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How Should Philanthropies Respond to Emergencies?

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05/13/2014

For funders bailing out Detroit, does the funding commit them to a long-term ... Foundations committed $366 million to help lift Detroit out of bankruptcy, and this July, the city’s retirees will ...

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New After School Programs and Professional Development Bring Digital Literacy with Grants Totaling $414,000

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10/31/2014

... to use digital tools to educate young people in and out of school. One project, for example, lets kids create ... to get teens to exercise; our grant supports its roll out to 22 YMCAs. The Hive Digital Media...

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The New York Community Trust

Daphne Foundation President Highlighted as one of "Seven Women Who Change Their Worlds"

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11/05/2014

... from the Women's Foundation and others, she began reaching out to women living her prior life. In addition to handing out prophylactics and information flyers in English, Spanish .....

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Arcus Director Examines the Story Behind LGBT History Month

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09/04/2015

... Pride Month, June, would not work because school was out , and other months were spoken for by other groups. But ... Marches on Washington (1979 and 1987) and National Coming Out Day (October 11). He selected...

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Arcus Foundation

AOL Charitable Foundation Joins Others in Event on the STEM Workforce

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11/03/2015

... expertise by 2018, with similar trends playing out in countries around the world. And yet students, particularly women, are dropping out of STEM at the moment when their skills are most needed. ...

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AOL Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

NonProfitTimes Calls on Foundation Leaders to Demand Presidential Candidates Address NP Issues (Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund)

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02/04/2016

... as to how the presidential nominating process will turn out from those three exercises in democracy hasn’t been ... of the Republicans running for president surely will be out of the race after South Carolina...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance

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03/17/2016

... living in poverty. But according to new research out today from TCF’s Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering ... children age 6 and above) would lift 3.2 million children out of poverty. . . Century Foundation...

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The Century Foundation

New Discoveries on Dark Matter from Sloan-Sponsored Scientists

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... of 1.2 million galaxies over one quarter of the sky to map out the structure of the Universe over a volume of 650 cubic ... University, a co-leader of the scientific team carrying out this effort. “This map...

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NCN Requests Foundations Sign on to Oppose Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

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03/28/2017

... Amendment The National Council of Nonprofits is putting out an urgent call to all nonprofits and foundations to sign ... on Foundations has advised that foundations can speak out on this issue, as is fall...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

JPMorgan Chase Announces $6 Million to Prepare South Bronx Youth for High-Demand Jobs

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05/05/2017

... a high school diploma and 23 percent of young people are out of school and out of work. This has pushed half of employed young people ...

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted

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06/07/2017

... Investing Highlighted In 2015, the United Nations laid out its Sustainable Development Goals to track global ... is that, in just a year and a half since the call came out , the impact investing industry is...

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Ford Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week

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09/06/2017

... Bike will also add seven “infill” stations to fill out thin parts of the bike-share network in Long Island City. The expansion in Astoria comes out to just 19 stations per square mile, however, ...

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J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million

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09/18/2017

... up) organizing of a charitable endeavor, born partially out of a kind heart and partially out of desperation when he couldn't be there to help in .....

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The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... students — whether stamping their wrists, calling them out of line, requiring manual labor, or providing alternative ... stamped on his arm.) Mayor Bill de Blasio was slow to roll out universal lunch citywide...

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Service for Impact

... President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The funders in New York began a conversation ...

10 May 2012

Family Philanthropy: At the Wheel - Women in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... about charitable giving, according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women's ... Foundation Executive for Philanthropic Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Sally...

10 May 2012

Family Philanthropy: At the Wheel - Women in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Teleconference

06 Dec 2012

Detropia - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, December 6, 2012 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... Detroit's story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century -- the Great Migration of ... the Motor City as it struggles to survive postindustrial America and begins to envision...

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08 Oct 2013

The Evolution of Corporate Philanthropy: Understanding My Role in a Changing Profession

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

7:45am to 10:00am

What are the skills and competencies required to be successful in corporate philanthropy today? Philanthropy no longer exists in a silo, but is a critical part of a corporation’s citizenship. Corporate philanthropy has become more deeply embedded in...

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05 Mar 2014

A Donor Discussion on Climate Change and Food Resilience with Contributions from Global Indigenous Representatives

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

10:45am to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... firsthand from Indigenous representatives from Asia, South America , and Russia on adaption and mitigation strategies for ... also include Indigenous representatives from Russia, South America and Asia. A Donor...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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