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18 May 2023

Waking the Sleeping Giant of Electoral Politics - A Webinar Hosted by GoVoteNYC

Thursday, May 18, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... the country, the second highest rate in 30 years. But New York continues to be among the states with the lowest ... nationally, and a dismal 11% of young people voted in New York City’s 2021 historic municipal...

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DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

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04/20/2016

... as the feature article of the April 2016 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. What is the point ... nonprofits and encourage Congress to view foundations as resources on key public policy...

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The Rockefeller Foundation’s Public Charity Expands Project ACT to Provide At-Risk Communities Nationwide With Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests

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06/29/2022

... Communities Nationwide With Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests NEW YORK | June 29, 2022 – The Rockefeller Foundation, ... Already, health departments in five states – Maine, New Mexico, Kansas, Michigan, and North...

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A Perfect Time For Fundamentals

Release Date:

02/07/2018

... on how to increase campaign effectiveness in Albany and New York’s City Hall. We will be rounding out this semester ... 101, So You're Working for a F oundation... Power and Your New Community on March 2...

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President's Message

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PNY Officially Endorses Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

... Nonprofit Sector in 2007 and updated in 2015 to reflect new circumstances in which the charitable sector functions, and new relationships within and between the sectors. Philanthropy New York...

Sophia Stewart Joins Ford Foundation as Department Coordinator

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07/01/2013

Sophia P. Stewart is the new Department Coordinator in the Office of Communications at ... Coordinator at The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York (NGO/CSW/NY). There, she worked as a liaison between...

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Camille Kramer Joins the Tow Foundation

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03/01/2013

Camille Kramer has been named the new Executive Assistant to the Tow Foundation's Executive ... her graduate degree from Fairfield University, as a native New Yorker she received her undergraduate degree from...

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26 Jan 2013

CEO Workshop: Transforming Your Role and Impact in the Foundation and Community

Saturday, January 26, 2013 -

7:30am to 5:00pm

... the community of family foundation CEOs who are eager for new knowledge and skills to help them be more effective ... community. Who value candid discussions and exploration of new approaches. And who rely on...

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How Bloomberg is Still Changing the Way Cities Operate

Release Date:

03/30/2015

... campaign in 2010, while he was still serving as mayor of New York City. His foundation sought to spread an ... Atlanta; Chicago; Louisville, Ky.; Memphis, Tenn.; and New Orleans. The mayors of those cities...

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Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees

Release Date:

07/01/2015

... M. DeMartini as president. All three will begin their new positions this week on July 1. Tisch and Bluhm will ... as president of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, a New York City-based arts nonprofit...

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Studio Museum in Harlem Unveils Design for Expansion

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07/06/2015

... by the limitations of its 1914 building, will construct a new $122 million home designed by the British architect David Adjaye on West 125th Street. Plans for the new building, which will occupy the museum’s...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Metropolitan Museum's Launch of Kid-Targeted Web Initiative

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09/11/2015

... Museum of Art, announced today the launch of #MetKids, a new online feature made for, with, and by kids. The feature ... #MetKids contributors-kids from all five boroughs of New York City and around the world-...

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Communications/Media

An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

Release Date:

02/22/2016

... Foundation) One afternoon in late January, prominent New York restaurateurs, including Danny Meyer and Tom ... stage at the Ford Foundation to celebrate the release of a new book by Saru Jayaraman, an...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg's Henning Explains Why Understanding Death Leads to Better Health

Release Date:

08/23/2016

... Last week the World Health Organization announced a new partner in its effort to combat noncommunicable diseases ... percent of deaths worldwide. Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and...

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Health

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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

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03/16/2017

... part of a broad effort to connect low-income residents to new economic opportunities, LISC is working with Bank of ...

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No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

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08/29/2017

... Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for ... the boardwalk. Spin’s unsuccessful effort comes as a ...

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... intent of President Donald Trump’s news conference in New York last month— the one in which he made his ... Charlottesville, Va. At that event, Trump also announced a new executive order that will roll back...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library Last year, the New York Public Library released plans for a total renovation ... to pay for that makeover, which will also come with a new name. The donation, which the...

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Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... West Side of Manhattan and create more than 2,000 jobs in New York City. The retail giant signed a 15-year lease to ... that is part of Brookfield Property Partners L.P.'s new eight-acre development,...

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