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MADRE

The Need for Civil Legal Aid

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06/07/2016

... Meehan, Administrative Assistant At a recent conference our interest was piqued on the issue of Civil Legal Aid. ... seeking civil legal aid are turned away due to lack of resources , meaning a majority of...

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Economic Security

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The Elmezzi Foundation

A Long Overdue Guide for New Philanthropic Organizations

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04/17/2019

... on the importance of taking risks and orienting each of our organizations toward continuous learning and improvement. ... how the organization will approach its work. Like many of our peers, our...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

UJA-Federation of New York Announces Additional $11 Million in Grants and Loans to Those Affected by COVID-19

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03/31/2020

... Yorkers. “Ten days ago, we allocated over $23 million in our first wave of emergency funding for essential food ... immediate assistance —are at risk of running out of resources in just a few months,” said...

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Children, Youth and Families

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UJA-Federation of New York

Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees

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06/03/2016

... years—include longtime employees of the NYPD, MTA, Human Resources Administration, Department of Health and Hospitals, ... FCNY President Mary McCormick . “From protecting our streets or our...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

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01/09/2017

... and advance equity [i] in arts and culture in the City. Our working definition of cultural equity is “fairness in opportunities (such as access to information, financial resources , or programming) for cultural...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

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02/17/2017

... (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the visionary behind the Enslavement to Mass Incarceration Museum and the ... president of the Ford Foundation. “It is a boon to our entire organization to have his passion...

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Philanthropy’s Best

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Ford Foundation

Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

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06/07/2017

... endowments. Enter David Callahan – the provocateur behind Inside Philanthropy and author of The Givers – who ... applied science. Now is the time for all of us to bring our very best selves to our...

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

... and now as the senior program officer for the Building Bridges Program at the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art ... and to break through the substantial barriers dividing our country. The 1.6 billion...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Can Conversational Leadership Shift an Entire System?

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07/28/2022

... does it matter?” It matters because if you accept that our workplaces are built on fundamentally racist structures ... we could decide when and for what purpose we had to leave our homes. Not only that, but if...

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We’re Not Just Fighting the Good Fight

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09/22/2014

... in its public policy work. With limited staff and resources , we choose our issues carefully based on their centrality to our members’ needs. When organizations like the Council on ...

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PNY News

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... of experience and diverse professional expertise to our Board of Trustees, ensuring that The Rockefeller ... financial literacy to humanities to global security, our new trustees have the skills and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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SeaChange Capital Partners Produces New Report That Sheds Light on Financial Health of Nonprofit Human Services Sector

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01/22/2018

... and enabling all Americans to contribute fully to our communities and the national economy. A National ... strong and delivering on their full potential. “Through our combined efforts, we hope to improve the...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

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27 Apr 2011

Success in College for New Majority Students: Applying What Works

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8:30am to 11:00am

... goals, funders who are themselves stewarding constrained resources seek evidence of what works best with these groups ... majority students who start college academically farther behind than their peers. A...

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12 Oct 2017

ESSA: How Much Will it Change School Testing, Equity, Diversity and Discipline Practices?

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9:00am to 11:00am

... to replace its controversial predecessor the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), each state was given more power and tasked ...

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04 May 2011

Seventh Generation Leading: Making the Case for Native Youth Leadership and Organizing

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8:30am to 11:00am

... Youth are building awareness, capacity and a real infrastructure for self-determination in our communities. This work, if allowed to become rooted and ...

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The Century Foundation Welcomes Jeff Madrick as Senior Fellow

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04/01/2014

... such challenges as job creation, financial regulation, and infrastructure investment. Madrick is also the author of more ... Rediscovering Government Initiative, will greatly enhance our efforts to promote...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Century Foundation

Ford Foundation Among Funders of ImpactUs Marketplace: Four New Issuers Join

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09/13/2017

... investments, these organizations are central to furthering our mission of creating thriving communities,” said Liz ... and more.” ImpactUs provides the technological infrastructure to seamlessly connect...

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