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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

The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

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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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Citi Foundation

MLK50 Justice Through Journalism Receives Grant from the Ford Foundation

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01/26/2023

... policy is not designed to improve the quality of life for workers , low-wealth residents, women, the LGBTQ community, ... she said. In addition to covering the costs of growth , the Ford Foundation’s support...

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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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New York Foundation’s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity Speakers at Philanthropic Conferences

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09/19/2014

... for Celebrity Speakers at Philanthropic Conferences Why would it bother me that Alec Baldwin is going to be the ...

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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

Borealis Philanthropy

Ms. Foundation for Women

North Star Fund

The New York Women's Foundation

Partnership Between The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The New York Community Trust Awards $3 Million to Performing Artists in Need

Release Date:

10/12/2021

... during the pandemic has been nearly impossible for too many —and the challenges have been especially difficult for ... housing assistance, and 34 percent could not cover the cost of basic healthcare in the...

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The New York Community Trust

08 Dec 2011

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Nonprofit and Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

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7:30am to 11:00am

... and services as unemployed, disadvantaged, and incumbent workers with outdated skills are becoming more economically ... less service redundancy, and the maximization of resources . One strategy that funders...

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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

Design and Health: Back Together Again?

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06/21/2017

... the recap here . But one month later, here’s what I’m still thinking about: Design and Health used to be friends ... have independently decided to commit to healthy buildings. Many more designers, developers,...

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Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice

... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity internally and externally. ... making a commitment to racial equity and can articulate why this is important for them...

Salesforce.org Join Other Techies to Help Aid Groups Tackle the Global Refugee Crisis

Release Date:

03/16/2018

... the nonprofit arm of Salesforce discussed one of the many benefits of connectivity in humanitarian work. If ... resource to help them access the employment and health resources they need when they arrive in a...

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

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04/05/2018

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

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“Together We Win”, The Rockefeller Foundation & Google.org Further Commitment to Black & Latino-Led Businesses Affected By Covid-19

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10/07/2020

... sector investment in places to promote more inclusive growth , both in the post-pandemic recovery and over the long ... barriers to access capital and credit among low wage workers and small businesses operated...

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Ford Foundation Funded, "Zero Weeks" Director Ky Dickens, Interviewed By Women And Hollywood

Release Date:

11/07/2017

... is about America’s paid family leave crisis and the cost of doing nothing. It’s a raw wake-up call for all ... to diminish gender and racial inequity, make low-income workers more secure in the workforce,...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... existence as a disadvantaged minority. As a result, too many programs, policies, and systems — not to mention ... philanthropy may blanch at the size of the problem or feel paralyzed by its lack of...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... the Alliance for Children and Families website here . Many academic journal articles and even entire books are ... between their business and philanthropic goals. But still . There is a giant mismatch between...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Executive Assistant

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10/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

Release Date:

05/09/2017

... Quality Jobs To reverse economic trends that have left many American workers behind, smart, targeted public policies that ...

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Economic Security

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Surdna Foundation

The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

Release Date:

08/25/2014

... with a population roughly equal to the Netherlands. Why is the United States, a country with the most ... child benefit would give cash to all parents, and would still be redistributive due to the fact that...