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Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... Bill de Blasio today signed a series of bills to help reduce the number of smokers in New York City by 160,000 by ... and prospective tenants; (6) prohibiting smoking and the use of e-cigarettes in common...

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Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

07/21/2020

The grant will be used for communications, outreach and vaccination clinics in areas showing the most significant declines.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Pfizer

Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding

Release Date:

03/17/2017

... satirical story of a town that wakes up to learn its black residents have disappeared. In “Day of Absence,” the ...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Bedford-Union Armory Redevelopment Should Not Have Condos, Says Borough President

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... project. His input is a necessary step in the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which developers BFC Partners ... of the condos as affordable units, but Crown Heights residents have argued that the...

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Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... It’s the first stage of the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure through which a zoning change becomes ... not come with enough guarantees of good jobs for local residents , among other concerns. A...

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Community Development

Schumer Calls On EPA To Resume 'Abandoned' Cleanups Of Radioactive Hot Spots

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... the trucks, abandoned the sites, abandoned homeowners and residents here in Lewiston," said Schumer, standing in front .....

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Environment and Climate Change

Meeting My Philanthropy Peers in This Incredibly Small, Incredibly Big World of Ours

Release Date:

03/07/2017

... America, the Middle East and North America. I felt at home immediately at the conference; I was with “my ... philanthropy in the world. Our philanthropic environment can always get better and stronger, of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

UJA-Federation of New York Announces More Than $23 Million in Grants and Loans to Meet Needs of New Yorkers Affected by COVID-19

Release Date:

03/23/2020

... financial relief to UJA partner organizations so they can continue to provide essential health and human services ... impact the issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews...

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Disaster Relief

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UJA-Federation of New York

A Letter from Ronna Brown

Release Date:

05/28/2020

... We have learned just how flexible and adaptable we can all be. And, as we enter into summer and begin planning ... know, the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, our home , has decided not to hold any...

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Corporate Philanthropy: The Challenges and Opportunities

Release Date:

06/19/2009

... are tough. Opportunity: We have “constituents” who can act as focus groups, give us constant feedback, and bring ... working in the corporate sector is that we have multiple resources available—for our...

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Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas

Release Date:

07/11/2016

... linked to the immigrants and refugees who call the state home . One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. ... these changing demographics, and the role philanthropy can play to support integration...

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Immigration

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Novo Foundation and Goren Group Announce Winner of Women's Building International Design Competition

Release Date:

07/14/2016

... rights community in New York has wanted a physical home where they can share ideas, collaborate, and support each other,” says ...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

Release Date:

08/30/2016

... – ranging from a beating heart to the ability to hit a home run – function properly most of the time, and in some ... also suggest that some of the damage done by cancer cells can be seen as a “failure to...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... not an understatement to say that every time we think it can ’t possibly get more expensive to live in New York City, ...

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Housing and Homelessness

‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... to Buffalo and beyond – to pitch themselves as an ideal home for the growing online shopping giant. Now you can officially count Brooklyn as one of the contenders trying ...

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Workforce Development

New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... low-income students apply to underachieving schools near home , in part because their families often lack counseling that can help them navigate a complex admissions process. The NYC ...

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Education

10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... that shares examples and explores techniques that funders can use to make informed, thoughtful decisions about capacity ... from the guide Funder voices and examples Action steps you can take...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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New York City

Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... and understand better the most effective role philanthropy can play. It is also a starting point for additional ... to engage in civic life as a given – that all people can get involved in communities,...

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PNY News

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Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

20 Mar 2020

Applied Financial Analysis for Program Officers: A Three-Part Series - via Zoom

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 10:00am to Friday, May 1, 2020 - 11:30am

... move from surviving to thriving? And what kind of support can funders provide to meaningfully shift the trajectory of ... takes for a nonprofit to thrive over the long-term, how to use financial analysis as a...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Program Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Living Cities Board Commits To Fund Racial Equity Centered Mission

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... institutions have committed to harness their collective resources to support local communities. Unlike previous ... at the center of the collaborative and seeking to use their grants, loans and influence to...