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LGBT History Gets Short Shrift in Schools. There's an Effort to Change That

Release Date:

09/06/2017

LGBT History Gets Short Shrift in Schools. There' s an Effort to Change That Teachers sit at square tables in a ... poring over primary and secondary sources about the civil rights icon Bayard Rustin. There...

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Gender Justice

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Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board

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11/18/2014

Ford’ s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board Independent ... Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Steven McCormick, Co-Founder, Earth Genome ... addition, she recently served as co...

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Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend

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05/26/2020

Research Studies: A Convener’ s Best Friend By: Nancy Rauch Douzinas , President, Rauch ... NY, led a campaign to build an additional rail track on a critical segment of the Long Island Rail Road. The addition...

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Community Development

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Using an Ecosystem Approach to Define Nonprofit Strategy

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10/05/2016

... and considered a shift in how we examine an organization’ s vision and mission; core capacities; and external ... we find that each of these approaches to their work remain critical and provide credibility to...

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To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... This post originally appeared on The Foundation Center’ s GrantCraft blog. When I became the president of Brooklyn ... here all those years ago; the outstanding young Brooklyn women who I worked with at the...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Commentary: Building ‘a network of networks’ in a trying time

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03/16/2026

... formed to meet the moment, lift up and generate resources to address sector needs. This new “network of networks” has ... for Effective Philanthropy , A SECTOR IN CRISIS: How U. S . Nonprofits...

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United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Hospital Clinics Driving Growth of Primary Care Medical Homes in NY

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09/22/2016

... 5,832 providers to 6,264). Over one-quarter of the state’ s primary care physicians work in primary care medical ... How to pay for medical homes under value-based payment . Securing an initial infusion of...

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Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding

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01/25/2018

... further their debate, I witnessed the sharpening of their critical thinking skills– just one of the many skills ...

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NY State Health Foundation Grants Available to Brownsville Residents to Help Improve Community Health

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06/09/2016

... to make their neighborhoods safer, improve access to fresh food or introduce new education programs... NY State Health ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities

Release Date:

11/01/2016

... Support of Healthy Communities A key goal of NYSHealth’ s building healthy communities priority area is to create ...

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Health

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

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02/07/2022

... The Gerstner Helping Hands program provides financial resources to assist individuals facing a one-time, urgent ... assistance with rent, utilities, medical expenses, and food . Read the full list of 2022...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gifts Landmark Grant to Stimulate Greece’s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sector

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05/24/2018

... Foundation Gifts Landmark Grant to Stimulate Greece’ s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural ... that aims to help revitalize one of Greece’ s most critical sectors—...

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Aetna Joins Corporate Effort to Save Hartford Financial and Psychological Slump

Release Date:

03/15/2017

... starkest inequality of any major metro area in the U. S ., with a third of residents living in poverty not far from ultra-wealthy communities. More immediately, Hartford' s fiscal problems have lately...

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Community Development

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“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge

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10/02/2014

... catalytic realization: that full employment for our nation' s youth can only occur at the intersection of our labor ... private sector actors. In his 2014 State of the Union address , President Obama...

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Children, Youth and Families

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10 Feb 2015

Effective Policies, Practices and Programs to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... program materials here . Part of Philanthropy New York’ s “Spotlight on Diversity” Series. In supporting efforts to address the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion ... questions. In Collaboration...

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16 Apr 2026

Spring Happy Hour with Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)

Thursday, April 16, 2026 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs of ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential...

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15 Sep 2010

Can You Hear Us Now? Evaluating Policy Change and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... philanthropic investment. But do you know if it’ s working, especially when advocacy work is usually a ... public policy and advocacy funding. To share relevant resources , please contact register@...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans to Lead Pop Culture Collaborative

Release Date:

03/15/2017

... of how we all belong in America. The Collaborative’ s formation represents a critical step forward in advancing the combined power of the ... that reach mass audiences and support field...

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Arts

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Ford, Rockefeller and Others Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing

Release Date:

04/14/2016

... how results-based funding could revolutionize America' s approach to entrenched social issues. The project addresses ... have direct experience using outcomes-focused funding to address critical...

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