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What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... time, the laws leading to fairer economic and educational opportunities for all changed, and equally important, people ... the war in Vietnam. I wanted to make the world a better place, and becoming a teacher...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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United Way of New York City Announces Grace C. Bonilla, Esq. as the New President and CEO

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05/23/2022

... into that role after leading the New York City Human Resources Administration, as the Administrator of the largest ... Senior Vice President for Latin America for Covenant House International , where she...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships

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07/03/2019

... collaborations with peer funders and national and international partners to unlock resources and shift policies that enable the Hilton ... will look to curate, share and transfer knowledge, find ...

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Come Help Me Be Less Racist

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10/21/2015

... having the tiny bits of coding in our brains that makes us think and act the way we do, no matter how much we believe ... referred to as implicit social cognition, implicit bias reflects the attitudes and...

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PNY News

Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

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11/28/2016

... takes over. But this year the implications for many of us —and, indeed, for the entire nonprofit sector—look ... as well as nationally and globally. There may still be opportunities to make progress on some...

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Creating Enduring Value at a Corporate Foundation: Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Cause

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09/24/2013

... is enormous when you can marshal the attention and resources of your organization, deploy them in a way that is ... issue, its poignancy and the need and opportunity to better support kids in grief. The...

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All Funders

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families

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02/25/2020

... United States meet their basic needs and have a path to a better future. As part of this investment, the Foundation is ... the wider $160 million the Foundation has committed since 2017 to lifting up...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and the National League of Cities Launch New Coronavirus Local Action Tracker

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03/23/2020

... evolve, we want to provide them with tools, data, and resources needed to make informed decisions,” said James ... essential data on hand, local officials will have greater resources to rely upon when making...

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Disaster Relief

Public Policy

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Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

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05/11/2022

... Foundation and its sister foundation, Simons Foundation International , that will vastly bolster and improve the ... fosters collaboration and support; Internship and research opportunities and stipends,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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Technology

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Puerto Rico Youth Fellows

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01/13/2021

... Rican youth have had to leave the island in search of better opportunities , driven away by the panorama of challenges and ... develop Amarilla, a workshop and community garden offering resources...

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Community Development

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The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum

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07/19/2017

... for the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers’ 2017 Annual Conference this year, I’m pleased to announce ... united philanthropy field in the future. Our new identity reflects our network’s longtime...

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10 Apr 2012

Breathing Life into Numbers: Introducing a Human Index for Funders

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8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... is an alternative to GDP and other money metrics. It reflects the distribution of well-being and opportunity in ... Explore How the Index can be utilized to gain a better understanding of the root causes of...

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As NYC Museums Reopen, $1.5 Million in Grants from Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aims to Build Back a More Equitable Cultural Sector

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09/22/2020

... and other projects that provide greater visibility and opportunities for artists who are Black, Indigenous, or ... networks, relationships, public audiences, and long-term resources needed to sustain a...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Arts

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Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center

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01/21/2016

... component of the GWEP platform administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. ... to GWEP sites through national meetings, networking opportunities , mentoring, a...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Aging

Health

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

... more broadly. Surdna is celebrating its centennial year in 2017 . Reaching this milestone has made us all the more ... the state of the impact investing marketplace and what opportunities and...

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa

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09/23/2016

... networks, smallholder farmers, particularly women, miss opportunities to earn the income needed to feed their ... Rwandan women coffee farmers, connects women farmers to resources and global markets so they...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies Make $10M Commitment for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in Baltimore

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08/15/2017

... Babson College. The curriculum covered accounting, human resources , negotiation and marketing, among other topics. The ... the capacity of local mission-driven lenders to increase opportunities for business...

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Community Development