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Economic Security

Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition

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10/14/2014

... Society donates roughly $4 million every year to the Drug Policy Alliance and its electoral arm, Drug Policy Action, each of which supports decriminalization and ...

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Health

The Achelis and Bodman Foundations

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Open Society Foundations

Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and Others Support New Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College

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10/21/2015

... on Philanthropy and the Public Good to examine public policy issues in charitable giving, Boston College Law School ... result." Bringing together scholars, practitioners and policy makers, the Forum on...

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

... program, which aims to promote better technology policy making and leadership; the Technology Science Research ... at students with an interest in both technology and public policy ; and a separate effort to...

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Technology

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Open Society Foundations

30 Mar 2016

Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm

Join grantmakers from across New York State committed to learning more about how the social, economic, and political landscapes of the state’s fascinating and diverse regions connect to statewide grassroots campaigns & policies. Long Island’s...

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Community Development

The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

Release Date:

11/18/2016

With the election of Donald Trump, this warning is frighteningly close to becoming reality, as Trump has vowed to implement surveillance policies that “were frankly unthinkable a year ago.” Obama’s last challenge will be to do everything in his...

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The Century Foundation

18 Jan 2017

Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap – Webinar

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and reentering the homeownership market. Explore Current policy and program solutions Setting up future minority ... homebuyers for success A review of today’s housing policy landsape Promising strategies...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Community Development

Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline

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04/06/2017

Abraham Paulous, Executive Director of Families for Freedom, tracks the concepts of “citizenship,” “documentation,” and the changing face of immigration throughout American history. He shares his own experience as an Eritrean refugee and his time at...

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PhilTalks

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Immigration

Justice Reform

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Families for Freedom

29 Nov 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Fall Meeting

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... on the critical and urgent issues surrounding immigration policy and its intersection with child welfare. We will ... A focus will be on recommendations for city and state policy , practice, and process and how...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Release Date:

07/02/2018

... Obama administration and as Special Assistant for Domestic Policy to President Clinton. She also served as the senior counsel and senior policy analyst at the Leadership Conference for Civil & Human ...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Welcomes New Senior Program Officer Brian Byrd

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02/16/2022

... of America. Brian holds a B.S. in human ecology and public policy from Rutgers University and an M.P.A. from New York ...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes New Program Officer, Anupreet Sidhu, Ph. D

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02/02/2023

... with an interest in using research evidence to influence policy and regulatory practices. She recently completed her ... with an interest in using research evidence to influence policy and regulatory practices...

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William T. Grant Foundation

27 Nov 2012

Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00pm

Are Social Impact Bonds the future of social change financing? Many of us in the sector have heard about them. The City of New York, in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies, recently announced a major initiative to reduce...

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Tools & Strategies

17 Mar 2011

Investing in Men and Boys of Color: Opportunities for Philanthropy

Thursday, March 17, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

MEMBERS: To register yourself and or a colleague at your organization, please click on the link above (visible through March 15th). To register a guest, please fill out this online form . NON-MEMBERS: To register...

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