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Upleveling Governance: A Cohort for Foundation Trustees and CEOs

... to recruit board members more representative of the communities affected by your grantmaking & operations? Have ... who you need to involve, and identifying necessary resources and actions needed to make...

Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... to shape our increasingly toxic cultural discourse. For communities that have been historically shut out of that ... example of what pop culture critics of color can do with resources and real estate. The...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

23 Jul 2012

How Youth are Transforming the Food Justice Movement

Monday, July 23, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and empower youth to take on leadership roles in their communities . Youth leaders will explain why they became ... to create awareness and bring about change within their communities . Explore Creative...

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Issue-Based

16 Mar 2017

Funders-in-Action: Grantmaking During Times of Political Change & Uncertainty

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Community Foundation, and Open Society Foundations' Communities Against Hate rapid response fund, among others) ... Brooklyn Community Foundation Nancy Youman , Director of Communities Against Hate, Open...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report

Release Date:

07/09/2018

... and diversified backup energy systems for vulnerable communities ; and developing Resilient Community Centers with ... and diversified backup energy systems for vulnerable communities ; and developing Resilient...

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Disaster Relief

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Ed Henry to Step Down from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation at Year End

Release Date:

02/12/2020

... for artists to develop their work and engage with communities . The Child Well-being Program addresses ... community-wide efforts to strengthen families and communities to provide the best development paths for...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Doris Duke Foundation

Surdna Foundation Announces Nearly $13 Million Investment in Artists of Color to Advance Racial Justice

Release Date:

04/29/2020

... color working to advance racial justice within their local communities . The funds will be distributed through an artist ... and small artist organizations to work with their communities to imagine and practice...

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Arts

Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

Let's Fight Racial Bias in Voting Through Donor Collaboratives and Litigation

Release Date:

09/08/2016

... Rights Act that would preclear changes to the laws in communities that had a history of racial bias: New York City, ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Launch a Global Plan to Save Coral Reefs from Extinction

Release Date:

02/23/2017

... preserving the livelihoods and culture of reef-dependent communities all over the world.” Strategy to be Developed ... enough coral to ensure the re-establishment of coral reef resources in a climate-stable...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

Release Date:

09/07/2022

... experiments to make more effective use of limited resources and to elucidate the complex interdependence among ... that will bridge the oceanographic and astronomical communities . Diwakar Shukla Diwakar Shukla...

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Technology

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The Simons Foundation

Network

Networking, in its simplest form, is learning from your peers and listening to their experienced voices. Through working groups, networks, committees, one-on-one connections, and sector initiatives, Philanthropy New York provides the time and space...

Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education

Release Date:

12/08/2013

The first round of grants has been made from The New York Community Trust's $43 million Brooke Astor Funds for New York City Education, reports The Wall Street Journal.

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The New York Community Trust

Pinkerton Foundation Launches Literacy Initiative in Queens

Release Date:

06/01/2014

The Pinkerton Foundation has announced the launch of a neighborhood literacy initiative in South Jamaica, Queens, and awarded nearly $1.2 million in grants in support of the community-based program.

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

The Donors’ Education Collaborative, a fund at the New York Community Trust established to improve New York City public schools, announced $995,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations pushing for reforms to reduce inequality and increase...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Catherine & Joseph Aresty Foundation

Booth Ferris Foundation

The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Ford Foundation

The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Fordham Street Foundation

The New York Community Trust

NoVo Foundation

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Trinity Church Philanthropies

Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

Release Date:

01/07/2015

... disease rates at an all-time high among underserved communities , the Aetna Foundation is looking for new ways to ... to improve chronic health outcomes in vulnerable communities . We know that technology can...

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues

Release Date:

02/11/2015

... took bold steps to protect and empower local immigrant communities . Key aspects of her agenda have dealt with law ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

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The New York Community Trust

National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

Release Date:

03/13/2015

... rights groups are accusing each other of selling out the communities they represent in exchange for financial support ... rules ultimately help or hurt minorities and low-income communities . The rules—adopted...