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World Education Services Launches WES Mariam Assefa Fund to Provide Support to Organizations Striving to Help Immigrants and Refugees

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06/04/2019

... Fund Committee. “It represents a profound commitment to building on the strategies that WES has long employed to ... WES Mariam Assefa Fund. “The fund will deploy catalytic resources to address that challenge...

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Immigration

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Westchester Community Foundation Launches the Westchester COVID-19 Response Fund

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03/23/2020

... to a $1 million contribution by RXR Realty to the RXR Building Community Fund at the Westchester Community ... stabilize nonprofits so it can minimize the social and economic impact of this pandemic on the...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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NY Community Trust Updates Grant Strategies for Behavioral Health and Special Needs Programs

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07/25/2016

... Health and Special Needs Programs In June 2016, The New York Community Trust’s Board of Directors approved revised ... greatest systemic impact of our dollars. Our website has more details...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

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03/08/2016

... Cities are uniquely positioned to experiment with bold new ideas both for reducing impacts and for minimizing ... R. Bloomberg. “Mayors see climate change as an immediate economic and public health issue. They...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Opinion: Planned Parenthood of NYC Joins Call to Remove Racist Statue

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09/14/2017

... streets in Charlottesville first surfaced, thousands of New Yorkers participated in rallies to condemn the hateful ... stance against racism and hatred. But even though New York City...

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Gender Justice

04 Dec 2025

Reimagining Justice: Global Lessons, Local Action & Featuring The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper

Thursday, December 4, 2025 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... Since its founding, Justice Defenders has served more than 150,000 people, with over 60,000 walking free. ... access to justice in New York and across the U.S., while building...

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Justice Reform

Edwin Gould Foundation Helps Present 2016 Blackboard Awards For Teachers

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07/08/2016

... honoring seventeen of the finest teachers from around New York City . The event was sponsored in part by the Edwin Gould ...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Education

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UJA-Federation To Launch Largest Anti-Poverty Push In Its History

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01/31/2018

... of 2008, with many Jewish professionals caught up in the economic bloodletting, UJA-Federation of New York launched Connect to Care. It was the charity’s central ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Food Systems

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01 Jun 2016

Investing in Independence Through Supportive Housing

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and aging. Supportive housing has proliferated in New York and nationwide because it stabilizes the most ... want to continue living independently but lack financial resources and family...

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Aging

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Bloomberg, U.S. Commerce Department To Host 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum In NYC

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01/28/2016

... of nearly 50 heads of state or government and more than 150 global CEOs – to further develop trade and ... summer, “Africa’s progress will depend on unleashing economic growth — not just for the few at the top...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Names Steve VanRoekel, Former White House Chief Information Officer, as Chief Operating Officer

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03/13/2019

... will oversee the organization’s Operations, Human Resources , Organizational Performance, Information ... IT portfolio including upgrading the nation’s cyber security capabilities, creating new...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

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11/03/2016

... I celebrate the Foundation’s choice in bringing its full resources to bear in the building of inclusive communities grounded in opportunity and ... metropolitan groundbreaker.” The Foundation has deployed...

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15 Dec 2011

Setting the Stage for 2012: Carol Jenkins Interviews Simon Greer and Pamela Shifman on Paradigm Shifts and Their Implications for Philanthropy

Thursday, December 15, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... followed by a festive holiday reception. Join Philanthropy New York ’s Funders of Women and Girls in a dynamic conversation on contemporary ... its relevance in this present moment? How do we...

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National Grid Foundation to Help Communities Address Food Insecurity and Human Services Impacted by COVID-19

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05/04/2020

... pandemic, including those providing meals to children and families , and those assisting first responders. Since its ... started by one of National Grid’s predecessor companies more than two decades ago. The...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grants Dedicated to the Well-being of Native Communities

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07/09/2020

... Foundation (DDCF) today announced seven grants, totaling more than $4.5 million, to the Association of Tribal ... services and programming at the Kalihi Family and Economic Opportunity Center and strengthen...

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Community Development

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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

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01/11/2021

... to center racial justice and equity and direct resources and trust in new ways. I am thrilled to be grounded in New Jersey and learn more about where my grandparents lived...

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Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it!

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01/19/2018

... Swann, Senior Program Officer, Thriving Communities, New York Community Trust The affordable housing shortage is ... 60,000 people in homeless shelters, most of them families … another three...

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Insights

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Housing and Homelessness

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The New York Community Trust

NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Unfiltered

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02/17/2016

... as the feature article of the February 2016 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. One of ... PNY is live-streaming and discussing on social media more and more...

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PNY News

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Education

The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals for Millions of Children

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01/18/2023

... fortified foods in school meals as well as advocating for more nutritious food throughout the programmes. In Benin, ... the systems that bring food to school children and their families .” The newly announced...

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