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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Supports Database that Tracks Health Equity Implications of State COVID-19 Policies

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07/28/2021

... and mental distress. People who are Black, Latinx, Native American , and living in low-income households are the most ... These workers are predominantly Black, Latinx and Native American . We saw a similar...

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Doris Duke Launches Land Trust Climate Initiative

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01/24/2017

... These days, to be a conservation funder is to be a climate change funder. At least that ought to be the case. Because ... and funders are lumbering beasts themselves, though, so change has come slowly in terms...

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Michael Bloomberg, State of California and Planet Partner to Deliver New Satellite Climate Data Solutions

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09/25/2019

... to Deliver New Satellite Climate Data Solutions NEW YORK, NY – Today, Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations ... for forests, coral reefs, and other critical natural resources . “Data is one of the most...

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27 Sep 2023

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... meeting their talent needs and diversity goals, increasing pathways to high-quality jobs, and improving NYC’s public ... Kate Oh , Former Apprentice, AIG Alysia Steinmann , Metro NY Office Managing Partner,...

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What We Do

Philanthropy New York champions effective grant making by ... ecosystem that strives to advance meaningful social change . Through our work, members: Convene and collaborate as ... with others. We break down...

20 Apr 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and Strategies that Support the Transition to Adulthood

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... success in college, careers, and other post-secondary pathways ; housing access; mental health supports; and building social/emotional and life skills How philanthropy can effectively support youth and...

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North Star Fund Welcomes New Executive Director Jennifer Ching

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02/01/2017

... and inequity to design and deliver solutions that change the daily realities they face. As a Skadden Fellow, ... to lead North Star Fund—and its incredible network of donors and community leaders—in answering...

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Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals

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08/04/2015

... for honing in on this persistent challenge. "Even among those with a high school education, many still lack .....

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Elon University Joins Multi-campus Collaborative Initiative Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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06/20/2019

... from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), which serves as ... Greensboro. The partnership will focus on civic engagement among undergraduate...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression

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10/29/2019

... health disorder in the world, affecting around 9% of the American population each year, and is among the top causes of disability in the workplace. ...

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09 Oct 2012

College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... are ready to help. The Education Working Group of Philanthropy New York in conjunction with the Donors ’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New ...

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After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers

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07/10/2013

... Emerging Markets Foundation , and past President, Philanthropy New York Two days before the 44th anniversary ... myself — came together at a meeting of the Network of Change -Oriented Foundations to form the...

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University of Buffalo Receives $3 Million Mellon Grant in Support of Indigenous Studies

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01/13/2020

... than two years of conversations, workshops and meetings among UB’s indigenous faculty, students, staff, alumni and ... new development in an ongoing story of perseverance among indigenous faculty, students and...

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Take Us To Your Leaders

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03/10/2015

... what successful assessment entails—in terms of time, of resources , of formulating consequential goals and designing ... of a president’s role in accomplishing positive change in a college or university is...

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Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political

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08/08/2013

by Jenny Rempel, Tom Ford Fellow in Philanthropy , Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, ... often without much coordination. This lack of coordination among funders echoes and engenders fragmentation in the...

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ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets

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01/23/2018

... said Matt Bershadker, the president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ... National Pet Owners Survey , a poll commissioned by the American Pet Products Association, an industry...

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Winning Was Just Part of the Reward

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09/17/2013

... to strengthen, empower and equip young women as agents for change in their lives and in the world. And it gave us ... our mission drive our management values and practices. Among these practices: We include...

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Michael Bloomberg Takes on the Coal Industry

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04/12/2018

... Grand Hyatt, in midtown Manhattan, to talk about climate change . Moments earlier, he had announced to attendees of the ... McKenna, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change , and Claire Perry, the...

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10 Jul 2017

Countering State Preemption and Protecting the Power of Local Government - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 10, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* American cities have historically been places of innovation ... Income Security Taskforce Neighborhood Funders Group Women Donors Network Countering...