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New York Owes Nonprofits More than a Parade

Release Date:

10/07/2021

... additional government contracts. When organizations that are run by and for Black, Indigenous and people of color ... rely on prompt payments, well-intentioned government resources may never make it to the...

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Trinity Church a Parish in the City of New York

15 Mar 2010

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner: A Conversation about Teaching Effectiveness

Monday, March 15, 2010 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... do? – assist schools and districts ensure that they are providing effective teaching across the curriculum for their students who are not fluent in English? How can the state help districts ...

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11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... workplace assignments, and learn the kinds of skills that are , as the president called them, “a ticket into the ... as that ticket to the middle class. Because of that, they are spreading across New York and...

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Education

Workforce Development

Aetna Foundation: Closing the Health Divide, One Community at a Time

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... communities. Right here in the United States, there are people who have lower life expectancies than populations ... of many third-world countries. You can find out your own life expectancy -- not through...

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

Release Date:

10/24/2018

... Overcomes Its Own Limitations Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain has all of the visual information you need, and you’re a pro at writing your own...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Finding the Right Balance: Thoughts on Advocacy and Direct Service Funding from Ashley Blanchard

Release Date:

07/09/2010

... matches their goals and achieves the greatest impact. We are pleased to have the session’s moderator, Ashley ... is now making grants to support some of their long-time grantees in these activities. Conversely...

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Kristen M. Ruff

... organizations. PNY develops forward-thinking guidance , programming and advocacy to address the unique ...

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... grantmaking organizations that develops forward-thinking guidance and programming to address the unique challenges of ... challenge and advance their knowledge and practices. We are a convener and a connector...

Yi-Ching Lin

... philanthropic organizations. PNY develops forward-thinking guidance , programming, and advocacy to address the unique ...

UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

Release Date:

03/16/2015

... to Address FEGS Closure When Federation and Employment Guidance Services announced a month ago that it planned to ... according to Jewish Week, more than 100 different programs are still without a future...

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UJA-Federation of New York

Dyson Foundation Backs Service Week in the Mid-Hudson Region

Release Date:

05/15/2015

... expert staff will be available to offer supportive guidance and assistance....” Dyson Foundation Backs ...

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The Dyson Foundation

Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS

Release Date:

06/03/2015

... contracts formerly filled by the Federation Employment Guidance Services, which shocked many in the nonprofit and ...

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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UJA-Federation of New York

Ford and RPA Work to Foster Sustainable Development in Ghana

Release Date:

07/09/2015

... and implementation of the SDGs. The Platform receives guidance from leading funders, including the Conrad N. ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $64 Million to 100 Resilient Cities

Release Date:

07/29/2015

... in the 100RC network receives financial and logistical guidance for establishing a chief resilience officer position ...

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

Release Date:

02/08/2016

... What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows, providing expert guidance to city leaders in participating What Works Cities ...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

JPMorgan Chase Foundation Announces New Roles

Release Date:

08/14/2019

... me. I want to thank Matt Arnold and Carol Lake for their guidance during this time of transition. Adjusting our ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

04 May 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting - via Zoom

Monday, May 4, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... is setting in, we in the environmental funder community are working to understand the unique challenges and needs of ... about what you are learning from the field, what your foundation is...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance

Release Date:

07/02/2009

... the talk.” More than ever before, civic-minded travelers are volunteering and giving financial and material ... for communities in the Global South—can leverage more resources to augment their grant dollars...

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members

Release Date:

06/02/2022

... and impactful solutions. The new members of the board are : Channon Lucas , Ch ief Ad ministrative Officer, Mother ... and shifts economic control to communities in ways that are just and regenerative for...