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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

Release Date:

09/29/2017

We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...

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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

Owners of Starrett City are trying to offload the massive Brooklyn housing complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven with conflicts of interest,” according to investors who are suing to...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is one largely filled with organizations struggling to create sustainable business models.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Partners with Lumina Foundation to Address Racism on College Campuses

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12/11/2017

The Lumina Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.5 million in support of community-building efforts designed to promote understanding, tolerance, and healing on college and university campuses. The foundation also will partner with Rockefeller...

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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

... initiative of Foundation Center, finds. "We believe that investing in youth is not just about the future, it is about .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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04/25/2018

... In keeping with its century-old philanthropic tradition of investing in creative scholarly research, Carnegie ...

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How The Prudential Foundation Centers Community in its CSR

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05/04/2018

CSR with Prudential is done through “an inside out and an outside in perspective”—using the company’s skills to work on a community’s problem and accepting outside help for its decision-making.

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05 Dec 2018

The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2018 State of the Sector Survey, 86% of respondents expected demand for their services to increase in the coming year, but only 43% anticipated meeting it, and only 33% said they include capital for innovation and change...

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Klarman and Barr Foundations Team up on $25 Million Arts Initiative

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10/04/2018

The grants are part of a larger $25 million investment in the 29 nonprofits by the Barr Foundation and The Klarman Family Foundation, called the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces the Election of Ana Marie Argilagos and Anand Babu to Its Board of Directors

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01/29/2019

Argilagos is president and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), a network of foundations and philanthropists working to increase the power and influence of Latino communities across the Americas.

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Weinberg Foundation Partners with Major Donors in Groundbreaking $25M National Initiative to Increase Mobility from Poverty

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02/04/2019

A pioneering $25 million, four-year initiative to spur the development of new solutions to sustainably lift families out of poverty, and to promote dynamic leaders who will aim to change the national conversation around social and economic mobility...

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Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York

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02/11/2020

With its storied history of penthouse fundraisers and ballroom galas, New York has long been an epicenter of philanthropy. To this day, funders of all sizes invest countless dollars into shaping the state’s approach to criminal justice, health care...

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Everyone Deserves a Fair Slice

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06/30/2020

... happen if the private investor demonstrated interest in co- investing , but only under strict conditions, namely: the ... and, more than ever, are acknowledging the importance of investing in technology...

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Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton

Release Date:

06/09/2021

Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton This week on the Nonprofit Build Up, we’re talking Jim Shelton . Jim is the Chief Impact and Investment Officer at Blue...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces Spring Grantmaking Efforts with Renewed Focus on Abortion Access and Expansion of Reproductive Justice Portfolio

Release Date:

06/16/2022

... has reaffirmed its leadership and dedication to investing in pathways for long-term solutions in communities ...

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Surdna Foundation Appoints Melissa D’Arienzo, Miguel A. Santana, and Ommeed Sathe to its Board

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12/16/2022

... social media, racial and social justice, and impact investing The Surdna Foundation announced today the ... Head of Impact and Responsible Investing at Prudential, where he managed a portfolio of over .....

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21 Mar 2023

Foundation Financial Managers Group - March Meeting

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Group: Foundation Financial Managers Group The Foundation Financial Managers Group is comprised of executives, officers and senior financial managers of private and community foundations in the tri-state (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) area...