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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $150M for An Initiative To Elevate Civic Discourse

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06/27/2017

... one. SNF, which claims to be active in 130 different countries with an annual program portfolio worth over $2 ... with Johns Hopkins in the past, mainly in the areas of health , medicine and social welfare...

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The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

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09/26/2014

... was a testament to the growing power and visibility of a global people’s movement for peace, justice and democracy, ... and equitable development. With 2,808 events in 166 countries , New York drew the largest...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

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06/13/2014

... the past 20 years, especially its efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’s biggest source of global warming pollution. According to Inside ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

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03/30/2017

... to change that by working with professionals from the Global South, which includes Africa, Asia and Latin America, ... on critical theory in Latin America, focusing on Andean countries such as Peru, Bolivia...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Education

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Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

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09/05/2017

... Needed in Africa Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major ... improve forestry and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Arabella Advisors Advocates for 12 Good Food Policy Priorities

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12/10/2015

... Priorities, in connection with an event for funders who care about Good Food policy: the Sustainable Agriculture & ... experience as Good Food entrepreneurs. “All of us believe that a policy environment...

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Food Systems

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17 Sep 2013

It’s Finally Here! Better Grants Management for You and Your NYC Grantees

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and speed provider selection for contracts and redirect resources to mission-driven activities. HHS Accelerator, a ... Advisor, HHS Accelerator, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services...

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund

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03/17/2020

... Response Fund to provide immediate and longer-term resources to vulnerable residents across our borough. We ... to intensify locally, it will have vastly disproportionate health , economic, and social impacts...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

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

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10/03/2014

... questions; they damage every aspect of American (and global ) life: wages and economic policy; the climate ... local self-determination and community; our food; our health ; voting rights; education, and so much...

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Sarah Burton Appointed as Project Manager for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Marshall Institute

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03/09/2016

... Philanthropy Advisors is a leading nonprofit service for global philanthropy, engaged in consulting, foundation ... a goal of enhancing the capacity of foundations to align resources for effectiveness and to...

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Workplace Flexibility

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03/2011

... , communications consultant, Robin Hartman joined us to help answer: What is workplace flexibility? Why should ... In addition, FAN member Gail Pesyna , VP for Human Resources and Program Management at the Alfred P. Sloan ...

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Bronfman Cultivates Programs for Next Generation Donors

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08/20/2015

... next generation donors to bring their own ideas and resources to bear on the Jewish world. After spending a few months surveying the landscape and exploring ...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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Adam R. Bronfman Family Foundation

A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

... for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health , Columbia University and Co-Chair, NYS Ready ... charged with finding ways to ensure critical systems and services are prepared for natural disasters...

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15 May 2025

Philanthropy New York's 46th Annual Meeting: Philanthropy For Our Time

Thursday, May 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

... hear from talented thinkers and strategists who will help us make sense of how philanthropy needs to evolve our ... workshops. Agenda 1:00 pm: Business Meeting Join us for the Annual Business Meeting of the...

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04 Dec 2025

Reimagining Food in Prisons: Opportunities for Funders and Advocates - Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Thursday, December 4, 2025 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... only as sustenance but as a reflection of human dignity , health , and opportunity for rehabilitation. Yet, many ... families, and communities across the region. Join us to deepen your understanding of this...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Food Systems

Justice Reform

19 May 2015

The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

... here . While we have known for years that foundations use consultants to support various aspects of their work, ... from the first ever national survey of the scope and use of philanthropy consultants. These...

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New NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities

Release Date:

04/12/2016

... NYSHealth will sponsor community-based organizations, health departments, and other low-resource organizations to ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Ford Foundation Appoints Rakesh Rajani as the New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance

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10/21/2014

... Democratic Participation and Governance. Mr. Rajani, a global leader on issues of social justice, has been at the ... transparency and accountability. In three years, 65 countries have joined the Partnership...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Social Justice

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In Bloomberg's New Education Push, a High-Stakes Test of His Big Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/12/2018

... be best known for his philanthropy on climate change and global health , along with his push for gun safety. But a hallmark of ... deaths from smoking and traffic accidents in developing countries...

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