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Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political

Release Date:

08/08/2013

... should come as no surprise. She’s seen many food studies students shy away from the politicized activism she sees as ... and don’t realize that doing good — for racial justice , economic vitality, environmental...

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants to Three New York City Nonprofits

Release Date:

05/07/2020

... brings accomplished authors into NYC schools to inspire students to love reading and writing. Dare to Revitalize Education through Arts and Mediation helps students and educators acquire the confidence and...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

New Survey Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy 2022

Release Date:

07/20/2022

... “Time is as critical to philanthropy’s impact as are resources . Faced with urgent economic, justice and climate crises around the world, funders are ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Funding Opportunity Program on the Future of Work

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... role of changes in employer practices, the nature of the labor market and public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality ... questions about the interplay of market and non-market forces...

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Workforce Development

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Russell Sage Foundation

10 Dec 2019

"All Immigration Is Local": Philanthropy's Role in State and Local Advocacy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... —family separation, the border wall, the Muslim ban, public charge—many of the day-to-day realities of ... fair working conditions for farmworkers, policy and organizing efforts are leading to meaningful...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Public Policy

12 Sep 2014

The Power of Arts and Culture as a Crossover Grantmaking Approach

Friday, September 12, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... those focused on climate change to education and social justice . Join us to learn and share your own experiences with ... objectives - in climate change, education, and social justice How...

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Panel

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All Funders

Funding Area

Arts

PNY Supports Inclusion of Nonprofits in COVID-19 Legislation

Release Date:

03/16/2020

... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even decrease. Essential community ... adequate funding for the Nonprofit sector. Approved by Public Policy Committee on March...

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Philanthropy New York

Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Michael Burke as New Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... improvement districts. “We are thrilled to have Michael join us in our growing enterprise to engage Brooklyn’s ... and experience will help the Foundation to build the resources and attract the investments we...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

30 Sep 2025

BBB® Forum on Corporate Responsibility XVIII - Meeting the Moment: Trending Topics in Business Responsibility

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... in response to rapid changes in the operating environment. Join us for insights from thought leaders about how they ... and advisers; marketing and communications officers; public affairs leaders and advisers...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Helen Chin Named New Director of Sustainable Environments Program at Surdna

Release Date:

12/22/2014

... Chin’s primary focus is on promoting equity and social justice through infrastructure build-out. Ms. Chin was an ... providing indigenous communities with the skills and resources needed to preserve and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Workforce Development

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Surdna Foundation

Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of $50 Million Community Finance Innovation Fund

Release Date:

09/12/2022

... the National Bankers Community Alliance will have the resources and encouragement to invest in the crucial ... innovative internship program with HBCUs that will place students of color in paid internships...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Citi Foundation

10 Feb 2015

The Conference Board's Business - Community Impact Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 8:00am to Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 5:00pm

... and philanthropy program is a business imperative. Join your peers at The Conference Board’s ... communities to learn from each other's experiences. Join executives from the Contribution Councils as well...

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Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Location

United States

Funders for LGBTQ Issues Announces New Staff

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... our communications efforts, he will also spearhead the educational aspects of our programming, with a focus on ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Communications

Funding Area

LGBTQ

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Stonewall Community Foundation

Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members

Release Date:

07/08/2015

... and the JEHT Foundation. Here she funded grassroots organizing and policy advocacy, specifically in the criminal justice reform field, and increasingly at the state level. ... advocates on a broad range of...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Human Services

LGBTQ

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

Release Date:

11/03/2013

... statewide workforce development program for high school students . ALBANY, N.Y. — The first statewide program in the ... using an innovative school-to-career program to link students with companies in search of...

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Member News

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Education

Workforce Development

William T. Grant Foundation Awards $1.7 Million for Research to Benefit Youth

Release Date:

08/03/2013

... as well as a Distinguished Fellowship exploring urban public schools... William T. Grant Foundation Awards $1.7 ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations

Release Date:

01/17/2017

... of lesser nutritional quality,” said the department’s Public Health Nutrition Educator Kelsey Barnes. In an effort ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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New York Health Foundation

Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... Cummings Foundation Fellows all approach major social justice issues with outside-the-box thinking, which is at the ... turns our municipal finance system into a well-regulated public utility, where banks...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Social Justice

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

04 Oct 2018

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Meeting: Finding Your Decision-Making Power

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

8:45am to 10:15am

Join us for this professional development program, designed ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. ...