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NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation

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03/28/2018

... brings a college education to incarcerated individuals at New York’s Wallkill Correctional Facility. NYU has received ... Wallkill Correctional Facility, October 12, 2017. © 2017 New York University ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Maria Torres-Springer As Next Vice President for US Programs

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02/01/2019

... . In close to 15 years of public service with the City of New York, Torres-Springer has led three agencies with over ... opportunity and more equitable communities for all New Yorkers. Torres-Springer...

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Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap

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02/26/2019

... Funding Gap It was nearly three decades ago when the New Jersey Supreme Court found the state’s school funding ... serving large shares of low-income children. Now, a new report released on Tuesday suggests...

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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

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08/02/2019

... scaffolds construct in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome ... in St. Louis. “In the long term, we really need new structural classes of antibiotics that...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows

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09/20/2019

... Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations is pleased to ... innovators and risk-takers striving to create and develop new ways of tackling the systemic...

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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

This post originally appeared on The New Global Citizen and is reposted here with permission. by ... is to Increase its Profits , published in 1970 in The New York Times Magazine. One of the most-cited critics of...

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PNY's Policy Corner: What's on the Ballot in 2024?

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10/30/2024

... in browser Did you know that your vote on this year's New York City ballot will influence crucial policy decisions ... and non-profit sectors. Watch the recording below! Resources What to Know About...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Grants as Part of $3M Summer Funding Collaborative

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03/30/2016

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced $770,000 in grants to 29 Baltimore nonprofits as part of the $3 million Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative.

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Native Americans in Philanthropy #GenIndigenous Response Fund Announces Call for Proposals

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01/10/2017

Native-led youth organizations responding to current movements through organizing and activism may be eligible to receive grants up to $5,000 from the #GenIndigenous Response Fund.

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Building Bridges with AI: Philanthropy’s Urgent Call to Lead

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02/28/2025

Philanthropic leaders today face an unsettling reality: AI is already shaping the sector—whether we engage with it or not.

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PNY's Policy Corner: Following the Lead of our Partners by Supporting #WHY15 and #JustPay Campaigns:

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02/02/2024

... collaboration between philanthropy and nonprofits in New York City has never been more vital. At Philanthropy New York, we’re committed to growing the capacity of both ... ecosystem and therefore the social...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approve Funding to Improve Care for Older Adults

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09/12/2019

... Enhancement Program (GWEP) funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). In 2019, HRSA ... each year, in addition to consumer-oriented informational resources . KHN has distribution...

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To Serve Racial Equity, What Are You Doing Less Of?

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10/28/2020

... Budget , this frame argues that there are “abundant resources for economic revival”, and that “policymakers have always found resources for their true priorities.” We are always ...

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Kristen M. Ruff

... Ruff serves as the Senior Vice President of Philanthropy New York, a trusted community of nearly 300 philanthropic ... program officers. Prior to joining Philanthropy New York in 2007, Kristen coordinated the...

PNY Officially Endorses Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

... Nonprofit Sector in 2007 and updated in 2015 to reflect new circumstances in which the charitable sector functions, and new relationships within and between the sectors. Philanthropy New York...

Sophia Stewart Joins Ford Foundation as Department Coordinator

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07/01/2013

Sophia P. Stewart is the new Department Coordinator in the Office of Communications at ... Coordinator at The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York (NGO/CSW/NY). There, she worked as a liaison between...

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Laura Wolff Named Acting Director of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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06/03/2013

... past 24 years, Ms. Wolff has managed the Foundation’s New York government accountability grants program and shared ... Feminist Press and a former board member at Philanthropy New York, the YWCA of Brooklyn...

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Camille Kramer Joins the Tow Foundation

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03/01/2013

Camille Kramer has been named the new Executive Assistant to the Tow Foundation's Executive ... her graduate degree from Fairfield University, as a native New Yorker she received her undergraduate degree from...

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Katy Toolin Named Director of Finance and Administration at Unbound Philanthropy

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08/22/2013

... recently as the Chief Financial Officer of Philanthropy New York for the past five years, where she successfully ... functions back in house. Before joining Philanthropy New York, Toolin was the CFO of...

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