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With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... district, with projects that will break ground later in 2017 , the goal is to let water in—which paradoxically can ... the implementation of the plan. "What Katrina exposed for us is that we cannot just...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... of New York today announced 35 recipients of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie fellowships, with awards totaling $7 ...

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Workforce Development

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Philanthropic Responsibility in the Wake of the Killing of Jordan Neely

Release Date:

05/12/2023

... member, and friend and deserved so much more from all of us . Instead, he was unhoused, struggled with mental health, ... its institutional power to advocate for and distribute resources to ensure the social...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Social Justice

Building long-term partnerships with nonprofits to scale impact: Lessons from sustained funding relationships

Release Date:

10/25/2021

... Fund took a series of calculated risks to fund Benetech's international expansion to India. India is home to sixty-two ... and advice on devices for reading content, and offer resources for digital...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities

Release Date:

11/04/2010

... Director of the Toshiba America Foundation, provides us with a recap of that program and discusses how every ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disabilities

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Philanthropy New York

Toshiba America

The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey

Release Date:

06/13/2013

... Murphy, share the details of that daylong tour with us . The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in ...

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Disaster Relief

Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

Release Date:

05/10/2012

How can we measure well-being, access and opportunity in the New York metropolitan area? At a recent Philanthropy New York session, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors at Measure of America, described how their American Human...

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Community Development

Human Services

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Philanthropy New York

Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... that will improve their competitiveness and result in better jobs for workers. The National Fund’s Job Quality ... for workers such as learning new skills, higher wages, better benefits, improved supervision,...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Prudential Foundation

Open Society Foundations Contributes $4 Million to Aid in the Fight Against Ebola

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... in Africa is getting a new player: Partners in Health, an international aid organization. Six leaders of the group ... in rural areas of that country and Sierra Leone. While international aid has focused on...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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Open Society Foundations

Calls for Nominations for 2018 Casey Excellence for Children Awards

Release Date:

06/08/2017

... Submit nominations by 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 27, 2017 , by clicking the button below. Previous nominees may be ... fall. For more guidance or inspiration, learn about our 2017 winners . Award recipients...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

Rivian Hires Anisa Kamadoli Costa as First Chief Sustainability Officer

Release Date:

04/14/2022

... degree from Barnard College and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University, and completed ... RJ Scaringe. “Across the organization, she will help us integrate environmental and social...

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Appointments & Transitions

13 Sep 2018

TRANSformational Grantmaking: Understanding Gender Identity to Increase Impact

Thursday, September 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... despite their work receiving just .015% of philanthropic resources . By understanding and intentionally prioritizing ... increase impact across all programmatic areas. Please join us to explore the movement for...

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Workforce Development

23 Jul 2020

On Balance: Increasing Payout and Living to Fund Another Day

Thursday, July 23, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... mission and fiscal responsibility. As Farhad Ebrahimi asks us , “Are we here to support the kind of transformative ... our own financial holdings in perpetuity, making those resources available to social change...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

14 May 2024

Food Waste Reduction: Philanthropy for People and the Planet - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... food in the United States is wasted along with all of the resources used to produce, distribute, and prepare it. ... requiring both individual and systemic actions. Each of us has a role to play in solving...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Food Systems

05 Oct 2015

Philanthropic Investing in Food Systems

Monday, October 5, 2015 -

12:30pm to 3:30pm

We invite you to join us for a discussion about impact investing in the food space. ... the Register Now link above. In collaboration with Resources Suggested reading materials: Financing A Better...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Invests in Six Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Non-Binary (TGNCNB) Organizations in Recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... four-year initiative to support organizations with limited resources to better the lives of women, girls, and transgender/ gender ...

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Member News

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LGBTQ

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The New York Women's Foundation

Henry Luce Foundation Elects Two Directors as New Board Co-Chairs

Release Date:

06/09/2022

... Society, where he was also a senior executive charged with international and other responsibilities. He is a member of ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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01 Nov 2016

Getting Your Board on Board with Impact Investing

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Getting Your Board on Board with Impact Investing May 10, 2017 - Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your ... that best suits your foundation’s mission? Join us for this program where board members...

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

15 Jun 2017

Trauma and Resilience Supporting Immigrant Children, Their Families, and Our Communities through Collaboration - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, June 15, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... nature of this week's policy developments, on May 18, 2017 GCIR will now be hosting Monthly Immigration Policy ... Taskforce Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington International Human Rights...

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Children, Youth and Families

For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action

Release Date:

02/14/2014

Open Society Foundations' Kenneth Zimmerman talks about the landscape of philanthropic projects designed to support young men of color and help them reach their full potential.