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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... initiatives aimed at advancing racial justice and social change throughout New York City’s largest borough. A long -time Brooklyn resident, McGhee has been with Demos for ... can be a national model for...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Brooklyn Org

In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck

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09/11/2017

... out the scattered incisions, each about half an inch long . When Pkorkor’s stomach began to swell and his body ...

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20 Oct 2023

Funders Working Group for New York’s Newcomers

Friday, October 20, 2023 - 3:30pm

... and will continue on a weekly or bi-weekly basis as long as members find it useful. How do you sign up? 3:30 PM ...

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JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million

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05/11/2017

... recovery due to strong collaboration between civic, business , and nonprofit leadership, as well as improving ... commitment over the next two years. Going forward, I hope business , government and nonprofit...

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Workforce Development

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Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Named New President of the Moody’s Foundation

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02/22/2017

... as the next President, effective April 1. Arlene is a long -standing colleague at Moody’s and has had a ... managing director in London where she oversees commercial business in Europe. She started her career...

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23 Oct 2019

From Intentions into Actions: Bringing Behavioral Design to NYC Nonprofits

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Typical behavioral design approaches use levers such as social norms, default settings, planning prompts, timely ... with your name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address, and phone...

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To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... wanted to hear about their experiences, the services and resources they need and desire, and their ideas for making ... five major themes emerged ( read the recently released report and explore our process at...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Brooklyn Org

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

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09/17/2015

... by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Wilson Center finds the Defense Department and its Defense Advanced ... of total federal funding going to risk research. The report , U.S. Trends in Synthetic Biology...

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A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers

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02/25/2014

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America has received $10 billion in funding from Bank of America to make mortgage loans on its own terms over the next decade, reports The New York Times.

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Environment and Climate Change

Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary

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03/01/2017

... with the Open Society Foundations to help the media better report on (and for all of us to better understand) global ...

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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

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02/12/2010

... Central America and West Africa Boards. Greengrants funds social and environmental justice projects throughout the ... such as oil exploration and mining. According to the World Resources Institute,...

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The North Star Fund Welcomes Kellie Terry as the new Philanthropy Programs Director

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05/02/2022

... donors and funders towards shifting real power and resources to movements. Kellie is a longtime organizer and ...

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12 Apr 2011

Are Current Immigration Enforcement Policies Good for New York?

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... will receive a confirmation by email no later than two business days before the event. A Philanthropy New York ... immigration, education, youth and families, civil rights/ social justice, and mental health...

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13 Feb 2019

Can Data + Organizing Drive Policy? Prospects for Strengthening Tenant Protections in New York City and Statewide

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8:45am to 10:00am

... policies needed to preserve New York’s economic and social diversity. A new report from the Community Service Society provides some ... with your name, title, organizational affiliation, business...

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Housing and Homelessness

Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/23/2012

... We also did not anticipate losing power for such a long time in all of lower Manhattan, which is where our ...

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13 Jun 2012

2012 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 8:00am to Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 6:30pm

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Park Place, NYC

Join the Social Impact Exchange community of funders, social investors, philanthropists, and advisors to share ... top-performing initiatives and build the field of scaling social impact. Explore...

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Ford Foundation Announces New President

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08/22/2013

... to our mission and tradition of leadership in the social sector,” said Irene Hirano Inouye, Chair of the ... of its investment strategy to protect the institution’s long - term financial...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... activism, foundations can invest in climate solutions and social enterprises that align with the change they wish to ... products that improve the planet have the sustainable, long - term...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Educational Foundation of America

Three New Appointments at The Atlantic Philanthropies

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01/01/2013

... 1997, where he has worked with psychology, psychiatry and social work trainees, provided clinical services to children ... families. Since 2002, Post managed her own consulting business , supporting major...

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