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American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... they understand the immediate benefits of action, and this year ’s group of C40 finalists highlights the critical role ... identify the finalists. Sustainia partners with C40 each year to produce Cities100, a...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

08 Nov 2017

Social Impact Means Investing in Leadership: Successful Models featuring Echoing Green and King Baudouin Foundation’s 2017 African Development Prize Winners

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Prize. Hailing from Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, each of this year ’s honorees has tapped their visionary ideas and talent ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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International/Foreign Affairs

What Benefits One Might Benefit Us All

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... few weeks on November 21. This group, which meets twice a year , advances members’ knowledge of current and emerging ...

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Who Is Hilary Pennington? A Few Questions for Ford's New Executive Vice President

Release Date:

01/25/2018

Last week, Hilary Pennington was named executive vice president for programs of the Ford Foundation. She is among the 21 social sector leaders that Vivien Hoexter and Linda C. Hartle interviewed for their new book, Big Impact: Insights & Stories...

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Ford Foundation

Poses Family Foundation and Citi Behind New Public-Private Partnership to Pull People With Disabilities Out of Poverty

Release Date:

02/08/2018

... poverty. New York is the first city to be part of a multi- year national initiative called Empowered Cities, which is ...

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Disabilities

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Citi

Poses Family Foundation

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

... injustice because many organizations are still funded, year after year without any real change in how they operate... Loren ...

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Ford Foundation

Supported By The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The National Alliance for Audition Support Looks to Increase Diversity in Orchestras

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... players of color. The new initiative, supported by a four- year , $1.8 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon ...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health

Release Date:

04/20/2018

... around 10 percent of the CO 2 generated in the U.S. that year . If CO 2 emissions are a barometer of all air ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Commonwealth Fund

NYT Feature: George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy, Now He Fear He's Losing.

Release Date:

07/17/2018

... Soros took the stage with the determined stride of an 87- year -old who still plays tennis a few times a week. But there ...

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Open Society Foundations

Bloomberg Philanthropies Reveals 45 Atlanta Cultural Orgs Selected as part of $43M Training Program

Release Date:

08/13/2018

... the summer and early fall. Through the $43 million multi- year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide ... development, fundraising and overall income over the two- year program. This new round of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

17 Oct 2018

Comprehensive, Long-Term Supports for NYC Foster Youth: Part III of “Helping Foster Youth Succeed” Series

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This is a follow-on session to last year 's “ Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and .....

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Issue-Based

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Housing and Homelessness

New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment

Release Date:

09/12/2018

... movement for its incredible progress over the past year ," said Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and a .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors

SNF Grant Provides Free Admission to Guggenheim for CUNY Students & Staff

Release Date:

09/26/2018

Made possible solely through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), this new program covers two full academic school years, from fall 2018 through summer 2020. Students, faculty, and staff from participating schools may obtain tickets...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Council on Foundations Appoints Kathleen P. Enright as President and CEO

Release Date:

10/11/2018

The Council on Foundations today announced the appointment of Kathleen P. Enright as its new President and CEO.

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Appointments & Transitions

17 Apr 2019

"Giving Done Right" with Phil Buchanan

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Philanthropy New York celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year , we are focused on examining philanthropy both ... be the first of many conversations that we will have this year , including during and after our...

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Issue-Based

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

A Terrible Time for De Blasio to Cut Library Funding

Release Date:

05/15/2019

... reason to expect the discrepancy will be even worse next year . New York cannot afford an undercount, which would mean ...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

The New York Women’s Foundation Elects New Board Co-Chairs and Welcomes Five New Board Members

Release Date:

06/26/2019

... and in 2006 was named New York Advertising Woman of the Year by the Advertising Women of New York. Noorain Khan : ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Women's Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic

Release Date:

09/10/2019

... 78 percent increase among high school students in just one year —Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the creation ... from marketing their products to children. The three- year program will be led by the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

New Lab Launches HE3AT, a STEAM Education Program for Brooklyn South High School Students, Powered in Part by Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

09/25/2019

... public high school students. Over the 2019-2020 school year , 180 juniors and seniors will engage in place-based ... and guidance to the student groups as they conduct their year -long projects. These projects...