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NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children

Release Date:

05/23/2017

... realize her full potential. Hungry kids find it harder to do what is good for their health and engage in a natural part of ... who are eligible do not participate in the lunch program...

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New York Health Foundation

Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund

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06/12/2017

... sale now, revealing that she parted with the painting (for what was actually $165 million, including fees) for a ... through Acquavella Gallery). “This is one thing I can do before I die,” Ms. Gund, 78, said...

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Ford Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Supports Database that Tracks Health Equity Implications of State COVID-19 Policies

Release Date:

07/28/2021

... is critical for community health and well-being. But what about rapid response research? COVID-19 has epitomized ... Now over a year after its inception, we are assessing what we have learned and where we have...

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Michael Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts

Release Date:

04/23/2018

... and as an American if the government's not going to do it we all have responsibility. I'm able to do it,” Bloomberg told CBS News' "Face the Nation" on .....

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Bloomberg LP

13 Apr 2023

Employee Ownership Strategies for Economic Resilience and Equity: Pathways for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Thursday, April 13, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... stressors from climate change and globalization, do we stay the precarious path of narrowing ownership or take ... and Growth at the Democracy at Work Institute. What will you learn? What is...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

14 Jan 2025

Trends in Family Philanthropy 2025 Report: Exploring the Main Findings - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* What does the family philanthropy landscape look like? How has it changed across the last decade, and what do those changes mean for...

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Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... have been significantly strengthened. The market value of the foundation’s endowment increased from $365 ... agency when she became the Administrator of the Health Resources Administration. From 1981 to 1992,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Commonwealth Fund

Schott Foundation Names Edgar Villanueva as Senior Vice President

Release Date:

01/16/2020

... that communities and grassroots organizations have the resources , power and voice necessary to ensure that all ...

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NY State Health Foundation Sees Need to Educate Consumers on State Obamacare Offerings

Release Date:

11/02/2015

Many state residents, who remain uninsured, value health insurance, but find it too costly.

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New York Health Foundation

NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability

Release Date:

11/09/2015

... ago not as a sportsman or ecotourist, as most visitors do , but as a chief executive fearful that the company I led ... inescapable: No amount of corporate profit or share price value could justify our...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable

Release Date:

07/10/2017

... While there is plenty of research evidence supporting the value of developing excellent principals, there has been a ...

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The Wallace Foundation

09 May 2013

God Loves Uganda - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, May 9, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... and enlightening, God Loves Uganda will make you question what you thought you knew about religion. It features Lou ... and enlightening, God Loves Uganda will make you question what you thought you knew about...

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25 Apr 2019

Dissecting Rape Culture: Roll Red Roll, A Screening and Discussion

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

... engage in a conversation about the various ways the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors are trying to change the ... was assaulted by members of the high school football team. What transpired would garner...

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Arts

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Gender Justice

11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... also for highly skilled jobs? How can schools reconfigure what they do in a school day – through innovative instruction and ... in with a range of backgrounds and academic preparation? What...

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Education

Workforce Development

Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... a safe marketplace, or that the industry can be trusted to do the hard thinking about the effects of so radical an ... curious about the surrounding legal and medical questions: What would employers do...

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Health

Public Policy

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Open Society Foundations

The Achelis and Bodman Foundations

14 Nov 2017

Hats on, Hats Off – A Creative Approach to Capacity Building

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... you new to capacity building and want to learn more about what it is and how you might integrate it into your grant making? Do you have experience with capacity building, but want to ... join us. Explore Nuts...

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

11 Aug 2022

Practicing the Equitable Evaluation Framework - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 11, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... learning, and evaluation, strategies must also evolve. What is the Equitable Evaluation Framework (EEF) and how do we engage with the EEF? Join your colleagues in a ... a field of EEF practitioners to shift...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... of diversifying away from coal, FE appears to be investing resources to subvert public policies that address climate ... 2016). By using its money and influence to undermine U.S. commitments to address climate...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system. ... matters to funders and how they make grant decisions. What is happening in the South and...