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Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'

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11/16/2016

... who searched for decades before finding a building to house women's groups. "We've been looking for a women's .....

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

As we prepare to head to the polls, voters should realize that New York is a tale of two cities when it comes to jobs as well as housing.

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Workforce Development

Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down

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10/03/2017

... a now-shuttered Queens jail as an “ideal” spot to house prisoners as Rikers Island shuts down. After eleven ... first step and we have already started to take a hard look at this site to determine its...

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Justice Reform

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future

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11/22/2017

... told a conference in Stockholm in October. "We need to look at the root causes of injustice, of poverty, of climate .....

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Public Policy Positions and Priorities

... urges Congress and the Administration to devote sufficient resources to the 2020 Census now, to put planning and ...

New York Owes Nonprofits More than a Parade

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10/07/2021

... rely on prompt payments, well-intentioned government resources may never make it to the very communities they are ... pandemic. While we are proud to be able to use some of our resources to help these...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

... ” Mr. Emanuel said in a phone interview. “I need resources .”... JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job ...

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Community Development

Workforce Development

NYS Health Foundation Gives $100,000 to Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge

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07/11/2016

As part of its Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge, In Our Backyards (ioby) — a nonprofit, civic crowd-resourcing platform — is looking for people with project ideas.

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Open Society Foundations Announce New Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy

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09/04/2019

... Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and as staff director to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs. ... approach to foreign policy while also taking a fresh look at the United States’ role in the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

Former U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens to Lead United Nations Foundation as President and Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

09/16/2019

... into a force for partnership and impact. We now look forward to the next generation with Elizabeth at the ...

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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

... Solutions to these and related systems failures can’t look the same in all communities, but are surely relevant to ...

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... purchasers].” Now, however, publishers are increasingly competing on quality and cost, just as suppliers in any ... strong materials. Developing guides and open educational resources to help teachers...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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Education

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... pathologize or stigmatize people who don’t have the resources to engage in the way we want, or who make a ... across America are thinking about public participation. I look forward to learning even more with...

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PNY News

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Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... is to give immigrant and refugee communities the power and resources to build their own narratives and be the architects ... needs, provide mutual support, learn about community resources , and develop and...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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Research for a 21st Century Child Welfare System

Release Date:

03/24/2022

... them at this location . Use the template Request for Proposals (RFPs) that are being developed to fund research to ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

William T. Grant Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

Release Date:

11/02/2018

The top investment official of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation says foundations could provide loans to make new funds attractive for investors.

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