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The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good

Release Date:

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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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation

Release Date:

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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Food Systems

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

Release Date:

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

Release Date:

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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United Hospital Fund

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

Release Date:

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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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Philanthropy New York's Kimberly Roberts Interviews Julie Kashen and Rakeen Mabud, Authors of Nevertheless, It Persists: Disrupting the Vicious Cycle of Institutionalized Sexism

Release Date:

09/30/2020

... issue is that those who have always held the majority of resources and power have a strong incentive to keep doing so. ... issue is that those who have always held the majority of resources and power have a...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Gender Justice

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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Issue-Based

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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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

The Fund for the City of New York Announces Lisette Nieves as President

Release Date:

08/10/2020

... September 1st. She will be succeeded by Lisette Nieves, a social entrepreneur who has built and led organizations in ... Lisette is also a life-long resident of New York. She states , “I thank Mary for her...

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Appointments & Transitions

The Tow Foundation Launches Historic $1 Million Innovation Fund

Release Date:

12/17/2021

... issue areas affecting children and their families: mental health , early intervention efforts in schools, and public ... initiative will accept applicants from a total of six states in which Foundation board...

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Member News

RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Health

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The Tow Foundation

04 Feb 2020

Australia’s Summer Bushfires: From Root Causes to Opportunities for Support - A Webinar Hosted by AEGN and EGA

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 -

4:30pm to 6:00pm

... Australia’s summer of bushfires is an ecological, social and economic catastrophe. These unprecedented fires in ... costs are in the billions And there is untold damage to health and social...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

16 Aug 2018

What’s Next for the Families Separated by U.S. Policy—and How Are Those Policies Evolving? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... Angeles to Miami to Newark. They will need trauma-informed social services support, as well as legal services to seek asylum or ... facilities or released to other relatives in the United...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Legal Issues

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Immigration

Public Policy

Children, Youth and Families

Sozosei Foundation Aims to Set a New Course for Decriminalizing and Treating Mental Illness in America

Release Date:

10/07/2020

... 14-16 on this topic. Sozosei will also lead corporate social responsibility activities focused on disaster relief ... sustainability. The Foundation will announce additional health -related program areas in...

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Member News

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Health

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Sozosei Foundation

Mellon Foundation Grants Over $13M to the National Park Foundation to Support Thirty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

Release Date:

06/29/2022

... and connect the public with interpretive and educational resources that consider the complex histories of the sites ... our historic sites and public lands throughout the United States .” With a significant...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

The New York Community Trust Welcomes New Employees

Release Date:

11/09/2022

... assists the Donor Relations and Development teams in identifying and cultivating new donor relationships as well ... notary public in New York. He provides volunteer financial services to Ghana United...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The New York Community Trust

Rockefeller Foundation’s Claudia Juech, Associate Vice President & Managing Director, Answers “5 Questions” in PND

Release Date:

05/10/2017

... evidence, and ultimately do the most good with the resources it has. . . Rockefeller Foundation’s Claudia ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... to identify which schools have space and which resources will be needed. Puerto Rican schools have been ...

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Sector News

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Education

04 Oct 2018

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Meeting: Finding Your Decision-Making Power

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

8:45am to 10:15am

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. ...

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Professional Development

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Breakout Discussion

Audience

Executive Support Staff

Weinberg Foundation grants emergency funding in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Release Date:

03/02/2022

... neighboring Poland, Hungary, Moldova, and other European states . In the Jewish community, there are approximately ... Rescue Committee (IRC) – The IRC is working to mobilize resources and connect with its...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

Jewish Interests

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

06 Apr 2023

Supporting and Retaining DACA Talent - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 6, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... than 830,000 young people to stay and work in the United States , with 589,660 individuals benefitting from the DACA ... and employees, along with related risks and available resources Speakers Dan Berger ,...