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Research to Prevent Blindness

Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

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10/08/2014

... today’s youth. Each unit aligns with the Common Core State Standards covering necessary skills such as listening, ... issues around the world. “I want to be aware and take action as much as possible,” said...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

28 Feb 2019

On Nonprofit Leadership Transitions - A Roundtable Discussion

Thursday, February 28, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... for small and midsize groups that may not have the resources for extensive support. During our time together, we ... name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address , and phone number. Please...

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Tools & Strategies

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Governance

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Finding the Right Balance: Thoughts on Advocacy and Direct Service Funding from Ashley Blanchard

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07/09/2010

... a number of settlement houses. Recognizing that the need for their services is growing more rapidly than they can ... houses have started to engage in advocacy around state budgets and social policy. My client...

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A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

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10/13/2022

... philanthropy. There are lots of important actions that need to be taken, but certainly, putting money in people's ... the help tool. We are lucky in New York City and New York State that we have ...

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Children, Youth and Families

City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

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09/06/2017

... Hospitals plans to announce on Wednesday, are designed to address the challenges facing many of the hospital system’s ... that doctors said make children more likely to need mental health treatment but less...

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Health

04 Oct 2018

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Meeting: Finding Your Decision-Making Power

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

8:45am to 10:15am

... and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs for ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential...

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Professional Development

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Breakout Discussion

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Executive Support Staff

Statement on the Impact of the 2024 Presidential Election

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11/22/2024

... membership is in a powerful position to show up and take action in the coming months and years with courage, boldness, ... - in developing the leadership necessary to actively address and dismantle racism and...

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PNY News

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Appointments & Transitions

Public Policy

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

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10/13/2022

... the Foundation acted to support climate change solutions, address the AIDS crisis, and resource the LGBT and immigrant ... a commitment to cross-sector learning toward collective action . I’m eager to learn...

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The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000

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01/16/2018

... New York Community Trust Gives $740,000 With federal and state funding for schools under siege, a leading group of ... and work to ensure that schools have the funding they need . "New York City's...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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Newly Created Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York

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07/19/2023

... full-time jobs for underserved young adults in New York State . The Heckscher Foundation Challenge is providing $7.6 ... full-time job opportunities for the communities that need them the most,” said Peter...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend

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05/26/2020

... challenges we faced and promote cross-sector efforts to address them. Importantly, the research we commissioned had ... In the next years we followed up with studies of housing costs ; land use; redevelopment...

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Community Development

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The Rauch Foundation

Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

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03/28/2018

... forward-looking strategies, such as this one, that address the reality of shifting conditions. In this ... important coastal marshes in South Carolina to reduce wave action and protect them from rising...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Leaders of the Ford, Open Society, MacArthur, Hewlett, and Packard Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead

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09/04/2019

... makers to join them to help cover essential operating costs . The heads of Ford, Hewlett, MacArthur, Open Society, ... policies that provide just a sliver of the money they need to operate and run projects...

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Open Society Foundations

Our Commitments

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06/04/2020

... have shared wisdom, reflections and specific sets of action for philanthropy. Here are just a few: Dear ... Fires of Anti-Black Racism by Will Cordery Authoritarian State or Inclusive Democracy? 21 Things We...

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PNY News

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Social Justice

Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

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11/03/2022

... schools serving more than 700,000 students across New York State have been unable to provide free school meals to all. ... when all students have access to free meals. Healthcare costs drop when school meals...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

Public Policy

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New York Health Foundation

18 Jan 2017

Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and ... vital as ever, and funders and their partner organizations need to be agile and efficient in...

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Panel

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Leadership Development

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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International/Foreign Affairs

Why New Yorkers should be proud of the 2020 Census Results

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05/06/2021

... Census Results By: Patricia A. Swann, Co-Chair, New York State Census Equity Fund and Senior Program Officer, The New ... Census results released last week were bittersweet—the state lost a congressional seat...

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