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The Pocantico Center at The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces Summer Performance Series to Support Artists and Honor Local Frontline Communities Impacted by the Pandemic

Release Date:

06/07/2021

... in-person at Pocantico in accordance with New York State health guidelines. The series marks the first reopening of ... director of The Pocantico Center. “With special health and safety precautions in place,...

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Arts

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Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. Announced as New President and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation

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11/08/2021

... who departed in July after holding the position since 2013 . Dr. Rainey brings extensive experience in nonprofit ...

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Brooklyn Org

We’re Not Just Fighting the Good Fight

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09/22/2014

... in its public policy work. With limited staff and resources , we choose our issues carefully based on their ...

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PNY News

26 Apr 2018

Shifting the Power: Applying Community Philanthropy to Sustainable Development Here and Abroad (Brown Bag Lunch)

Thursday, April 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... stakeholders outside communities. Even those funders that care deeply about championing local leadership and ... that have long-term impacts, and build on assets and resources that already exist (or at least...

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... time to be informed, and raise their voices on issues they care about most. It is all too easy to sometimes minimize the ... pathologize or stigmatize people who don’t have the resources to engage in the way...

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PNY News

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Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

25 Apr 2019

Empathy in an Era of Social Division and Toxic Politics - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... depends on its citizens having the urge and ability to care for others. Today, however, political and social ... philanthropy have in advancing empathy in our society? Resources Links to articles exploring...

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President's Message: PNY at 40

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06/07/2019

... painful for the communities and grantees that our members care about and support. Many foundations' endowments were hit ... hard and required re-thinking around how to best use the resources available...

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19 Mar 2025

Building People Power & People's Budgets in NYC: A Briefing With The People’s Plan

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... Yorkers deserve leaders and a budget that prioritizes care , not austerity and cuts. The People’s Plan NYC is ... and fight for more, both for a People’s Budget that puts resources where they’re needed most,...

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Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... DC operations. In 2010, he testified before the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions committee on improving ...

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The United States population is now comprised of 34% people of color, ... and ethnic disparities and inequities in unemployment, health and education. Public service leadership at the top ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

A Call to Men and NY Women’s Foundation Host Training Institute to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls

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10/21/2015

... on healthy, respectful manhood. Research by the World Health Organization shows that men and boys who adhere to ... explore the history of movement building in the United States , male socialization and its...

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Gender Justice

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03 May 2018

New York Aging Funders - Spring Meeting

Thursday, May 3, 2018 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... Isolation Among Older Adults in NYC” and "Aging in Good Health : Lives of Meaning and Purpose " Susan Stamler , .....

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12 Dec 2018

ComNetworkNY Brown Bag Lunch: Storytelling and Other Lessons From ComNet18

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... , Senior Director, Communications, N ew York State Health Foundation Vanessa Castro , Director, ...

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Professional Development

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Communications Staff

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Communications/Media

25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

When families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum at the border and long-time residents living in our communities are detained by immigration enforcement, they are most often sent to privately owned and operated prisons and detention centers...

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04 Feb 2020

Australia’s Summer Bushfires: From Root Causes to Opportunities for Support - A Webinar Hosted by AEGN and EGA

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 -

4:30pm to 6:00pm

... costs are in the billions And there is untold damage to health and social wellbeing Australia is currently witnessing ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

15 Apr 2020

Supporting Immigrants During the COVID-19 Crisis - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... business closures and job losses to overburdened public health systems and the death of loved ones. Here in the United States , the harm to immigrant communities has been acute. ...

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