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With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality

Release Date:

12/20/2017

... the general public simply refuse to pay attention—or get behind policies that actually make inequality worse? Maybe ... Bank of America’s pledge covers initial staffing and infrastructure . Looking at the...

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Community Development

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Bank of America [Corporate]

It's Possible for All NYC School Meals to be Cooked from Scratch, Report Supported by the New York Community Trust , New York State Health Foundation and Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Finds

Release Date:

12/03/2019

... Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation. Researchers behind the report examined a pilot program at five public ... the report found. That includes updating kitchen infrastructure where needed, training...

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Children, Youth and Families

Food Systems

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New York Health Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation

See the Storify: Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons

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10/29/2013

Eric Klinenberg talks infrastructure and resiliency at our Sandy anniversary event. One year after Hurricane Sandy, our communities have made great progress in recovery. But so ...

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

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02/07/2012

... capacity as part of the first session of our International Grantmakers Network program series. Nearly ... will influence how organizations can allocate program resources . Even the availability of basic...

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All Funders

Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... Today we are in the middle of an historic change moment in our country, our cities and our role in the field of the arts. Not since ... with Office for Civil Rights (OCR), ARTS has increased...

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Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Surdna, Ms. Foundation Authors: Mind the Gap – How Philanthropy Can Address Gender-Based Economic Disparities

Release Date:

03/08/2016

... safer working conditions, a ten-hour day, an end to child labor , and fair wages understood, as do movement leaders ... we cannot wait. Not only is realizing gender equality in our economic, political, and...

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Gender Justice

The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications

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04/24/2017

... pleased to welcome Jay Hutchins to the Forum team as our Associate Director of Policy & Communications. In this ... of Government Affairs for the Maryland Department of Labor , Licensing and Regulation,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

04/18/2019

... initiative of the Markle Foundation focused on creating a labor market that values skills so workers, particularly ... to prepare workers for in-demand careers that will grow our economy.” Launched in 2018,...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

04 Oct 2018

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

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

8:45am to 10:15am

... in a support role, have the privilege to exercise in our roles. This is a chance to learn about other people’s ... we make every day, and how these decisions impact our organizations and the field as a whole...

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Professional Development

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Breakout Discussion

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Executive Support Staff

Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $4.9 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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02/07/2022

... that it has awarded $4.9 million in Helping Hands funds to our grantee organizations. The Gerstner Helping Hands program provides financial resources to assist individuals facing a one-time, urgent ... need...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Gerstner Philanthropies

15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... nonprofit, government and business leaders, as well as our upstate sister organization New York Funders Alliance, ... racial, ethnic, immigrant, religious, health, education, labor , housing, social services...

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Centering Disability Justice

Release Date:

02/06/2019

... “Ignorance is the enemy within: On the power of our privilege, and the privilege of our power” committing ... alternative-text descriptions, and changes in our human resources...

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Disabilities

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Ford Foundation

10 Jan 2024

Fair Representation in Redistricting - Reimagining Redistricting Virtual Briefing

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

This webinar is hosted by our partner, Fair Representation in Redistricting, who has ... Vice President, NEO Philanthropy , and Director, State Infrastructure Fund Javier Valdés, U.S. Director of Civic ... before...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Census 2020

New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color

Release Date:

07/01/2015

... of oppression that prevent their full participation in our country’s future. Yet new research is helping us to ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women

Surdna Foundation Promotes Worker Co-Ops to Overcome Wealth Inequality

Release Date:

04/20/2016

As we consider how to make a wholesale shift in the economic system, have we thought about how a shift in the structure of our workplaces could change the game?

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Economic Security

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Surdna Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Gives $100,000 to Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge

Release Date:

07/11/2016

... As part of its Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge, In Our Backyards (ioby) — a nonprofit, civic crowd-resourcing ...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

The End of Currents

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... months. As we mentioned a few weeks ago when we launched our new website, we are rebranding our e-news distributions and letting you get our content in ... will be the same. The real change...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Capacity Building Begins At Home

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06/04/2009

... we should ask is “what is the best use of foundation resources ?” The whole independent sector would be better ... because they and their funders previously invested in infrastructure . Too bad there wasn’t more...

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

Release Date:

02/12/2010

... (EGA) and the Global Greengrants Fund to hear from our philanthropic colleagues about the outcomes from the ... cut down: for farming, grazing, and wood, as well as for roads to facilitate extractive...