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Arcus Foundation Names Kevin Jennings Executive Director

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07/02/2012

... a strong record of accomplishment in the nonprofit and public sectors, is currently CEO of Be the Change, Inc., ... Change, Jennings served as Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education , by appointment of...

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NY State Health Releases Policy Recommendations to Address Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in NY State

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06/12/2017

... white paper, prepared by the New York State Public Health Association (NYSPHA), outlines policy ... contain nicotine, the use of ENDS products poses serious public health risks and concerns that need to be...

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Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force

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09/14/2017

... job in the sustainable energy industry. She lived in public housing where crime was very high … and opportunity ... Force, which empowers young adults from New York City’s public housing developments with the...

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The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... New York City officials announced that all 1.1 million public school students would be provided with a free daily ...

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Food Systems

UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/02/2019

... universities, community colleges, high schools and the public . “The complexities of the modern Middle East are ... funding for Middle East programs is diminishing and public demand for expertise is increasing...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well

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05/02/2018

... area should not be re-examined and refined based on what ’s happening in the world. But that is very different ... flexibility to adapt your strategy and even goal based on what ’s happening around you...

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President's Message

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Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice

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12/07/2021

... justice and experience in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors. Prior to joining Open Society, Dagnet served ... as the director of climate negotiations at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy

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11/01/2019

As Americans face troubling new barriers to vote, is philanthropy ready to help?

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02 Nov 2012

Learn and Let Learn: Supporting Successful Learning Communities

Friday, November 2, 2012 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' Scaling What Works initiative invites you to join an interview with .....

Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

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01/30/2014

... Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday announced what his administration is calling the biggest ... a program to reduce recidivism among ex-convicts, Boston public radio WBUR reports. Goldman Sachs and...

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Justice Reform

Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere

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05/24/2016

... executives from Forbes Nonprofit Council discuss what Ford Foundation’s public shift to inequality means for the nonprofit world as ...

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Economic Security

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Edgar Villanueva of Schott Foundation Says Less Than .3% of Funding Goes to Native Communities

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02/02/2017

... Less than .3% of funding goes to native communities. What are ways funders can be creative in engaging native ... communities? Stephanie Chrispin, Philanthropy New York's Public Policy Fellow, continues...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Supported by Greenwall Foundation, Study Finds Two-Thirds Of Americans See Docs Who Got Paid By Drug Companies

Release Date:

03/07/2017

... an assistant professor in Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health, visited a doctor within the last year who had ... or gifts from pharmaceutical or medical device companies. What ’s more: Only 5 percent of...

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Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate

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04/24/2017

Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.

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Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries

Release Date:

08/18/2017

... which is being developed, have announced a series of public programs called “Community Conversations: Criminal ... built in 1825. Visitors will be invited to experience what it must have been like to be...

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Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... reporters Wednesday at a ribbon cutting for Manhattan’s Public School 191 campus, Fariña said she would promote ... neighborhoods. “Right now, we want to be able to do what we’ve done in District 3, in at...

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Education

New York Life Supports River Ruckus Festival in Haverhill, MA

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09/22/2017

... On Washington Street, crowds are expected to gather on what promises to be a spectacular fall day, for the annual car show. Members of the public are invited to view and chat with the owners of ...

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Community Development

A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs

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09/22/2017

... Sustainable PPPs To develop and sustain successful public -private partnerships, companies must ensure long-term ... a process for continuous monitoring helps PPPs determine what collaborative success looks...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Happy Holidays from Philanthropy New York: Our 2024 Year in Review

Release Date:

12/19/2024

... Philanthropy New York is taking a moment to reflect on what makes us strong: our community. This year, amid a ... attended FOTH to advocate for federal partners to allocate resources addressing urgent city...

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PNY News

30 Sep 2024

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

Monday, September 30, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 9/27

... Revision process, starting with the fundamentals – what it is, its history, and how it can impact the city. ... been used to shift power dynamics, respond to societal needs , and modernize city governance. We...