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NYC Among First Group of Cities Chosen for Rockefeller Resiliency Challenge

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... including former president Bill Clinton, will receive resources to help them build their resilience in order to ... quickly from them. Each city will receive membership in a new network which will provide...

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Community Development

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William T. Grant-Funded Study Explores Effect of Financial Distress on Academically Prepared Minority Students

Release Date:

09/10/2015

... Distress on Academically Prepared Minority Students A new study of more than 500 Black and Latino college students ... after enrolling in college without adequate financial resources . “Students were surveyed...

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Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

Release Date:

10/14/2016

... officer (CFO). As CFO, Kee will oversee the foundation’ s finance, facilities and human resources departments and will help develop strategies to support new research initiatives. “I’ve...

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Alliance for Charitable Reform Hosts Annual Summit for Leaders

Release Date:

04/11/2017

... guide to keeping in contact with your lawmakers with resources to help - was unveiled at the Summit. If you missed ... In addition to the webinar, the panel discussion on "A New IRS and the Tax-Exempt...

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Childcare Hasn’t Gained Much Traction with Funders. Who's Trying to Change That?

Release Date:

09/29/2017

Childcare Hasn’t Gained Much Traction with Funders. Who' s Trying to Change That? Childcare is out of reach for ... said Aleyamma Mathew, director of the women' s economic justice program at the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge Entry Helps Homeless Store Their Vital Documents Digitally

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04/19/2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2018 U. S . Mayors Challenge Entry Helps Homeless Store Their Vital ... the option to store their vital documents digitally using new blockchain technology. The effort will be...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Open Society Foundations Announce Inaugural Soros Arts Fellows

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05/09/2018

... the first recipients of the Soros Arts Fellowship, a new initiative to support innovative mid-career artists using ... resistance movement against the privatization of natural resources in the Moroccan...

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Community-Based Organizations Across The U.S. Receive $10 Million Through The Citi Foundation And LISC

Release Date:

02/20/2019

Community-Based Organizations Across The U. S . Receive $10 Million Through The Citi Foundation And LISC ... courses (to strengthen math and reading skills), and resources to help job seekers secure child care and...

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Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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09/20/2023

... human rights and conservation, has joined the foundation’ s Board of Directors. Claire is the most recent addition to ... Claire has long been engaged with the foundation’ s work and over the past decade has...

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06 Jan 2021

How can philanthropy invest in a more equitable technology sector? - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... on keeping our attention for as long as possible, there’ s a serious question about whether—and how—Silicon Valley ... to design digital public spaces that support and engage all people of diverse backgrounds...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Information Technology

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More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed

Release Date:

03/23/2015

... attitudes like self-confidence and openness to new ideas; and abilities like self-control, time management ... know that these factors matter, we recognize that there’ s a great deal we don’t yet understand...

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Insights

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Education

Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations

Release Date:

03/31/2017

... first and only public foundation solely dedicated to New York City’ s largest borough—announces the return of its annual ...

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Brooklyn Org

Tow Foundation Commits $2 Million to Multiple Myeloma Research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Release Date:

04/27/2022

... mission and will help save lives.” The Tow Foundation’ s pledge is part of the University’ s Ever Brighter: The ... up until now it has focused its philanthropic efforts in New York...

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Health

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Westchester Community Foundation Awards 22 Grants

Release Date:

07/11/2023

... (CAIR-NY) to expand its reach to members of Westchester’ s Muslim community by providing outreach, civic engagement, ... are high-profile, particularly hate-crimes, many Muslim New Yorkers endure less visible...

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Documentary Film Series

In partnership with Ford Foundation' s JustFilms initiative. Philanthropy New York created the Documentary Film Series to encourage members .....

10 Jul 2014

Funder Briefing on the Lessons from Hurricane Sandy

Thursday, July 10, 2014 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... of Hurricane Sandy. Together we'll review the report' s recommendations and put them in context: What is happening ... Foundation The Atlantic Philanthropies Ford Foundation New York...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Community Development

13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... and the availability and quality of mental healthcare in New York City and throughout different regions of the world. ... Center for Research on Women - @suzp Designed for All interested...

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

Health

07 Jun 2016

The Importance of Cultivating Youth Leadership in Community Based Programs

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Wiener, Executive Director, The Catalog for Giving of New York City Designed for All interested funders. Registration 2:45 - 3:00 PM Check-in ...