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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

Release Date:

08/28/2015

... Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter? On Saturday, people from around the world will commemorate the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Although many people will tout...

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North Star Fund

20 Oct 2020

White Nationalism + Voter Suppression: How Online Platforms Disenfranchise Communities of Color - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... program is hosted by our partner, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to ... or race, to communities who are intimidated to vote, many people of color face...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Civic Engagement

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Leadership in Government Fellows

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05/21/2021

... Foundations Announce 2021 Leadership in Government Fellows NEW YORK—A former Florida state-level representative. The ... sustainable working conditions, pushing companies to put people before profits; basic...

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The Burke Foundation Plans to Expand CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting to 50 Sites in the Next Five Years

Release Date:

04/20/2021

... to 50 Sites in the Next Five Years PRINCETON, New Jersey — Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) and the ... grounded in evidence, to more families and regions in New Jersey and effectively support the prenatal...

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Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June

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03/19/2015

... of the Hudson Valley, will become the Dyson Foundation’s new president when the transition takes place in June, ... R. Dyson. “Equally important, Diana has served the people of the Hudson Valley just as...

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The Dyson Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

Release Date:

09/23/2016

... the U.S. You can now learn all about the findings in two new Commonwealth Fund reports, our online comparison tool, ... team found that Clinton’s would increase the number of people with health coverage, while...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers

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09/26/2016

... Inclusive Innovation Competition (IIC) under the ‘ new models’ category, has reached 70,000 farmers through a ... on the Digital Economy’ (IDE), which explores how people and businesses can work, interact, and...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

What We Do

Philanthropy New York champions effective grant making by building a ... the opportunity and responsibility to engage the sector's power and privilege to dismantle these systems. What We .....

Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

Release Date:

08/07/2015

... solutions for neglected vision loss condition NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is ... National Eye Institute (NEI) estimating that three million people in the U.S...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

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10/01/2015

... to address the resilience challenges of cities. This new structure also combines two powerful Rockefeller ... Cities, Rebuild by Design will bring the successful model developed in conjunction with U.S...

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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... movements. She acknowledged how difficult community engagement is, but emphasized its centrality to building a critical mass of socially conscious people with political power . "...

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PhilTalks

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15 Apr 2015

NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... Initiative rolling out of the Mayor’s Office, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Green City Force ... by leveraging youth leadership and cultivating resident engagement , positioning NYC...

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Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich

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03/31/2017

... individual has contributed more to the commercial and civic life of New York City over a longer period of time than David Rockefeller,” Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York mayor, said...

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Arcus Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind

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10/15/2021

... in and benefit from the sustainable management of natural resources in important gorilla and chimpanzee habitats in the ... around Lomami National Park management to ensure people and bonobos can coexist in...

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... is growing faster in the suburbs than in the City, here in New York and in most metro regions across the country? As ... that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas. This...

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Community Development

Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

Release Date:

02/13/2017

... tax policies that encourage giving could be curtailed and new limits on our political activities could be implemented. ... engage. Change the Narrative The election demonstrated the power of the dominant...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

Release Date:

08/01/2013

... Program Consultant, Hive Digital Media Learning Fund, The New York Community Trust The new media ecology can be overwhelming, with a growing array ... described a new approach to summer...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... Plan Today, the Ms. Foundation for Women announced its new strategic plan, which centers its grant-making and ... is taking a bold, and unapologetic approach to building power and advancing democracy by...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

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07 Jul 2026

Change Management: Leading Through Uncertainty

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 -

2:00pm to 4:30pm

... change in ways that reduce disruption and support the people most affected. While organizational change often ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. What to expect:...