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18 Mar 2019

National Emergency Declaration: Implications for the Rule of Law and Our Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP & GCIR

Monday, March 18, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who have extended an invitation ... questions. In collaboration with Funders' Committee for Civic Participation...

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All Funders

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Immigration

National League of Cities and MetLife Foundation Partner for Eight City Project

Release Date:

10/30/2015

... Today, the National League of Cities (NLC) is launching a new initiative in partnership with MetLife Foundation to help ... Foundation to implement an eight-city project,Cities Building Systems to Promote...

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Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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MetLife

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $18 Million to Expand Health Equity Fellows

Release Date:

08/08/2018

... health sector professionals in areas such as the social determinants of health, health disparities, and community organizing, with the goal of helping them become more effective in building...

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Education

Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects

Release Date:

01/16/2018

... these are grants for students to learn and to address community issues such as air pollution, water & soil quality, ... novel ways to utilize STEM in order to give back to the community . For example,...

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Education

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Toshiba America

Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... to support girls of color across the United States; led new investments in the leadership of Indigenous women and ... sector: she led efforts to create more and better resources for girls’ and women’s rights...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

29 Oct 2020

Food for Thought: Preparing for the Post Election World

Thursday, October 29, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... colleagues and grantees or respond to the challenges of a new administration that would quickly pursue policies that ... this election, many are expecting anger, unrest and social division in the days and...

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Network Building

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

Release Date:

08/18/2015

... by the court to commission artwork to decorate its new building . At the time, some asked whether it was right to ... Ford Foundation views the arts as critical to advancing social justice: “...

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Member News

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

Release Date:

04/29/2016

... The Ford Foundation named Kathy Reich as director of a new foundation initiative to help strengthen institutions and networks critical to social movements. Reich currently serves as director of ... and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

Release Date:

11/28/2017

... Socially conscious investors can look forward to two new exchange-traded funds that aim to direct capital to ... "build a platform to better align capital with meaningful social priorities that have...

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Staying True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave

Release Date:

09/21/2015

... True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave Years after New York lawyer Sherman Day established a charitable fund to ... Would Mr. Day want to expand the mission to cover this new wave of senior lovebirds? Alas,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Common Sense and Reaffirmation of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Nonpartisanship

Release Date:

07/26/2016

... charitable nonprofits and foundations from using their resources or otherwise engaging in partisan electioneering. ... nonprofits enjoy more power and independence to solve community problems by steering clear...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

While Announcing Main Branch Renovations, NYPL Notes Mid-Manhattan Library to Be Renamed for Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Release Date:

11/16/2017

... At a Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday evening, The New York Public Library revealed the $317 million master ... guide the renovation of the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... assets for the Ford Foundation. I am confident that this new leadership role—with Hilary in it—will make the ... at serving the organizations on the frontlines of social change." Pennington joined the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Seeking Member Comments: Public Policy Position on a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Philanthropy New York Proposes Public Policy Position Affirming a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity Philanthropy New York supports the creation of a living wage standard and ... September 13 - Thursday...

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

Release Date:

02/17/2021

... P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows ( New York, NY) – The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today ... “To receive a Fellowship is to be told by the scientific community that your achievements as...

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Member News

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

15 Mar 2019

Funders Briefing Call on NYS Criminal Justice Reform

Friday, March 15, 2019 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

With the new leadership in the state government in 2019, advocates ... reform and the discovery and speedy trial proposals. Community -based groups and advocates on the ground are ... Justice Prachi Patankar (...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Justice Reform

27 Oct 2015

Service for Impact

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs. This working group, rooted in the ... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

Release Date:

05/18/2016

... have been selected as inaugural recipients of the Community Progress Makers Fund, a $20 million grant ... nonprofit organizations in their efforts to establish new approaches to long-standing urban economic...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Citi Foundation

Disparities in Health of NYC Latino Populations

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... Populations Latinos, who make up nearly a third of the New York City population, tend to have better health outcomes ... compared with other city residents, according to a new report released Wednesday from...

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Sector News

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Health

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 who were homeless. These are arguably some of New York City’s most vulnerable children. They are the ones ... The Administration for Children’s Services, the Human Resources Administration, the...