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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... and social justice into concrete action. While we still have far to go, our two foundations have taken steps we ... and have made the decision to increase spending to move resources into the hands of...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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06 Oct 2015

When a Policy Win is Not Enough: Civic Engagement After the Big Win

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... such as the NYC Earned Sick Time Act, the NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, women (and men) have some important new ... immigrants, don’t know what they are entitled to, and many employers are also poorly...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

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Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education

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05/19/2015

... undergraduates utter this simple phrase when asked why they are taking a particular liberal-arts course. The ... North and concerns about threats to public health from the growth in manufacturing. Another...

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The Teagle Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation - Funding Opportunities Announced

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08/15/2017

... was enacted with the goals of increasing access to health insurance , enhancing the quality of care and moderating the growth in costs. The new law is likely to have far reaching effects, beyond the way health...

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RFPs Etc

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International/Foreign Affairs

Immigration

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Russell Sage Foundation

Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/29/2017

... again in our conversations with refugees and humanitarian workers in Lebanon. Lebanon has a refugee problem—a bad ... to their homes in Syria; that is now a distant hope. Many refugees have now spent the...

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Nature and NYC Communities Can Thrive Together Through These 5 Goals

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04/19/2018

... Gunther, Co-founder, Natural Areas Conservancy One of the many ironies of modern New York City is that nature, whose ... Areas Conservancy is helping change the paradigm. That is why the funders that support...

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The New York Community Trust Awards $14.6 Million in Grants to 86 Nonprofits

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06/14/2022

... of elderly prisoners, who rarely commit another crime and cost twice as much to incarcerate than a prisoner under 50. ... Brooklyn artists, residents, and organizations to exchange resources and share skills...

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The New York Community Trust

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An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

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10/21/2021

... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that ... those organizations within philanthropy at large. Many of the grassroots leaders and organizations...

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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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Groundswell Fund

Borealis Philanthropy

Ms. Foundation for Women

North Star Fund

The New York Women's Foundation

Gender and Transformative Giving

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05/23/2013

... low-income communities — are more likely to lack medical insurance and therefore postpone needed medical care. When ... with considerable sophistication. Yet even today, many civic engagement groups ...

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The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

Release Date:

09/09/2013

... To determine what to measure, consider these questions: Why do you want to measure and who is the audience for the ... Realistically, what you can measure also depends on the resources (time and money) that...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Impact Investing

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American Express

Citi Foundation

The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2017 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives

Release Date:

12/01/2017

... grant award will help to support the organization’s Sex Workers ’ Advocacy Team (SWAT) Program, which works on the ... a visible, safe, and welcoming space, offers comprehensive resources , provides LGBTQ...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

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JP Morgan Chase Institute Report: Understanding Income Volatility & the Role of the Online Platform Economy

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02/19/2016

... are insufficient data to examine the income volatility workers are experiencing on a regular basis. We know that ... provide the most in-depth look to date into the size and growth of the Online Platform...

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Economic Security

What Does Affordable Mean in an Unaffordable City?

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06/11/2019

... food, childcare or healthcare, lights or heat. Women workers and workers of color are disproportionately found in occupations ... pushes forward strategies for advancing self-sufficiency. Resources...

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A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards

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07/20/2015

... who want to show results, a grant’s short timeframe can feel more like a burden than a useful constraint. True ... that they had headaches. Some P.S. 51 parents had noticed many assorted illnesses among...

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New York Health Foundation

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Boosting Adult Education in New York

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07/16/2015

... reform a top policy priority and invested significant resources in universal pre-kindergarten. This focus makes ... value of education in today’s economy. But with so many adult New Yorkers also lacking the...

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Altman Foundation

Marketplace IT Glitches: The Sky Is Not Falling

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10/03/2013

... University Health Policy Institute’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms This week, the health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are ... set of consumer protections and level of coverage...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Commonwealth Fund

10 Oct 2024

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

Thursday, October 10, 2024 -

1:00pm to 5:30pm

... significant barriers to accessing these services due to cost , waitlists, or other obstacles. Nonprofits across New ... workforce pipelines at the high school, post-secondary and employer levels. Where private...

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Children, Youth and Families