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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change

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12/13/2024

... power and how to live into natural tensions that exist when working to transform the role of power in social ... their work. Insight into spirituality: This work is not just about addressing a problem at the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony to Improve Contracting for Nonprofits

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04/30/2025

... alone cannot compensate for shortfalls in public sector resources . Consistent and prompt government contracts, which ... chronic dysfunction creates a catastrophic domino effect. When the government fails to...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth

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09/12/2016

... Learning to NYC Youth Several foundations are pooling resources to make 13 grants, totaling $835,600, to help young ... of Beam Center. "This is the kind of teaching that gets kids excited about learning...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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"Be the Change" an Interview with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler

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11/21/2017

... generous benefits—college scholarships for workers’ kids , day care , several weeks of vacation per year—and ... that he could address through his venture: research and resources . After a client has spent time...

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to Comfort Zone Camp

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07/13/2013

... supports BGCA’s Great Futures Campaign for America’s Kids , with a focus on the nonprofit’s academic success ...

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New York Life Foundation

Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?

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08/08/2013

... the Maryland Science Center. As we entered the lobby, the kids were drawn to the artificial geyser, which shoots ...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign

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08/06/2013

... supports BGCA’s Great Futures Campaign for America’s Kids , with a focus on the nonprofit’s academic success ...

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Education

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Casey Family Programs Addresses Links Between Food Insecurity And Child Welfare

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02/27/2017

At a special joint session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting including governors and their spouses, Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe and NGA Vice Chair Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval co-moderated a session on ending...

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Food Systems

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Casey Family Programs

After We Say Goodbye

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01/29/2010

... staff—was a person of color. She felt so uncomfortable just trying to eat in this setting that she never even ... the bereavement group she had heard they offered. She had just lost her partner of over 28...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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All Funders

15 Sep 2010

Can You Hear Us Now? Evaluating Policy Change and Advocacy

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... But do you know if it’s working, especially when advocacy work is usually a long-term investment with ... ensuring that the work is on track—and for identifying when it has gone astray so that course...

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Network Building

14 Oct 2020

Navigating Difficult Dialogues Across Difference – A Workshop

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... how to work with the range of dynamics that are present when humans work together. Each session will build on each ... sometimes struggle to align goals or find common ground when working within a...

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Professional Development

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NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children

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05/23/2017

... merits of eliminating school lunch fees and getting more kids to eat lunch at school. A hungry child can’t learn or realize her full potential. Hungry kids find it harder to do what is good for their health...

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New York Health Foundation

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Education

Health

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools

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08/22/2018

... Of the investment, $1,913,587 will enable 50,925 kids in 153 schools and out of school time youth serving ... with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to ensure 50,925 kids experience safe and healthy play in...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... heard the esteemed Israeli author, Amos Oz, remind us that when we dream we dream of perfection—whether of a person, ... become easier, and the distance between needs and resources can be digitally bridged to...

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COVID-19 Long Island Philanthropic Response Fund Provides Half a Million Dollars in Grants to Long Island-Based Nonprofits

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04/21/2020

... As the needs are much greater than our current resources , we are requesting contributions to the Fund.” ... their legacy and commitment to this region, especially when there is such dire need.” – Advisors of...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

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11/18/2021

... critiques that is needed. Enter Dr. Beth Breeze and her just -released book, In Defence of Philanthropy . Dr. Breeze ... and business-like approaches often come unstuck when confronting the reality of complex...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

Release Date:

04/15/2020

... over the last few weeks with urgency. You have shown just how nimble, flexible and proactive philanthropy can be. ... these changes stay with us for the long haul. COVID-19 Resources Your work is as important...

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President's Message

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Perpetuity, continued

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04/24/2014

... issues from unexpected angles. So it was no surprise when he came away from the perpetuity discussion with a take ... by Bruce’s question: Why shouldn’t the norm be just as painstakingly dissected and defended...

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