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The Century Foundation, Robin Hood, and Next100 Have Developed 'From Crisis to Opportunity: A Policy Agenda for an Equitable NYC'

Release Date:

07/22/2021

... wide range of immediate concerns, in nearly every area of public life, will await city leaders on day one. An equitable ... experienced during the pandemic, we identified six key issue areas that present both...

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The Century Foundation

A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

Release Date:

11/15/2009

... to manage “the commons”: common property and resources . The conventional wisdom is that common property ... mean? It turns out that in many different contexts common resources can be managed successfully...

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Congress’ Tax Bill Message to Charitable Nonprofits: “We Don’t Care – You’re on Your Own”

Release Date:

12/21/2017

... ‘justify’ spending cuts to programs on which the public depends. Simultaneously, it will block resources nonprofits need to address existing and growing ... and $20 billion every year in funds dedicated to the...

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Economic Security

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National Council of Nonprofits

Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

Release Date:

02/24/2016

... the categories of workforce development, physical/mental health , and barrier elimination. “At the Weinberg ... Services may include, but not be limited to, mental health counseling, home rehabilitation, or...

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Veterans

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Dr. Fred Boltz as a Managing Director

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... focus," said Dr. Boltz. Dr. Boltz holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources Economics from the University of Florida, and .....

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Workforce Funders Collaborative

... goal is to enhance the effectiveness of the City’s public and nonprofit workforce development programs. The ... will prepare them for sustainable employment; and increase public and private investment in...

27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... organizationally conservative and unlikely to face public controversy, foundation crises do frequently arise. ... when its work is claimed by one side of a charged issue . A foundation employee inadvertently...

02 Feb 2010

Long-Term Consequences of Delinquency: A Presentation by New York State Office of Children and Family Services' Dr. Rebecca Colman

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

Presented by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, and by its ... discuss the opportunities for philanthropy to engage this issue from various programmatic angles: whether...

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28 Apr 2021

Telling A New Coming of Age Story – A Workshop on Narrative Change

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... framing strategy draws on two years of research with the public , experts, policymakers and transition age foster youth ... report on the reframing strategy for shifting the public discourse on transition age...

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Communications

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

Communications/Media

Human Services

Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

Release Date:

01/11/2018

... partnership agenda while, at the same time, engaging the critical partners to ensure the supported research influences ... and practice communities and advance understanding of the critical components of...

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Education

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Foundation for Child Development

21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... historic places are designated as landmarks each year, but public awareness of historic preservation’s needs remains ... about our shared history. The session will use recent public awareness, grassroots,...

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2017 Foundation Operations and Management Report

Publication date:

03/2017

... foundations with few or no staff. Sections include data on critical areas of operations, including: Staff, Salaries & ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/04/2015

... passion of mine and because our clients are giving this issue a huge amount of attention." The potential impacts of transforming food systems include: Better health for the two-thirds of American adults...

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Food Systems

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Arabella Advisors

William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists

Release Date:

12/12/2018

... support the applicant’s research goals with sufficient resources during the grant period, so the nomination reflects ... of early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences... William T...

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William T. Grant Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... Response Fund to provide immediate and longer-term resources to vulnerable residents across our borough. We ... to intensify locally, it will have vastly disproportionate health , economic, and social impacts...

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

18 Oct 2016

Funder Briefing on Poverty in the LGBTQ Community

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 -

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Did you know that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender , and queer Americans face higher rates of poverty ... straight counterparts? Have you heard that one in five transgender adults have experienced homelessness?...

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Housing and Homelessness

LGBTQ

27 Mar 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Evaluating the Onboarding Process

Thursday, March 27, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... you give to new staff can be very different, yet critical to ensuring a new person’s success...

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Network Building

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Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

RISE Together Fund, an Initiative of the Proteus Fund, Receives Largest Grant in the Rise Together Fund History

Release Date:

11/15/2022

... creativity of the BAMEMSA field are only limited by the resources afforded to it. This gift goes a long way to ...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Linda McNeil Tantawi Named CEO of Greater NYC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... all of which complement her experience in the health sector,” said Laila Worrell, Komen Greater NYC Board ... parent and professional education and advocating for the health and survival of all children...

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Pfizer, Global Partners Announce Donation of 500 Millionth Dose of Azithromycin, Marking Progress to Help Alleviate the Suffering from Trachoma

Release Date:

11/16/2015

... eye disease that can lead to permanent blindness as a public health threat by the year 2020. Today, delegations from ... 75 million people at risk, and the Federal Ministry of Health is...