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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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New Humanities in Place Program at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $15 Million to Organizations Doing Place-Based Work

Release Date:

09/30/2021

... how and where the stories of our histories and communities are told across public experiences as varied as built ... and critical time to direct much-needed and deserved resources to shaping these landscapes...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Mellon Foundation

New York Owes Nonprofits More than a Parade

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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 Philanthropies

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13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... expectancy in New York City. Media accounts of Brownsville are overwhelmingly negative—emphasizing crime, violence, ... cadre of individuals, community leaders and organizations are working block-by-block to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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PNY's Policy Corner: Following the Lead of our Partners by Supporting #WHY15 and #JustPay Campaigns:

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02/02/2024

... opposition to the City’s impending budget cuts. Add your voice to the chorus and sign the open letter to the City ... to lift human services salaries. These campaigns are about more than the survival of the...

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PNY News

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42nd Annual Meeting Recap - Looking Back, Moving Forward

... Teresa Quote.png PNY Members Reflect on 2020 What are we listening for? We cannot focus on large-scale change ... our lives and the lives around us through her poem “You are who I love”. What do you hear?...

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

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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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Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens to Join Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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08/22/2013

... Both will join the Board in November 2013. “We are very fortunate to have Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens ... work as the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act are implemented and as the foundation seeks...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

United Hospital Fund

Weinberg Foundation Announces Grants as Part of $3M Summer Funding Collaborative

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03/30/2016

... scoring tool and common evaluation, the funders have a uniform framework to assess program quality and alignment ... previous years as part of the Summer Funding Collaborative are now supported through the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Celebrates 2019 Great Immigrants Honorees

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06/27/2019

... “As we celebrate these 38 extraordinary individuals, we are reminded of the legacy of our founder, Andrew Carnegie, ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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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...

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PNY News

Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance

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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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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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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

... even if the nature of the disaster and its implications are profoundly different. Another term that comes up ... if they can only attract sufficient financial and human resources . 4) There are...

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Citi and Citi Foundation Expand Global Job Skills-Building Initiative to Improve Employability and Economic Opportunity for Underserved Communities

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09/17/2020

... Citi . “With our expansion of Pathways to Progress, we are maximizing the training resources and opportunities we can provide to hardworking ... Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania with digital and financial ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Citi Foundation

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

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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

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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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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Diversity and Inclusion

Publication date:

06/2014

Reference documents pertaining to the topic of Diversity and Inclusion for Board members.

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board & Trustees

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Board of Directors

NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More

Release Date:

04/12/2017

... families understand and exercise their rights. Hate crimes are on the rise in America. For women, this often involves ... Graduate Center for CUNY will use $170,000 to develop guidance for principals,...

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