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Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

Release Date:

05/10/2012

... York metropolitan area—22 million people who live in the five boroughs of New York City as well as the surrounding ... Side at $60,000; the South Bronx at $18,000). They are five subway stops apart. Beneath...

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All Funders

A Message from the Funders Census Initiative

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... power and more than $1.5 trillion per year in federal resources , further marginalizing the communities and ... work to Get-out-the-Count together. Here are a few census resources we find valuable at this point...

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Census 2020

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Funders' Committee for Civic Participation

The New York Community Trust

The Bauman Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation

09 Feb 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 2 - Webinar

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... efforts to improve school readiness. They are funding programs that address barriers to school readiness, such as ...

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Education

Children, Youth and Families

16 Mar 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 3 - Webinar

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... Learn more about the most promising and proven practices, programs and policies that expand access to books and ...

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Education

Children, Youth and Families

The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... results. We create and fund initiatives focused on improving the quality of life for individuals and families; ...

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United Way of New York City

Providence Wins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities Challenge

Release Date:

03/13/2013

The Providence Talks project, which will help low-income parents improve their kids’ language skills, secured the $5 million top prize for Providence, R.I., in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayor’s Challenge.

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Economic Security

Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

Release Date:

04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term grants, through the Open Society Foundations' Open Places Initiative, that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income people and minorities.

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

Release Date:

05/07/2018

... 100 years, The Commonwealth Fund has been committed to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international issues and to improving the care, especially of vulnerable populations. ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes Three New Trustees

Release Date:

06/22/2020

... of the Women, Peace, and Security Program at Columbia University ’s Earth Institute. She is also a member of the ... at the Brookings Institution, and then joined Columbia University as a professor of...

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Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

Release Date:

06/26/2017

... environment, government innovation, and public health programs , as well as world-class consulting services through ... win up to $100,000 each to test and refine their ideas. Five Mayors Challenge Winners will...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... for Frontline Retail Rebecca Telzak, Director of Health Programs , Make The Road NY Designed for All interested ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

04 May 2011

Seventh Generation Leading: Making the Case for Native Youth Leadership and Organizing

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... staff with experience working in and supporting this field . PRESENTERS Confirmed Carly Hare (Moderator), ...

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Issue-Based

Using Documentary Films to Promote Change

Release Date:

09/30/2014

... with the film’s creators and other experts in that field . Mark your calendar for our upcoming screenings: ...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Arts

13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the effects of wage theft How we can level the playing field for high-road, law-abiding businesses How workers can ...

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Workforce Development

06 Jun 2018

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Effective Workforce Strategies for Out-of-School, Out-of-Work Young Adults

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... leadership nationally in the young adult workforce field . This meeting will feature analyses and ... Inc. Laurie Dien (Moderator), Vice President of Programs , The Pinkerton Foundation Designed for All ...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Workforce Development

16 Oct 2018

The Philanthropic Closet - New Research on LGBTQ People in Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... of LGBTQ people in philanthropy How leaders in the field are responding to the new report Presenters Jennifer ... per organization for select professional development programs . Please email register@...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... “From our conversations with artists supported by our programs , we hear time and again that unrestricted support , ...

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Member News

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Joan Mitchell Foundation

Don't Overthink It

Release Date:

04/30/2019

... or newsstands in federal and state buildings. BEP programs are generally administered through the individual ... and collaborative relationships within the blindness field , we were able to quickly and...

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Disabilities

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Workforce Development

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Mamadou-Abou Sarr Elected as New Board Member of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Release Date:

10/08/2021

... firm headquartered in Chicago, and a leader in the field of sustainable investing and financial innovation. ... who have benefited from the Foundation’s support and programs ” says Mamadou-Abou Sarr , “ I saw...

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14 Jun 2022

A Fireside Chat on “True Cost” of Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... core administrative and operational costs of delivering programs and services. Join us for a conversation to ... for equitable grant making that levels the playing field . Supporting nonprofits' internal...