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Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

05/11/2020

... divesting from fossil fuels five years ago. Financial data included in the study shows the RBF posted an average ... of trustees. “Now we have five years of financial data to back it up.” The divestment...

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Member News

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Finance & Asset Management

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities

Release Date:

09/29/2014

... than 90% of traffic fatalities occur in low- and middle- income countries, where traffic laws haven't kept up with the ... many of which are growing rapidly as young people flock to big cities to find...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

Release Date:

02/22/2016

... of service industry employees live in poverty, most big restaurants are not great employers, and many still pay ... away with tipping at his restaurants, as a means to combat income inequality. He contends...

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Member News

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Economic Security

Food Systems

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation)

Release Date:

02/29/2016

... be. This new wave of integration has come with one big difference that sets it apart from the busing battles of the past. These programs rely on family income , not race, as the driver. . . When Integrating A...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Bloomberg Launches Worldwide Urban Public Health Initiative

Release Date:

05/18/2017

... for 67 percent of the deaths in low- and middle- income countries, as well as often-ignored killers such as ... world’s population lives in urban settings, mayors of big cities are uniquely positioned to...

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Member News

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... affluent professionals began pouring into the cores of big cities, reversing generations of white flight. Unlike ... gentrification, soaring housing prices and a widening income gap between newcomers and...

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Sector News

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Community Development

Correspondence Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges

Release Date:

07/18/2017

... for future research requires the user—or the email platform —to follow a consistent storage and preservation ... acquire it. An overview of the types of data contained in every email message. Courtesy of Joel...

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Insights

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Mellon Foundation

United Way of New York City Board of Directors Elects Donald F. Donahue and Michael J. Schmidtberger as New Co-Chairs

Release Date:

06/21/2016

... foundations, and community-based organizations serving low- income New Yorkers— today announces the election of Donald ... follow in his footsteps—and the shoes he’s left are so big , it took two of us to fill...

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Appointments & Transitions

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United Way of New York City

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... and have made the decision to increase spending to move resources into the hands of communities. For Hazen, that ... this question: Who has the power to make decisions about resources ? If we are serious about...

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Insights

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Sample Job Descriptions: Receptionist

Publication date:

10/2013

... 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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Job Description

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

JPMorgan Chase Announces new business and philanthropic commitments to help close the housing affordability gap in Washington D.C. and beyond

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... members, decisionmakers and lenders to make public resources more accessible and aligned to enhance affordable ... address barriers in supply by advocating for dedicated resources to create and renovate units...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘Summer Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools

Release Date:

04/18/2022

... children who were already too far behind, especially low- income Black and Latino students. That could have devastating ... help students to get back on track. This program is a big step in students getting...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

14 Dec 2010

A Conversation with Jonathan Mintz, NYC Commissioner of Consumer Affairs

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Online registration is now closed. Please email ... of Consumer Affairs has made it possible for very low- income families to open no-fee Safe Start bank accounts – ... open their first bank accounts, get direct...

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Issue-Based

Open Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows

Release Date:

09/20/2019

... equity for black communities in the emerging cannabis economy and redress wounds inflicted by the drug war; ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact

Publication date:

12/2014

... The authors hope this learning brief serves as a platform for gathering and highlighting examples of such ... of these examples, and suggestions for additional resources that may be helpful for policymakers and their ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Public Policy

24 Sep 2020

Beyond the Tools: Tips and Tricks for Facilitating Virtually

Thursday, September 24, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Are you comfortable with the Zoom platform , but are looking to create comfortable virtual ... meetings, or other stakeholders meetings, running them online seems to come with their own challenges. But the truth...

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Professional Development

Format

Livestream

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Communications

Information Technology

3/12/2015 - Looking at the 990 Part 2 - Recording & PowerPoint

Publication date:

03/2015

View materials and the recording of the program,"Looking at the 990 - Part II"

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Audio/Video Recording

Program Presentation

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

39th Annual Meeting Program

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Program Presentation

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy New York

05 Jun 2014

Cesar's Last Fast - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... viewing the trailer ?) Cesar’s Last Fast is a multi- platform feature documentary film about the private sacrifice ... – 8:00 PM Screening 8:00 – 8:30 PM Panel Discussion Online registration is available until...