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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

... could see the extraordinary outpouring of generosity that we have witnessed since the very first days of the flooding ... Harvey is rightfully the first order of business. But we must all be prepared to hang...

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Philanthropy’s Best

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

It’s Time to Fund Children’s Mental Health

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04/15/2021

... health crisis facing children and teens. At the time, we had no idea how prescient our focus would become. Then ... That’s why we launched the Alliance – to combine the resources of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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Morgan Stanley

Reimagining Learning (From This Moment and With Each Other)

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10/21/2020

... to bring these daily practices to our work this year. We are in the midst of deep adaptation. At Philanthropy New ... community with one another. From curating Racial Equity Resources to offering post-program...

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Two New Public Policy Fellows, Shamira Lukomwa and Kimberly Roberts

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06/26/2019

... and social impact sectors across North America, East and West Africa . She has managed, developed and led programs for an ...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $7.9 million to Emergency Assistance Providers through the Helping Hands Program

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03/01/2023

As of March 1, 2023, Gerstner Philanthropies has awarded $7.9 million in Helping Hands funds to 24 social service organizations and colleges, a 47% increase from last year’s grantmaking.

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Human Services

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Gerstner Philanthropies

Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $9.1 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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03/12/2024

As of March 1, 2024, Gerstner Philanthropies has awarded $9.1 million in Helping Hands funds to 24 social service organizations and colleges, a 13% increase from last year’s grantmaking.

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Education

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Gerstner Philanthropies

Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

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12/14/2017

... energy and commitment in responding to the challenges we face. He brings a strong vision of where we are going, drawing on a broad range of experience that ... year. Gaspard was previously the U.S. ambassador...

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Open Society Foundations

A Big Move to Build Our Community

A Big Move to Build Our Community We are very excited to announce that Philanthropy New York is ... continue long into the future. Over the coming months, we ’ll be talking with you more about the details, but here...

Building long-term partnerships with nonprofits to scale impact: Lessons from sustained funding relationships

Release Date:

10/25/2021

... States may not necessarily work in a different context. We understood that we had to have the patience to build a proof of concept for ... and advice on devices for reading content, and offer resources...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Changing the Conversation about Inequality

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09/23/2014

... news blog . Inequality is the problem—but what can we do about it? Although inequality is widespread and on the rise in the United States, we know there are effective ways to reduce inequality. The ... that...

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William T. Grant Foundation

Words Matter: Changing from Funders of Women and Girls to Funders for Gender Equity

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01/04/2017

... As the co-chairs of the Funders Group for Women and Girls, we recognized that in order to encourage other funders to intentionally apply a gender lens across their work, we had to start at home. Collectively...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Announces new business and philanthropic commitments to help close the housing affordability gap in Washington D.C. and beyond

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... members, decisionmakers and lenders to make public resources more accessible and aligned to enhance affordable ... address barriers in supply by advocating for dedicated resources to create and renovate units...

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

12 Dec 2012

Pushing Back Against Push-outs, Pipelines and Profiling: Grantmaking for Impact Among Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Men & Boys of Color

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... to bear on these questions; share stories of successful organizing and advocacy strategies and effective ... Program offered in partnership with Funders for LGBTQ Issues . Co-sponsored by Asian Americans/...

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The Ford Foundation Joins the Reporting Commitment

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08/19/2014

The Ford Foundation recently joined the Reporting Commitment, an initiative to increase the accuracy, currency, and openness of grants data

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Donita Volkwijn

... a B.M. and M.M in vocal performance. She was born in South Africa and has lived there as well as in Germany, Belgium, ...

Public Policy Positions and Priorities

When and How We Decide to Take a Position Philanthropy New York believes ... or how to take an official stand on public policy issues. We anticipate taking positions only on issues directly ... urges Congress and...

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

... Tackling structural racism through the power of dance. Organizing differently-abled people who have engaged with the ... challenges give me hope that they will build on the energy we saw in the streets this...

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Environment and Climate Change

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Open Society Foundations

17 Oct 2018

A New Paradigm for Justice: Centering Women and Families

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... government, private sector, and academia – to leverage resources towards common goals and at the scale required to ... fee). Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the...