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The New York Women's Foundation

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25 Jan 2024

Brooklyn’s Baddest: The Lasting Impact of Police Misconduct & Wrongful Convictions

Thursday, January 25, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... friendship, brotherhood and the fight for truth and justice . Please join us for an exclusive screening of clips from Brooklyn’s ... barriers that prevent innocent people from achieving justice...

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Justice Reform

Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

... such as financial security and family economic well-being, labor supply and demand, participation in other public programs, family and children’s outcomes, and ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

... such as financial security and family economic well-being, labor supply and demand, participation in other public programs, family and children’s outcomes, and ...

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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

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12/11/2015

... Supreme Court arguments on affirmative action, Justice Antonin Scalia hesitantly asked whether it might be better for black students to go to “a slower-track school where they do ... which supplements the...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Democracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis

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01/14/2021

... long believed that inequality is the greatest threat to justice —and, the corollary, that white supremacy is the ... mistake: If these had been peaceful protestors for racial justice rather than violent...

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Ford Foundation

Carnegie and American Library Association Seek Nominees for I Love My Librarian Award

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07/31/2015

... the U.S. to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public , school, and college librarians. Administered by the ... degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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PNY Officially Endorses Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

... and foundations related to legal compliance and public disclosure, effective governance, financial oversight, ... strength, integrity and governance of the field. PNY’s Public Policy Committee has recommended...

16 Jun 2017

Philanthropy New York’s 38th Annual Meeting: The Power of Participation

Friday, June 16, 2017 -

8:00am to 1:30pm

... Opening Panel: Voter Engagement, Access and Community Organizing for Action Tom Basile , Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy, Reclaim New York Gara LaMarche , President, Democracy ...

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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

... helping veterans, children with cancer, low-income students and dozens of other causes. The foundation had been ...

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United Way of Westchester and Putnam names Alana Sweeny as its new President and CEO

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05/22/2014

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) has announced the selection of Alana Sweeny as its new President and CEO, effective June 2. Sweeny joins the organization following former president and CEO Naomi Adler’s departure after six years of...

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

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11/15/2009

... to manage “the commons”: common property and resources . The conventional wisdom is that common property ... mean? It turns out that in many different contexts common resources can be managed successfully...

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19 Jul 2012

Fracking in New York: A Donor Briefing

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:45am

... percentage of the state to fracking. Thanks to grassroots organizing , the DEC received almost 70,000 public comments on their draft regulations and is currently ... the strongest possible regulatory framework...

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Mayor de Blasio Can Make Lasting Change with Nonprofit Living Wages and Career Opportunities

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12/16/2014

Jennifer Jones-Austin and James Parrott explore how the City of New York can address low social service sector wages.

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Workforce Development

Aging and HIV/AIDS: A New Era of Convergence

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10/17/2019

... often hard to find. New issues of diversity and social justice are also surfacing. New infections are growing ... research, or mental health and social services, or social justice issues, we need to pull...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes New Board Member

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03/01/2012

... is pleased to announce that Margaret R. Burchinal will join its Board of Trustees when it meets later this month. ... to advance studies of early childhood, child care, and educational issues. She has used...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

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02/06/2015

... information, idea exchange, and gathering of philanthropic resources across the borough. “The idea for the Brooklyn ... local nonprofits. Nonprofits are always seeking more resources , donors, and board members...

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Community Development

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28 Mar 2019

Enlisting a Critical Constituency: Youth Civic Learning and Engagement

Thursday, March 28, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... ideas into long-running policy debates regarding economic, educational , and social equity. Such voices are critical to ... our communities and strengthening our democracy. Please join us to discuss expanding,...

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Open Society and MacArthur Foundations to be Banned by Russia Along with Many Others

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07/14/2015

Russia has instituted a campaign to expose foreign influences that are deemed "threatening."

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After Cuts in Funding from DoE, Learning Leaders Shuts Down Despite Support from Funders Like NYCT, Pinkerton

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02/17/2017

Learning Leaders, a nonprofit that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next month because of difficulty obtaining enough money from the city Department of Education, the organization announced...

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