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National Service and Grassroots Youth Organizing Groups: A Strategy for Building Diverse Nonprofit and Civic Leadership for New York

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01/14/2010

... their mission (helping young people living in high- poverty urban communities through the use of effective ... support and capacity for securing national service resources , conduct the monitoring work needed...

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Take It From the Nonprofits: Even in a Crisis, Funders Are Falling Short on Equity

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07/29/2021

... of swiftly and equitably delivering responsive, flexible resources to nonprofits facing urgent demands. And so, at a ... ways, unable to “fund outside the box.” Program and grant staff have so many things they...

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Let's Fight Racial Bias in Voting Through Donor Collaboratives and Litigation

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09/08/2016

... is able to handle the legal and administrative decision- making . If your foundation board is at all unsure of this ...

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Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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 ... separate effort to develop executive education curricula, case studies, and leadership...

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Technology

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Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty

Release Date:

03/31/2016

... and increased compensation. "The schools with resources to attract minority faculty may diversify their ... the expense of other schools, and students, lacking those resources ," Mr. Milano said...

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Education

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“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... Maria, 6 in 10 children in Puerto Rico were living in poverty . The day before the storm, Puerto Rico had a poverty rate that was almost double the poorest state in the ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andrus Family Fund

Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

... drawing on key findings from AGAG’s recent study, Making the Right Fit: Supporting NGOs in Africa Using Direct ... will influence how organizations can allocate program resources . Even the availability of...

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Russell Sage's New Book: More Poor Live in Suburbs than Cities

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06/21/2017

... forthcoming book Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty . Written by Brookings Institution political scientist ... Scott W. Allard, the book finds that even while suburban poverty has risen sharply—...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

17 Oct 2011

Environmental Justice in NYC: Successful Advocacy for Sustainable Policy Change

Monday, October 17, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... What strategies and tactics were used to press their case with policymakers? What was the impact of this advocacy ... Environmental Justice Alliance . Eric Goldstein , Natural Resources Defense Council . Peter...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/28/2011

... Value . Marvy, an Echoing Green Fellow, also received a grant from BCF in its early stages in 2001, which helped in ... confront and affect the consequences of intergenerational poverty through an approach...

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Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think

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05/24/2013

... Merger, Acquisition, and Collaboration Fund (NYMAC) as a case study. The recent Stanford Social Innovation Review ... shared multiyear vision around which donors pool talent, resources , and decision ...

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Newman's Own CEO Shares: What Paul Newman Would Tell Small Foundations in the Pandemic: Don’t Shift Course

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04/22/2020

... profound question I take to bed: Should we redirect our resources to frontline responders and other efforts ... Congress, the CARES Act may help with that.) We lack the resources to build MASH units in New...

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Disaster Relief

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16 Oct 2012

The New Corporate Philanthropy Challenge: A Leadership Conversation

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Today, corporate philanthropy has the opportunity to redefine purpose and value for corporate foundations and giving programs. Visionary leaders have demonstrated that when corporate philanthropy is managed as an investment in society, it can become...

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15 Feb 2024

Advancing Dignity and Justice Through Universal Representation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 15, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... makes a sizeable difference in an individual’s case . For example, asylum seekers are five times more likely to win their case for asylum if they have legal counsel. Yet there ... legal representation does not...

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Immigration

9/30/2014 - To Convene or Not To Convene? - PowerPoint Presentation and Video

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09/2014

View related materials presented during the program, "To Convene or Not to Convene?"

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Law & Order Politicians Don’t Care About Your Programmatic Silos

Release Date:

02/06/2017

... partnership with the private prison industry and countless rural governments that survive off of bail, bonds and fees ... New York’s “ Ending the Criminalization of Poverty ” series is examining initiatives...

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Justice Reform

It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

Release Date:

12/19/2016

... its place. Incidents tracked by groups like The Southern Poverty Law Center , show signs of a chilling future to ... the constant hate that is reported, or not reported as the case may be. Already, the media...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications/Media

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Burke Foundation Announces Release of New Jersey's Statewide ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Action Plan

Release Date:

02/04/2021

... in adulthood. Adverse community environments such as poverty or systemic discrimination can further compound the ...

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