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Robertson Foundation Executive Director Phoebe Boyer To Become CEO Of Children's Aid Society

Release Date:

07/15/2014

... mission is to break the cycle of poverty in New York City . During her tenure, the foundation provided more than $112 million in funding to NYC nonprofits in the areas of education, youth...

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Tiger Foundation

Honoring the Legacy of John Wright: Navigating the Future of Philanthropic Policy Work in his Footsteps

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02/21/2023

... Policy, Philanthropy New York john wright.jpg The New York City community recently lost a great friend and leader in ... who left a lasting impact on our policy work. John was more than a public policy...

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PNY Offers Unique Benefits to Family Foundations

Release Date:

06/15/2015

... (NCFP) to offer increased access to knowledge and resources specific to your style of philanthropy. As a PNY ... in Family Philanthropy research initiative and we hope NYC -area funders will participate. The...

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In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

... they represent. Action Support Intro 2145-2020. City Councilmember Fernando Cabrera introduced Int.2148-2020 , which would raise the City 's "lobbying threshold” to $10,000. Nonprofit New York .....

Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

Release Date:

07/02/2015

... for supporting their families as they navigate many NYC systems to receive services and benefits. Stories of ... youth arrests and re-arrests, and increase access to resources and services that empower and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Brooklyn Org

38th Annual Meeting Program

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06/2017

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Civic Engagement

Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... in one year with $100,000, an office space in New York City and support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation , a ... finalists. The fellows will begin their projects in the summer of 2013. Inaugural Nathan...

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08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... foundations have invested over $2 billion in New York City public school reform efforts over the last decade and ... by one question: How can we improve on what's working in NYC ? This event is the public...

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Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Release Date:

06/07/2010

... that respects both parties, the United Way of New York City has developed BoardServeNYC. Gordon Campbell, United Way of NYC ’s President & CEO, explains this innovative new project ...

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United Way of New York City

Funding the Future of Activism

Release Date:

02/04/2013

... Executive Director, North Star Fund At a time when our city , state and nation are in great need of effective ... Manhattan, the top 20 percent of families earn forty times more than the bottom 20 percent of...

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All Funders

15 Oct 2015

Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue

Thursday, October 15, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:30am

An astonishing 75% of NYC ’s 1.1 million public school students – 780,000 ... health, and education outcomes. It also brings more federal dollars to New York City . In June 2014, the Schools...

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Children, Youth and Families

Documentary Film Series

... 6, 2014 - Valentine Road Thursday, March 6, 2014 - Freedom Summer Thursday, April 3, 2014 - Watchers of the Sky ... registration required. See our events calendar for more details. Documentary Film Series ...

The End of Currents

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... column. With this up-to-the minute news aggregation and more original content, we really are one of your key sources ... let us know. And, we hope you can each enjoy the start of summer . The End of Currents ...

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Communications

The John A. Hartford Foundation Names Terry Fulmer President

Release Date:

02/10/2015

... since 1997 and who announced her retirement last summer . Fulmer will officially join Hartford this May. ... shift towards direct influence on practice change and the more immediate determinants of the quality...

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Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

Release Date:

05/11/2022

... stipends to 50 new students each year. “We could not be more excited and grateful to enter this new partnership with ... and bolster their graduate school applications; A Summer Bridge Program for incoming...

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... out” ineffective teachers. But in New York – City and State – the issue is far more complex. On March 15, the New York Legislature passed ... measures to use for 80% of the assessment. New York City...

09 Oct 2012

College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Thousands of young New York City immigrants -- many of them high school students -- ... essential documentation and referrals to counsel. New York City has been working overtime to make sure its public ... and the...

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Philanthropy's Key Contributions to Society

Publication date:

08/2008

A compilation of well-known innovations that can be traced to foundation funding over the past 100 years.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

14 Dec 2017

Funders Summit on Justice Reform: The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers

Thursday, December 14, 2017 -

9:00am to 3:30pm

... are harnessing momentum at the local level and pushing city and state governments to move forward on multiple ... necessity of seeking community input – and the lack of resources dedicated to the task – to...