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What Now? From Outrage to Action

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... of another, and one whose lingering malady causes us to trade in policies and institutions that isolate, ... and thrive. This doesn't occur if hate, rather than love, care , stability and capacity, are...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... in 2012 that seeks to increase secondary education access and improve learning outcomes for marginalized ... has issued $24 million in grants to 40 projects in seven countries : Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania...

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

16 Mar 2017

Brown Bag: Financial and Regulatory Challenges Facing Nonprofits Working Internationally

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... on our discussions, this is a topic of concern to many of us – and our grantees! CSN has recently issued the report, ... these challenges. Author Sue E. Eckert of the Center for New American Security noted, “...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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

Release Date:

01/26/2022

... Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development New York, NY – January 26, 2022 — The Andrew W. Mellon ... work.” “Deep engagement with the humanities gives us insight into complex cultural...

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Mellon Foundation

25 Jun 2018

Unpacking Nutrition Education – Why It Matters for NYC Students

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... achievement, and development as 21st century citizens. All New York City students should have access to great nutrition education. Yet nearly half of our ... operate. How can the funding community best...

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Children, Youth and Families

Food Systems

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This Is How NYC Plans To Solve Its Homeless Problem

Release Date:

10/03/2017

This Is How NYC Plans To Solve Its Homeless Problem New York City may have found a way to combat homelessness. ... With homeless numbers at their highest point, a New York City pilot initiative will cover 12...

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Housing and Homelessness

Funders Need Good Data to Evaluate Programs That Decriminalize Drug Addiction

Release Date:

09/20/2016

... comments on the recent PNY Program, " Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic ." Rahman leads Vera’s work on bail reform and pretrial justice in...

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Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.

20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... This webinar will provide an overview of the Raising Child Care Fund, a project of the Early Childhood Funders ... birth to 8 years old, for over 20 years. ECFC's Child Care Subcommittee has developed the...

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... set an auction record for $16.625 million at Christie’s New York, while her work at Art Basel collectively sold for ... finding that I return to again and again: In the national survey , 96 percent of Americans...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation

Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

Release Date:

05/09/2017

... in the face of exclusionary and unjust policies under the new Trump Administration. With the Fund, we have committed $1 ... both documented and undocumented. They are afraid to access needed social services,...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

28 Sep 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Embracing Change Management

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... key to driving organizational success and outcomes. Join us for a panel discussion, led by Maureen Rayhill, Director of Human Resources at the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable ... AM Program This...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

The Mismeasure of Poverty

Release Date:

09/17/2013

... ways that the U.S. measures poverty in an op-ed for The New York Times. THE Census Bureau reported yesterday that the ... than it was in 1973, when it reached a historical low of 11 .1 percent.... The...

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

28 Jul 2021

BBB Forum on Corporate Responsibility XIV: Exploring Business Approaches to Key Social Issues

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Forum on Corporate ... by EY, Nielsen, and Major League Baseball. Explore Resources for Small Business Recovery...

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Issue-Based

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

26 Sep 2011

What We Can Do for Our Returning Veterans

Monday, September 26, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... cover the financial planning, job training, employment, health , and other transition supports needed for these ... reintegration A special program part of Philanthropy New York's Reflections on 9/...

Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... youth-led activism against gun violence is not, in fact, new . In Florida in 2013, for example, members of Power U and ... and on their streets for years, even decades. While some adults are focusing on the...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector

Release Date:

04/06/2023

... in. On my best days, I am full of hope for what these new leaders and their visions will do to transform some of ... on their race equity journey, funders should join us by committing to a journey of their own...

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BoardSource

22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... emerged as one of the most promising tools for providing access to credit and other financial services for the poor. ... responsible microfinance banking around the world. Join us as a panel of funders and...

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Issue-Based

MetLife Foundation Creates Partnership to Innovate Financial Services for Real People

Release Date:

11/28/2017

... the behavioral barriers standing in the way of financial health for low-income people in two pilot markets, Mexico and ... that facilitate retirement savings, short-term savings and access to credit. To enable...

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Member News

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Economic Security

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MetLife

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes first Chief Impact Officer and Director of Racial Justice, Kristi Cunningham Whitfield

Release Date:

09/20/2023

... our racial-justice grantmaking. Her first day is October 11 , 2023. “I know from first-hand experience that Kristi ... is “Socio-economic status should never determine one’s access to opportunity.” Kristi...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Bronx Charter School Caters to Students on the ‘Margins’

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... the ‘Margins’ At Mott Haven Academy Charter School in New York City, fifth-graders start the fall reading “Locomotion,” the story of a boy in foster care . Every kindergartner gets a teddy bear to keep in...

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