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The Tow Foundation

Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

Release Date:

10/08/2014

... align with REACT to FILM’s mission of educating youth on critical social issues in the classroom through the medium of ... covering necessary skills such as listening, writing, public speaking, research,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

United Way of New York City Board of Directors Elects Donald F. Donahue and Michael J. Schmidtberger as New Co-Chairs

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06/21/2016

... of the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security. A ...

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United Way of New York City

Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

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10/22/2009

... fast. These visibility efforts do little to affect the public discourse. And because there is such pressure to keep ... new thing, there is no long-term commitment to keep the issue (whatever that may be)...

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The Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Create New Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund To Increase Investment in Developing Countries

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10/12/2022

... operating models, and uses of banks’ financial resources to enable evolution of these institutions. ... MDBs to do more. “Multilateral Development Banks play a critical role in the global development finance...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

... been studied, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. Reporting Feb. 18 in the American Journal of Public Health , the researchers analyzed the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier

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04/06/2016

... Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier A major public - health organization and a local government group are teaming ... a lofty goal: a rise in healthy communities. The American Public...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Mary Grecco Named Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Foundation for Child Development

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05/04/2023

... policy and practice.” Mary is a certified public accountant who has over 25 years of experience in ...

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Foundation for Child Development

24 Oct 2019

Beyond Bail: Justice Reform 2.0 - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... to be aware of? How can we lead the next level of reforms? Resources New York, New York: Highlights of the 2019 Bail ...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Public Policy

Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations

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03/31/2017

... Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation—the first and only public foundation solely dedicated to New York City’s ... Foundation to direct much-needed funding to these critical groups through the Spark Prize. This...

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13 Dec 2022

Upholding Democracy: How to Leverage Philanthropic Capital to Transform the Media Landscape - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... come, first served basis.* Philanthropy has long been critical in sustaining public interest media through the various stages of landscape ... and organizations. Across the board, media in the public...

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Tools & Strategies

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Information Technology

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Communications/Media

02 Jun 2025

Stronger, Smarter + Louder Together: A Report From New York's Statewide Power Fund

Monday, June 2, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... centering grassroots groups working together on the most critical issues facing New York. Organizers will share with ... discuss how the fund used a power-shifting process to move resources to emerging and...

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Public Policy

20 Sep 2012

Money and Politics: The Impact of Citizens United on the 2012 Presidential Election

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:45am

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision has fundamentally altered the strategy and structure of elections and electioneering in the United States. Early evidence suggests that spending on the 2012 election will easily surpass the $3 billion...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awarded $1.3 Billion to Nonprofit Organizations in 2017

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02/12/2018

... and shares of privately companies as they prepare to go public ... Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awarded $1.3 ...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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How The New York Community Trust Is Shaping K-12 Education in New York

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02/13/2018

... Slutsky has said. "By joining forces, funders leverage the resources of many to tackle larger agendas, tougher issues or ... in 1995, it's dedicated to improving New York City's public schools...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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McCray, Glen and Citi Launch Initiative to Support Women Entrepreneurs

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03/13/2015

... of Small Business Services (SBS), as well as via public -private partnerships. WE NYC has also convened an Advisory Council consisting of a diverse set of public , private, non-profit and philanthropic partners...

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Food Systems

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Citi Foundation

Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

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11/30/2015

... The model standards, which were released to the public on Monday, was approved last month by the National ... year in the making and had been subjected to two rounds of public comments. . . The standards were...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... grants to support the creation and development of critical market infrastructure that is necessary to maintain ... to-date and therefore are appropriate for TPF grants. Public engagement and policy (e.g.,...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

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11/15/2016

... our past and our shared future will determine not only the health of our field, but of our communities. This is not a ... with Office for Civil Rights (OCR), ARTS has increased our resources and commitment to...

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The New York Community Trust

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Pair of Community Foundations Chosen to lead Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Flagship New Jersey Grantmaking Program

Release Date:

11/14/2022

... oversee strategy development and management of New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI), one of RWJF's flagship grantmaking ... policy change, systems change, and equitable benefits and resources for everyone...

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Community Development