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A Message from the Funders Census Initiative

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... power and more than $1.5 trillion per year in federal resources , further marginalizing the communities and ... work to Get-out-the-Count together. Here are a few census resources we find valuable at this point...

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Funders' Committee for Civic Participation

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Census 2020

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The New York Community Trust

The Bauman Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation

UCLA to Establish Archive on Policing and Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles with Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

01/28/2021

... in Los Angeles. The collection will include new oral histories documenting Angelenos’ experiences with ... largest concentrations of racial justice scholars. “This new collaboration between Million Dollar...

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Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

24 Sep 2019

100 Million Healthier Lives: Transforming Health and Wellbeing for Aging Adults - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... population, structural inequity in health outcomes, and new technology all demand a fundamentally different approach ... of change agents across sectors working to transform how the world thinks and acts to...

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Aging

Helmsley Charitable Trust Backs Global Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Initiative

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04/28/2015

... Trust today announced the launch of an ambitious new T1D Prevention Initiative to investigate the early stages of development of the disease and identify new pathways to prevent it. As part of this new...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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NY Women’s Foundation’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in Vulnerable Young Girls

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02/28/2017

... of race and income, a report released in November by The New York Women’s Foundation highlights the particular ... mothers and caretakers in order to promote their progress. New York City is home to 450,000...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

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11/17/2014

by Carol Kellerman, President , Citizens Budget Commission Everyone can endorse ... admirable work. Many of them – an estimated 35,000 in New York City, many of them part-time – are paid less than ... is more than...

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Insights

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Workforce Development

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Citizens Budget Commission

03 Nov 2023

2023 Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 3, 2023 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... the legal dos and don’ts Speakers Kenneth Austin, Vice President . Policy Engagement, The Wallace...

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Professional Development

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So many working groups, so many ways to engage!

Release Date:

07/23/2014

... as the feature article of the July 2014 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition So many working ... a little bit of a primer here on what’s coming up and how you can get connected. If you are a PNY...

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PNY News

Patrick Gaspard, Open Society Foundations and Maria Torres Springer, Ford Foundation Named to NYC Fair Recovery Taskforce

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04/26/2020

... Ford Foundation, Named to NYC Fair Recovery Taskforce NEW YORK —Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced steps the ... of the Fair Recovery Task Force include: Patrick Gaspard , President , Open Society Foundation...

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

Ford Foundation

Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

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10/22/2009

... foundation world translates to “media hits” and how many times the name of the foundation (which 9 times out ... A successful visibility plan does not track how many new donors the grantee...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Support to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Service Automatic Defibrillator Devices

Release Date:

05/17/2021

... to wait for the arrival of EMS personnel.” DHHS Chief Executive Officer Dannette R. Smith echoed his sentiments. ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

Human Services

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To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

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10/06/2022

... of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) For so many New Yorkers, economic hardship is an ever-present reality. On ... living. The measure would result in an accurate count of how many people are unable to meet...

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Can Philanthropy Help Shape the Next Economy? A Workshop Series for a Just Transition

... together by a short film produced for this series entitled How We Live: A Journey Towards a Just Transition , we will ... of grassroots organizations and movements in constructing new narratives and visions...

29 Mar 2022

Policies that Support a Thriving Small Business Ecosystem - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... and help Main Street thrive. On March 10, 2022 Greater New York Asset Funders Network focused on building capacity ... to build the small business ecosystem for people of color How do national, state, and...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

16 Jan 2020

Moving Towards Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... for Racial Equity (PRE) will share some key lessons on how foundations can move beyond a racial equity lens to ... Ways to align your foundation to racial justice values How to anticipate and address...

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Tools & Strategies

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, ... plus the additional interest required to finance that new debt. Over the next two decades,...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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NoVo Foundation is Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality

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07/19/2017

... their home in the Hudson Valley, about two hours north of New York City. Spouses Jennifer and Peter Buffett serve as ... They are highly conscious of gender roles, and how even among seemingly well-meaning and...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta As Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative

Release Date:

07/31/2019

... gap in the United States continues to widen, we recognize how a zip code impacts the economic opportunities for a community and its residents," said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of the Rockefeller...

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