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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

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11/09/2022

... agroforestry and regenerative agricultural practices in two landscapes in tropical South America using a ... monocropping). The grant will support dialogue between the two communities as they connect...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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17 Jun 2025

Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Virtual via Zoom

... to access quality career exploration/advising resources (and guidance on how to use them); no centralized ... maintaining and updating these career development tools/ resources to ensure they remain accurate,...

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09 Sep 2025

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Innovations and Updates from the Field

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 -

12:30pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

Watch the Recording Last October, Philanthropy New York hosted a pivotal gathering on youth mental health, bringing together mental health service providers, workforce development stakeholders focused on career pathways in mental health, and youth...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors

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02/01/2012

... expanding it.” Dr. Kete spent eight years at the World Resources Institute (WRI) as Director of the EMBARQ Network, ... transport solutions to improve quality of life in cities in Mexico, Brazil, India, Turkey...

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16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

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06/30/2014

Lyle Matthew Kan of Funders for LGBT Issues on why Pride Month is a great opportunity for the LGBTQ community to reflect on just how far it has come in a relatively short period of time.

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Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... become easier, and the distance between needs and resources can be digitally bridged to increase awareness and ... access to the city’s cultural, sports, and entertainment resources . Random Reflections By A...

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It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

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12/19/2016

... started a resource page for post-election convenings and resources . Add to it. Challenge it. Scour it to find the ...

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JPMorgan Chase Expands Second Chance Hiring Efforts in Columbus

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04/26/2021

... Society of Columbus to provide these job seekers with key resources , such as legal services, job search support and ...

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De Blasio unveils 30-member task force charged with overhauling NYC’s job-training and workforce-placement programs

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05/20/2014

De Blasio picks biz execs to overhaul jobs program.

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NYC Working With Training Partners To Build Pipeline Of School Principals

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07/24/2014

Support from the Wallace Foundation is helping NYC partner with several organizations to train future principals for the city's schools.

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Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit

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11/10/2014

The funds will help rescue Detroit from bankruptcy.

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Fund for the City of New York provided the cash prizes for the teachers and their schools.

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NYCT-Funded Initiative Has Taken on 424 Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids

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03/24/2015

New York Community Trust is partnering with the City Council and The Robin Hood Foundation.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Google Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Streamline Nairobi Public Transport

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08/27/2015

... transport sector. "Nairobi joins more that 2,800 other cities and towns across the globe with the service. The city .....

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Community Development

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After Cuts in Funding from DoE, Learning Leaders Shuts Down Despite Support from Funders Like NYCT, Pinkerton

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02/17/2017

Learning Leaders, a nonprofit that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next month because of difficulty obtaining enough money from the city Department of Education, the organization announced...

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Surdna Funds Report Analyzing The Social Wellbeing of NYC's Neighborhoods: The Contribution of Culture and the Arts

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05/22/2017

Although culture and the arts contribute to the social well-being of New York City residents and are a bright spot in many disadvantaged neighborhoods, they tend to be unequally distributed across the five boroughs, a report from the University of...

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Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us

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06/21/2017

A city like ours doesn’t happen overnight. It is the result of centuries of migrations, policies, protests, and practices of people that value culture, heritage, and expression.

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NYC Denies Nearly 9,000 Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need

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09/05/2017

The city is illegally denying necessary services to thousands of students with disabilities — and the poorest kids get cheated the most often, according to advocates and data the Daily News obtained.

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Education

New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

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09/05/2017

... and too much water can both be problems for fast-growing cities . Cities like Chennai in China, which in December 2015 ... stations and address contamination in rivers. Eighty cities are...

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