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Recording: Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

... on the nonprofit sector, including possible changes in funding , regulations, and collaborations. Join us to actively ... needs and aspirations of all New Yorkers, including the vital role of the nonprofit...

Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary

Release Date:

03/01/2017

... language of climate change does not help. So, as part of a project with the Open Society Foundations to help ...

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New York Community Trust Announces $4.5 Million in Grants

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02/12/2013

... dating violence, the shortage of affordable housing, and health care. In addition to helping nonprofits help their ... violence, an overwhelmed housing court, and a changing health care system... New York...

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Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Founders Named American Academy of Nursing 2013 Honorary Fellows

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09/18/2013

... honor of their extraordinary contributions to nursing and health care. The Jonases will be inducted at a ceremony during AAN's annual Transforming Health Care: Driving Policy Conference on October 19 in...

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What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

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03/27/2014

... is to “catalyze broad impact” — which we describe as improving practice and policy. We think the way we work ... a framework that seemed right for Wallace, one based in part on the work of the distinguished...

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Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families

Release Date:

06/25/2013

... President Luis Ubiñas describes the Work Supports Strategies (WSS) initiative — an Urban Institute-directed ...

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Ford Foundation

Know Before You Go

... description. Staff with fundraising responsibilities at grantmaking organizations (and non- grantmaking organizations) are not eligible to attend PNY ...

15 Jan 2016

The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC

Friday, January 15, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... won without passing legislation Lessons to inform your funding and grantmaking Presenters Alfredo Carrasquillo , Former ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Justice Reform

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Social Justice

Children, Youth and Families

28 May 2019

Technology, Inequality and the Future of Work(ers)

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Technology has arrived and is rapidly changing the workplace at a magnitude that we have yet to fully grasp. From a projected 36 million American jobs facing "high exposure" to automation, to new jobs being created, to the changing relationship...

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Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation's Board

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05/26/2021

... solving problems of injustice and inequality through our grantmaking .” “I am thrilled and honored to join the ... at Mellon, and will further benefit the Foundation’s grantmaking as Mellon continues to chart a...

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05 Jun 2019

State and City Workforce Policy Update and the Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The unemployment rate in New York City is at an all time low and many employers struggle to find the employees with the right skills.

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Workforce Development

11 Sep 2019

New Voices, New Approaches to Workforce Development, and the Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

We’ve experienced dramatic changes in the workforce sector as a result of advances in technology, population and economic growth, local and federal policy shifts and may other factors. These conditions have created both challenges and opportunities...

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Reimagining Early-Warning Systems for At-Risk Students in NYC High Schools

Publication date:

03/2013

Susan Fairchild of New Visions for Public Schools discusses how policymakers and educators are rethinking how to measure what matters when it comes to college and career readiness for New York students.

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Education

22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... Talent Pipeline. And for adults who have the financial resources , independent businesses like New York Code+Design ... this “new literacy” fit into foundation guidelines – funding required classes in public...

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Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty

Release Date:

03/31/2016

... and increased compensation. "The schools with resources to attract minority faculty may diversify their ... the expense of other schools, and students, lacking those resources ," Mr. Milano said...

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PNY Members Among Companies Pledging Not to Lay Off Workers Amid Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis

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04/02/2020

... workers in its insurance and risk management, human resources , management consulting and reinsurance brokerage ... hardship and reminded people of the “formidable resources and financial strength” of the...

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Salesforce

18 Jul 2012

Black Communities and Philanthropy: A Conversation on Past Trends, Current Challenges and the Future

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC

... and how the sector could more effectively advance strategies that close racial opportunity gaps. We will ... conversation to share experiences, lift up successful strategies and identify ways we can build...

12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... as the core activity These principles will frame DC Vote's two main goals for 2010 - working toward budget and .....

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces New Fellows Tackling Inequality and Climate Change

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06/27/2017

... family foundation focused on finding solutions to the two most challenging problems of our time – the climate ... About the Fellows Anna Claussen is the director of rural strategies at the Institute for...