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High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... simple technologies that could help people in developing countries , it didn’t ask for grant applications. Instead, it used a hot new format for foundations: a prize competition. The ... director of the...

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Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

Release Date:

06/08/2016

... and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans New York, NY – New research on court fines and fees in A Pound of Flesh: ...

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Justice Reform

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Russell Sage Foundation

ALA Unveils Shortlist for 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

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04/06/2015

The American Library Associaiton has announced the six books in the running for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

MetLife Foundation Provides Millions in Grants to Support Ongoing COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Release Date:

11/18/2020

... Breaking Ground and $375,000 to the YMCA of Greater New York , to address the impact of COVID-19 on homelessness in New York City through local outreach, transitional housing, ... in communities where MetLife...

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MetLife

03 Oct 2019

Funder Roundtable: Supporting a Culture of Consent in Our Grantee Organizations

Thursday, October 3, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to raise these issues proactively with our grantees while still practicing trust-based philanthropy. Join this ... funders Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 - 11 :00 AM Program Registration is required...

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All Funders

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Social Justice

Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... of those deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs). Yet despite these staggering numbers, NCDs don’t receive nearly as much attention from global health funders as high-profile dread...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Several NY Donor Families Among Millionaires Asking for Tax Raise on the Wealthy

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... the Wealthy More than 40 millionaires on Monday asked New York state to raise taxes on the wealthy, under what they called a “1% plan for tax fairness”. “As New Yorkers who have contributed to and benefited...

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Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project

Release Date:

03/25/2015

... The Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project is a new NFTE initiative which offers dedicated programming, ... women in high school. Through the program, girls will have access to strong female role models and...

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MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]

Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

Release Date:

10/27/2017

... public library giving can be summarized in a single word: access . Funders including the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, ... public libraries are free, right? Not so fast, says the New York City-based JPB...

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The William T. Grant, Spencer, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Announce Winners of the 2020 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition

Release Date:

04/16/2020

... is for foundations to work together to incentivize new ways of working to advance goals for social change. In ... Among High School Students Emily Ozer, School of Public Health , University of California,...

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Doris Duke Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Announces Ceo Learning Lab

Release Date:

12/04/2017

... Dawn Meyerski, Mount Kisco Child Care Center 7. Clare Murray, ... one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester, New York, is committed to supporting nonprofits in ... development. The Foundation is...

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UJA-Federation To Launch Largest Anti-Poverty Push In Its History

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... caught up in the economic bloodletting, UJA-Federation of New York launched Connect to Care . It was the charity’s central response to the economic ... economists believe that the economy is humming along —...

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After We Say Goodbye

Release Date:

01/29/2010

... economic situation was the ultimate prod that moved us to the decision to spend out. We have taken to heart much ... communities of color remains woefully inadequate. A 2009 survey by Funders for LGBTQ Issues...

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15 Jun 2012

What Role Can Philanthropy Play in Restoring Civility to Our Society? - 2012 Spring Colloquium

Friday, June 15, 2012 -

10:30am to 1:00pm

... what role can we play in restoring it. In schools and health centers, town halls, church grounds, and Congress we ... colleagues to attend a live video feed from the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers 2012...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

Release Date:

08/03/2015

... continue to finance projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural...

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Want To Engage Millennials? Try Corporate Social Responsibility

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... the bottom line as well. In a recent Cone Communications survey , 87% of Americans will purchase a product because a ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Carnegie's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants Carnegie Corporation of New York, its board of trustees and staff, invite Americans ... for 2017, the honorees represent more than 30 different countries of origin, a wide...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

03 Oct 2019

Intergenerational Programming in Senior Housing: From Promise to Practice - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, October 3, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... high quality intergenerational work. Many older adults who transition into senior housing find it difficult to establish new social connections and/or integrate into the broader ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Aging

18 Global Cities Selected to Participate in the World Cities Culture Forum’s Leadership Exchange Program Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies & Google Arts and Culture

Release Date:

10/29/2020

... by Bloomberg Philanthropies & Google Arts and Culture NEW YORK AND LONDON – Cultural leaders from 18 cities ... Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Milan, Montreal, New York, Paris, Stockholm, Sydney,...