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Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

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07/08/2014

... a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs. The group, ... vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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A Key to Getting Corporate Money? Find Employees to Champion Your Cause

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09/19/2017

... with philanthropic dollars to spend and nonprofits seeking support . Such groups are also sometimes more willing to give ...

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The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... individuals and families; provide technical assistance, leadership development, and other support to strengthen the capacity of our nonprofit partners; ... and technical assistance Provides technical guidance...

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What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... it was incredibly inspiring to see their organizing and leadership develop. Many immigrant rights organizations like ... who are using restorative and transformative practices to support youth ...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

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01/22/2013

... provide up to eight cities with seed funding and technical support to create new Community Investment Vehicles (CIVics) ... projects. Today, the Rockefeller Foundation announced its support for a new public-...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Penn Announces $1.28 Million Grant for Digital Archaeological Archive

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08/01/2013

... Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will support a collaboration with the British Museum to create a ... collaboration, made possible with $1.28 million in lead support from the Leon Levy...

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Hartford Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $6 Million to Improve Geriatric Care

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09/19/2013

... augments an award from The Atlantic Philanthropies. In support of the John A. Hartford Foundation’s new strategic ... Change AGEnts Initiative, capitalizing on the strengths, resources , and expertise of the...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Aging

Health

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$2.5 Million Fund to Bolster NYC Human Service Providers

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... up with increased demand for their services. Launched with support from a variety of private and corporate funders, ... with access to specialized financial expertise and resources such as individualized...

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Human Services

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

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09/24/2014

... putting up some $10 million over the next seven years to support nonprofits that work with teenagers in writing and ... Initiative (BNV), and go to 25 local nonprofits who support poetry events, festivals, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces National Awards to 16 Arts Organizations Leading the Arts Sector

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02/07/2019

... demonstrates outstanding artistic programs and visionary leadership yet varies in mission, constituency served, ... “We are keenly aware that the qualities which define leadership are equally distributed...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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For CEIP, Don’t Call It a Comeback

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12/17/2015

... and in practice. To achieve this, the board dedicated new resources and appointed new co-chairs, Cynthia ... community will result in richer dialogue, greater public support , and more responsive programs that...

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New York Owes Nonprofits More than a Parade

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10/07/2021

... rely on prompt payments, well-intentioned government resources may never make it to the very communities they are ... supported by philanthropy and traditional lenders. We support a range of efforts to relieve...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice

Release Date:

01/12/2022

... while emphasizing the need to provide general operating support that gives nonprofits the flexibility and resources they need to serve their communities and grow. Each ... and Crown Heights’ Black communities...

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Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Changing the Conversation about Inequality

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09/23/2014

... we share some thoughts about the research we want to support , along with recommendations for future applicants. ... towards more effective responses to inequality. We want to support research that will help...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

Release Date:

09/18/2012

... and ethos of social justice, as evidenced by their early support of the U.S. civil rights movement. Their ranks ... communications; and the ability to mobilize additional resources over the long term? If the...

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11 Oct 2012

Avoiding Leaky Pipes: Enhancing Donor-Grantee Collaboration

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... times, it’s only natural for donors to want their scarce resources to be well spent. In reality, the pipeline that brings resources from donor to grantee is often leaky, limiting the ... Group Annie Hernandez...

Tonya Woodland Joins the Commonwealth Fund

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... is responsible for providing overall direction for human resources and building management as well as helping to ... budget. Throughout her career, Ms. Woodland served in leadership capacities for mission-...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering

Release Date:

11/13/2018

... Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Changing instructional approaches will require significant and ... report says. Interacting with real-world phenomena allows instructional choices that better...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

Science

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

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06/15/2021

... Fund grants to help implement their organizational leadership visions during a time of unprecedented global ... which includes the New Executives Fund. “Robust, early support from funders gives new leaders a...

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