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Sessions As Attorney General Means Criminal-Justice Reform Is Dead

Release Date:

12/15/2016

... to life for people who care about the enforcement of civil rights and voting rights . As my colleague Eric Levitz explains, Sessions’ s entrenched position in the very last ditch of support...

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Justice Reform

Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala

Release Date:

05/12/2017

... of fighting to end educational inequities in America’ s public schools by honoring grassroots, community and ... charge for education justice. Among them was noted civil rights activist Rev. Dr. William J...

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Education

Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... our months of advocacy have had nothing to do with the rights of workers. That is just not true. . . Opinion: ...

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Workforce Development

Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... like her. Child welfare workers have removed Shantell’ s three children from her care at various times, beginning in ... ability to parent. With the help of lawyers, Shantell’ s children were returned to her...

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Thank You

Release Date:

11/14/2018

Right around now is the moment when activities start to ramp up and the frantic pace of the season begins to move in double time.

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy New York

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Program Officer for Democracy, Hannah Furstenberg-Beckman

Release Date:

08/31/2022

... Democracy. Her portfolio includes grants to protect voting rights , support free and fair elections and strengthen ... In 2020, she worked on the Biden for President campaign’ s voter protection program,...

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29 Nov 2017

The Changing Nature of Work and Income: How Philanthropy Can Respond to and Support Low Income Families - Webinar

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... working Americans and explore emerging strategies to address income volatility and economic insecurity through ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Economic Security

Philip Zelikow Joins Markle Foundation As Visiting Managing Director

Release Date:

08/27/2014

... on several boards, including as a member of the President' s Intelligence Advisory Board for President George W. Bush .....

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation has Announced the Launch of The Communities Thrive Challenge

Release Date:

04/05/2018

... ensuring that their neighborhoods benefit from a region' s economic growth and vibrancy). Up to ten organizations will .....

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Member News

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Community Development

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New Report by Russell Sage Foundation Trustees: A New Threat to Immigrants’ Health — The Public-Charge Rule

Release Date:

08/08/2018

... potential public charges can be denied entry to the U. S ., and those already in the U. S . on visas can be prevented from obtaining legal permanent ... use of public benefits by dependents—including U. ...

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Immigration

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Russell Sage Foundation

Cutting Through the Jargon: How the CARES Act Works for Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... yet another major coronavirus response package. Let’ s set that aside for today and focus instead on some key ... of the CARES Act for nonprofits. As noted in last week’ s article, “ How Nonprofits Can Utilize...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Public Policy

Beyond the IRS: Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF

Release Date:

12/21/2011

... And this is evident with the Foundation Center’ s Glasspockets , a website focused on transparency in ... the need for effective strategic communications is critical to how we work, how we are perceived, and...

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New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... a total of 589 applicants, a new high for the Foundation' s Aim High education initiative, now in its fifth year. In ... Foundation’ s history of supporting organizations that address...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

The Teagle Foundation Awards Grants to Colleges and Universities Nationwide for Novel Humanities-Focused Programs

Release Date:

06/08/2023

... A Focused But Flexible Funding Approach Teagle’ s grantmaking is organized around four main programmatic areas, each designed to address a specific issue, but structured so institutions can ... of the...

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Education

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... announced that Pedro Abramovay, a leading Brazilian human rights advocate, will head up its work in Latin America. ... from circulation. He also worked on reform of Brazil’ s penitentiary system and created a...

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Open Society Foundations

Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

Release Date:

02/15/2013

... some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave ... Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’ s JustFilms ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

Release Date:

02/21/2013

A report from Philanthropy New York’ s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference' s Health Reform breakout session. As the saying goes, it’ s all over but...

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Legal Issues

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Health

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Philanthropy New York

$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College

Release Date:

04/29/2013

... are increasingly common, $15 million might buy naming rights to a new building or a laboratory. But for a community ... size is both rare and transformative, and so New York’ s newest community college is...

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Education

Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

Release Date:

05/15/2013

... a simple mission: to ensure all children in our nation' s communities have more and better learning time in school. ... come together with leaders in government, education, civil rights , business, academe...