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Rockefeller Foundation President Wants de Blasio to Make the City More Resilient

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02/12/2014

... the city more resilient and ready to withstand another disaster on MetroFocus Thirteen. President of the Rockefeller ... absolutely must appoint a Chief Resilience Officer. Our resources will support that...

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods

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06/02/2015

... more crowded and urban, with an increasing scarcity of resources and less predictable climate. To address these ... might compromise their existence in the face of a natural disaster like the Nepal earthquake...

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Environment and Climate Change

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In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines

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09/28/2017

... corresponds to their gender identity. HB 2 was a costly disaster for the state and was overturned in 2017 ― but ...

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Gender Justice

Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... were married from 2000 to 2015 in the U.S., according to a report released Wednesday by the Tahirih Justice Center, a ... marriage problem,” said Jeanne Smoot, author of the report . “It hurts children here,...

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18 Nov 2025

The Corporate Volunteering Collective - Hosted by Goodera

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

... and create stronger, more connected communities. Join us on November 18, in New York City for an inspiring ... What will you learn? Insights from CECP’s latest Giving in Numbers™ report...

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TCC Group Welcomes Strategic Communications Leadership and Research Partner

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03/22/2017

... and bisexual men in Baltimore, MD, and Jackson, MS (two US cities hardest hit by HIV). Additionally, Susan and her ... the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources Services Administration,...

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members and Board Chair; Announces 2021 -2022 Executive Committee

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... served on groups including the NYC-based Asian Women’s Giving Circle, Philanthropy Advancing Women’s Human Rights, ... has responsibility for the disbursement of more than $12 million in designated grants to...

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PNY News

Capping the Charitable Deduction

... itemized deductions may be deducted, folding charitable giving into the mix. While some tax experts and researchers report that a cap will have only a moderate effect on giving , many leaders...

With Support from NoVo Foundation, Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... in decision making.” To date, 19 partners have raised $1 million for the Fund. The group claims they are “poised to ... Fund’s membership to 50 and increase investments to $5 million within the next three to...

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NoVo Foundation

Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

Release Date:

01/04/2022

... than Whites. Black and Latino adults disproportionately report being treated unfairly in healthcare settings because ... years of structural racism have deprived Black families of resources that accumulate and...

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Insights

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

28 Apr 2022

April 2022 Service for Impact

Thursday, April 28, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... countless companies make commitments towards using their resources to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ... skills-based programs can help achieve these goals. Join us for active group discussions...

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Corporate Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

21 Mar 2017

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Managing Difficult Workplace Conversations

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... of the most challenging leadership skills. While many of us avoid them, difficult conversations are inescapable and ... the feedback workshop last June, Effective Methods of Giving and Receiving Feedback ,...

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HR & Operations Staff

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New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

... foundations and corporate philanthropies that pool resources , set priorities, and make joint decisions to ... support projects. The collaborative has awarded over $20 million in grants for public-private...

18 Nov 2016

Community Building With NYC Public Libraries

Friday, November 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the wrong side of the digital divide. Every year, over 2.3 million New Yorkers of all ages attend library programs and ...

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Education

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Community Development

Joan Colello Named Trustee Emeritus, Fatima Shama and Kenneth Halcom Join Pinkerton Foundation Board

Release Date:

02/27/2019

... makes nearly 300 grants annually, totaling roughly $35 million . The Foundation’s major initiatives include support ...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Mexico’s Muxe Leaders Assert Rights and Strengthen “Social Armor” Through Visibility - Work Supported by The Arcus Foundation Grantee

Release Date:

02/21/2023

... for witnesses, not for them to testify. It was simply for us to collect information so we could identify the problem.” The resulting report , released in October 2022, found significant gaps in ...

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

Release Date:

03/29/2018

... After the release of Mighty Earth’s Arcus-funded report , “ Chocolate’s Dark Secrets ,” in September, ... the Arcus grant, Mighty Earth released an update to that report in time for the annual chocolate-...

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At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records

Release Date:

09/21/2017

The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has steadily expanded the city’s interpretation of a state law that bars public disclosure of the personnel records of police officers, firefighters and corrections officers.