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National Service and Grassroots Youth Organizing Groups: A Strategy for Building Diverse Nonprofit and Civic Leadership for New York

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01/14/2010

... groups. Research from youth activism in education reform shows that organizing provides an avenue for ... support and capacity for securing national service resources , conduct the monitoring work needed to...

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Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome

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04/27/2015

... of expanded work on human rights, health, education, women 's rights, and sustainable economic development across ... with some of that skepticism growing out of colonial era histories that continue to...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Century Foundation’s Li to Chair Philanthropy New York Board

Release Date:

06/09/2015

... when Philanthropy New York is moving into an exciting new era with the creation of the new Philanthropy Center at 1500 ... Ana Oliveira , President and CEO, The New York Women ’s Foundation Patricia Swann ,...

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PNY News

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The Century Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The Cricket Island Foundation

Altman Foundation

New York Health Foundation

Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

The Atlantic Philanthropies

The New York Women's Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

Release Date:

03/25/2021

... boost funding for global movements that support that Black women . The Black Feminist Fund started as a kitchen-table ... led to brainstorming an idea to move significant resources “unapologetically” to Black...

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes first Chief Impact Officer and Director of Racial Justice, Kristi Cunningham Whitfield

Release Date:

09/20/2023

... neighborhoods. Kristi also held a senior role with the Women ’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development, ... where she successfully advocated for groundbreaking legal reform as the Founding Chairperson...

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Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities

Release Date:

03/05/2013

... most impacted and, in many cases, under-resourced and overlooked by traditional relief efforts. Our support of the ... well-spent and supports communities that are traditionally overlooked in disaster relief...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.

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05/11/2020

... term, our grantee partners would have the flexibility and resources to meet the deepening needs of the immigrant and ... immigrant workers and their families who have been overlooked or are intentionally left...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

The J.M Kaplan Fund Announces the 2023 J.M.K Innovation Prize

Release Date:

02/09/2023

... – and their many promising initiatives – with resources and opportunities. As part of this effort, the Fund ... technical assistance funds also allows awardees to deploy resources when and where they’re needed...

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Environment and Climate Change

Social Justice

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

25 Mar 2015

Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... scripts and expectations we all have for how to be men and women . And addressing them is proving to be an overlooked key to basic health, educational achievement, and ... Presenters Ana Oliveira, President...

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Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named After Audre Lorde

Release Date:

10/29/2019

... the global leader in the liberal arts education of Black women , today announced the creation of a chair in Queer ... activist Audre Lorde and attached to the Comparative Women ’s Studies Program housed at...

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Education

Patrina Foundation Supports Adaptive Sports Foundation’s 2018 Warriors in Motion Program

Release Date:

06/15/2018

... program that provides injured United States servicemen and women the prospect of empowerment through physical activity, ... outlet to something much deeper as the number of men and women with Post Traumatic...

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Health

Veterans

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The Patrina Foundation

How Institutions Take Risks

Release Date:

10/12/2014

... the links between risk-taking today and during the Nazi era . The following interview examines the ... at the University of Pennsylvania to invest endowment resources in West Philadelphia; her work in...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Robert G. Ottenhoff Stepping Down as President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/05/2019

... informing and directing long-term philanthropic disaster resources where they are needed most, helping millions in ... Bob will participate in our seamless transition to a new era at a time when the need for...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... Center, Gaskins was Executive Director of the League of Women Voters in Minnesota, where she worked on a wide range ... rights issues, and Executive Director of the Minnesota Women ’s Political Caucus. In 2008...

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Ford Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa Launch New Fund to End Sexual Violence in West Africa

Release Date:

12/02/2021

... the Twi language) will be a fund hosted by the African Women 's Development Fund (AWDF) to strengthen and support ... societies and shrouded in a culture of silence. Limited resources and attention to the...

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Gender Justice

International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Sample Job Descriptions: Director of Evaluation

Publication date:

08/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

Release Date:

04/04/2017

... Younger , President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women , and Vanessa Daniel , Executive Director of the ... supremacist administration by awarding the majority of resources to white-led organizations that...

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Groundswell Fund

Making Inclusion More Inclusive - Presentation

Publication date:

03/2018

View materials of the program "Making Inclusion More Inclusive – Join This Interactive Session!"

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Disabilities

Ms. Foundation Announces Promotion of Ellen Liu to Vice President of Grantmaking and Capacity Building

Release Date:

03/16/2022

... Building NEW YORK – Today, the Ms. Foundation for Women announced the promotion of Ellen Liu to the role of ... grantmaking and capacity building programs to strengthen women and girls of color-led...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Ms. Foundation Launches Public Voices Fellowship

Release Date:

02/12/2016

... Public Voices Fellowship The Ms. Foundation for Women announces its Public Voices Fellowship, an initiative ... a diverse cohort of 19 Ms. Foundation grantees with resources , skills, and access, in order to...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

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