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New York Life Donates $500K Challenge Grant Toward Creation of Central Park's First Statues of Real Women

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11/28/2016

... Susan B. Anthony used money from her New York Life insurance policy to guarantee that women students would be ... and several male relatives were New York Life agents. We are pleased to support the effort of...

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Gender Justice

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New York Life Foundation

Taking a Stand for New York

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04/12/2018

... only if there is an opportunity to share information and resources on how to implement advocacy strategies. Many of the large national foundations are openly encouraging regional and place-based funders to...

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New York Foundation

Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... the Soul Meets a Business Plan , we’ve been in a dozen states talking to numerous audiences, professional and lay, ... field. As with so many aspects of life, I am blessed from what I learn...

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Co-Impact Launches Systems Response Fund to Strengthen Systems Around the World

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04/06/2020

... All over the world, health systems – and others – are being tested to their limits. It is more important than ... Throughout, we listen more than we talk . This is about what partners would...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

Health

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With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

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10/26/2016

... Key among them is the vastly increased demand for health services. Private philanthropy has played a crucial ... Since 2010, 20 million more Americans have gained health insurance coverage...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

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Two New Members Join The William T. Grant Foundation Board

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11/01/2013

... She recently co-edited "Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance" and ... teaching. She comes to the Board at a critical time, as we are charting new...

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21 May 2015

Program Related Investment: the Promise and Pitfalls

Thursday, May 21, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... foundations stick to making plain old grants and given the choice most nonprofits would prefer grants as well. But ... When a nonprofit might be “ready” to accept a PRI and what they should look for when they...

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New York City

The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... I hasten to add that the views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect a consensus of all ... the difference—in other words, reaching clarity on what you’re trying to achieve and on ...

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20 Mar 2018

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Meeting and Understanding Your Fiduciary Responsibilities

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Offering a retirement plan can be one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, ... to manage their retirement plan and its assets, there are functions within the plan that can...

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From the Macy Foundation: AAMC’s Marc Nivet On Developing LGBTI Competencies

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05/31/2012

... of culturally competent care for LGBTI patients, what he hopes will come from this project and how developing ... over time to encompass LGBTI issues? Dr. Nivet : We are making progress toward increased...

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05 Jan 2017

Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar

Thursday, January 5, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

The political landscape nationally and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be faced with attempts to roll back progress ... impacts of a...

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Social Justice

15 Mar 2019

Funders Briefing Call on NYS Criminal Justice Reform

Friday, March 15, 2019 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... criminal justice reforms. A wide variety of proposals are on the table — ranging from bail reform, parole reform ... briefing call on NYS Criminal Justice reform to understand what ’s on the table and the...

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Justice Reform

Meet DaLyah Jones, the new Program Officer of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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03/22/2022

... tradition, and community really inform my work. Q: What ’s your role at Borealis Philanthropy? What do you ... So that means ensuring that grantees have enough resources and access to capacity...

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Most Funders Don’t Think About Disaster Until It Strikes

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07/05/2016

... is a complicated question with no single answer. There are resources , however, to help funders start to prepare their ... Donations The suggestions in the playbook are similar to what...

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President's Message

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Disaster Relief

New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering

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11/13/2018

... and policy makers, the report says. “Students learn by doing , and science investigations provide an opportunity to ... how to make “investigation” the central focus of what students do to learn science and...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Science

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Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America

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09/15/2016

... to gender inequities in the workplace; and looks at what we can do to break through those barriers so every woman ...

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Gender Justice

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... reprinted with permission. Philanthropy News Digest : What is it like to be president of the Ford Foundation? ... individuals and communities build assets and resilience. Are you discouraged by the magnitude...

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