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Ford Foundation Appoints Michele Moore As Vice President of Global Communications

Release Date:

12/06/2019

... across the foundation’s 11 offices in the United States and abroad. She begins her new role in January 2020, ... strategies in high-stakes media environments. “We are thrilled to welcome Michele to the...

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Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak Receives Grant from Westchester Community Foundation to Expand Saw Mill River Restoration Efforts

Release Date:

12/16/2019

A new grant has been given to the Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak so that it can expand its studies of water quality issues plaguing the Saw Mill River.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Leading With Race to Reimagine Youth Justice: JDAI’s Deep-End Initiative - Report Released by The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Release Date:

05/26/2020

... young people of color. In America today, youth of color are consistently overrepresented in courtrooms and detention ... effort spans 12 demonstration sites across the United States . It employs intentional,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $4. M. to U.S. Arts Organizations Against Backdrop of Uncertainty in Cultural Sector

Release Date:

06/24/2020

... will award $4 million to 47 arts organizations across 23 states as part of its Spring 2020 grant cycle. Funds will ... Among the first-time grantees receiving multi-year support are Black Lunch Table in...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

New York Foundation Welcomes New Program Officer, Zabrina Collazo

Release Date:

10/07/2020

... Officer, Zabrina Collazo From the New York Foundation: We are delighted to share some good news this morning: today ...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

Release Date:

12/10/2020

... history and growth please click here . Partnerships are integral to the success of the Library Project. Some Library Project partners are involved with library design, construction, and ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

María Teresa Kumar Joins the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees

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02/09/2023

... Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Kumar immigrated to the United States when she was four years old. She is a graduate of the ...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $9.1 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

Release Date:

03/12/2024

... aid programs at their member organizations across 26 states . An additional $0.6 million will support new ...

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CEO Peer Communities

... CEOs or Board Presidents of private foundations that are unstaffed or have a 1 - 2 staff. (Endowment and ...

19 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Is Social Justice Sustainable?

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

The economic crisis and its toll on private and government funding, coupled with shifts and trends in the giving patterns of large foundations, have caused many in the social justice sector -- including human and civil rights, anti-poverty and...

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12 Dec 2012

Pushing Back Against Push-outs, Pipelines and Profiling: Grantmaking for Impact Among Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Men & Boys of Color

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... color by the police? Which experiences and common concerns are the shared by queer youth and youth of color with regard to surveillance and punishment and which are unique to GBTQ young men and boys of color?...

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13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

In recent years, a growing number of foundations have developed the awarding of prizes as a strategy for achieving their philanthropic goals. Prizes have the potential to advance a foundation’s mission in ways that can substantially augment the...

17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... more recent phone tapping by the Obama Administration, we are all left to wonder, how do we protect ourselves while not ...

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Musicians Foundation Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

Release Date:

12/18/2014

... emergency financial relief to musicians in distress. In doing so, these socially engaged artists helped pioneer the ... Center in NYC. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez are the celebrated team who wrote...

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06 May 2015

Scaling for Social Impact: Perspectives from Both Sides

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Scaling presents important opportunities and significant challenges for funders and grantees.

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Panel

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All Funders

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

'Field Trip New Jersey' Launches (Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation)

Release Date:

01/14/2016

... of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are excited to announce the launch of Field Trip New Jersey, ... and CEO of the Dodge Foundation. “At a time when schools are facing budget cuts and other...

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08 Jun 2016

Beyond Reporting: How Data Can Build A Better Future

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Your grantees work tirelessly to address tough social issues and data science can help them do even more. While many organizations use data to report on past activity, it can actually help build a better future. It enables organizations to expand...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Citi Foundation Helps NYC Nonprofits & Cornell University Prepare Underserved Youth for Foodservice, Customer Service, & Hospitality Jobs

Release Date:

07/27/2017

The nonprofit STRIVE New York has broadened its impact on urban youth unemployment by partnering with eCornell and local city organizations to launch Serve UP Harlem, an initiative to prepare 18- to 24-year-olds for career paths in food service,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... of online innovation, families with young children are experiencing a digital divide. Hispanic families, in ... educators in the area’s high-need schools say that they are not assigning homework that uses...