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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

Two Emblematic Markers of Policy Progress

Release Date:

10/24/2018

... President, Public Policy & Communications Philanthropy New York’s public policy work is a mix of taking positions ... member input on an official policy position calling on New York State government to...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

World Education Services Mariam Assefa Fund Supports Launch of Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative in Philadelphia

Release Date:

01/15/2020

... by: Office of Workforce Development, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians | Contact: Marjorie Morris ... 215-825-7770 PHILADELPHIA –Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in partnership with the City’s...

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Community Development

Immigration

Workforce Development

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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... and have made the decision to increase spending to move resources into the hands of communities. For Hazen, that ... this question: Who has the power to make decisions about resources ? If we are serious about...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Learning Exchange and Discussions (in partnership with Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group)

... now struggling to navigate the tensions around introducing new equity-focused policies and practices in your foundation? ... to address these disparities in how they distribute resources , they have to look at...

15 Oct 2014

Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... girls. Panelists Jennifer Agmi , Senior Program Officer, New York Women's Foundation Puja Dhawan (moderator), Senior ... with any questions. In Collaboration with Philanthropy New York's Funders of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... especially those with limited staff capacity, manage these new strategies to better leverage their philanthropic assets ... National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) launched a new version of their...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

13 Apr 2015

Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour

Monday, April 13, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... panel will offer fresh thinking to systemic challenges and new models that may be applicable to other cities and regions ... Foundation Arturo Garcia-Costas , Program Officer, The New York Community Trust Jose...

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Environment and Climate Change

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08 Dec 2015

Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Philanthropy / #FundThePeople ( @FundThePeople ), a new national initiative helping funders and fundraisers to ... voices from foundation and nonprofit communities in New York City and elsewhere in the US...

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations Staff

Program Staff

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HR & Operations

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Meeting My Philanthropy Peers in This Incredibly Small, Incredibly Big World of Ours

Release Date:

03/07/2017

... One highlight of the conference was the release of a new WINGS report that offers a new global picture of philanthropy infrastructure ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... commitment to innovation in philanthropy.” Located in New York City, the Nathan Cummings Foundation is a national ... increase its giving in 2017 and 2018 and new progress around impact investing . “Rey is a...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... was a Senior Fellow at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York, a premier non-governmental organization working to ... necessary than ever before.” The appointment marks a new chapter in the life of the...

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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... to support girls of color across the United States; led new investments in the leadership of Indigenous women and ... sector: she led efforts to create more and better resources for girls’ and women’s rights...

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The Wallace Foundation Names Thomas P. Lenehan as Chief Investment Officer

Release Date:

11/02/2020

... Names Thomas P. Lenehan as Chief Investment Officer NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2020 – Thomas P. Lenehan, an ... lessons I learned over my 9 years at Rockefeller in my new role at Wallace.” “All of us at Rockefeller are...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

Release Date:

04/25/2022

... that will support our conflict prevention mandate. This new funding will allow Crisis Group to help meet the growing ... use of social media to foment unrest to the deployment of new weapons for waging war and...

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Human Services

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Open Society Foundations

Eighteen arts organizations founded by, with and for communities of color are selected for national arts initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation

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05/26/2022

... national arts initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 – The Wallace Foundation today ... of color 1 will participate in the first phase of a new five-year arts initiative , part of...

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Member News

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context

Release Date:

11/14/2013

... to speak) about the power of giving circles for engaging new people in philanthropy and in the needs of their ... creative and fun ways to do what they can to get more resources to those in our community who...

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The Natan Fund

The Perpetuity Debate

Release Date:

04/29/2014

... which projects are funded. In just 25 years, the number of new polio cases has decreased from 350,000 annually to less ... and family offices, as well as serving the government of New York City in the Bureau...

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Governance

The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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01 May 2024

Turning the Tide: (Re)Claiming Belonging & Power for People of Color in Philanthropy

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 4/30

... , Senior Director of Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York Blayne Fergus (Moderator), Public Service Scholar, ... of Public Policy & Collaboration, Philanthropy New York What else should you know?...

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5 Questions for…Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

Release Date:

03/11/2013

... the growth of African-American donors and supporting new majority communities that are lacking financial and ... including an office and building that we co-own in New York City, as well as an office in...

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