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04 Mar 2010

Linda Gibbs: Practical Plans for NYC's Nonprofit Sector

Thursday, March 4, 2010 -

10:00am to 12:30pm

... Mayor for Health and Human Services for an overview of six initiatives now being designed to strengthen the City’s ... participatory funders in order to succeed. One of the six initiatives calls for a data...

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Jason McGill to Join Arcus Foundation As Vice President, Social Justice Program

Release Date:

10/18/2013

The Arcus Foundation, a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues, has announced that Jason McGill will join the Foundation as Vice President, Social Justice Program.

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Appointments & Transitions

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LGBTQ

Social Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Philanthropy New York

Eight Cities Receive Grants To Reduce Number of Uninsured Children and Families

Release Date:

07/14/2014

Eight cities received grants of up to $260,000 each from the National League of Cities (NLC) under a program funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies that seeks to enroll more children and families in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

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12/15/2015

The Brooklyn Community Foundation, with its Crown Heights Advisory Council, announced the 11 projects that will receive $100,000 collectively through its new Neighborhood Strength initiative.

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

Release Date:

02/24/2016

Experts are finding that ensuring access to notes written by doctors and other clinicians can help patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can contribute to better outcomes and reduced cost...

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Health

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

PhilTV This Week: Feb. 24, 2017

Release Date:

02/24/2017

Foundations Featured: Mellon, William T. Grant, Sloan, Bloomberg Philanthropies and new series showing Muslim New Yorkers.

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PhilTV This Week

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

Release Date:

01/26/2018

It’s not often that a nonprofit touts how much it isn't doing to help low-income Americans, but that’s a key pitch of the Family Independence Initiative (FII) . And funders are listening.

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

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MetLife

Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

Fortitude Fund

Newman's Own Foundation

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

Release Date:

05/30/2018

... announced today a new $5 million grant commitment to initiatives in low- and middle-income countries that provide ... Africa (21 percent). i Through each of the four initiatives in five countries (Benin,...

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Gender Justice

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Pfizer

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

Release Date:

05/30/2018

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Pfizer

UJA-Federation of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year

Release Date:

07/27/2018

... and $37.4 million for capital projects and special initiatives , including disaster relief in the wake of the ... year, UJA successfully launched three major capital initiatives focused on fighting poverty,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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UJA-Federation of New York

Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

Release Date:

09/05/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-grid renewable minigrids, as microgrids are known in India, figure prominently in the foundation’s plans.

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Award to Mark Its 50th Anniversary in 2019

Release Date:

10/10/2018

Macquarie Group today announced the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, a $A50 million ($US36 million 1 ) philanthropic commitment, to initiate or build on bold ideas to address social need.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Macquarie Group Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Jocelyn Frye as New Board Chair

Release Date:

11/07/2018

... Michelle Obama’s childhood obesity and military families initiatives , while also overseeing the young women’s ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ms. Foundation for Women

New York Community Trust to Provide Accessible Tickets in New York City

Release Date:

02/13/2019

... York Community Trust’s vice president for philanthropic initiatives , in a statement. “We love any opportunity to ...

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Member News

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Arts

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A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

Release Date:

04/11/2019

... . In 2018, Bloomberg LP launched two new climate finance initiatives to further complement the company’s work with ...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg LP

Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ's Technology Learning Lab

Release Date:

08/31/2019

Thanks to grants from two foundations, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey is on track to open its Technology Learning Lab in early 2020 and enhance both the personal and professional lives of people with vision loss.

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Member News

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Health

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The Hyde and Watson Foundation

Open Society Pledges Support for African Cultural Heritage Restitution

Release Date:

11/12/2019

The Open Society Foundations today announced a $15 million initiative to strengthen efforts to restore cultural objects looted from the African continent. Over four years, the initiative will support networks and organizations working to return...

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Arts

International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Distributes $31 Million First Round of Grants to Reach Areas Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Release Date:

04/30/2020

The funding is part of the Foundation’s $100 million global COVID-19 relief initiative; grants focus on food and shelter, mental health, artist relief, and frontline health care staff.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

09 Apr 2024

21st-Century Governance Part Two: Strategically Using Partnerships and Collaborating for Systems Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... meaningful partnerships with like-minded organizations, initiatives , and stakeholders, and working together on initiatives such as pooled funds, donor collaboratives, and ...