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Putting Capital to Work for Democracy

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07/10/2018

... The exciting thing is that a lot of smart, dynamic new leaders are stepping up to do just that. We know we ... – Mijente ; or if you are concerned about winning state legislative races and gerrymandering –...

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Black Philanthropy Month: We All Have Something to Give

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08/21/2013

Community Investment Network Executive Director Chad Jones talks about the Black ...

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Gara LaMarche Named President of The Democracy Alliance

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10/18/2013

Gara LaMarche , Senior Fellow at NYU' s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, has been appointed President of The Democracy Alliance , a network of investors, donors and movement leaders committed .....

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Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

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09/12/2017

... Several months ago, David Leonhardt wrote a column in the New York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success ... a variety of places, including Washington, Boston, Denver, New...

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As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration

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11/21/2016

... Coordinator, Donors’ Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Those of us who are focused on public ... to action. School and government leaders need the resources to learn...

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McCray, Glen and Citi Launch Initiative to Support Women Entrepreneurs

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03/13/2015

... and Citi will today announce WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs New York City), an initiative to expand female entrepreneurship ... businesses. These services will be provided by the City' s...

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Food Systems

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Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification

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03/03/2016

... process. Developers from all over the globe are hunting New York City, looking for deals that will allow them to ... by the Ford Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The New York...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grants to Organizations Supporting and Defending LGBTQ Community

Release Date:

06/23/2017

... that it will be making grants of $100,000 each to the New York City LGBT Community Center, the Sylvia Rivera Law ... hostility and prejudice. The Rockefeller Foundation’ s $100,000 grant to...

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31 Jan 2011

Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?

Monday, January 31, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York , together with The Blue Ridge Foundation , The Brooklyn ... students. The idea for the program came from New York...

Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

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10/01/2015

Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller' s 100 Resilient Cities Initiative 100 Resilient Cities ... recovery, and resilience approach throughout its global network , which currently spans 67 cities. Rebuild by...

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Law & Order Politicians Don’t Care About Your Programmatic Silos

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02/06/2017

... About Your Programmatic Silos By Shiza Pasha, Philanthropy New York Public Policy Fellow Despite falling crime rates, too ... arts are instead targeted and caught up in the system’ s dragnet...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

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11/23/2015

... $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’ s Vulnerable Youth Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce 54 new grants from its cornerstone "Invest in Youth" initiative, ... The...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Partners with Echoing Green to Invest in Social Innovators of Color Addressing Racial Equity and Immigrant Justice

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02/16/2022

... Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund today announced a new $1.5 million partnership with Echoing Green to launch ... in the United States and Canada. Through Echoing Green’ s fellowship program, the Racial Equity...

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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... of children with LGBT parents, the many ways that state and federal laws hurt and exclude them, and the ... involved in this deeply important work. A Philanthropy New York Member’ s...

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25 May 2011

The Assault on Fair Courts: Why the Politicization of the Judiciary Is Harming Our Justice System and Democracy as a Whole

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 -

8:45am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing, sponsored by Open Society Foundations ... and the harm it does to the provision of justice at the state and federal levels. For example: Last fall, three...

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Simons Foundation Building Research Database of People With Autism

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08/29/2017

... Database of People With Autism The goal is to be a network 50,000 people strong. A network that connects researchers to the families they’re ...

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Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... of Cultural Affairs. He will be serving under the new Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Tom Finkelpearl. The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is the largest local ... by 150%;...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Addresses Technology Gap in Rural Healthcare

Release Date:

04/28/2017

... from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’ s Rural Healthcare Program. Helmsley has awarded Providence St. Joseph Medical Center $400,000 for a new 64-slice CT scanner. CT scanners provide...

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Released by the United Hospital Fund - Lessons from the Great Recession: How Medicaid Enrollment Patterns of a Decade Ago Can Inform Policy During the Pandemic

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06/09/2020

... of a Decade Ago Can Inform Policy During the Pandemic NEW YORK , NY—June 9, 2020—A HealthWatch report released ... today by United Hospital Fund (UHF) analyzes New York...

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The Wallace Foundation Names Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

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03/01/2023

... Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership New York , New York , March 1, 2023 – Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, ... Foundation in collaboration with school districts and...

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