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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

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04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term grants, through the Open Society Foundations' Open Places Initiative, that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income people and minorities.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Economic Security

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In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

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08/28/2013

... unique partnership with the Food Bank for New York City highlights a different way for-profit businesses can help their communities. The Food Bank for New York City is the country’s largest anti-hunger charity...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap

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10/15/2013

... Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The Times’ SchoolBook blog. High ... rates have risen dramatically across the board in New York City yet, close observers of the...

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Wallace Report Connects the Dots of Data Use in Afterschool Systems

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05/31/2016

A growing number of cities are building afterschool systems to provide low-income students with access to high-quality programs that can keep them safe and foster the skills needed to succeed in school and life.

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21 Apr 2020

Responding to COVID-19: Youth and Education Funders Bi-Monthly Webinar

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

The NYC Youth and Education Funders Working Group will host a ... efforts and service-delivery challenges that impact NYC ’s students and youth. Presenters Ian Rosenblum, ... with any questions. In collaboration...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

13 Jul 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting - via Zoom

Monday, July 13, 2020 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... and needs of the environmental issues affecting the NYC landscape at large. We invite you to come together with ... challenges and needs of maintaining and advocating for NYC ’s green spaces Plans to support...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

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JPMorgan CEO's $100 Million Plan to Turn Detroit Around

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02/18/2015

... CEO Jamie Dimon was inspired to invest in the struggling city of Detroit after visiting his daughter in the West ... the crumbling infrastructure in of America's Motor City . With the money his company is...

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Bloomberg Launches Worldwide Urban Public Health Initiative

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05/18/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies will launch the Partnership for Healthy Cities to focus on fighting noncommunicable diseases - including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and respiratory diseases - and injuries.

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Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week

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09/06/2017

... and Harlem 49. (You can see the final station maps on the city ’s website.) Citi Bike will also add seven “infill” ... out thin parts of the bike-share network in Long Island City . The expansion in Astoria...

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

... next ten years, discussing the challenges of growing the city ’s economy while ensuring that New Yorkers are its ... York Works” plan, unveiled in June, envisions targeted city investments in booming or...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Grants $1 Million for Anchorage Public Art Project

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11/09/2018

... Grants $1 Million for Anchorage Public Art Project City to partner with Anchorage Museum to Create “SEED ... Environmentalist, philanthropist, and former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Happy Holidays from Philanthropy New York: Our 2024 Year in Review

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12/19/2024

... power of philanthropy, and create pathways toward a more just and equitable future. Together, we’ve expanded ... Nonprofit Contracting PNY testified before the New York City Council in March and June ,...

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Catherine Rick Named Senior Advisor for Nursing Leadership at the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence

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12/11/2013

... of Veterans Affairs (VA), where she currently oversees more than 80,000 nursing personnel caring for nearly six ... in health careers. She also worked with the Health Resources & Services Administration (...

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Children, Youth and Families

This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages

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05/19/2015

... Recent New York PhilanthroPost news items on the topic Resources on the topic Philanthropic staff changes in that ... the end either. We have lots of ideas and we’re getting more suggestions from members every...

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What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... actively supporting students who were protesting for a more just society. The women’s movement was growing. ... programs for children. We see that families with financial resources invest in additional...

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Community Development

United Hospital Fund Releases Toolkit to Assist Hospitals in Supporting Family Caregivers and Implementing New York State’s CARE Act

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02/17/2017

... Act’s language was developed by AARP to help support the more than 42 million unpaid caregivers in the United States, ... the discharge planning process will be better prepared and more confident about...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

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06/05/2017

... still with us. Indeed, the Foundation’s mission may be more urgent and necessary than ever before.” The ... “The Board is committed to focusing the Foundation’s resources anew, continuing to build knowledge...

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Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

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04/04/2018

... that it raised a record $100 million last year— more than double what it was averaging five years ago. In ... and LGBTQ communities. But as U.S. politics becomes more heated around issues of inequality,...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

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04/25/2018

... Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Democracy Fund, and more listed here Participants: One of the Center’s arms, ... Find the full list of participants here. Many of the resources they develop, however, can be used...

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