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Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation

Release Date:

04/27/2023

... within the climate justice movement, I am eager to shift resources to organizations and creative solutions led by the ... of impactful grantmaking.” “Thanu already knows many of our grantee partners and brings...

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Surdna Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust and Tiffany & Co. Foundation Support Effort to Untangle a Growing Web of Ocean Conservation Funding

Release Date:

04/26/2017

A new online effort hopes to provide a centralized entry point into the variety of work happening in marine conservation and its funding sources.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll

Release Date:

09/05/2017

A new study by researchers at Duke University, for example, found that “implicit weight bias” in children ages 9 to 11 was as common as “implicit racial bias” is among adults.

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Children, Youth and Families

Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

Release Date:

07/05/2016

Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, and more grant money.

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Ford Foundation

Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America

Release Date:

09/15/2016

... latest report, Raising Our Nation , highlights the true cost of the impact that a lack of access child care has on ...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

August 2013 Working Group Updates

Release Date:

08/28/2013

... organizing project formed in 2011 to provide information, resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... by joining one of their four working groups: Food Chain Workers – spearheaded by Hugh...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Philanthropy New York

Morgan Stanley and Kresge Foundation Supported Fund Doubles Commitment to Disadvantaged Areas with $100M for Affordable Housing, Health Care

Release Date:

11/04/2015

... their health and housing expertise as well as financial resources to the collaboration. They include Capital Impact ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Morgan Stanley

The Kresge Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation Honors Saru Jayaraman, Dina Habib Powell and Laurie M. Tisch

Release Date:

10/19/2016

... organization organizing on behalf of low-wage restaurant workers . Ted Bunch of A CALL TO MEN and 2014 Fall Gala award ... With fierce determination, we mobilize hearts, minds and resources to create an...

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The New York Women's Foundation

United Hospital Fund Launches Pediatrics Learning Network to Help Address Health, Social Needs of Young Children In New York State

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... fellowship for physicians, nurses, and clinical social workers at the start of their careers, in order to nurture ... The Learning Network website also offers a number of resources for clinicians, including...

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United Hospital Fund

04 May 2021

Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021 - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 5/3

... sectors. In response, a number of foundations pooled their resources to collectively fund three of New York’s leading ... healthy food in NYC communities How essential food workers are faring during the COVID-...

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All Funders

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Evaluation

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Community Development

Food Systems

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

Release Date:

10/13/2022

... shared Ai-jen Poo, President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. “Aditi’s leadership has always been ...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

06 Mar 2025

POSTPONED Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Thursday, March 6, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies, and resources to complement the work of partners on the ground ... of the US South, including unionization for thousands of workers in the green economy...

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Panel

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Environment and Climate Change

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Workforce Development

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

Release Date:

11/09/2022

... regenerative, nourishing food systems, applying a True Cost Accounting Additionally, the project will offer ... that serves around 800 million people. “Though we are still learning, available data reveals...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

With Support From UJA-Federation Of New York, The Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities Launches The First Cyber Security Training For People With Disabilities

Release Date:

10/23/2018

This program uses a train-to-place model that will prepare individuals with disabilities to secure employment in the cyber security industry. It delivers an industry-recognized Cisco certification program through a curriculum adapted to suit various...

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Disabilities

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UJA-Federation of New York

PNY Submits Comments to Federal Reserve in Support of the Creation of a Loan Facility for Large Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/24/2020

Congress tasked the Treasury Secretary with creating a loan program for employers with 500 to 10,000 employees to fill the gap between the Paycheck Protection Program for smaller employers and the industry stabilization loans for big business. On...

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Disaster Relief

38th Annual Meeting Program

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06/2017

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Civic Engagement

Mellon Foundation Grants Help Citymeals and God’s Love We Deliver Feed New York City’s Elderly and At-Risk Homebound Populations during COVID-19 Crisis

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... New York City and hopes others will join. Absent a crisis, many of New York City’s elderly population rely on ... Love We Deliver has hired additional temporary workers to help with kitchen services,...

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Mellon Foundation

Family Foundations Prepare for the Next Generation

Release Date:

02/08/2013

... for Philanthropy that looks at how younger generations feel about philanthropy. As parents, we worry about our ...

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Backed By Long Island Community Foundation, Town Hall Meetings Identify Issues Facing Trans Community

Release Date:

06/07/2016

Advocates for transgender, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ community stop in Plattsburgh.

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Gender Justice

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Long Island Community Foundation

15 Nov 2018

Immigration Policy after the Midterms: What Can Funders Expect? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, November 15, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... openings for state-level policies that support immigrant workers and families The influence and impact of ... Funders for LGBTQ Issues Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Grantmakers...