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The Pocantico Center at The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces Summer Performance Series to Support Artists and Honor Local Frontline Communities Impacted by the Pandemic

Release Date:

06/07/2021

... in-person at Pocantico in accordance with New York State health guidelines. The series marks the first reopening of ... to the public on the Rockefeller Brothers Fund website and social media. ### Once home to...

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14 May 2024

Food Waste Reduction: Philanthropy for People and the Planet - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Up to 40% of food in the United States is wasted along with all of the resources used to produce, distribute, and prepare it. ... crisis and biodiversity loss, improving environmental health...

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Food Systems

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Two Esteemed Leaders to Board of Trustees

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11/21/2019

... recognized for their dedication and leadership in global health and agriculture, respectively, which are core areas of ... Board of Trustees. Agnes has helped change the national health landscape as a member...

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Changing the Debate on Education Policy

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06/07/2012

... with the recognition that effective programs and direct services are important, even critical, but long-term, ... as enacted by New York City and other districts and states , test results seem to be used as the...

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18 Jan 2017

Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and ... need to be agile and efficient in deploying their limited resources . Join an intimate discussion...

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International/Foreign Affairs

2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced

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06/12/2013

... awarded the Black Male Achievement Fellowship to eleven social entrepreneurs dedicated to advancing the lives of black men and boys in the United States . The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellows, ...

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Open Society Foundations

To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

... Gregorian delivered this address to the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University’s class ... Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Public Policy

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Associate, Budgets and Contract Compliance, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate barriers and create opportunities that improve the lives of ... and email communication Monitor CBO expenditures by identifying and analyzing...

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United Way of New York City

Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

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09/28/2015

... deep financing gaps for women and girls pose significant barriers to rapid progress. Business and philanthropy ...

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27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... of a charged issue. A foundation employee inadvertently states highly personal, inappropriate views through the foundation’s social media, and those views are reported as those of the ...

The Charles H. Revson Foundation Awarded Over $3 Million in Grants to 12 Recipients.

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06/21/2022

... to provide broad access to knowledge, information, and resources that sustain an informed and engaged citizenry. ... New Yorkers. The Jewish Life Program works to improve social and economic outcomes for...

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The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good

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02/28/2017

... workers do not earn a living wage. Across the United States , nonprofits struggle to pay competitive wages, especially in the human services sector. New York nonprofits have the third-highest ... and retail...

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NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation

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09/20/2017

The accelerated minimum-wage hike that New York state imposed on fast-food establishments has not stopped them from proliferating in the city. Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and others smell opportunity as rising costs squeeze out small fry.

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Sector News

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Food Systems

Ms. Foundation for Women Selects Deborah Jacobs as Vice President, Advocacy and Policy

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06/04/2012

... of our grassroots supporters and address the structural barriers that impede equality." Jacobs comes to the Ms. ... drug law reforms, racial profiling, police accountability, barriers to open government,...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods

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11/13/2017

... where Americans live, work and play to improve health outcomes. The foundation pledged $2 million in grants ... secure and disproportionately white. “We use the social determinants of health...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment

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09/29/2017

... issue—it reports that enrollment in the state’s Child Health Plus program, primarily funded by CHIP, jumped by 17 ... a total almost 350,000 children. The brief maps out Child Health Plus enrollment and its...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Let's Fight Racial Bias in Voting Through Donor Collaboratives and Litigation

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09/08/2016

... gutted the Voting Rights Act. In addition, this year many states will be implementing voter ID laws—and without the ... about the issue to get going very quickly, with very few barriers to entry. You do not...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

15 Jan 2013

Reframing the Debate Over Gun Violence: Advocacy and Education Efforts Working with Partners in Media

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:45pm

... and profound demand for change: in laws, regulations and social norms that guide the use of guns in America. For ...

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Loren Harris of the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Don Chen at Ford, Weigh In On The 7 Deadly Sins of Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/15/2018

... always equal understanding of how to respectfully support social change in communities. Whether these transgressions ... percent of full-time paid foundation staff in the United States identify as white. Any...

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