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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... Foundations. “He has a long track record of rallying people together to tackle the most entrenched issues facing ... grown up with democracy instead of tyranny. These young people are open to strengthening...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

Foundation for a Just Society Supports Report on LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa

Release Date:

03/07/2016

... led by queer-identified women and gender non-conforming people , and trans*-led activism is gaining ... empowerment programs, and initiatives that speak to LGBTQ people 's faith and religious affiliation...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

LGBTQ

Social Justice

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Foundation for a Just Society

HSBC Announces USD25 Million COVID-19 Donation Fund

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... the international medical response, protect vulnerable people and ensure food security around the world. Of this ... We hope these donations can help make a difference to the people and societies we serve, now...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

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HSBC Bank USA

United Hospital Fund Report: Children's Behavioral Health Reform Depends on Solving Implementation Challenges

Release Date:

11/10/2015

... Reform Depends on Solving Implementation Challenges NEW YORK—The United Hospital Fund today published a report ... redesign of behavioral health services for children in New York’s Medicaid program. The report...

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Health

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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United Hospital Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies Accelerates Fight Against Global Coronavirus Pandemi

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... Accelerates Fight Against Global Coronavirus Pandemi NEW YORK — Just days after Mike Bloomberg launched a ... and funding to combat the pandemic on a global scale. The new $40 million global initiative will...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

19 Sep 2022

The Climate Crisis: Understanding the Promise and Pitfalls of Removing Carbon from the Skies and the Seas

Monday, September 19, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... system and prevent a runaway greenhouse effect. Now, a new policy landscape is beginning to emerge around different ... rapidly. Carbon removal is coming, but the shape that this new sector will take is still...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

Location

New York City

Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field

Release Date:

06/26/2018

... Smith Noyes Foundation finds. The report, Building Power Across the Impact Investment Field (29 pages, PDF), ... impact investments, ESG stock selection, shareholder engagement and activism, mission-related...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

What Now? From Outrage to Action

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... ourselves as a country founded on the genocide of one people and the enslavement of another, and one whose ... on the front lines of this fight by directing critical resources to enact policies that dismantle...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth

Release Date:

07/13/2014

... million to help revitalize Detroit and $30 million for a new "lab" that will test innovations designed to help low-income people save and build credit. Later this month, the bank is ... the focus on...

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Member News

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals

Release Date:

08/04/2015

... for Low-Income Individuals As part of a vigorous new effort to help jobless Americans upgrade their reading ... offers job training and financial coaching to low-income people whose skills deficit has kept...

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Community Development

Education

Workforce Development

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Bank of America [Corporate]

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

MetLife

Capital One Foundation

Citi

BNY Mellon and United Nations Foundation Publish Report for Advancing Gender Equality

Release Date:

01/26/2017

... Gender Equality On Saturday, more than three million people around the country -- that's one out of every 100 Americans -- and upwards of another 250,000 people around the world marched in the name of...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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BNY

Russell Sage Foundation Supported Studies Explore How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... government in providing health care to its citizens. Two new studies supported by the Russell Sage Foundation’s ... services contribute to significant drops in poverty among people below the age of sixty-five...

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Health

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Russell Sage Foundation

A Look At The Building Bridges Program, Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... for Islamic Art, which in turn is part of the larger, New York-based Doris Duke Charitable Foundation that also ... and non-Muslim communities nationwide.” Art connects people because “art opens us up,” says...

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Member News

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Bank of America, Water.org Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil

Release Date:

11/02/2018

... years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with safe water and ... years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Bank of America [Corporate]

JPMorgan Chase Commits $6 Million to Prepare Greater Washington Area Students for Local, In-Demand Jobs

Release Date:

12/06/2018

... access to economic opportunity for thousands of young people and help meet the growing demand for skilled workers ... to build a better future for the region’s young people ,” said Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

16 Sep 2015

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Industry Partnerships - Current and Future Strategies

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

New York City has made significant progress in the past ten ... in developing a more employer-driven workforce system. The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and ... Now link above. (no fee...

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Workforce Development

10 Oct 2013

Creative Strategies for Family and Board Education

Thursday, October 10, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... feature examples of family foundations with creative board engagement strategies including making board meetings more ... for board and family members. A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program with the...

05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... efforts. CECP will share the latest trends in employee engagement from Giving in Numbers , which had a record ... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in...

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Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

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

Release Date:

02/24/2016

... in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can contribute to better outcomes and reduced cost ... to their visit notes. Neither a software program nor a new technology, experts say this...