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Charles H. Hamilton to Retire from Bessemer Trust

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05/01/2013

... Bessemer, Hamilton was a Senior Fellow at Philanthropy New York. Previously, he served for ten years as Executive Director of The Clark Foundation , where he developed New York City-focused...

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Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

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06/17/2020

... Muzaffar Chishti was a panelist in Part 1 of Philanthropy New York's Humanizing Immigration Series. To listen to him ... about half of which is going toward the U.S. response. Funding prioritizes the most...

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Honoring the Legacy of John Wright: Navigating the Future of Philanthropic Policy Work in his Footsteps

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02/21/2023

... Vice President of Collaboration and Policy, Philanthropy New York john wright.jpg The New York City community recently lost a great friend and ... exercising the power philanthropy holds from the financial...

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PNY's Call to Action on Behalf of NYC's Nonprofits During COVID-19

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04/24/2020

... During COVID-19 On Monday, April 20, 2020, Philanthropy New York sent a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and ... the needs of your constituents. We want to share several resources that can help you to...

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Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know

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09/10/2014

By Amy Brown, Program Officer, Ford Foundation This post originally appeared on the Ford ... Student debt is not just about young people. A new nationally representative survey by the Federal Reserve ... , Demos...

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Children, Youth and Families

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California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg Launch “America’s Pledge”

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07/12/2017

... Bloomberg launched America’s Pledge on climate change, a new initiative to compile and quantify the actions of states, ... commitments of these and other “non-Party actors” in a report on the full range of...

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26 Feb 2019

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XIII: Visions for Change: Building Better Outcomes

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

Please join Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York for their thirteenth Charity Effectiveness ... Keynote speaker will be Lorie Slutsky, President of The ...

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Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

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02/27/2014

What is Venture Philanthropy? Rockefeller Foundation explains in Nonprofit Quarterly. Venture ... and individual philanthropists are increasingly blazing new trails in funding models designed to...

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06 Feb 2019

The Armor of Light: Faith and the Debate Over Guns in America

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

We invite you to join Media Impact Funders and Philanthropy New York for a special screening and discussion of the ... the moral strength to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America. The Armor of...

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06 May 2021

Could a Flourishing Small Business Ecosystem Be the Key to a More Equitable and Just Recovery?

Thursday, May 6, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... stakeholders studied the economic and social context of New York City, the core capital and service needs of small ... present in our small business ecosystem. The resulting report outlined a better way...

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Penn Announces $1.28 Million Grant for Digital Archaeological Archive

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08/01/2013

The grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of ... with $1.28 million in lead support from the Leon Levy Foundation that will provide unprecedented access to the archaeology of...

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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library

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10/26/2015

... causes and action, and set entire geographic regions on new trajectories. Atlantic’s records will become part of ... Manuscript Collections (RMC). A $4 million grant from the foundation – one of the largest...

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop ... creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community. In many traditional .....

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Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Award to Mark Its 50th Anniversary in 2019

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10/10/2018

... commitment, to initiate or build on bold ideas to address social need. It is expected to be awarded to five ... The winners will be selected by the Macquarie Group Foundation who will also manage the program...

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14 Jul 2016

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change - Webinar

Thursday, July 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Social movements are at ... in the idea that individuals can band together and combine resources to make an issue more...

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Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development

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01/26/2022

... Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development New York, NY – January 26, 2022 — The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – the nation’s largest funder of the arts, ... Best Colleges noted that over 72...

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... ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Philanthropy New York (“Philanthropy New York” "us", "our" or "we") ... objectionable and in violation of these Terms, you can...

Commentary: Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

By Michael Seltzer, Trustee, EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation , and past President, Philanthropy New York Editor’s note: All of us at Philanthropy New York ... undergoing a bone marrow...

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18 Apr 2019

Parole Hearing and Revocation Reforms - A Justice Reform Working Group Funders Briefing

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... less attention: parole reform. For many incarcerated New Yorkers in the state, path home for many is fraught. In ... hard to push critical policy and legislative reform to address the parole hearing and...

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