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Mandy Van Deven Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director of Communications

Release Date:

09/10/2019

... solutions to the two most challenging problems of our time – the climate crisis and growing inequality. Mandy ... was the Communications Officer at Foundation for a Just Society , where she pioneered the...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Park Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director: Rachel Leon

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09/23/2020

... is thrilled to announce that Rachel Leon has accepted our invitation to join us as our new Executive Director. She has extensive experience in the areas that the Foundation focuses on: democracy...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... Foundation sees, here in America, as the defining issue of our time: jobs and economic opportunity. I was fortunate to ... to the top 1 percent. For many, work is in fact losing its value as a source of pride...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Pooled Journalism Funds Could Help Save Local Newspapers

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03/24/2021

... representative of a broad cross-section of community interests , and put policies in place to ensure support only ... week by the Knight Foundation, Google News Initiative, Democracy Fund, and Impact Architects...

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Communications/Media

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

How the David Rockefeller Fund has Responded to the Crises of 2020

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... challenged the David Rockefeller Fund as it has most of our peer foundations. It began with ebullient plans to mark ... to the economic crisis that impacts our arts partners and society as a...

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Civic Engagement

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The David Rockefeller Fund

To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... an experienced nonprofit professional, I knew the critical value a foundation’s investment can have on the success of ... help design the effort, and simultaneously paused most of our other operations to give...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... a DEC grantee. After years of organizing and advocacy, our plan for improving the education of immigrant students in ... to dig deeper into some of the most persistent problems in our schools. To find answers...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Proteus Fund Announces a New Funder Collaborative to Oppose the Use of Religious Exemptions to Undermine Fundamental Rights

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... to Undermine Fundamental Rights The Rights Faith & Democracy Collaborative (RFDC) is a newly created grantmaking ... fundamental rights and liberties essential to a healthy democracy . By focusing...

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Social Justice

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Elliot Berger joins Arabella Advisors

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... and strategic grantmaking make him uniquely suited to help our clients maximize the impact of their resources ,” said Bruce Boyd, Principal and Managing ... a life-long resident of the New York region, leading...

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Arabella Advisors

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 ... to work alongside the other visionary organizations of our cohort to pursue and run with the big...

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Community Development

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Citi Foundation

The Juvenile Justice Initiative at Philanthropy New York: Closing Remarks from Judge Judith S. Kaye

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06/22/2010

... measure, it was a long and much-loved entanglement with our justice system, which I hope will continue far into the ... them. Especially from my judge-life I learned the value of circling and then recircling...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

Release Date:

08/08/2012

... those focused on health care and those with other interests —there may be very different meanings. That’s ... me? What does this mean for all of us?”—offers real value . Changes in how patients and health care...

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History of U.S. Philanthropy

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08/2008

A brief history of U.S. philanthropy, along with key facts about philanthropy in New York.

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07 Nov 2019

Redistricting in 2021: Will the Fair Map Movement Catch On?

Thursday, November 7, 2019 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

... keeping communities engaged in this essential element of our democracy Differences in state models for redistricting ... email register@philanthropynewyork.org . ($150 fee) Resources This...

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Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

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06/28/2024

... by the very systems and structures that should serve them. Our organizations are often masters at “workarounds” or ... an arguably “easy” signal of change and commitment to diversity . But these leaders, in...

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Leadership Development

Co-Impact Launches New $1 Billion Gender Fund to Advance Global Equality and Women's Leadership, with Support from The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

03/17/2022

... The distinct potential of the Gender Fund comes from the diversity , leadership and collaboration between supporters, ... The Gender Fund will bring significant resources into a grossly underfunded space and...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

International/Foreign Affairs

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

The Estée Lauder Companies

The Rockefeller Foundation

It’s Time to Shut Down Government’s Unfair Treatment of Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/26/2024

... funding threatened to run out in just a few days. During our visit we met with the offices of a bi-partisan group of ... workers are paid a living wage that reflects their value . These essential workers...

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For Profound Change in America, Think Local

Release Date:

01/29/2014

by Kenneth H. Zimmerman Director, U.S. Programs, Open Society Foundations We live in an age defined by profound ... technology has revolutionized how we communicate and get our work done. The Great Recession has...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

21 Nov 2019

The Importance of Understanding Implicit Bias and Microbehaviors in Your Philanthropic Practice and Strategy

Thursday, November 21, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... driving choices and responses in ways that may belie our stated and even consciously believed goals of racial ... the case? The unconscious messages we receive that shape our beliefs and reactions are often...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

23 Oct 2020

Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community

Friday, October 23, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

This program is a part of our five-module Philanthropy 101 from our PNY Core ... show up for colleagues and community partners Identify the resources and networks within philanthropy that can...