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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend

Release Date:

05/26/2020

... of philanthropists as independent actors, committed to the public good does position a foundation to bring the community ... polls, we thought they might be effective in demonstrating public support for...

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Community Development

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The Rauch Foundation

Learning in Place

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07/14/2011

... about foundations being more proactive as advocates in the public arena, with only a vague idea of what that might look ... relationships in interesting ways. I can’t do the topic justice in a blog post and I...

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14 Sep 2016

Advancing Racial Equity: the Opportunity for Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As a nation, we espouse values of equality and justice , and yet, racial inequities currently exist across ... including in education, criminal justice , jobs, housing, public infrastructure and...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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A New Era for NYC Government, an Opportunity for Philanthropy

Release Date:

11/20/2013

... to engage in proactive conversations about ongoing public -private partnerships that different members support ... of the need to not just tap philanthropy's financial resources but also to learn from...

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President's Message

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Leadership Development

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Philanthropy New York

12 Dec 2018

Meet Chancellor Richard A. Carranza

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... 3) develop people, and 4) advance equity now. Please join us for this program co-sponsored by the Fund for Public Schools and the Donor's Education Collaborative to ... priorities and his future plans for...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... of Programs & Advocacy, The Schott Foundation for Public Education and Vice-Chair of Native Americans in ... youth are five times more likely to end up in the criminal justice system than whites, where...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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04 Feb 2019

116th Congress: The Green New Deal + A New 21st Century Economy - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 4, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... campaigns and organizations calling for good jobs, climate justice , clean infrastructure, and transformative economic ... Millions of Jobs campaign has similarly called for massive public investments in...

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Tools & Strategies

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Environment and Climate Change

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07 Jun 2016

The Importance of Cultivating Youth Leadership in Community Based Programs

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the leadership skills of our middle and high school youth. Join leaders from outstanding NYC organizations which employ ...

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Panel

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Children, Youth and Families

Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... its Board of Trustees. Lopez will be the first artist to join the foundation’s Board of Trustees. Lopez is the ... Ford Foundation. “She shares a deep commitment to social justice and has continually broken...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

01 May 2023

Elevating and Preserving Black, Indigenous, and Immigrant Foodways through Arts and Humanities Funding - A Briefing Hosted by Community Food Funders

Monday, May 1, 2023 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... make meaning as individuals and communities. With a social justice focus, and as the nation’s largest funder of the ... grants that aim to increase scholarship, art, and public programming dedicated to the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Food Systems

06 Sep 2018

Foundation Administrators Network - Understanding Hiring and Involuntary Separation

Thursday, September 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... keep changing every year. Large organizations have human resources departments and often have in-house counsel to help ... you are a small organization, you often do not have these resources available to you...

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Network Building

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HR & Operations Staff

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A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

Release Date:

05/13/2020

... of color, and Support the care of and community organizing in Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities with a focus on land, food, and environmental justice . We will be guided by the needs and voices of the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

Newly Created Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York

Release Date:

07/19/2023

... CEO of the Heckscher Foundation. “With an ongoing labor shortage, our new initiative comes at a critical time ... has lacked a workforce development program that taught students the skills needed to succeed in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

The New Parameters of Our Policy Work

Release Date:

12/15/2016

... of Our Policy Work by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally ... came to this evolution. The previous “Process for Public Policy Efforts” document was...

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PNY News

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Twenty Puerto Rican Writers Receive the Inaugural Letras Boricuas Fellowship

Release Date:

11/16/2021

... Acevedo was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Puerto Rican parents , on September 15, 1970. He grew up in Rincón, Puerto ... among other places. She is the recipient of the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s 21st...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

The Wallace Foundation Names New Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Release Date:

12/16/2014

... decades of financial management experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors, with a focus on developing ... Prior to joining Wallace, Martin worked at New Visions for Public Schools, a non-profit...

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

9/17/2015 - Exploring Communications Strategies - Presentations

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09/2015

View materials form the program, Exploring Communications Strategies for Small-Staffed Foundations.

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On Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn: Start With Existing Community Assets

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... for years. Vital Brooklyn will bring more attention and resources to Brownsville, one of the six neighborhoods across ... well-being of the neighborhood; The Brownsville Community Justice Center , an...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next

Release Date:

06/21/2017

... Next by Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications, Philathropy New York This ... health, workforce training, gender equity, racial justice or any other program priority...

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PNY News

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