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Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms

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06/03/2013

... and being a pioneer at finding and cultivating unique voices to have their stories told, Cara is well positioned to ... Focus for WNET/New York, and taught and written about independent documentary and social...

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Arts

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Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers

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12/04/2017

... making. “What we have here is another complicated story about philanthropy and influence in a new Gilded Age,” he ... and vastly rich individuals, declining government resources , and growing income inequality...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Teagle Foundation Awards Grants to Colleges and Universities Nationwide for Novel Humanities-Focused Programs

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06/08/2023

... at Purdue University this joint endeavor with the National Endowment for the Humanities helps colleges and ... school students to study humanity’s deepest questions about leading lives of purpose and civic...

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Gender and Transformative Giving

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05/23/2013

... groups still lack a strong gender lens. When questioned about their gender analysis, they often provide the diversity ... a research clearinghouse of key studies, one page briefing papers , and a portal...

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Black Philanthropy Month: We All Have Something to Give

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08/21/2013

... Investment Network Executive Director Chad Jones talks about the Black Philanthropy Month campaign, which celebrates and promotes philanthropic giving by African Americans and those of African descent, as well...

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New Study from Arnold Ventures finds Intensive, Specialized Training of Police Officers Leads to Reduced Crime, Fewer Arrests, and More Positive Interactions and Community Evaluations

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03/29/2022

... to behave in procedurally just ways. Scientists at the National Policing Institute, George Mason University, Arizona ... the study’s findings provide important information about a strategy that can be...

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Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits

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10/07/2009

... had proceeded ungrounded by any research-based knowledge about the racial and ethnic makeup of New York-area ... click here . Philanthropy New York will host a members briefing to introduce and examine the...

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After Orlando – After the Anger and Sadness – There Is Work to Be Done

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06/15/2016

... occurring all too frequently, we must begin to talk about the ways LGBTQ people are impacted by gun violence in ... legislation sweeping the nation. Mass Shooting in Orlando: Resources and Networks for Action...

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Dara Major Philanthropy Consulting

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Advancing Black Philanthropy

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08/22/2018

... my engagement in philanthropy, I offer some advice and resources for philanthropic institutions: Be committed to ... as 25 percent more — to charitable causes than white Americans . This U.S. Trust study...

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Trinity Wall Street

08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

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8:45am to 11:00am

... more “sensitive” tack, seeking advice from communities about the best ways to address problems in their midst. PNY members are asking a lot of questions about the Department’s new direction: What will it mean...

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Are Your Grantees Keeping Workers in Poverty?

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10/22/2014

... York and The New York Community Trust co-hosted a funder briefing in which the Fiscal Policy Institute and the ... should pay living wages. There is little disagreement about that. But there are major...

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PNY News

As the Pandemic Pushes Women and Girls Further Behind, a Global Response to Gender Inequality Is Needed

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05/05/2021

... began in March 2020. The problem is not a lack of resources . Global military spending reached a record $1.9 ... inequality together with those who have the power and resources to address it. Activists and...

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

19 May 2015

Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... we face? There exist serious differences in opinion about what is actually happening, who is most affected, and ... food assistance, community organizing, worker rights, national advocacy campaigns and...

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Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address the Racial Wealth Gap

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04/26/2021

... businesses, 3) expanding homeownership among Black Americans , and 4) advancing anti-racist practices in the ... committed to real change, and to be clear and transparent about how far we have to go. We are...

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For Diverse Communities, Giving Circles Strengthen Involvement In Philanthropy

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07/03/2014

... The proportion is even higher for African American and Asian American donors. More than half of Jewish giving circle ...

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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

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In Time Magazine, Ford’s Walker Says Giving Back Is a Birthright

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06/30/2016

... and Zuckerberg, the tradition of giving is woven into our national DNA... In Time Magazine, Ford’s Walker Says Giving ...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock Announces New Program Officer Faron McLurkin

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06/06/2016

... core constituency. McLurkin has also been a national organizing director within the labor movement, and ... compassion in human relations.” For more information about UUCSR, visit www.uucsr.org , or ...

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