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The New York Community Trust

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Human Services

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Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of NY

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Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights

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08/12/2016

... Soar to Great Heights Migratory birds often use warm, rising atmospheric currents to gain height with little energy ... decision-making within the turbulent environment of a rising column of warm air from the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Open Society Foundations President Names Nicole Wilett as New Chief of Staff

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07/16/2019

... in this mission critical role,” said Gaspard. “The rising tide of authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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09/25/2015

... efforts with philanthropic partners, help leverage resources for grantee partners and support other efforts to ... of experience enhancing the visibility and increasing the resources available to several...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

A Look At How Surdna Foundation is Backing Water Infrastructure in American Cities

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06/25/2018

... has a couple of options when it comes to focusing its resources . It can go deep in a particular geography, or it ... gone all over the country, and toward developing national resources and best practices in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

02 May 2023

Philanthropy New York's 2023 Annual Meeting - From Possibility into Practice

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 -

10:00am to 4:30pm

... As always, we invite you into a space of learning and action . Join us in moving from possibility into practice, to ... as a tool for transformation. Hear what practices we need to shift, what power we ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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To Get Beyond Two Percent, We Have to Go Beyond Giving

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10/08/2013

... can encourage more giving by being better storytellers. We need to learn to express more clearly and creatively the problems we seek to address and the successes we are having. Too often nonprofit ... At the...

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Arabella Advisors

Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/16/2010

... Knickman President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation The devastating earthquake in Port au ... globe to ask, “What can I do to help?” At the New York State Health Foundation (...

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Jonas Awarded Dean's Medal for Distinguished Service by UPenn

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05/19/2014

... are the fourth recipients of the Medal, established in 2010 . Donald Jonas accepted the award at Penn Nursing during ... Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program (JVHP) was created to address veterans' pressing,...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... and they often focus on a special population or area of need in their geographic area. Common funding areas include ...

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Job Seekers

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Ford Foundation

The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... or not they should immediately spend out more assets to address pressing societal challenges. But their boards ... who work tirelessly, over long periods of time, to address inequality, poverty, and the forces...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Philanthropy New York

16 Oct 2018

Promoting Long-Term Financial Health through Community Wealth Building

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... into its programs and policy work. The approach seeks to address asset and wealth building opportunities at a systemic ... of Consumer Affairs Gregory Schiefelbein , NY Tri- State Director, Citi Community...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Economic Security

Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 27 Winners of Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

Release Date:

05/12/2020

... during a pandemic, and ways in which different countries address infectious diseases. The work of this exemplary Class ...

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Education

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity Established at Princeton University Through Major Gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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04/19/2021

... of race, class or geographic origin, to access the same resources and opportunities,” said Emma Bloomberg ’01, ... in education are better able to access supports, resources and opportunities, and that lessons...

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Education

Ford Foundation Commits $75 Million in New Funding to the US South

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06/28/2021

... ties, to more effectively mobilize, leverage and align resources to ensure that funds support a more robust social ...

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