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The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

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05/04/2016

... 37 th Annual Meeting next week, I’ve been thinking about what this gathering represents in our history. For ... of choosing a compelling topic. Given the prominence of justice reform in our public dialogue, it...

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The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

... impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the field of social justice philanthropy, and a Philanthropy New York program ... Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak talks about a new working group for...

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Insights

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Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

The Cricket Island Foundation

How Philanthropy Can Help Fix Democracy

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Article

Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response

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10/2014

A new report examines the response of foundations, corporations and other institutional donors to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

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Report

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Disaster Relief

5 Questions for…Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

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03/11/2013

... availability of funds and its growth prospects, we started talking about how Tides could be of help. For us, the ... action funds. With so many organizations competing for resources , we...

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All Funders

Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

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06/01/2022

... Framework to Maximize Impact By: Dylan Hayre, Director of Criminal Justice , Arnold Ventures In a March 2022 report , ... funding to criminal legal reform efforts amounts to about...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Arnold Ventures

Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

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07/02/2015

... from residents—including many young people especially— about how we could best support lasting community-led change. ... are not in school and not working. Boroughwide, one in ten youth have an arrest record...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Workforce Development

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Brooklyn Org

2025 Operational Reports

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04/2025

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board & Trustees

On Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn: Start With Existing Community Assets

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... for years. Vital Brooklyn will bring more attention and resources to Brownsville, one of the six neighborhoods across ... for the last several years, I’ve learned two important lessons as a funder: Engaging...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Sample Job Descriptions: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Executive Director / President

Publication date:

10/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

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08/05/2009

... ago, the Beldon Fund closed its doors, completing the ten -year intentional spend out envisioned by our chair and ... chooses to spend out, there are helpful individuals and resources at the ready. The Beldon...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

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10/15/2015

... arrests are often young people’s first brush with the criminal justice system. But shouldn’t our schools should ... schools in all five boroughs and manage all community resources and support...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?

Release Date:

08/15/2013

... the fierce urgency of now.” I’ve watched more than ten times now President Obama’s speech responding to ... Americans of all races who have devoted their time and resources to improving the life outcomes of...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

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02/17/2017

... Stevenson is founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the ... His powerful 2012 TED talk, We Need to Talk About an Injustice , illuminates his lifelong...

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Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation

Release Date:

04/27/2023

... grant portfolio that advances the Foundation’s social justice mission with a focus on environmental, climate, and ... within the climate justice movement, I am eager to shift resources to...

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Surdna Foundation

2026 Operational Reports

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04/2026

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board & Trustees

Ford Foundation Appoints Innocent Chukwuma to Lead Its West Africa Office

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... good governance as well as a leading scholar on police and criminal justice reform in West Africa. Most recently, he founded and ... throughout the region, and I am incredibly optimistic about...