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EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

Release Date:

08/11/2015

... documenting the formation, challenges and ultimate success of the Education Funders Research Initiative – an ... of Education. The case study documents the initiative’s success in meeting those objectives and...

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PNY News

Funding Area

Education

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Education Funders Research Initiative

Ford Foundation

Trinity Wall Street

03 Mar 2015

Expanding Your Advocacy Toolbox - Webinar

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Funders have a critical role to play in advocacy – but what are your options for engagement?

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

A Forever 41’s Perspective on Social Media

Release Date:

05/28/2015

New York Life Foundation Corporate Vice President, Matthew Nelson, explains that it's never too late to take advantage of the social media landscape to create connections.

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Insights

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technology

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New York Life Foundation

National Grid Commits $500,000 to Assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island Families Impacted by COVID-19

Release Date:

03/18/2020

National Grid is directing $500,000 to support customers affected by the health impacts, financial hardships and disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Disaster Relief

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National Grid

GoVoteNYC Fund in The New York Community Trust Announces $1 Million in Grants for Voter Engagement

Release Date:

04/26/2022

Decades of low voter turnout and an historic election cycle drive a new philanthropic effort housed in The New York Community Trust to increase voter participation in NYC

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Member News

Funding Area

Public Policy

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The New York Community Trust

08 Jul 2024

Fearless Fund Next Steps: PSOs, Advocacy & Action - A Virtual Meeting Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum and ABFE

Monday, July 8, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

With the ongoing legal challenge to the Fearless Fund’s grantmaking supporting women entrepreneurs of color, United Philanthropy Forum and ABFE, in close partnership with HIP, AAPIP, NAP, and PNY, are hosting a comprehensive briefing to help...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Presentation

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

Release Date:

08/13/2009

... major public policy shifts, whatever their past level of success . But first, a bit of the anecdotal evidence. As ... agenda and develop—not just capture temporarily—human resources and talent to address that...

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Insights

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All Funders

Maricella Espinosa-Blohm

... to the staff of Northeastern’s College of Engineering Student Services. She will graduate Northeastern in May 2017. ...

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.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

Funding Area

Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

Release Date:

07/21/2014

A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states roll out the Common Core standards.

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Member News

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

Release Date:

12/08/2014

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a 10-year, $500 million initiative.

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

International/Foreign Affairs

The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies

Release Date:

08/14/2015

... degree. Funding from the Mellon grant will help to support student stipends, curriculum development, and salary and ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition

Release Date:

04/12/2016

Up to Us, a non-partisan program sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact, aims to empower students to raise awareness about the United States’ long-term fiscal and economic health in a...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges

Release Date:

04/13/2016

The report -- titled “Looking in All the Wrong Places” -- is based on an analysis of more than 6,000 pages of audit documents that were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Century Foundation

Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit

Release Date:

04/18/2016

Food Tank, in partnership with American University, is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 20–21, 2016.

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Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

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Arabella Advisors

Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology

Release Date:

04/21/2016

... took place April 9-10, following a morning graduate student symposium April 9 at which scholars gave brief ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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Mellon Foundation

Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected

Release Date:

05/23/2016

The Fellowship is designed to increase the capacity of New York City's community development organizations and to create a pipeline for the next generation of community development leaders.

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Member News

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Morgan Stanley

In NYTimes, Ford’s Walker on Internships and Inequality

Release Date:

07/06/2016

While many Americans believe fervently and faithfully in expanding opportunity, America’s internship-industrial complex does just the opposite.

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Member News

Funding Area

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep

Release Date:

10/06/2016

NYCT Program Director Shawn Morehead joins us to talk about this more recent initiative along with the Trust's long-standing work with immigrant communities.