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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... Their Playfulness A few years ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it ... in such projects) to design it. Though planned as a public park, the design also...

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Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison

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04/18/2017

... among formerly-incarcerated individuals than the general public , according to a report by the National Health Care for ... incarcerated, individuals are back on the street. So what ’s currently in place to...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

The New Philanthropic Village

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09/01/2016

... goes on and on. There is a rich and varied ecosystem of what are called “philanthropic support organizations,” or ... to more effectively and efficiently support community needs . While I call them an ecosystem...

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

A Long Overdue Guide for New Philanthropic Organizations

Release Date:

04/17/2019

... of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust . This article was originally published by The ... of shaping those values. When every employee understands what the organization’s values mean, it allows...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/07/2015

... give back, honor a faith, build a family legacy, gain public recognition, and reduce taxes. Typically, a donor ... because they don’t have adequate time, energy, or resources to understand the complexities of...

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Bessemer Trust

RISE Together Fund, an Initiative of the Proteus Fund, Receives Largest Grant in the Rise Together Fund History

Release Date:

11/15/2022

... and powerful reminder. I needn’t ask those I care about what to say for them, or what to do for them. I can share what I have with them to ... creativity of the BAMEMSA field are only limited...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

A Terrible Time for De Blasio to Cut Library Funding

Release Date:

05/15/2019

... One key answer lies in another bedrock of our democracy: public libraries. Our libraries serve everybody—regardless ... backgrounds interacting, learning, and growing together. What ’s the result? Discussion...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

Release Date:

01/04/2022

... states and cities across the nation have declared racism a public health crisis . As we enter a new year, we are ... years of structural racism have deprived Black families of resources that accumulate and...

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... the faculty at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education since 1989. His work is in the areas of ... Interest: Examining the Evidence on Racial Dynamics in Higher Education , a book...

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William T. Grant Foundation

Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

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06/02/2014

... issued a companion document " Research on Recommendations: What Works - and What Doesn't - in Re-Structuring Workforce ... the city's approach to training the workforce. In her public...

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Workforce Development

15 Nov 2023

Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET) - Admins, How Can We Bring Power Into a Room?

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... to address the professional development and networking needs of individuals serving in an administrative support ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Program Staff

Release Date:

01/15/2019

... seeks active solutions for meeting their educational needs . In addition to her extensive scholarly ... His numerous books include The Impact of School Resources on the Learning of Inner City Children .....

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2019 Annual Report: Michael R. Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/13/2019

... and gun violence. More students miss out on a good education and the opportunity to go to college. And ... Arts, Education , Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health: Launching...

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Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of Edwin Gould Foundation, Announced in New Class of Leaders for Pahara-Aspen Fellowship

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01/22/2020

... Spring 2020 cohort of the highly selective Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship. These 24 individuals join the Pahara ... and innovative leaders who are reimagining America’s public schools. “To make sure all of...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

Release Date:

01/30/2013

... Center for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Co-Chair, NYS Ready ... into a long phase of recovery, many new questions arise: what have we learned? What...

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27 Apr 2023

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Convening: The Future of NYC’s Workforce Development Board

Thursday, April 27, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Workforce Development Board. Following the release of Rebuild , Renew, Reinvent: A Blueprint for New York City’s ... the session with a discussion of their perspectives on what ’s needed to empower and re-...

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Economic Security

Public Policy

Workforce Development

The Power of Bridging Issue Silos Through Funding Collaboratives

Release Date:

11/13/2019

... issue areas, help play a bridging role among funders? What other benefits do you see for funders? Anita Khashu ... the issues at hand? AK: FFF does a lot of funder-facing education , informing, helping funders...

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Unbound Philanthropy

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities

Release Date:

03/05/2013

... better understand both the short- and long-term community needs . We also wanted to support one or more organizations ... ways for Atlantic to contribute to addressing the needs of underserved communities...

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Useful Skills for Grantmakers

Publication date:

06/2012

... the following additional skill areas may be useful: Public Relations Government Affairs Community Relations ... Human Resource professionals at our member foundations what qualifications are most important when they hire program staff. A few rose to the top of their list: A good education ; for specialized positions, a post-graduate degree ...

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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

... community members, decisionmakers and lenders to make public resources more accessible and aligned to enhance affordable ... lives and it creates stronger communities – that’s what these...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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