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Following our recent program with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on how philanthropy can help U.S. citizens build a better democracy, David Moore, Executive Director of the Participatory Politics Foundation, talks more about their flagship website,...

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... at The New York Community Trust, held a recent briefing to bring greater clarity to New York City’s efforts to help ...

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The New York Community Trust

There's Something Rotten in the State of Development Funding

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11/16/2015

... world countries would not provide any additional ODA resources to fund the SDGs, however, few had anticipated a ...

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12 Sep 2013

Inequality For All - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Members and Non-Members : To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please click on the link above (visible until September 10th). Please contact register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions. Join us for a...

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White Named Deputy Commissioner at ACS

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06/04/2014

Andrew White has been named Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Policy, Planning, and Measurement at the NYC Administration for Children’s Services.

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

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06/09/2014

Six months into his job as president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker spoke to Alliance Magazine about philanthropy’s role in solving social problems, institution building and his vision for the future of the foundation.

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Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

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06/13/2014

A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.

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Boards as an Accountability Mechanism

Publication date:

06/2014

This paper examines board functioning in relation to both legal and broader conceptions of accountability, and empirical evidence from over 5,100 nonprofits in the Urban Institute National Survey of Nonprofit Governance . It discusses areas of board weakness and considers different approaches to improving them, including regulation, self-regulation, policy-oriented strategies, and management-oriented strategies.

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25 Sep 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger? (POSTPONED)

Friday, September 25, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

This program dives into the “true cost” of merging. Hear from seasoned experts about their merger experiences – the impact on their organizations’ bottom lines and human capital - and other unforeseen implications.

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All Funders

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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing

Release Date:

12/11/2012

... Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America 's Most Convenient Bank®, today announced the winners .....

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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/02/2013

... nonprofits that have the potential to improve the lives of America ’s most disadvantaged youth. She pioneered a ...

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

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05/28/2014

... Foundation upped its already big committment to Enroll America in 2013 to make sure enough people signed up for ...

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

Release Date:

07/01/2014

... about their work and discussing issues that impact America 's young people. The redesigned site also features .....

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ASPCA Honored as Finalist for North American Employee Engagement Awards

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05/08/2015

... Awards Forward-thinking businesses across North America have been shortlisted for awards to recognize their ...

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Ford's VP of Communications Responds to WSJ OpEd

Release Date:

07/08/2015

... op-ed, June 25). Ford helped transform America in part because he recognized his workers ought to be ...

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American Express Gives Federal Hall Grant For Restoration Work; Building Declared 'National Treasure'

Release Date:

12/04/2015

... Work; Building Declared 'National Treasure' One of America 's most iconic but oft forgotten monuments is getting .....

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Ford Foundation Supports Cultural Mission to Cuba

Release Date:

04/15/2016

... the Cuban people, and this delegation, including some of America 's most distinguished writers, artists, musicians, as .....

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues

Release Date:

09/14/2016

... The economic recovery is finally providing relief to America 's long-running problem of stagnant middle-class .....

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Russell Sage Foundation

New York Women’s Foundation President Says Trans Women Need More Than Victim Remembrance

Release Date:

11/21/2016

... and hostility that transgender people face every day in America . And now the 2016 presidential election has served to ...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

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