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

Release Date:

04/06/2020

... who are working to slow the spread of the virus within communities and strengthen vulnerable healthcare systems ... from this disease and are putting the full weight of our resources behind our comprehensive...

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Pfizer [Corporate]

The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

Release Date:

11/13/2017

... 98,868 borrower defense claims received as of August 15, 2017 , by school. 2 The data represents the first-ever ... and every higher education institution in the country. When TCF analyzed the new data, it...

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PNY Welcomes Nominations to Its Board

Release Date:

12/01/2017

... vote is the end of a process that actually starts now – when we seek nominations for candidates to serve on our Board ... insights piece by Phil Li, PNY Board Chair from 2015- 2017 . The Governance and...

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Philanthropy New York

Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

12/14/2017

... to this role.” Gaspard joined Open Society in January 2017 as vice president, working with outgoing president Chris ... He took over the role of president on an acting basis when Stone announced his intention...

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Open Society Foundations Name Sandra Breka as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

09/30/2022

... to support it. I’m delighted that she is joining us in this critical role.” Breka previously served as chief ... on health, education, and global issues. As CEO from 2017 to 2022, Breka spearheaded the most...

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To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked

Release Date:

09/19/2013

... its goals and achieves impact. In their recent article, “ When Good Is Not Good Enough” (Stanford Social Innovation ... social problems.” The authors base their conclusion on hard questions about whether what...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Elton John and Darren Walker on Race, Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind

Release Date:

12/01/2014

... Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind It’s hard to imagine two people coming from worlds as different as ... and Darren Walker. Still, the two found much in common when they met in the presidential suite...

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Ford Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Only a Third of These Obamacare Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014

Release Date:

07/20/2016

... Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014 It was hard to make money selling Obamacare health insurance in the ... well more than half of insurers losing money on the plans when they first were sold for 2014...

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The Commonwealth Fund

After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim The list of hard -line immigration demands that President Trump said he ... to push the government toward a shutdown in mid-December, when a stopgap spending bill...

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Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health

Release Date:

07/31/2020

... are facing an overabundance of information that makes it hard for them to find reliable guidance when they need it (WHO 2020). Misinformation, disinformation ... and damage that misinformation wreaks on our...

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New York Health Foundation

03 Nov 2011

The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

10:00am to 2:00pm

... society? What is the potential of manufacturing in the US ? Is it viable in light of surging industrial economies ... there opportunities that we are missing that could allow us to rebuild meaningful...

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16 Feb 2023

For the Love of Data: How Census Data Drives Decision-Making - A Webinar Hosted by the New York State Census Equity Fund

Thursday, February 16, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... and other complementary surveys conducted regularly by the US Census Bureau. The American Community Survey, the ... schools, and hospitals, affecting services for the communities and constituencies we care...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Census 2020

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

03 Mar 2015

Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... to obtain skills necessary for career readiness. Join us for a candid discussion between funders of youth ... to strengthen existing programs Indicators of success when evaluating programs Presenters Jonathan...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

27 Jul 2016

Beyond the Feel Good Factor: The Corporate and Philanthropic Benefits of Building a Skills-Based Volunteer Program

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... foster innovation, and boost their reputation. Join us to hear from representatives at companies with established ... and Payments, Citi Alison Kozak , Director, Human Resources , Macquarie Group Gabriel...

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Professional Development

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

02 Nov 2017

Understanding NY City & State's Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the Advocacy Institute

Thursday, November 2, 2017 (All day) to Thursday, November 16, 2017 (All day)

... for tools to support concrete policy wins to protect communities and stand up for racial, economic and ... the operating environment in order to maximize their own resources . Ensuring real impact at the local...

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31 Jan 2020

Citizenship Data & Redistricting: New Opinion Research - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Friday, January 31, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... has far-reaching implications for the distribution of resources and services in our communities . It would also have significant impact on who is ... about using total population versus citizens of voting age...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Public Policy

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Census 2020

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Five New Proposals Funded through the Monuments Project

Release Date:

02/09/2021

... and remarkable experiences of the many different communities that make up the United States. With these five ... well as new public works that engage how the city—still home to ten Confederate monuments—...

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Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

New York Life Donates $100,000 In Response to Orlando Terrorist Attack

Release Date:

06/16/2016

... loved ones, and first responders in the difficult days ahead .” “Our City has just begun to recover from the ... “The money we are raising will provide a way to help us respond to the needs of our community,...