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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

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08/28/2015

... commemorate the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Although many people will tout the city’s ... inequities facing blacks in America and how far the nation still must go to end them. On...

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North Star Fund

Milbank Memorial Fund Announces Board and Staff Appointments

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11/01/2013

... elected Paul D. Cleary and John M. Colmers to serve as new directors of the organization. Christopher F. Koller , ... and experience to help decision makers improve the health of populations. Both have...

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HSBC grant already benefiting fields and farmers across the Midwest

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05/23/2022

... half said they used no tillage on their small grain. While still in the early stages, farmers have expressed interest in ... Soybean Assocation. Participating farmers also have access to an exclusive pool of...

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A Forever 41’s Perspective on Social Media

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05/28/2015

... Corporate Vice President - Corporate Responsibility, New York Life Foundation I confess that I am a neophyte to ... your social media efforts. Social media also connects us in new ways. I can...

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With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars

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09/13/2017

... to decide how to apportion a much smaller pot of money. New York stands to lose $329 million in federal payments, ... for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s 16 percent of New York’s total allotment and the...

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Marianna Islam Joins the Schott Foundation as Director of Programs and Advocacy

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04/01/2016

... for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Roadmaps to Health Community Grants Programs at Community Catalyst where ... to address the social and economic factors influencing health in their communities. Marianna’s...

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The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

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03/06/2018

... words to action, committing tens of millions of dollars in new funding to protect and defend immigrants, refugees and ... the country. Funding for culturally competent mental health services is critically...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

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06/19/2017

... advocacy organizations working to transform the long-term care system for aging Americans, people with disabilities, ... Poo began her career in the mid-1990’s as an activist in New York City, first as a...

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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

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06/22/2017

... across the breakfast table and text the person across from us to pass us the Cheerios, talking to somebody is a revolutionary act," .....

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A Conversation with Brandee McHale, the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals 2022 Trailblazer Purpose Award Winner

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12/07/2022

... more about Brandee, personally and professionally. Tell us a little bit about your path to corporate social impact ... all have to drive impact beyond just deploying financial resources . Harnessing subject...

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Citi Foundation

14 Aug 2014

So You Want to Be a Family Philanthropist? - Webinar

Thursday, August 14, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) launched a new version of their website - to provide easier access to their expanded Knowledge Center and monthly webinar ...

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Family Foundation

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Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

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01/09/2017

... Nashville by Michele Kumi Baer, Program Associate, The New York Community Trust In case you haven’t heard, New ... cultural equity is “fairness in opportunities (such as access to information...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

... past three years straight. The billionaire former mayor of New York City and top mega-giver knows how to get lots of bang for the buck with his global health giving, which focuses on saving lives in poorer...

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Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

... higher prices in exchange for good growing practices. Still , these small-batch, bean-to-bar makers comprise just a ... deeply damaging sourcing. Enter the Arcus Foundation. This New York- and Cambridge-based...

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01 Jun 2011

From Sustainable Foods to Sustainable Communities: Stories from the Northeast Region

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... two business days before the event. Part of Philanthropy New York's Environmental Issues series, presented with ... partnerships. This event will look at the Philadelphia and New York regions as examples...

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Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

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06/23/2016

... the most venerable names in philanthropy, but during her 11 years as its president Judith Rodin worked to ensure the ... as a successor is in place, is perhaps best known for her access to government and...

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Networks & Working Groups

Peer Networks Philanthropy New York manages and supports several professional peer ... HR & OPERATIONS: Foundation Administrators Network , Human Resources Leadership Group SENIOR LEADERSHIP: COO Roundtable...

Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

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09/07/2022

... researchers as they apply their talent and expertise to a new field in mathematics or the natural sciences. Each fellow ... experiments to make more effective use of limited resources and to elucidate the...

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Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... it demanded less familiar tools and skills: sitting still for several hours of PowerPoint presentations, trying ... Foundation Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change. The New York City nonprofit was established...

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Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

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09/27/2017

... good a school is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance? In the new federal education law (the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ... of chronic student absenteeism. Many of the state's plans still need to be...

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