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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

16 Apr 2020

Bearing Witness: Philanthropy's Role in Responding to COVID-19

Thursday, April 16, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... recent articles, research, editorials, and other media . October 24 - Beyond Bail: Justice Reform 2.0 ... - Program details coming soon Designed for All interested funders . Registration Registration is required...

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Professional Development

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Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

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09/17/2014

... it helps us focus on the factors that drive both the social impact of a business and its financial health. We ... class framework we and other institutional investors have used for so long is not as useful as...

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Impact Investing

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F.B. Heron Foundation

For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action

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02/14/2014

... succeed. Young men of color face systemic economic, social and political barriers in their everyday lives. As a ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

29 Oct 2015

Exploring Grantmaking Strategy: Options and Approaches

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... your own foundation, how would you strategically use your resources to accomplish your mission? Would you: Weigh the ... and challenges of participatory grantmaking? Source promising ideas for funding? Ensure...

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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NYT Interviews Schott Foundation VP Edgar Villanueva

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11/28/2018

... VP Edgar Villanueva When America’s philanthropic and social sector were developed early in the 20th century, the design resembled elements of colonial social architecture: bureaucracy, competition,...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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A Sense of Urgency: Promoting Child and Family Well-being for Homeless Families

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05/30/2018

... specialists, and unlike purpose built shelters, lack social workers. With the high shelter census and the City’s ... and partitions to make cubicles in hotel lobbies in hotels used solely as shelters to create...

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Citizen's Committee for Children of New York, Inc.

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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

... those lessons have guided our foundation’s journey to a social justice-focused mission, and how those lessons can inform our work — and that of our fellow funders — in the future. One hundred years ago, John E...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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Surdna Foundation

13 Dec 2018

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Scale - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... when and how to achieve it and when and how not to, and funders ' role in supporting scale - is tricky. How can we be ... for Women's Rights) for an online dialogue. Explore How funders approach scale...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

Release Date:

05/08/2017

... Investigators in Cancer Research , awarded annually to promising early career, NYC-area scientists. Recipients ... system and whether disabling “stress sensors” could be used to enhance the efficacy of...

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Pershing Square Foundation

Consultant & Vendor Lists: Communications Firms

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02/2015

... Miranda Alisah Miranda http://flavors.me/alishainthebiz Social media Recommending Organizations: Laurie M. Tisch ... Brevity & Wit https://brevityandwit.com Recommended: Funders Together to End Homelessness Brooklyn Digital Foundry ...

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The Ford Foundation's $1.0 Billion Bond - A Briefing Note from SeaChange Capital Partners

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06/22/2020

... for other foundations? Although it has been labelled a “ Social Bond”, the bond issuance is a financial transaction, ... alternative assets—private equity, hedge funds, natural resources , etc.—using outside...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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SeaChange Capital Partners

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2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists Announced

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08/02/2017

... New York Community Trust, one of the region’s leading funders of nonprofits. The semifinalists are: Brooklyn ... whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. We envision a world in which...

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The New York Community Trust

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Public Policy

... the issue areas they fund, such as education, health, social justice and the arts. Although we don't anticipate ... achieve their missions and help their grantees. Connecting funders and policymakers on...

17 Jan 2013

A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16

Thursday, January 17, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... organizations and education support organizations; focus resources on gaps in CSD16 educational enrichment and ... after-school programs, including tutoring, mentorship and social services intervention...

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Issue-Based

Smart Donors Are Putting Nonprofits Back in Charge

Release Date:

07/20/2015

... has been a summer of political campaigning and stunning social change: hateful flags coming down, rainbow flags going ... on inequality, aiming to use its capital to create a " social -justice...

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Ford Foundation

Mastercard's Big Data For Good Initiative: Data Philanthropy On The Front Lines

Release Date:

08/10/2017

... can be applied not just for corporate good, but also for social good. One such firm is Mastercard, which describes ... on the application of data to a range of issues for social benefit. . . Mastercard's...

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MasterCard Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

Release Date:

11/28/2017

... "build a platform to better align capital with meaningful social priorities that have greater impact and at lower .....

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Arcus Foundation Funded Report Finds Infrastructure Development Likely To Be “Devastating” for Wildlife, Ecological Integrity

Release Date:

02/26/2019

... Development’s emphasis on a balance across economic, social and environmental dimensions. Although SDG 9 ... in general. The report finds that the environmental and social standards set by financing...

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