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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... engage in problem-solving around those issues. Young people are honest brokers, with contagious energy and vision ... models that shift some financial decision-making power to youth... As Youth Giving Since...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'

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01/17/2018

... Office of Strategic Partnerships, announced a $1.5 million new initiative, 'CareerLift,' driven by the NYC Center for ... will also evaluate the feasibility of a 'Pay for Success' ...

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Ikea Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces to Set up a Historic $1 Billion Initiative to Catalyze Investments in Distributed Renewable Energy

Release Date:

06/21/2021

... tons of greenhouse gas emissions and to empower 1 billion people with distributed renewable energy (DRE). This is ... the point of use, rather than centralized sources like power plants. The new...

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Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

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05/01/2013

... the world in one year with $100,000, an office space in New York City and support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation ... the energy of fans of popular stories toward activism and civic engagement...

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Social Justice

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COVID-19 Could Mean Extinction for Many Charities

Release Date:

03/23/2020

... to 670,00 foster children and serving food to 46 million people through food banks. Just how bad could it be? Our ... Employment & Guidance Service (FEGS) in 2015, then New York City's largest social...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce 54 new grants from its cornerstone "Invest in Youth" initiative, ... and outcomes for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color. The...

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Brooklyn Org

Will Cordery Joins Wellspring's Racial Justice Program

Release Date:

05/04/2017

... Officer with the Racial Justice Program based in the New York office. A Kentucky native, Will brings almost 15 ... has devoted his career to increasing justice by building power for those society has pushed to...

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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event

Release Date:

10/10/2013

... Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding organizations that have ... of our launch event — you can read it (and several other resources and write-ups) below. The...

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Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative

Release Date:

01/25/2018

... to work in nonprofit youth justice programs throughout New York City. To date, John Jay students have provided ... transformative mentoring and other programs serving young people involved in the criminal...

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Justice Reform

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The Pinkerton Foundation

PNY and Other Sector Leaders Respond to Callahan OpEd in NYTimes

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06/05/2015

On Sunday, May 31, The New York Times published a piece by Philanthropy Insider ... framework with integrity and continues to serve the people of Connecticut and beyond. The Connecticut Council ... please find a...

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PNY News

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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy

Center for Effective Philanthropy

The Philanthropy Roundtable

Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund are providing resources for family foundations, community foundations and ... Program. "We hope this initiative will usher in a new era of family philanthropy...

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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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Report

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Open Road Alliance

Century Foundation Says States Are Wrong to Tie Higher Education Funding to Performance

Release Date:

05/26/2016

... The Century Foundation says the performance-based funding model is reinforcing disparities within public higher ... schools’ ability to retain and graduate students. But a new paper from the Century Foundation...

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Education

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JPMorgan Launched a New Tool to Help Fill 7,500 Finance Jobs in New York City

Release Date:

07/12/2017

JPMorgan Launched a New Tool to Help Fill 7,500 Finance Jobs in New York City Thousands of finance jobs are available in New York City, and JPMorgan is trying to fill them with a new...

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State

Release Date:

09/14/2017

Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced several new initiatives to deliver new addiction...

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Health

New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York

Release Date:

06/08/2017

New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York The American Health Care Act (AHCA), approved by the ... would undermine the dramatic insurance coverage gains that New...

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New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law

Release Date:

10/05/2017

New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law New York state’s high school graduation rate may take a hit ...

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Education

New York State Census Equity Fund Research Identifies New York's Hardest-to-Count Communities for 2020 Census

Release Date:

06/04/2019

New York State Census Equity Fund Research Identifies New York's Hardest-to-Count Communities for 2020 Census (June 5, 2019) NEW YORK – In the face of historic challenges ahead of the .....

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Census 2020

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The New York Community Trust

Brian Byrd of New York State Health Foundation Appointed to New York Federal Reserve Bank Community Advisory Group

Release Date:

06/21/2021

Brian Byrd of New York State Health Foundation Appointed to New York Federal Reserve Bank Community Advisory Group NEW YORK—The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today ...

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The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York

Release Date:

04/08/2019

The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York (April 8, 2019) NEW YORK – The New York Community Trust committed $4.8 ...