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07 Nov 2018

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Conversation about Education with the Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Robert Hughes has served for many years as an advocate and champion of public education in New York City. In 2016 Bob transitioned from being President of New Visions Public school to becoming the K-12 Strategy Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates...

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01 Oct 2018

Capturing Election Momentum for Building Power - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Join our last Election Series Discussion to address practical pathways that can capture election momentum to build long-term power for communities of interest.

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Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Finds Funder Collaboratives for Systems Change Gaining Momentum

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10/01/2018

... individuals who work with or in funder collaboratives or organizations focused on achieving the kind of scale needed ...

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Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Award to Mark Its 50th Anniversary in 2019

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10/10/2018

... need. It is expected to be awarded to five non--profit organizations ($A10 million each) over a five-year period to ... have devoted thousands of hours to work with non-profit organizations around the world...

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Michael Bloomberg Thinks Midsize Arts Nonprofits Can Change American Cities, and He’s Spending Over $100 Million to Prove It

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10/17/2018

... from Bloomberg’s belief that small and midsize cultural organizations have been vastly under-appreciated in terms of ... expansion in 2018 has welcomed more than 200 new grantee organizations , which have been...

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PNY Welcomes 2019 Board Nominations

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11/30/2018

Philanthropy New York is looking for nominations for the 2019 incoming board.

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Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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12/06/2018

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described as a “flight data recorder” for developing cells, illuminating the paths cells take as they progress from one type to another. Scientists hope to...

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Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100

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02/21/2019

Today’s young people are the most diverse, engaged, and progressive generation in history. Whether organizing online, protesting in the streets, or running for office, they are joining together and demanding change on the issues most central to...

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20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... with similar pooled funding strategies, national organizations that partner with local groups, and leaders of ...

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the genome of rice--one of the world's most important staple crops--senses and responds to combinations of water and nutrients.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $80 Million

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04/19/2019

... efforts globally. Grants were awarded to ninety-five organizations in the United States, Greece, the United ...

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Abigail E. Disney, Cyndi Lauper Among Those Honored at the New York Women’s Foundation’s 2019 Celebrating Women® Breakfast

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05/14/2019

... The Foundation's grantee partners—dynamic community organizations working to advance economic, gender and racial .....

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Morgan Stanley Foundation to Fund Houston Food Bank School Pantry Program

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05/31/2019

Houston Food Bank today announced receipt of a $50,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to fund its School Pantry program.

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Bloomberg Launches Beyond Carbon Campaign

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06/10/2019

... history also will work with advocates and state and local organizations to pass climate and clean energy policies, ... the climate movement by expanding support for grassroots organizations and frontline...

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30 Jul 2019

New York Environmental Funders Network – Summer Meeting

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join the New York Environmental Funders Network for its Summer meet and greet. The Network’s aim is to advance members’ knowledge of: (1) current and emerging issues in these program areas, and (2) opportunities for funding effective programs that...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

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07/18/2019

Alberto Retana, Rukia Lumumba and Lorella Praeli join the Hazen Foundation’s board of trustees, bringing new experience and energy as the Foundation goes all in for racial and education justice.

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Mosquito 'spit glands' Hold Key to Curbing Malaria, Study Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Shows

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08/12/2019

Mosquitoes can harbor thousands of malaria-causing parasites in their bodies, yet while slurping blood from a victim, they transmit just a tiny fraction of them.

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Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President

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08/14/2019

The Obama Foundation announced that former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo will join the organization as its first-ever President.

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program

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09/10/2019

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced the six projects receiving approximately $5 million through the second Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures grant competition.

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