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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... an honor, especially at a moment in our national history when the power of free speech has never been more critical. I ... James Stavridis spent over thirty years in the Navy, rising to the rank of 4-star...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... This is similar to what we heard from foundation CEOs when we surveyed them in February and March of 2017 about ... or even just learning from experiments, is really hard when...

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Insights

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing When a working group of progressive foundations came together ... crisis of 2008, funding for youth organizing took a major hit . Over the last two years,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Surdna Foundation

Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Let's Fight Racial Bias in Voting Through Donor Collaboratives and Litigation

Release Date:

09/08/2016

... who are in the trenches today, defending the rights of hundreds of thousands of potential voters—in particular, ... Mertz Gilmore Foundation Legal victories like these are hard won and expensive—and behind the...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... development in the hands of the residents of those communities . The Fund, an initiative of the Neighborhood ... ongoing efforts of residents in historically marginalized communities (low-wealth ...

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Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $1.725 Million for Hopkins & Community College of Baltimore County Partnership on Humanities

Release Date:

05/19/2017

The money will be used to expand opportunities for community college students to research on the Hopkins campus and study with Hopkins professors and graduate students.

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Nonprofit Community Health Clinics Receive $1.9 Million in Grants From Hartford Foundation

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05/27/2013

The grants were awarded using funds from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Social Innovation Fund.

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Health

Long Island Community Foundation Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms

Release Date:

11/15/2016

One of the goals of the newly formed Peconic River Community Development Alliance is to bring people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in Riverhead Town.

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Member News

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Food Systems

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Long Island Community Foundation

Three Red Hook Nonprofits Are Finalists in Inaugural Brooklyn Community Foundation SPARK Prize

Release Date:

11/28/2016

Twenty SPARK Prize finalists have been chosen among a pool of 150 applicants. Seventeen ae Brooklyn-based organizations, including three from Red Hook: Dance Theater Etcetera (DTE); Red Hook Initiative (RHI); and the Red Hook Community Justice...

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New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... that works closely with its South Bronx and Mott Haven communities on education and immigrant issues, engages ...

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The New York Community Trust

New Study Examines How Creative Placemaking Projects Build Social Capital in Communities

Release Date:

11/04/2016

... How Creative Placemaking Projects Build Social Capital in Communities As interest in measuring and understanding the ... Levitt music venues are bringing about change in the communities in which they operate...

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Arts

Surdna, JPB Foundations Provide Grants to Help Low-Income Communities Access Solar+Storage Solutions

Release Date:

03/29/2017

Surdna, JPB Foundations Provide Grants to Help Low-Income Communities Access Solar+Storage Solutions Seven ... with the goal of ensuring that the most vulnerable communities have access to the economic, health,...

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Member News

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Gilroy Foundation Set Up Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund

Release Date:

07/30/2019

In partnership with the Gilroy Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation has established a charitable fund to provide relief to victims of the terrible shooting that occurred July 28, 2019, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

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Disaster Relief

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Enters New Grantmaking Space Through Partnership with Community Development Financial Institutions

Release Date:

01/27/2021

... for accessible and affordable loan funds. There are many communities , particularly communities of color, whose residents’ aspirations cannot ... provide loans and financial services tailored to these ...

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Disaster Relief

Economic Security

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Sarah Eagle Heart of Native American Philanthropies Clarifies Debate Around Labels for Indigenous Communities

Release Date:

02/02/2017

... Clarifies Debate Around Labels for Indigenous Communities There is a lot of confusion for people who would ... be allies around the language to use to address indigenous communities . Are you first nations? Are...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Native Americans in Philanthropy

Brian Byrd of New York State Health Foundation Appointed to New York Federal Reserve Bank Community Advisory Group

Release Date:

06/21/2021

... a real-time view of the issues faced by a diverse set of communities across the Second District. The Community ... a more thorough understanding of the economy’s impact on communities and individuals. Mr. Byrd...

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Health Foundation

Schott Foundation Releases New Report, “Keeping Students First: Building Community Labor Partnerships for Strong Schools.”

Release Date:

04/10/2018

This report is designed to support community and labor groups that are ready and willing to engage in meaningful relationship building and collaboration.

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Member News

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program

Release Date:

03/27/2015

... Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program The Aetna Foundation is pleased to ... the launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities grants program. In...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Food Systems

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Aetna Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

Release Date:

12/15/2015

... and stronger bonds between Crown Heights’ diverse communities . Initially focused on Crown Heights, this is ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census

Release Date:

07/02/2018

The New York Community Trust has joined with other funders in the state to create the New York State Grantmakers for Census Equity which plans to raise $1 to $2 million to help mobilize local and statewide efforts to make the 2020 Census accurate...