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Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... stigmatizing those who aren’t civically engaged. “ Why don’t people pay attention? Why doesn’t everyone get ... pathologize or stigmatize people who don’t have the resources to engage in the...

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Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

MetLife Foundation Launches $200 Million Campaign for Financial Inclusion

Release Date:

10/28/2013

... $200 million campaign to bring financial services to low - income communities in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle ... $200 million campaign to bring financial services to low - ...

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MetLife

16 Nov 2011

Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... and Latino males graduate with a Regents diploma in four years . This gap can be narrowed: researchers and ... study recently found that the City’s teaching force has become whiter even as the student...

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Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

Release Date:

12/03/2014

... difference in their lives. One librarian provides literacy resources for underserved populations, including youths ... a juvenile detention facility, while another established a career center offering tutoring...

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Community Development

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

Release Date:

06/15/2015

... for preserving industrial clusters that generate jobs in low - income neighborhoods; and the Computers for Youth Foundation, which was awarded $75,000 to help middle ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety

Release Date:

10/20/2015

... laws, and stronger enforcement of those laws. That’s why , since 2007, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been working to ... adopt these measures. We’ve been working in ten low - and middle- income...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

20 Jul 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)

Thursday, July 20, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

... significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low - income students and their higher income peers, and one of the ... in a community-wide early literacy campaign. Explore:...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/09/2010

... power dynamics inherent in nonprofit funding. During my 17 years in the nonprofit sector, private foundation site visits, for example, were something you feared. You would receive a memo from the CEO .....

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NYCT Announces Finalists for 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

Release Date:

10/13/2015

... represent the very best in nonprofit management, which is why foundation leaders pay attention to these Awards and ... from across the city and its suburbs in its first nine years . The awards recognize...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

The Clark Foundation

Ford Foundation

Jerome Foundation taps respected, experienced arts leader Eleanor Savage as new president & CEO

Release Date:

04/11/2023

... equity issues, will advance innovative support for early career artists and arts ecosystems ST. PAUL, Minn. (April 11, ... Cameron followed Cindy Gehrig, Jerome’s president for 38 years , a critical advocate in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Jerome Foundation

Sample Job Descriptions: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Executive Director / President

Publication date:

10/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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Jennifer Correa Joins The Pinkerton Foundation as Associate Program Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... , which supports community-based programs for children, youth , and families in economically disadvantaged areas in ... to joining the foundation, Correa worked for over thirteen years at the New York Hall of...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Living Cities Board Commits To Fund Racial Equity Centered Mission

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... have re-committed to work together for another three years within Living Cities , a long-standing collaborative. ... institutions have committed to harness their collective resources to support local...

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Member News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Community Development

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Bank of America [Corporate]

Citi Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Ford Foundation

Prudential Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Surdna Foundation

Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Workers During Pandemic and Beyond - from Arabella Advisors

Release Date:

03/27/2020

... In the longer term, grant makers should put philanthropic resources toward bolstering regional supply chains that ... technology upgrades, in districts where students have low achievement levels. Safety-Net...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arabella Advisors

High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen ... by 2050 – with an average 60% of the population under 24 years old. This youth...

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International/Foreign Affairs

NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

Release Date:

11/03/2013

... program in the nation using an innovative school-to- career program to link students with companies in search of specific job skills is set to begin in New York. ...

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Workforce Development

Century Foundation Releases New Report: “14 Progressive Priorities for the New Congress”

Release Date:

11/07/2018

... public policy challenges, from unprecedented levels of income and wealth inequality, to rising racial segregation in ... schools. They would help expand Medicaid and ensure every American has access to...

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Public Policy

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The Century Foundation

Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

Release Date:

04/25/2017

... and provides them with opportunity for a meaningful career path. “Beth is an extraordinary leader for our ... is a central part of Markle’s economic work to connect American workers to good paying middle-skill...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... to the Cristo Rey Network to expand its programs in three low - income private school choice locales; and $8.5 million over three years to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles to help end ...

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Member News

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Housing and Homelessness

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Three Education Ideas for NYC’s New Mayor

Release Date:

10/15/2013

... along socioeconomic and racial/ethnic lines. In some low - income areas of NYC, less than 10 percent of high school ... 2. Integrate schools and classrooms. Over forty years of research shows...

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