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The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down

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01/15/2016

For the Robert Bowne Foundation, the loss of over one-third of its funds forced it to consider spending down its remaining assets.

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18 Apr 2019

Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes or Going All In- A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... mission. An increasing number of giving families are exploring impact investing, dedicating either a small ... perspectives and examples from families who have made this choice . Designed for The National...

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Black Girls Play Secures Three-Year Funding from Novo Foundation

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03/06/2019

... and adults alike. All of the conservatory's music programs are available to Black Girls Play participants at no cost. ... will take weekly private lessons on an instrument of their choice , play in the...

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Former U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens to Lead United Nations Foundation as President and Chief Executive Officer

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09/16/2019

... successor. “Elizabeth was our unanimous and enthusiastic choice , and our confidence in her determination to stand up ... Chairman of the UN Foundation Board of Directors. “We are grateful to Kathy for her many...

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05 Nov 2020

On Balancing Purpose and Payout - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP and Forefront

Thursday, November 5, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

This conversation will focus on recent calls for foundations to increase the percentage of assets they pay out each year.

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Family Foundation

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The New York Community Trust Names Amy Freitag New President

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04/04/2022

... time for The Trust and I am thrilled by the Board’s choice ,” Slutsky said. “Amy’s extensive experience in ...

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04 May 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting - via Zoom

Monday, May 4, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... is setting in, we in the environmental funder community are working to understand the unique challenges and needs of ... May 4th from 3 PM - 4 PM to share information about what you are...

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18 Oct 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of Government: 3 Ballot Proposals to Dismantle Structural Racism

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... unprecedented opportunity to re-shape the NYC Charter. What will you learn? How the Racial Justice Commission’s ... to Guide Government; 2) Establish a Racial Equity Office, Plan , and Commission; and 3)...

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Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Announces New President

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07/01/2013

... a Klingenstein family foundation with interests in mental health and, since 2005, as President of another family foundation dedicated to the advancement of oral health in Maine. Esther A. & Joseph...

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Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

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04/16/2014

... continuing leadership in advancing community and national health initiatives that aim to improve health equity in underserved and minority communities. Learn ... and the New York philanthropy community. Also...

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New York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide

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06/09/2014

... medical providers and trade associations adapt to new health care legislation while saving taxpayers’ money. ... the Bronx Museum will start a new program addressing health through art; and a leadership group...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New JPB-Backed Collaborative Aims to Make Affordable Housing Healthier

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05/21/2015

... Building Network, Green Science Policy Institute and Health Product Declaration Collaborative, the Healthy ... its focus on designing building products to improve human health , is unprecedented in the building...

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Housing and Homelessness

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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving

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07/31/2015

... their loved ones need many types of assistance that are hard to get from one provider, and because of a lack of ... said Carol Levine, director of the families and health care project at the United Hospital...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

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10/27/2015

... shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly reassigning certain procedures normally ... nurses with advanced training. For a study published in...

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Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

... been studied, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. Reporting Feb. 18 in the American Journal of Public Health , the researchers analyzed the content of 266 ...

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Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier

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04/06/2016

... Cities and Towns to Get Healthier A major public- health organization and a local government group are teaming up with Aetna to pursue a lofty goal: a rise in ... (APHA) and the National Association of...

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Report Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Smoking Still Kills Many Every Year

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04/06/2017

... identified through several sources, including the Global Health Data Exchange ( http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ ), World Health Organization, and International Smoking Statistics ...

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NYC’s Fiscally Troubled Public-Hospital System Gets New CEO

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09/25/2017

... Katz, currently director of the Los Angeles County Health Agency, will lead the system, known as NYC Health + Hospitals, a de Blasio administration official told ...

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