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Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

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05/11/2022

... STEM Fields Stony Brook University has announced a major new initiative funded by the Simons Foundation and its sister ... Brook University has shown a real commitment already to access and opportunity. They’...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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Nonprofit Executives Begin Leadership Program Sponsored by The Prudential Foundation

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10/29/2015

... Prudential Foundation Fifteen nonprofit executives of New Jersey organizations have been selected to participate in ... support nonprofit leaders, and facilitate a resilient peer network . We also invest in...

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Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

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03/21/2022

... & Beyond List In August, Kathy Hochul was sworn in as New York’s 57th governor, making history as the first woman ... social work. Tillett’s early career focused on sexual health , drawing upon her...

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The Pfizer Foundation Partnered With CARE to Help Deliver Catalytic Care to Women in Benin

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11/08/2018

... create sustainable solutions that help improve women’s health and access to family planning . Beginning in 2015, we worked with ... and care for family planning that optimizes local health...

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Gender and Transformative Giving

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05/23/2013

... equity and gender norms — are critical to understanding health care, and are deeply linked to race and class: ... low-income communities — are more likely to lack medical insurance and therefore postpone...

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14 Apr 2015

Philanthropy in Nations with Weak Civic Infrastructures: Exploring the Challenges

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... consider how to factor context into grantmaking, so your resources are invested in ways that help rather than hinder ... is required by April 13th. Members of Philanthropy New York: To register yourself and/or...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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International/Foreign Affairs

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New York State

Sozosei Foundation Convenes Experts at Inaugural Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System

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01/08/2021

... Mental Illness in the American Justice System Princeton, NEW JERSEY (JANUARY 8, 2021) – The Sozosei Foundation, a ... philanthropic leaders, and other experts on mental health and criminal justice—to share...

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Health

Justice Reform

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Philanthropy Should Focus on the Assets of Aging

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04/22/2016

... not simply provide charity to them. Why aren’t we expanding this approach to older adults? Aging in America ... of age and yield improvements in quality of life and health of older adults. It encourages active...

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17 Jun 2010

Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children's Issues - POSTPONED

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

POSTPONED A program in Philanthropy New York’s TELLING OUR STORY series. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: ... “As state budget deficits soar and competition for resources mount, how can funding for basic services and ... cue up...

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25 Nov 2014

Understanding the President's Executive Actions on Immigration

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... . On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a new policy that could allow nearly five million undocumented ... a webinar series to help philanthropy understand this new policy and its far-reaching...

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Immigration

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Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field

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12/05/2019

... Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field NEW YORK, NY – December 5, 2019 – Leaders from the ... industry. The TPF also provides an entry point for those new to field building, thereby broadening the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings, says Official

Release Date:

10/21/2016

... poorly maintained apartment buildings are challenging New Yorkers ' chances of finding affordable housing at a time when .....

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Housing and Homelessness

Westchester Community Foundation Launches The Westchester Index

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05/26/2022

(Hartsdale, NY—May 26, 2022) A new indicators website for Westchester County, NY will help ... that make a difference. We apply knowledge, creativity and resources to the most challenging issues in an effort to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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

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09/29/2017

... on average than in-state tuition at a public university. Access to affordable childcare would put struggling families ... parent advocate groups, like the Olé Education Fund in New Mexico and Parent Voices...

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Markle Foundation’s Skillful Initiative Welcomes 35 Career Coaches From Indiana for its First Convening Governor’s Coaching Corps

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03/19/2019

... Skillful Governor’s Coaching Corps, Hoosiers will have access to career coaches who will offer new tools, resources and training opportunities so job seekers can ...

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Workforce Development

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To Build Community, Start with a Question

Release Date:

11/19/2014

... ahead—to lead the first and only foundation for New York City’s largest and fastest growing borough, and ... wanted to hear about their experiences, the services and resources they need and desire, and their...

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Community Development

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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... globally, one third of whom are based in Asia, who lack access to basic financial tools such as bank accounts, credit and insurance . Low income people who lack financial services ...

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