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30 Mar 2017

Is Immigration Detention the New Incarceration Boom?

Thursday, March 30, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... looking for ways to decrease the prison population through reform initiatives, there remain a string of contradictory ... not required) New York City – as a leader in justice reform and a champion of the...

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Immigration

Justice Reform

Social Justice

Tax Plan Doubles Standard Deduction, Leaves Charitable Deduction In Place

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... and repealing the estate tax, under a framework for tax reform presented by Republican leaders. Among the changes under the framework released today, the tax reform proposal would: Double the standard...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Program Officer for Democracy, Hannah Furstenberg-Beckman

Release Date:

08/31/2022

... with private foundation and nonprofit clients on election reform , voting rights, and civic engagement initiatives. Her ... Previously, Hannah worked on issues of criminal justice reform and educational...

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Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

Reimagining Early-Warning Systems for At-Risk Students in NYC High Schools

Publication date:

03/2013

Susan Fairchild of New Visions for Public Schools discusses how policymakers and educators are rethinking how to measure what matters when it comes to college and career readiness for New York students.

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Public Policy

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Education

To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

Release Date:

10/06/2022

... top of working full-time jobs, many also work part-time to make ends meet, and yet they still are hard-pressed to cover ... in the Bronx, a family of four needs $85,507 a year to make ends meet 2 , but from...

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Economic Security

Public Policy

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

Release Date:

03/31/2022

... and paramilitary-aligned sheriffs; a filmmaker who will make a documentary on the ways in which the U.S.’s system ... cycles of harm; a media-maker who will focus on foster care and the juvenile justice system...

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

Release Date:

05/16/2013

Health and Environmental Funders Network Program Manager ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $41.5 Million in Grants

Release Date:

07/20/2013

... are to organizations working in the areas of education, health , the arts and social welfare, and will also go in part ...

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Arts

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

Release Date:

01/07/2015

... a new $4.5 million initiative designed to use digital health innovations to improve chronic health outcomes in vulnerable communities. We know that technology can serve as a powerful health...

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

Publication date:

06/2010

... U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet according to this issue brief from .....

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Education

Focus on What Works in NYC Schools

Release Date:

01/06/2014

... proven, serious track record in her approach to education reform . She knows the importance of cutting through the ...

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Member News

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Public Policy

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Education

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Philanthropy New York

Leadership for Education Innovation

Release Date:

05/24/2014

... involved in the New York City work and in high school reform more generally, and with more than forty years of ...

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

With Support from Citi Foundation, Report Highlights Innovative Education Development

Release Date:

11/30/2016

NYU Wagner and the Center for an Urban Future selected the 15 urban policy reforms after conducting hundreds of interviews with mayors, agency chiefs, policy experts, academics, business leaders, labor unions and philanthropic foundations.

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Education

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Citi Foundation

Immigration Arms Race Begins on Capitol Hill

Release Date:

09/12/2017

The Trump administration’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is sparking a legislative arms race on Capitol Hill.

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Immigration

Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date:

03/09/2018

... as a distinguished diplomat, an advocate for public school reform , and a best-selling author, Caroline Kennedy is an ... a diplomat, an author, a champion of education, education reform , and civics — a citizen...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

Release Date:

10/01/2018

The Century Foundation convenes higher education experts, lawmakers, faculty, and advocates to discuss and debate the next big thing in college affordability.

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Member News

Video

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The Century Foundation

Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

Release Date:

10/16/2009

Philanthropy New York created its Documentary Series to get our members thinking about alternative mediums for promoting their missions and the work of their grantees.

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Insights

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04 Jun 2014

Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... You can watch the recorded discussion and view the resources . At first glance, the word “badge” may conjure ... There is a learning ecosystem behind the badges that make them powerful and connected...

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Workforce Development

Technology

Children, Youth and Families

24 Sep 2014

Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy's Role? View resources from this program. The City of New York .....

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Workforce Development

12 Jun 2015

C-Suite Session: Engaging Talent That Reflects the Communities We Serve

Friday, June 12, 2015 -

9:00am to 3:00pm

... Network Peter Vincent , Vice President, Human Resources , National Audubon Society Mary Jo Mullan , ... Officer; Chief Administrative Officer; Chief, Human Resources /Talent Management; Chief, Programs; Deputy...