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22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Microfinance has revolutionized international economic development and emerged as one of the most promising tools for providing access to credit and other financial services for the poor. Aggressive commercialization and rapid growth, however, have...

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12 Sep 2012

Pathways to Economic Mobility: How Can Philanthropists Help the Poor Build Wealth?

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 -

9:00am to 4:00pm

Philanthropy New York, in collaboration with The Philanthropy Roundtable, will host this event to explore strategies to help low-income workers pursue economic independence through financial development and wealth building. Leaders from the...

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27 Feb 2013

Vulnerable Populations & Disaster: Lessons from Katrina and a Sandy Update

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... Aging (GIA) Lilliam Barrios Paoli , Commissioner, New York City Department for the Aging Ruth Finkelstein ScD , Director, Age Friendly New York City ; Senior Vice President for Policy and Planning, The New ...

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18 Jun 2013

Social Impact Exchange: 2013 Annual Conference on Scaling

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 9:00am to Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 3:30pm

Museum of Jewish Heritage - Battery Park 36 Battery Place, NYC

... Irvine Foundation Linda Gibbs , Deputy Mayor, New York City Rip Rapson , President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation ...

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06 Jan 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities: Access to Healthy Food as an Essential Ingredient of Community Building

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... briefing will introduce funders to food policy in New York City , model programs and approaches developed by the Food ... WEACT . Ben Thomases , Food Policy Coordinator for the City of New York . John Weidman...

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30 Oct 2013

Presenting the “Asian Pacific New Yorkers Count” Report

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 4th Floor, 79 Fifth Avenue, NYC

... directly affect them and hold implications for New York City as a whole. Explore The current statistics on the ... to build a better AAPI community, and thus all of New York City A Philanthropy New York...

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Andrea G. Cohen Joins United Hospital Fund as New Senior Vice President for Program

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04/02/2014

... Cohen comes to the Fund from the Office of the New York City Mayor, where, as Director of Health Services since 2009, ... She was also the liaison from the Mayor’s office to the city ’s public hospital system,...

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Health

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Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief

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06/01/2015

... Rossi previously practiced law in Westchester and New York City and taught at Pace University and Fordham University. ... York Community Trust, which funds nonprofits in New York City , Westchester and Long...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Environment and Climate Change

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Hostos Food Studies Program is Creating Opportunities in the Bronx

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... a significant portfolio addressing food issues in New York City , with a particular focus on disparities that affect high-poverty neighborhoods. We’re supporting City Harvest’s Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative...

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Insights

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Education

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Hess Corp., J&J Among 2015's Top Best Corporate Citizens

Release Date:

10/26/2015

... were also revealed at the annual COMMIT!Forum in New York City . Rankings were announced in the following sectors: ... announcements were made at the COMMIT!Forum in New York City . "We congratulate those...

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02 Mar 2016

Playing Catch Up: Are You Up to Date on Changing NYC Employment Laws?

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of the rapidly changing employment laws in New York City ? Join us for a presentation from Daniel Murphy of ... He will discuss the major recent changes in New York City ’s employment laws as well as federal...

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16 Mar 2017

Funders-in-Action: Grantmaking During Times of Political Change & Uncertainty

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... DRUM - South Asian Organizing Center Brad Lander , City Council Member, New York City Council Kaberi Banerjee Murthy , Vice President of ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Michael Bloomberg Takes on the Coal Industry

Release Date:

04/12/2018

... businessman and former three-term mayor of New York City , escaped to a deserted ballroom at the Grand Hyatt, in ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation To Help Support Expansion of the Empire State Trail Initiative

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09/18/2018

... State Trail spans from Buffalo to Albany and New York City , and with this support we're establishing an important connection between Niagara Falls and New York City allowing New Yorkers to experience all...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Community Development

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Paul Ramírez Jonas Joins Board of the Joan Mitchell Foundation

Release Date:

02/18/2020

... commitment. His 2010 Creative Time project, Key to the City , involved 20,000 participants and centered around a key ...

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Trinity Church Wall Street Creates COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

Release Date:

03/18/2020

... services they offer daily in neighborhoods across New York City . To support our partners through this crisis, Trinity ... is only able to support organizations working in New York City . For more information on...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Disaster Relief

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Gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies Launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech

Release Date:

06/10/2020

... for startups, companies and organizations in New York City . The Atlantic Philanthropies, founded by billionaire ... an applied sciences and technology campus in New York City . This grant will be the final one...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Education

Technology

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New York Foundation Releases: What Happens When Communities Organize Through a Crisis?

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06/17/2020

... working, to say what they need, and to problem solve. The city is at its best when its energy is fueled by our sense of ... and most importantly to give expression to the kind of city we want to see... New...

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Community Development

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New York Foundation

Glo Ross Joins Arcus as U.S. Social Justice Program Officer

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11/13/2020

... to build power among LGBTQ youth of color in New York City . They helped lead anti-police brutality organizing in ... The foundation works globally and has offices in New York City and Cambridge, UK. Glo Ross...

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