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Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

Release Date:

02/13/2013

... Where Is Philanthropy?” conference. Philanthropy needs to step up its efforts to influence policy if it ... criminal justice, health care, the environment, and education , government officials told an audience...

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Public Policy

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators

Release Date:

11/15/2016

The Dougherty County School System is a step closer to getting aspiring principals the educational support they need to be good leaders.

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... by addressing the issues of workforce development and education , basic needs and community development. ... Bank of America ...

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Funding Area

Community Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

United Hospital Fund: Goals For State Regulation Of Risk Sharing Between Health Care Providers And Insurers

Release Date:

11/19/2015

... that providers will have strong incentives to allocate resources most effectively if they themselves are at risk for ... includes harmonizing risk-transfer regulation and related public reporting across all...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... of work or work in jobs that require little to no advanced education . Immigrant workers in middle skill occupations earn ... Canada, and self-funding its own philanthropic arm, World Education Services knows ...

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Workforce Development

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

25 May 2023

Elevating and Mobilizing Voices from Across New York to Advocate for an Equitable 2023 Farm Bill - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Thursday, May 25, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... efforts to ensure a 2023 Farm Bill that works for all. What will you learn? The importance of the 2023 Farm Bill for ... efforts Relevant grantee organizational capacities and needs in this organizing and...

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Issue-Based

Format

Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Food Systems

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Will and The Way: Philanthropy's Grantmaking Defaults Must Change

Release Date:

02/05/2020

... its finance team overwhelmed; like Goldilocks, a nonprofit needs to find the scale that’s just right. What is a “fair” funder? The premise that funders who ... would be better off for a long time, although the...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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SeaChange Capital Partners

Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health

Release Date:

07/31/2020

... Foundation and Joseph Smyser, Chief Executive Officer, Public Good Projects. This article was originally published ... are accelerating the spread of these lies at light speed. What can health funders do to...

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New York Health Foundation

Bon Iver Collaborates With NY Women's Foundation to Bring Gender Equity Issues Centerstage

Release Date:

12/06/2016

... band’s sold-out performances: Center for Anti-Violence Education , Day One, Girls Educational & Mentoring Services ... With fierce determination, we mobilize hearts, minds and resources to create an...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

Moody’s Corporation Provides $1 Million in Funding for COVID-19 Relief

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... philanthropic partners to help small businesses and education systems and reconfigure its employee volunteer ... during this difficult time.” To help with urgent needs , Moody’s will provide $550,000 of funding...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Moody's Corporation

10 Apr 2018

Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Previews ‘Justice 2020’ Report, Talks Trends in Reform Movement

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of the system,” they decide who gets charged and with what . A culture of associating incarceration with public safety has led to a ballooning of our jail population ... How recommendations will address racial...

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Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Justice Reform

Weinberg Foundation Announces New Trustee, as well as Leadership Changes in Hawaii Office

Release Date:

07/27/2018

... President of MDRC, a New York-based nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated ... at the $6-billion, 33,000-person New York City Human Resources Administration. Berlin...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Andrew Cuomo, Stop a Coronavirus Disaster: Release People From Prison - Op-Ed Co-Written by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2020

... an issue about the health of people in prisons, but also a public health crisis that threatens to become a humanitarian ... disaster. For this reason, we and a number of public health experts call on Mr. Cuomo...

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Ford Foundation

It’s Time to Tell a New Story

Release Date:

07/30/2020

... an emergency stimulus for access to food and other basic needs . The rancorous rhetoric and political stunts, ... hombres ”), and immigrants take over our jobs and scarce resources . And more recently,...

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Insights

Funding Area

Immigration

Public Policy

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Tides

09 Dec 2015

Foundation Administrators Network: Employee Handbooks: Requirements and Recommendations

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... often should an organization revise its handbook? And at what point does comprehensive detail sacrifice flexibility? ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 3:...

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Network Building

Audience

All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

15 Dec 2015

CSR - From "Nice to Do" to Mandate

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... in Corporate Social Responsibility efforts. However, what was once nice to do has now become required. With ... strategy to encompass supply chain, compliance, human resources and sustainable business practice...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Location

New York City

10 Sep 2015

Planning for an Influx of Assets - Webinar

Thursday, September 10, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... point in your family’s philanthropy. With rising resources comes the budding potential to do more of what you’re already doing: making a difference according to ...

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Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

American Express, BofA, Citigroup, & JP Morgan Chase Adopt Policies to Deter Human Trafficking

Release Date:

04/04/2016

... to identifying and helping victims of labor trafficking. What we need now is for private businesses to join in. . . ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Bank of America [Corporate]

Citi [Corporate]

American Express

William Bell, President of Casey Family Programs, Spoke at the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... A U.S. budget deal adopted by Congress on Friday includes what advocates call a landmark compromise to provide an ... He said states need the ability to target their existing resources into early intervention...

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

19 Jan 2023

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) - Peer Buddy Session

Thursday, January 19, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... 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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Network Building

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Breakout Discussion

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