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How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... to electricity. Of those, 290 million men, women, and children are in India, unable to power their homes, ... to health services, and sufficient lighting that enables learning and safety after dark. Just as...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

... “Makers” The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by ...

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Education

Bold Stories For Big Challenges

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12/17/2013

Working Narratives' Paul VanDeCarr provides a recap of our PNY event on how foundations can use diverse types of storytelling for greater impact.

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The New York Women’s Foundation Creates Collaborative Fund To Support Justice Reform for Women and To Help Dismantle Mass Incarceration

Release Date:

10/19/2018

... have both a moral and practical imperative to leverage our resources towards a more just society for those traditionally ... communities.” The fund will harness financial and other resources of a diverse set...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation

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07/01/2021

... he says. “I’m very active in applying machine learning to cosmology, and the tools of machine learning are being actively applied in a lot of different ...

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04 Oct 2018

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Meeting: Finding Your Decision-Making Power

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

8:45am to 10:15am

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. ...

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Professional Development

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Breakout Discussion

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Executive Support Staff

NY Women’s Foundation, NoVo and 15 Other PNY Members Support Leadership of Young Women of Color with $2.1M

Release Date:

01/10/2017

... of collaborative philanthropy where organizations pool resources to better leverage collective use of their ... in 2014, it was formed to increase philanthropic resources available to organizations that...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation

Brooklyn Org

The Cricket Island Foundation

Ford Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Surdna Foundation

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

The Pinkerton Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women

The Scherman Foundation

Andrus Family Fund

Gender and Transformative Giving

Release Date:

05/23/2013

... Director, TrueChild As an action tank focused on promoting gender analysis, we were recently approached by ... include reproductive health, intimate partner violence, educational achievement, immigration and...

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New FORE Grants Support Community-Based Organizations Combatting the Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Crisis

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03/29/2023

... to promote healthy development and resilience among youth and their families in Berkeley County, West Virginia. ...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)

... opportunities, confident and safe space to share ideas, learning from each other, and opportunities for professional ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a...

Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative

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07/09/2014

... undergraduates. Coursework will include on-site learning instruction at partner institutions and digital ... be given special access to the partnering institutions’ resources , such as high-resolution digital...

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Marlon Williams

... Williams has specialized in leading initiatives where success requires the mobilized coordination of stakeholders ...

01 May 2012

Creating a New Normal: Financial Fitness and Competitive Job Search Strategies for Aging Baby Boomers

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

While the recent economic recession affected Americans of all ages, both genders and all ethnicities; workers 55 and over, women, and people of color were among the hardest hit. Each group brings with them their own unique set of challenges and...

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06 Oct 2020

Measuring and Addressing Institutional Racism in Your Foundation - A Workshop

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... you bring people into your organization and ensure their success as employees. Our facilitator will lead us in ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropy New York Welcomes Marlon Williams as Vice President of Collaboration and Policy

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09/11/2020

... Marlon has specialized in leading initiatives where success requires the mobilized coordination of stakeholders ...

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PNY News

How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?

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08/15/2013

... Americans of all races who have devoted their time and resources to improving the life outcomes of black men and ... justice strategies while under-investing in family and youth development, community-building...

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A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times

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05/14/2009

... essential. Look for leverage and where your deployment of resources can best be used. Remember that size may matter, ... count and assess what matters and what will be useful in learning from the past and...

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The New York Women's Foundation Announces Spring 2023 Grantmaking Efforts with a Focus on Economic Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration and Defending Transgender Rights

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03/30/2023

... equitable economic systems that redistribute power and resources back to the community. The Justice Fund is entering ... Emeagwali, Senior Vice President, Programs & Strategic Learning for The New York...

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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

Release Date:

01/18/2013

... challenging days, we at RHI faced questions that no small youth -serving CBO should have to deal with. Where should FEMA ... before anyone else could arrive to serve the community; a youth workforce with the...