the...

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Ford Foundation

Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

... school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can ... Justice Center, "can help districts do just that. It provides a catalog of effective...

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Education

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants

Release Date:

09/23/2014

... officials. “The Trust is proud to help the City show how government and nonprofits can work together for children ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... Students Through College As data has made clear how many top-performing students from poor and middle-class ... college access. On Tuesday, a handful of institutions will announce an ambitious new effort on...

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

Release Date:

12/02/2014

... (SSSR)—a study that establishes the new template for how we view economic self-sufficiency in New York City. In ...

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Community Development

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United Way of New York City

RPA, Ford and MasterCard Support Bogata Convening on World Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/12/2015

... Representatives from government and civil society will convene at an event in Bogota organized by the Post-2015 ... of knowledge and data and identify opportunities around how philanthropy can engage in the...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative

Release Date:

04/16/2015

... and somewhat misleadingly known as “the arts” is how to build audiences for the future. Audiences for ... occupy one’s so-called leisure time, or what’s left of it . Looking at ways to solve the problem is a...

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... for impact raises a variety of questions, including: How risky should foundations be in setting targets for the ... public policy, scientific, and academic research share how they have artfully undertaken...