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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

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04/06/2016

... neighborhood planning. This was both a timely and critical policy priority—the City is leading a number of rezoning ... teach artists how to use creative strategies to advance social movements. These groups...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

Community Development

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Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

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12/14/2015

... a myriad of natural systems. Dr. Samuel Myers, Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public ... Planetary Health Alliance, alongside Harvard Chan School Research Scientist Dr...

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation Announces Spring 2023 Grantmaking Efforts with a Focus on Economic Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration and Defending Transgender Rights

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03/30/2023

... work without interruption, furthering The Foundation's practice of trust-based philanthropy and strategic early and ... equitable economic systems that redistribute power and resources back to the...

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The New York Women's Foundation

18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... event. A program presented by Philanthropy New York’s policy committee Philanthropy Connects , in its new series ... in education, civic engagement, community development, social justice, and/or policy...

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11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas. This conversation will dive deep ... and rural components can address root causes of these social issues Why a focused...

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Community Development

Philanthropy in Focus

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10/07/2020

Philanthropy in Focus By: Shamira Lukomwa, Public Policy Fellow, Philanthropy New York. This time last year was ... many of our members quickly sought to collaborate, pool resources and increase giving to...

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

What Now? From Outrage to Action

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08/28/2017

... on the front lines of this fight by directing critical resources to enact policies that dismantle and divert from ... or event, or join a group of progressives near you. Good resources to help include...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Names Joseph Pierson New Chair of the Board of Trustees

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07/12/2022

... generations to manage family philanthropic, business, and social affairs and gatherings, and as chairman of the Fort ... exceptional staff to advance human rights, democratic practice , and environmental...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Elevating Philanthropy's Impact: Grassroots Leaders' Perspectives on Advancing Criminal Legal Reform and Sustaining Movement Support

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09/29/2023

... Movement Support Ariane Cruz , Manager of Public Policy & Collaboration at Philanthropy New York interviews ... Youth Represent In a recent Bridgespan Group report , it was revealed that out of a total of...

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Justice Reform

Capacity Building Begins At Home

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06/04/2009

... we should ask is “what is the best use of foundation resources ?” The whole independent sector would be better ... should be required reading): “Often the writer who uses ‘capacity’ genuinely doesn’t know what...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

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11/11/2015

... Columbia Business School Executive Education Programs in Social Enterprise. The announcement of the three winning ... bar high for what nonprofits should and do achieve. BRC uses the best management practices...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Clark Foundation

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Nine Graphs That Show How Hard It Is To Be a Homeless Student In New York City

Release Date:

08/19/2016

... poverty on those students is immense and is detailed in a report released Wednesday by the Institute for Children, ... and Homelessness — a New York-based nonprofit. The report is notable partly because it...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow

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09/27/2022

... for America. Ruth holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC ... at Hunter College and to launch Hunter’s Undergraduate Research Initiative, and...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

16 Jun 2021

Blurring the Lines: From Corporate Philanthropy to Shared Value to ESG Integration

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

ESG (environmental, social , governance) performance is the core of a responsible ... services. He frowned on corporate philanthropy, but the practice only grew and evolved. We have moved from pure ... Salesforce...

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26 Oct 2011

Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... childhood education can boost children’s cognitive, social -emotional, and physical readiness for school, ... preparing them for success in school and in life. Recent research shows that investments in early...

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Individual Giving, Forgotten No More

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11/07/2016

... pie by focusing on an array of issues, just to name a few: Social justice for LGBTQ populations Learning and enrichment ... for disadvantaged children Poverty in NYC Stem cell research Healthcare ...

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