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How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings

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11/02/2016

... the arts can play in transforming identities and helping individuals and groups to move from an identity focused on ... the capacity of the arts to create a safe space for individuals and communities. When...

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Arts

Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Study of Alzheimer's and Brain Health Detection Using Eye Exams

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03/12/2019

... recently recruited and studied the retinas of over 200 individuals to see if there were any differences between ... pronounced in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The data is based on retinal images from 133...

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Health

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16 Sep 2025

September 2025 New York Age-Friendly Funders Network - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... food-insecure, but little is understood about how these individuals experience hunger. Better data on food-insecure older adults, especially for individuals who are currently not...

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

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03/02/2022

... Rescue Committee (IRC) – The IRC is working to mobilize resources and connect with its partners on the ground to ... for the government to provide for the basic needs of these individuals and families. $250,...

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Ford Foundation Provides $1.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Puerto Rico

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09/27/2022

... While basic needs are by definition crucial, we also need resources to think and implement a strategy that looks ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Between Resistance and Rebuilding

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04/05/2021

... communities. Or, we can be weavers if we have access to resources in order to target resources to communities across the country. Or, we can be ...

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Social Justice

The Rockefeller Foundation Invests to Prevent Future Pandemics and Calls for Greater Collaboration to Build a Global Early Warning System

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10/25/2021

... with a global network of partners committed to building data sets and analytics needed to detect, mitigate, and ... of outbreaks, sound the alarm, and then transform that data into action for decision-makers...

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19 Mar 2025

Building People Power & People's Budgets in NYC: A Briefing With The People’s Plan

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... and fight for more, both for a People’s Budget that puts resources where they’re needed most, and for a more ...

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2019 PNY Public Policy Fellowship Application

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Philanthropy New York

This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages

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05/19/2015

... Recent New York PhilanthroPost news items on the topic Resources on the topic Philanthropic staff changes in that ...

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12 Oct 2017

ESSA: How Much Will it Change School Testing, Equity, Diversity and Discipline Practices?

Thursday, October 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

When President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 to replace its controversial predecessor the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), each state was given more power and tasked with producing its own framework for...

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NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More

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04/12/2017

... receive $75,000 to support the successful transition of individuals from welfare to work. Fortune Society will use ... make a case for legislative solutions including a "flip- tax " on properties that...

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The New York Community Trust

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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

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01/20/2022

... to the common good. Most importantly, they can move resources to the American communities that need them most to ...

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Vision, Mission, and Values

Our Vision Philanthropic institutions work together to build an equitable, sustainable, and democratic society. Our Mission Philanthropy New York champions effective grantmaking by building a vibrant...

New York State Health Foundation Funds Suicide Prevention Study in Four New York Counties

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06/17/2019

... that researchers hope will identify new strategies to stop individuals from killing themselves. A similar study in an ... receiving an eviction notice. Researchers in New York hope data collected during the...

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New York Health Foundation

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26 Jan 2022

Legal Series - Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... & Family Offices) April 7, 2022 - Making Grants to Individuals July 14, 2022 - Fiscal Sponsorships - Best ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons

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06/30/2020

... Black writers and thinkers whose work offers knowledge and analysis of society’s injustices, a diverse range of life ...

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Mellon Foundation

The New York Women’s Foundation Honors DeAnna Hoskins, President & CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, and Bryan Stevenson, Founder & Executive Director of The Equal Justice Initiative, at 2019 Radical Generosity Dinner

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10/08/2019

... people on death row, confronting abuse of incarcerated individuals and people suffering from mental illness and ...

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No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

... country. The trustees appreciated receiving detailed data on how the foundation's funding helped improve ... who wanted to enhance health services for low-income individuals arranged it so that half of...

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