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The New York Community Trust

How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

... Social Innovation Labs project , we're exploring what labs are and how, when, and why we might use them to address ... say, the problem of youth unemployment in the United States , you...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

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04/13/2021

... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement in Fairbanks, Alaska is an ... Duke’s properties. The foundation is headquartered in what is now known as New York City on the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

Social Justice

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Doris Duke Foundation

Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy

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02/06/2018

... the number of next-generation philanthropists who are engaged in social justice work. Through the initiative, ... the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund are providing resources for...

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Social Justice

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Andrus Family Fund

Doris Duke Environmental Program Director Comments on Global Poo Menace

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08/08/2016

... Director Comments on Global Poo Menace Ivermectin may be doing to dung beetles what DDT did to birds, what diclofenac did to vultures in India, or what neonicotinoid...

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Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

Building Our Equity Muscles

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12/08/2021

... on to heavier and more difficult work. Six years later, we are still developing our muscles in awkward and uncomfortable ... familiar to embark on a journey without knowing exactly what the destination looks...

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President's Message

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As the Pandemic Pushes Women and Girls Further Behind, a Global Response to Gender Inequality Is Needed

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05/05/2021

... released this week, a quarter of women in the United States said they are worse off financially than before the ... began in March 2020. The problem is not a lack of resources . Global...

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education

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08/23/2017

... Anchor Hari Sreenivasan traveled throughout the United States to profile five innovative programs designed to make ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Education

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Skoll Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Power of Bridging Issue Silos Through Funding Collaboratives

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11/13/2019

... issue areas, help play a bridging role among funders? What other benefits do you see for funders? Anita Khashu ... to track what ’s happening on the ground, what the trends are...

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National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

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Unbound Philanthropy

Philanthropy New York Milestones: Our First 30 Years

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04/2009

From PNY's 2008 Annual Report — a list of some of the most important events from the past 30 years of Philanthropy New York (formerly the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers).

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Article

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Children, Youth and Families

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Philanthropy New York

Childcare Hasn’t Gained Much Traction with Funders. Who's Trying to Change That?

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09/29/2017

... a progressive-leaning think tank, found that in 33 states and the District of Columbia, infant care costs more ... about five years ago, and has released a study on what it's learned. Childcare is seen as...

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Sector News

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Listening for Bits of Truth in DC

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03/22/2018

... calculations and glimpse behind the curtain to see what ’s really going on. #FOTH2018 was last week and the ... been warning that highly-placed Republican legislators are determined to insert the measure into...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

Philanthropic Leaders Call for Protecting the Independence of Special Counsel Investigation

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11/20/2018

... of 42 major philanthropic organizations across the United States joined together to publicly call for the protection of ... institutions, we care deeply about the long-term health of our republic, our two-...

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20 Jun 2012

Learning a New Language: Digital Media for Advocacy

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... 21st century calls for the adoption of new media. Assorted resources including blogs, webcasts, digital services, and ... Yet while these tools have given voice to some, others are silenced on the sidelines...

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Bloomberg's Latest Move to Fight Big Tobacco Around the World

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03/14/2018

... have invested nearly $1 billion to fight a global public health problem that claims 6 million lives a year—and is on ... industry tactics and practices it deems harmful to public health . This isn't the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Atlantic on Spending Down: "We’re Actually Gearing Up”

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08/06/2014

... of old friends and foundation-watchers wrote me to ask, “ What ?! When did they change their minds?” For more than ... year that brought this vision into being. Mr. Oechsli’s plan for a terminal Big Bang even...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Governance

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Grantmakers in Aging Announces Lindsay A. Goldman as New CEO

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10/19/2020

... that included the award-winning Age-friendly NYC and Health & Age Across All Policies initiative in New York ... and information and referral services. She also led the Health Enhancement Partnership, an...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Grantmakers in Aging

26 Mar 2020

COVID-19: Past Epidemics and Vulnerability — Lessons for Funders Today - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Thursday, March 26, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen in the United States and abroad, one thing is clear: the most vulnerable ... support from the UPS Foundation, on this webinar. Explore What history teaches us about...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Disaster Relief

Pfizer and The Pfizer Foundation Donate $40 Million in Charitable Grants, Expand Product Access and Mobilize Colleagues to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

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04/06/2020

... The donation addresses the urgent needs of partners who are working to slow the spread of the virus within ... from this disease and are putting the full weight of our resources behind our...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

Health

Workforce Development

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Pfizer

Pfizer [Corporate]

Hudson Valley Mourns Longtime Dyson Foundation President Diana Gurieva

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02/08/2017

... Gurieva Representatives of the Dyson Foundation are joined this week by government, nonprofit, and business ... searching for the best way to apply the Foundation's resources to accomplish the greatest...

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