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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

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12/15/2017

... project to build empathy in order to affect positive social change. MIA will launch the first-ever Center for ... MIA and all art museums can contribute even more toward building a just and harmonious society...

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Mellon Foundation

29 Sep 2025

Disappearing Federal Data- How are Experts Strengthening Data Systems and Expanding Accessibility

Monday, September 29, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

... federal leadership, we must urgently identify and support new mechanisms that ensure open access to information vital ... with any questions. In Collaboration with New York E nvironmental Funders Network...

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Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

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11/07/2014

... in recent years. Because the ACLU is a 501(c)(4) " social -welfare" organization, the money can be used for .....

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Open Society Foundations

Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities

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12/02/2014

... initiative, “demonstrated a dedicated commitment to building their own capacities to prepare for, withstand and ... as earthquakes and floods to long-term challenges such as social cohesion, access to...

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Ford, Rockefeller and Others Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing

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04/14/2016

... could revolutionize America's approach to entrenched social issues. The project addresses the opportunities, ... will include convenings and workshops to support skill- building for nonprofits and funders...

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Ford Foundation

10 Jul 2012

Planning for Our Shared Future: Investing in Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

... concerned with immigrants and refugees A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program co-sponsored by Grantmakers ...

21 Sep 2012

A Dialogue with Queers for Economic Justice

Friday, September 21, 2012 -

10:00am to 11:30pm

... elder and non-traditional families. A Philanthropy New York Memebers Briefing sponored by Atlantic ... Program Director, The Ettelbrick Family Project, Stonewall Community Foundation Jessica Gonzales-Rojas ,...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... The Donors’ Education Collaborative and Philanthropy New York invite you to a discussion highlighting recent ... Quinn , Vice President and Director of National Center for Community Schools, Children’s Aid...

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William Penn and Mellon Foundations Give $8 Million to Philly Arts and Culture Groups Hit by COVID-19

Release Date:

12/02/2020

... each from Philadelphia’s William Penn Foundation and the New York-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will be ... section of area arts groups — large and small, both community -based and internationally known...

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Mellon Foundation

Gish Jen Joins the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board

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01/26/2022

... and mentor, with lived experience in the Chinese immigrant community in the United States,” said MacArthur President ... accolades, Jen was a 2020 crossword clue in both The New York Times and The Wall Street...

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

17 Jun 2025

Content, Content, Content. A Persuasive Writing Workshop for Influencers

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Foundation staff have access to rich data, innovative ideas, and compelling stories. But it is easy to get comfortable with academic or technical language and philanthropic jargon. This workshop will help you build your skills to craft an engaging,...

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08 Jan 2015

Time is Illmatic - Documentary Film Series

Thursday, January 8, 2015 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. Twenty ... hip-hop’s second golden era. Designed for Philanthropy New York members and their guests...

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04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

Friday, December 4, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

Almost a quarter of our New York City kids do not graduate from high school. ... Director, East Side House Deirdre DeAngelis, Principal, New Dorp High School Seth Schoenfeld, CEO, ROADS Charter ... Officer,...

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Children, Youth and Families

09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... especially those with limited staff capacity, manage these new strategies to better leverage their philanthropic assets ... National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) launched a new version of their...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/06/2016

... and author of several books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, attempts to convey for the ...

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NoVo Foundation

Ford Foundation

MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment

Release Date:

09/14/2016

... behind Sesame Street, announced the launch of a new multi-media initiative in Japan called “Dream, Save, ...

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MetLife

Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

Release Date:

09/21/2016

... work experience. Carlton said youth unemployment isn't a new issue, but solutions tend to be focused on education and .....

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13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... and LGBT youth in schools. Watch recording here: In New York City schools, black and Latino youth account for 70% ... , Coordinator, Donor's Education Collaborative, The New York Community...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

Release Date:

03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated ... even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

05 Feb 2018

Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... program is hosted by our partner, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to ... landscape, how funders are approaching longer-term power- building investments in...