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Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

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02/28/2023

... Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation NEW YORK, NY - (February 28, 2023) — Today, Borealis ... of tech. Those include algorithmic bias that undermines access to necessary benefits,...

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Disabilities

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Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

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05/23/2017

... a lot of excitement and concern from city leaders over one new technology in particular – autonomous vehicles (AVs) ... Later this year, we’ll release the results of a global survey on how cities are preparing...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

08 Dec 2016

Food as a Community-Building Tool

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... just food environment for community members. Can't join us in-person? Watch live stream here: (Registration not ... leaders to advocate for and increase access to community resources...

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All Funders

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Food Systems

American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Award More Than $1 M to National Treasure Sites

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11/10/2015

... projects at such diverse places will give more Americans access to appreciate these National Treasures for generations ... receiving grants are: Hinchliffe Stadium (Paterson, New Jersey): Opened in 1932, the...

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American Express

02 May 2013

Philanthropy in Emerging Markets: Russia as a Case Study

Thursday, May 2, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... context for international work. Russia provides us an exceptionally rich case study as it shares much in common with many other emerging-market countries . The country has a complex and complicated ... can best...

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

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11/02/2016

... Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in ... “implement and oversee efforts to reduce segregation in New York City’s public schools.”...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

The Aetna Foundation Launches Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to Empower Local Group Efforts

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04/06/2018

... The Aetna Foundation, together with the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Counties, ... you exercise, how healthy your environment is, and what care you have ready ...

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Health

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

... funders, academics, activists and artists gathered at New York University to discuss the role of arts and culture ... emotions to express common human experiences and connect us with one another. An evocative...

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Video

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Verizon Foundation-Funded Research Cited as Basis for Beyond the Bruises Campaign

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05/27/2015

The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR (R)), a national non-profit and thought leader in research on sex differences in health and disease, today announced "Beyond the Bruises," an ... that...

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Gender Justice

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Commonwealth Fund: Why the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Is Unworkable

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... being spent by the federal government on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium tax credits, cost-sharing ... But the central concept of the legislation is to dump health care reform on the...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Accelerating Your Impact: On-Ramps to Effective Advocacy Funding

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10/24/2024

... of funding advocacy may seem daunting to those who are new to it, there are several potential “on-ramps” for ... new perspectives, share practices and challenges, exchange resources , and...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work

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02/28/2018

... opportunity, and upward mobility. And for many of us , it is how we spend the majority of our waking hours and ... existing technology. At the Rockefeller Foundation and New America, we believe that technology...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Workforce Development

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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 March for an ice cream social where we'll also be ... to be paired with a peer buddy, PNY...

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Executive Support Staff

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08 Oct 2014

Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

1:45pm to 3:30pm

... Children’s Services (as of September 2014) there were 11 ,386 children in foster care . There are 1,000 young ... children who were homeless. These are arguably some of New York City’s most...

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Board & Trustees

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Public Policy

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Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative Expands Grant Opportunity to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

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04/25/2023

... to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States New York, NY – Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today ... local urban landscapes to people in those communities.” Resources for cities: To help create...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Arts

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Prudential Donates Over 150,000 n95 Respirators and Face Masks

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03/23/2020

... face masks—including 75,000 n95 respirators—for health care workers in New Jersey and committed $1.5 million in funding for local ... cities, towns and neighborhoods have always been there...

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18 in New York State. And with the Raise the Age legislative ... Research documenting that when juveniles are treated as adults , they are more likely to...

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Justice Reform

WES Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation Announce the Opportunity Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities

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03/10/2020

... Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities NEW YORK, March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The World ... period. Successful proposals will focus on two categories: new ideas, which pilot-test...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

Immigration

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How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?

Release Date:

12/17/2014

... as the feature article for the December 2014 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. In Philanthropy ... But neurological and social science research tells us that human beings are programmed to...

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PNY News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion