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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... the official launch and announcement of the Coalition for Public Safety. As our colleagues and I survey America’s ... landscape of intractable, intolerable affronts to social justice , none is more pronounced...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

... Initiative. One of PFF’s early goals was to support parents of the 1-in-5 kids with learning and attention issues, and enable them to access to the kind of resources usually only available to a few. Research...

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BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... growing), are a diverse group of professionals who wish to join and help strengthen local nonprofit boards. Each ... Mayor’s Office of Operations, the Director of the Human Resources Administration’s (HRA)...

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Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York

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02/11/2020

... dollars into shaping the state’s approach to criminal justice , health care, education, poverty and many other ...

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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

... to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of ... in Education Week. Zero-tolerance policies "hurt students ’ ability to learn and thrive and...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

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8:30am to 11:00am

... of the nation’s most successful campaigns for economic justice . Staff of a large foundation press for a program to ... effective approaches for tackling much-needed, widespread public policy alternatives and...

Do Funders Have the Right to See a Nonprofit’s Management Letter?

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04/19/2016

... with governance,” but more commonly referred to by the public as the “management letter” looks like the ... established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the “AICPA”). Yet many funders...

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Eisner LLP Not-for-Profit Services Eisner LLP

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26 Oct 2016

Members Want to Know: How Are the Policy Fellows Doing?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As Philanthropy New York embarks on the second year of its Public Policy Fellowship program, we have been delighted by ... capacity in government relations and issue-based organizing , but it is meant primarily to...

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23 Jun 2021

Reopening, Hybrid Work, and Why are the Guidelines Constantly Changing? Aaaaarrrrgh!

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... office? Are you looking at next week, next month, after Labor Day? Will all of your staff be back, or just some ... arrangements? What are the pitfalls to avoid? Please join us with your questions - and even...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education’s new report paints a bleak ... philanthropy can and must play a leading role in investing resources and support for young black males. Young Black ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

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08/23/2018

... country. She has always been a fierce advocate for social justice , and all of us at Schott are excited for her as she ... what is now nationally known as the Schott Foundation for Public Education... Dr...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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10/07/2021

... establish solid partnerships with donors, civil society, public and private sector leaders. With over 20 years in the ... inequalities through initiatives on tax and gender justice , including the VOICE program...

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27 Mar 2014

CUNY: The Road to College Success

Thursday, March 27, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

In recent years, half of New York City's public school graduates have enrolled at the City University ... of New York (CUNY) as freshmen. More than half of these students enter one of CUNY's seven...

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With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality

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12/20/2017

... all the studies and pilot programs they want, but what if public officials and the general public simply refuse to pay attention—or get behind ...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Community Development

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... to serve grantmaking organizations, we provide additional resources and services to grantseekers as part of our ... organizational assistance for your nonprofit, explore the resources and recommended sites...

Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation

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04/27/2023

... grant portfolio that advances the Foundation’s social justice mission with a focus on environmental, climate, and land justice . Bringing a deep commitment to movement- and ... within the climate ...

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“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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01/12/2011

... of the emerging innovations, he thought, and private and public providers will need to forge new relationships that ... of stabilization in his city. In the realm of criminal justice , a police monitor has been...

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

... MasterCard Foundation announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in ... people through its Scholars Program. These institutions join the global network of 21...

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