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The David Rockefeller Fund

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One-Third of New Yorkers Don’t Have Internet Access. That Is an Issue for Funders

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05/26/2021

One-Third of New Yorkers Don’t Have Internet Access . That Is an Issue for Funders By Eve Stotland, Program ... not have a broadband subscription, and almost 18 percent— more than 1.5 million New Yorkers—have...

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The New York Community Trust

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Community Development

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There’s a New Reason to Try Out This Exceptionally Easy-to-Use Data Resource

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01/13/2016

... did not exist. Indeed, while New York City is rich in data resources , they are often in disparate formats, out-of-date, ... – were unavailable to the public , making it difficult to access a...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Technology

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City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"

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07/13/2014

City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success " Evaluators are calling an "extraordinary success " ... from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, to make more...

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Funders Who Value Diversity, Use This Resource

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10/18/2016

... the defenders of the humanities and its role in creating a more thoughtful, inclusive society, it is the philanthropic ... that means helping to promote the value of diversity for a more thoughtful, positive...

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Mellon Foundation

19 Nov 2019

Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC

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9:00am to 11:00am

... and government agencies working on college access and success , was created in 2016 to dramatically increase the ... New York City. #DegreesNYC has brought together people and resources to...

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Report From Century Foundation: English Learners and School Choice: Helping Charter Schools Serve Multilingual Families

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04/30/2019

... Families American public schools today are perhaps more linguistically and culturally diverse than at any other ... in American history. Over twelve million school-aged U.S. children...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Immigration

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The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity Established at Princeton University Through Major Gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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04/19/2021

... University’s fundamental commitment to the college success of talented students from first-generation, ... of race, class or geographic origin, to access the same resources and opportunities...

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Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago Music Pathway Initiative to Diversify the Next Generation of Musicians

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10/25/2018

... music organizations to establish the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI). CMPI will support promising ... Cultural Heritage program, said, “This is a matter of access and opportunity, not one of a lack...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

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03/08/2017

... to provide the services needed to move them away from the pathways that are associated with recidivism. The report, ... them take advantage of opportunities for stability and success . Significantly, the report...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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18 Jun 2018

No Place Like Home: Responding to the Unique Needs of Homeless Children and Their Families

Monday, June 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Almost 70% of homeless New Yorkers are children and their families. Homelessness is traumatic for ... school with over half of homeless students missing 20 or more school days each year. Moreover, only half of...

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Racial Equity Resources

... Core to our work is designing programs and sharing resources that equip members to adapt and transform their ... Philanthropy New York programming and continually invest resources in developing programming of...

23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... program to learn of these and other examples of new and more effective approaches for tackling much-needed, widespread public policy alternatives and social change. This session, ... by addressing six...

New York Life Foundation Supports Summer Reading and Education at NYC Public Libraries

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04/30/2019

... by the libraries to encourage independent learning while children and teens are out of school during the summer ... arts, and math (STEAM), and history programs, and more . “The New York Public...

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Public Policy Positions and Priorities

... conditions in which those investments can thrive. PNY’s public policy work engages diverse stakeholders to create the ... our members and their grantees to create a stronger and more equitable New York. PNY...

Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

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12/03/2014

Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service Ten librarians were honored with this ... education and lifelong learning. Selected from a pool of more than 1,000 nominations, the 10 winning...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Community Development

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Teagle Foundation and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Partner to Strengthen Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts

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11/12/2020

... Vining Davis Foundations Partner to Strengthen Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts The Teagle Foundation and ... opportunities for students to transfer from two-year public institutions to four-year private...

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02 Jun 2010

Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Equity: How Can School Districts Provide Effective Teaching in Every Classroom?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... . A program presented by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, and by the ... and districts know whether teachers are effective? How can schools and districts recruit...

Newman's Own Foundation Provides More Than $1.5M to Nutrition Focused Nonprofits

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10/26/2016

Newman's Own Foundation Provides More Than $1.5M to Nutrition Focused Nonprofits Newman's Own Foundation today announced that it is providing more than $1.5 million in grants to support...

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