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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

Release Date:

07/09/2010

... I remember making pens filled with shredded money to learn about entrepreneurship from Junior Achievement. In college, I ... earned a graduate scholarship through the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship. Each...

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Our Common Purpose: The Struggle for True Democracy and Equal Rights

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10/03/2014

... Empowerment or MORE ) at a recent Philanthropy New York briefing on " Inequality, Democracy and Corporate Power " to ... “Philanthropy and the Next Economy,” the well-attended briefing tied together...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts

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06/01/2021

... it’s a very different story. Nearly 50 percent of North Americans and more than 25 percent of Europeans have been vaccinated, in stark contrast to about 14 percent of South Americans , 5...

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The Commonwealth Fund Reports Annual Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA

Release Date:

02/25/2015

... Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA Americans who gain health insurance coverage through the ... will rise by 3.8 percent nationally, which translates into about 70 additional visits per year...

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Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

Release Date:

10/01/2015

... these past 15 months have entailed both deep introspection about this privilege and broad exploration of how we can ... First of all, no one in philanthropy has the independent resources to solve our...

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NY Women’s Foundation Points Out Gender Issues that Need Addressing in Rikers’ Reform

Release Date:

05/11/2017

... closure, there is an opportunity to think more deeply about the people who end up there. The number of women in the ... Island, yet they are absent from the larger narrative about incarceration. From an...

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Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... on fair representation and active participation of all Americans , especially those who face systemic barriers to ... and vote, take the time to be informed, and raise their voices on issues they care ...

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PNY News

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17 Jan 2013

A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16

Thursday, January 17, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... organizations and education support organizations; focus resources on gaps in CSD16 educational enrichment and ... throughout New York City and beyond. This funders briefing and informational session will not...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Assistant Controller

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09/2017

... 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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3/10/2016 - Looking at the 990 (Part 2) - Live Stream Recording

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03/2016

View materials and watch the live stream recording of " Looking at the 990 (Part II) " below. Missed Part 1? View recording here.

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New Publication Examines the Funding Model For Public Research Universities (Carnegie Corp.)

Release Date:

02/04/2016

... research universities continue to devote most of their resources to their core activities: teaching and research. ... According to Understanding the Financial Model, some facts about the current financial...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

Release Date:

02/26/2020

... darkness, we took to the streets to speak to our neighbors about what was happening and how to respond. We quickly ... we have sometimes seen confusion among major grant makers about their responsibility to...

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Open Society Foundations

Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 10 Grant Recipients to Support Family Engagement Programs

Release Date:

03/08/2022

... in communities that have not traditionally benefited from national funding and have not received prior Corporation ... underfunded by philanthropy; and one serves Native Americans while another focuses on...

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Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

Release Date:

06/03/2015

... and a better future. With nearly three-quarters of polled Americans fearing the next generation will be worse off than ... the defining challenge of our time: to make sure that all Americans will be included...

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Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension

Release Date:

10/17/2016

... of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension Young Americans with even just $1 saved for retirement are ahead of the pack. Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings...

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Fair Futures: A Cross-Sector Partnership Transforming How New York City Supports Young People Impacted by Foster Care

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... to guide service delivery and track outcomes, and other resources . Later that year, the funders hosted an event at ... Fair Futures has achieved remarkable success. Leveraging about $4 million in philanthropic...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

Release Date:

10/24/2013

... from one state to another. Second, the overall national success of the ACA should be measured against its ... to guarantee affordable insurance coverage for nearly all Americans . It relies on three basic...

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Congress’ Tax Bill Message to Charitable Nonprofits: “We Don’t Care – You’re on Your Own”

Release Date:

12/21/2017

... on which the public depends. Simultaneously, it will block resources nonprofits need to address existing and growing ... is simple: The majority in Congress doesn’t care about charitable nonprofits or the...

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The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Elects New Officers and Welcomes Seven New Board Members

Release Date:

07/01/2019

... Ms. Thypin, a long-time member of JWFNY, also sits on the National Board of Directors of ORT America. Rebecca ... serving as past president of her section and on the national board. She represented NCJW at the...

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Elluminate

11 Feb 2015

Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -

4:00pm to 9:00pm

... indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA). Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when Snowden contacted her, ... analyst driven...

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