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Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life

Release Date:

12/18/2019

... Life’s core mission is to serve a critical underserved community —young people—through the creation of an ... in many different neighborhoods, such as schools and community centers, serving as many children and...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

24 Jun 2020

Service for Impact: Results of Corporate Volunteering

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet community needs. The Service for Impact working group, rooted ... business impact of employee volunteer programs that meet community needs, thus moving the...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

22 Jul 2020

Service for Impact - July Conversation

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

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Network Building

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Breakout Discussion

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Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

09 Jun 2022

Participatory Grantmaking - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 9, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... grantmaking, and why are funders utilizing this method of community -led grantmaking? What are some case studies of ... to utilize this method of grantmaking How funders engage community members in the decision...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

We've Moved!

In January, Philanthropy New York became tenants at 320 East 43rd Street. This exciting move is grounded in our mission and values, provides long-term sustainability in a central location and will increase our convening capacity to better serve our...

Alisa Doctoroff and Linda Mirels Nominated to Lead UJA-Federation of New York

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... extensive expertise and a profound commitment to our community . They bring to UJA-Federation a leadership team ... ahead of us as we address the changing face of our Jewish community in all its dimensions. My...

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Appointments & Transitions

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UJA-Federation of New York

Martha Matsuoka Elected New Board Chair for Noyes Foundation

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... on issues such as metropolitan regionalism, sustainable community development, social movements and environmental ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

African Philanthropy Forum to Promote Transformation of the Continent 'From Within'

Release Date:

04/22/2013

... in Africa, while taking part in the GPF’s global community ... African Philanthropy Forum to Promote ...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say rebuild even in face of risk

Release Date:

07/30/2013

A survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research examining resilience following Superstorm Sandy (and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation) also found that about 1 in 4 Americans believe they live in an area extremely at...

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Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Surdna Foundation Awards $9.7 Million in Grants

Release Date:

09/30/2013

The grants, awarded in the foundation's three program areas to 56 nonprofit organizations across the country, represent the third cycle of quarterly grants since Surdna introduced changes to each of its program strategies late last year.

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Member News

Funding Area

Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

13 Nov 2013

Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Each year, Opportunity Nation releases new data for the Opportunity Index , the nation’s only composite measure of economic opportunity at the state and county level. In addition to traditional economic measures like unemployment and wages, the...

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Issue-Based

Funding Area

Economic Security

Workforce Development

Community Development

The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies and the Foundation Center Partner to Share Knowledge on Foundations Spending Down

Release Date:

09/23/2013

... sector will benefit from the first-hand knowledge and community of learning created by the collection... The Andrea ...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Communications

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

Mayor must focus on city's resiliency

Release Date:

01/03/2014

In an op-ed for Crain's New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin says that the de Blasio Administration must focus on the city's resiliency.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Public Policy

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The Rockefeller Foundation

NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams

Release Date:

06/17/2014

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña plans to preserve the hallmarks of New York City’s gifted programs, the immensely popular classes and schools that draw high achievers but have been criticized as shutting out low-income children.

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Education

Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

Release Date:

06/25/2014

In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip Henderson talks about aligning program with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation's recent launch into the impact investing world.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Community Development

Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

New Supporting Organization to Oversee "Grand Bargain" Funds

Release Date:

07/06/2014

... organization, the new entity will be housed at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, which also will ...

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Member News

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Arts

Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... of ArtPride, Packer currently serves on the boards of Community Foundation of South Jersey and Grantmakers in the ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Howard Gilman Foundation

Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... were a person with disabilities or a member of the LGBT community , among other related questions. A Chase ...

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Member News

Funding Area

LGBTQ

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

Release Date:

07/17/2014

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Shriver Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help connect poor Americans with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty.