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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

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03/02/2022

... damages and fighting the industry’s decades- long disinformation campaign that hinders climate progress. ... degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and Columbia Business School. She has worked in climate...

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Trinity Church Split on How to Manage $2 Billion Legacy of a Queen

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04/24/2013

... Church is wealthy. But the extent of its wealth has long been a mystery; guessed at by many, known by few... ...

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Religion

New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.

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06/03/2021

... grades, and test scores; and/or the development of social and emotional skills – by a panel of youth ... expert reviewers. 2021 One-Year Grants Focus on Racial and Social Justice This year, 20 one-year grants...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy

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06/08/2022

When you first stepped into philanthropy, whether you have been in the field for a few months or for quite some, how did your race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, etc. affect your experience? Was your voice respected? Did you feel trust in...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $41.5 Million in Grants

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07/20/2013

... working in the areas of education, health, the arts and social welfare, and will also go in part to the ...

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Arts

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Health

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Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

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12/12/2012

... by Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and ... Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute, and the World Resources Institute with funding...

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Environment and Climate Change

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What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

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08/2015

... they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited timeframe and then close ... their grantmaking. But most hope that by exhausting their resources in relatively short order, they will be able to ...

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Member Input on Official Statement on Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

... deduction is an especially efficient method of directing resources to communities, because for every $1 that the ...

Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced

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01/12/2016

The American Library Association announced the winners of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction during the ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston.

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Arts

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

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05/23/2017

... and policies already underway. These, as well as other resources to come, will support cities looking to learn from ...

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Community Development

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With Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Glacier Ice Art Installation Aims to Encourage Public Action Against Climate Change

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11/10/2015

... Frederik Ottesen, he designed and launched Little Sun, a social enterprise that produces and distributes solar-powered ... of Bloomberg LP, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and three- term Mayor of New York City...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

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07 Apr 2022

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Thursday, April 7, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... and capacity within civil society; seed organizations, social enterprises, and movements; and enable creative works ...

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Assembly Democrats call to end tax breaks for companies that hire teens

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02/20/2014

The proposal to repeal the credit, which encourages businesses to hire students earning minimum wage, is part of a push by the Dems to accelerate the phase-in of the $9-an-hour minimum wage.

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Workforce Development

Rockefeller's Rodin Should Run for President, According to NewsWorks

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08/24/2015

... debates with a bounce in their steps routinely tout their business acumen as a prime credential. Yet in each case, an apt image for their careers in business would be: raging Dumpster fire.... Rockefeller...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Applications to the 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards are up 25%

Release Date:

05/19/2014

... Up by 25 Percent Overall – Three Times the Number of Long Island Organizations Apply; Applications from Brooklyn ... management practices of nonprofits in New York City, Long Island and Westchester.....

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PNY News

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Finance & Asset Management

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The New York Community Trust

Elmezzi Foundation Increases Funding for Free Queens Programs

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07/29/2015

... A gradual increase in its funding for programs in Long Island City and Astoria is now allowing the ... high school equivalency, and English classes at the Long Island City Branch of the Queens Library for free...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Upleveling Governance: A Cohort for Foundation Trustees and CEOs

... more transformative philanthropic practice and lasting social change. We’ll explore case studies, engage in ... board has been upheld primarily as the agents of fiduciary responsibility and accountability,...

Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

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06/20/2012

... calls for, among other things, a national clearinghouse of resources on interprofessional education, which will include ... Practice, initially funded by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (...

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New Member Spotlight: ASPCA

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07/10/2009

... euthanasia of homeless animals simply because of a lack of resources . AM:O is a five-year program currently operating in ... professionals to each community, and communities receive resources depending upon...

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