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The New Power of the Purse: Younger Women and the Future of Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... the philanthrosphere long enough and you'll realize that it 's something of a matriarchy. Sure, most of the biggest ... Mesch, director of WPI. “Fundraisers who don’t know how to raise money from...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... the subways, closing Rikers, rescuing failing schools – it can seem like New York’s most insurmountable crises are ... and taking the path of least resistance. This isn’t how it ’s always been...

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Housing and Homelessness

Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’

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08/29/2017

... that she had posted the letter publicly “because I found it to be a stark reminder of the ongoing politicization of ... for federal funds. Bowen’s project aims to explore how environmental factors such as...

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Ordering Review of Statues Puts de Blasio in Tricky Spot

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... situation. He has been peppered with questions about how far the review will go to cleanse New York of potentially offensive figures ...

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Community Development

Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... eight-part minidocumentary series on service years, watch how McKay transformed her future by participating in a ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

Report Finds U.S. Racial Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... already large racial wealth gap, far from narrowing, will grow ever wider in the years to come, absent policy ... report bears the ominous title “The Road to Zero Wealth: How the Racial Wealth Gap is Hollowing...

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Economic Security

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... — CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx — asking how they were addressing the crisis. . . Amid Opioid Crisis, ...

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Health

New Release From NY Foundation's 'Engage to Change' Series on Neighbors Together

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... by the way some of our grantee partners were changing how they saw the people they serve, who are commonly seen as ...

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Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... to move the statue, formally called the Portrait Monument. It had been donated to the country by the National Women's ... The Rotunda could not support the 13-ton statue. It would be wrong to spend...

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Gender Justice

Making Kids Into “Makers”

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... of time honing their problem-solving skills or considering how their work could help those around them. But a new ...

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Education

After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

Release Date:

10/03/2017

After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues The schools ... Department would focus its training for teachers on how to defuse behavior crises and make sure that bullying was .....

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New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... or honors diplomas in their federal graduation rate. It ’s possible that definition would exclude New York’s ... currently reviewing New York’s ESSA plan. It ’s unclear how the federal agency...

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Education

11 Jan 2018

Valuing the Family in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, January 11, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* How do you value the family in family philanthropy? Join NCFP ... click the Register Now link above. (no fee) R egistrants will receive the webinar...

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All Funders

19 Apr 2018

Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Join NCFP as we discuss these and other questions about how to support bettering society and communities. Additional ... click the Register Now link above. (no fee) R egistrants will receive the webinar link a...

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Family Foundation

10 May 2018

Privacy, Purpose and the Public Trust: Finding a Balance - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 10, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* How do you balance what you share externally with your ... click the Register Now link above. (no fee) R egistrants will receive the webinar link a...

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Family Foundation

“Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste” Video From The Rockefeller Foundation Funded 2017 Food Tank Summit

Release Date:

11/21/2017

... The Rockefeller Foundation Funded 2017 Food Tank Summit How Do We Create a Food Waste and Loss Free World? ...

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Food Systems

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

Release Date:

12/15/2017

... empathy in order to affect positive social change. MIA will launch the first-ever Center for Empathy and the Visual ... most meaningful aspects of this encounter is the awareness it can awaken of a common...

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Arts

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Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference

Release Date:

12/20/2017

... and inspires youth, the challenges they face, and how people of all ages can collectively enable ... leading youth to clamor for transformative change—if it ’s harnessed productively. 2. Young people are more...