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From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

Release Date:

01/15/2015

... small land-holders and others are acutely affected by poverty and food insecurity. According to the World Bank , ... past 50 years, millions of Indians have been lifted out of poverty through government...

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Insights

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Proteus Fund President Meg Gage Steps Down, Paul Di Donato Will Be Interim President

Release Date:

12/03/2015

... a fellowship to continue her thought leadership from a new perch at a university or philanthropic support ... leader in many areas, ranging from HIV/AIDS and public health to LGBT and women’s rights, as well...

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Appointments & Transitions

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LGBTQ

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

14 Sep 2016

Advancing Racial Equity: the Opportunity for Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... criminal justice, jobs, housing, public infrastructure and health , regardless of intent or region of the country. ... – normalizing conversations about race, operationalizing new practices and policies, and...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

Audience

All Funders

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $52 Million to Support the Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes

Release Date:

11/06/2017

... Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced five new grants that will support the European, multinational ... childhood diseases, with an overarching goal of promoting health in early life... Helmsley...

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Member News

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

25 Mar 2019

Advancing Democracy Reform in the 116th Congress: HR 1 and the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 25, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... will needed to help make HR 1 the first bill filed by the New Congress. The coalition is made up of civil rights, environmental, labor, faith based, health , gun safety, immigration, science, choice and reform...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Civic Engagement

Spelman College Receives Funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Help Fuel the Field of Black Women Economists

Release Date:

08/29/2019

... Policies that shape finance, labor, education, public health , the criminal justice system are deeply influenced by ... in economics, the grant will fund the creation of a new distinguished speaker series that...

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Member News

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Education

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Shares Findings from the Brooklyn Insights 2020 Process

Release Date:

04/01/2021

... 2020 process , which is informing over $3 million in new grants through the next phase of the Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund. The COVID-19 pandemic created a health crisis with far reaching impact; however,...

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Member News

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

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

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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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

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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Member News

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Human Services

International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Responding To Covid-19: Suggestions and Recommendations for Donors as of March 2020 from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

03/24/2020

... is now a world-wide pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 145 countries around the ... regional and national boundaries and not only sufficient resources , but also the right...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders

Release Date:

05/19/2016

... how we can help. At a recent panel hosted by Philanthropy New York ’s Funders of Women and Girls, “ New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership ,” ...

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Insights

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

Century Foundation Scholar Releases Report on The Future of Statewide College Promise Programs

Release Date:

03/07/2018

... common pathway for states to pursue urgently needed new —though frequently narrow—investments in higher ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Century Foundation

13 Mar 2025

Ice Cream Social and Peer Buddy Relaunch with Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET)

Thursday, March 13, 2025 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. Join us this ... to be paired with a peer buddy, PNY will share a quick survey to help pair people up based...