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04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... concerned with environmentalism and climate change, public health and hunger, community and economic development, human ... has yet to realize the true potential of the millions who care deeply about these...

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Leadership Development

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Food Systems

Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

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08/01/2012

... which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... different perspectives and experiences. And the focused perspective that North Star...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards Over $3 Million For Emergency Grant Program

Release Date:

01/22/2020

... today that it has awarded $3.1 million to 18 social services organizations to be used for emergency grants to ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Human Services

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Add the “A” and It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Girls

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10/30/2015

... 120 talented high-school girls from across eight African countries and the U.S. participated in a three-week program ... AOL enhanced the program curriculum by leveraging its resources as a media technology...

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With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... to landfills (where they generate methane, a powerful global warming pollutant), but we also waste all the water, land, energy, money, labor, and other resources that go into growing, processing, distributing...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Brooklyn Public Library Receives $400,000 From The New York Life Foundation

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06/16/2014

... seven years, the Foundation’s generosity has allowed us to connect thousands of public school students to primary ... grant will allow the Library to extend these educational resources to six high-need areas...

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Board/Committee Materials

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Education

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New York Life Foundation

Membership Snapshot

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05/2023

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Board & Trustees

Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

Release Date:

10/27/2015

With important fiscal deadlines looming in coming weeks, the nation’s fiscal outlook remains a top concern for American voters, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's polling results.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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Kristen Ruff and Beeta Jahedi Promoted at Philanthropy New York

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... have been promoted, respectively, to Director of Member Services and Assistant Director of Learning Services . In her new role as Director of Member Services , ... for Philanthropy New York...

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Pat Jenny To Oversee Grants at The New York Community Trust

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09/06/2013

... long-range plan to improve the arts, education, health care , the environment and other areas,” Jenny said. She ... boards of the Environmental Grantmakers Association and Health and...

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The New York Community Trust

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... of Texas System, consisting of nine universities and six health institutions. He assumed the position in 2009 and as a ... of pediatric transplant surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

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Social Justice

08 Jun 2016

Beyond Reporting: How Data Can Build A Better Future

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... can help them do even more. While many organizations use data to report on past activity, it can actually help ... build a better future. It enables organizations to expand services by predicting future needs...

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Professional Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Surdna, Andrew W. Mellon and Ford Foundation Sign Joint Statement Defending NEA Against Proposed Trump Budget

Release Date:

03/01/2018

... the National Endowment for the Arts who was able to bring us together as foundation leaders because his agency had a ... budget was approximately 0.004% of total federal spending ... Bloomberg Philanthropies,...

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Arts

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MetLife Foundation to Support Financial Education in Rural China

Release Date:

07/20/2015

... International to promote knowledge and access to financial services in rural China. By delivering customized financial products and services through banks, mobile vans, and rural service ... to help improve...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Workforce Development

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MetLife

03 Jun 2013

A Special Screening of American Promise

Monday, June 3, 2013 -

2:45pm to 6:00pm

Please join us for a special screening of the documentary American ... NYC* American Promise Trailer American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson, middle-class ...

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Issue-Based

New York Life Foundation Release New Survey on Childhood Grief

Release Date:

11/21/2017

... timeline or formula for grief, so a continuum of effective services and resources needs to be accessible to children and families ... important dates like birthdays and death anniversaries, spending...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

13 Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness Narrative Change: From Research to Action - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 3:00pm

... what does that really mean and what messages work? Join us on October 13th for a look at the landscape of current ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

09 Jul 2018

Funding for Cultural Change: Creating and Meeting the Moment - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 9, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Grantmakers in Health Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce Health and Environmental Funders Network Neighborhood ...

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Issue-Based

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Community Development

Social Justice

Gender Justice

Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... Duval, Collier, Palm Beach, and Broward counties: Senior Resources Alliance (SRA) ($150,000): To distribute relief ... one of 11 Area Agencies on Aging, which provide a range of services including mobility...

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Disaster Relief