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Brooklyn Community Foundation Shares Findings from the Brooklyn Insights 2020 Process

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04/01/2021

... Latinx, first- and second-generation immigrants, and low - income residents already facing multi-layered economic and ... and centering communities of color. The Fund has since become the...

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Appointments & Transitions

Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs

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12/17/2015

... decade ago, Laurie was instrumental in the founding of the Career Internship Network, a source of education and ... development, career readiness, cultural enrichment and youth leadership...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Pinkerton Foundation

29 May 2025

Major Changes in Federal Disaster Relief and Recovery: What Funders Need to Know - Hosted by Unbound Philanthropy

Thursday, May 29, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... invitation to the PNY community* As extreme weather events become more prevalent, the Federal Emergency Management ... from disasters. Yet the federal government’s role and resources for disaster-related...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Environment and Climate Change

Disaster Relief

Human Services

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities

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02/15/2018

... Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities Several years ago, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a ... apply for the 2018 Public Art Challenge , part of the American Cities Initiative , which launched...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Is Overhead Having a Moment?

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06/16/2015

... of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. For many years , nonprofit advocacy organizations like the National ... beat calling for government and foundations to provide the resources nonprofits really need...

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PNY News

Ford Foundation Strives to Boost Medicaid Enrollment

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12/01/2014

... Funds will support BeneStream's mission to enroll more low - income empoyees in Medicaid. BeneStream, a health tech ... Foundation in support of its efforts to enroll eligible low -...

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Health

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2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists Announced

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08/02/2017

... Community Services (Brooklyn) empowers at-risk children, youth and families, and adults with mental illness or ... to overcome poverty through skills training, jobs and career advancement. The Nonprofit...

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The New York Community Trust

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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... the country, college-going and graduation rates have become a source of concern and debate. Policymakers, ... also may be of value. For example, actively engaging youth in their schools and communities turns...

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Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony to Improve Contracting for Nonprofits

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04/30/2025

... alone cannot compensate for shortfalls in public sector resources . Consistent and prompt government contracts, which ... frequently represent the largest portion of a nonprofit's income , are even more...

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05 Oct 2016

Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... Explore: Strategies that urban farmers and gardeners in low income communities are using to advance racial and economic ... funders of urban agriculture, community development, youth...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

... to understand where deeply harmed communities are, why they are harmed, and the strategic entry points for ... Criminal Justice Initiative. She has worked for the American Civil Liberties Union National Legal...

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Helmsley Announces Cathy Jessup As New Chief Financial Officer

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09/07/2017

... of the global technology distributor. Jessup’s extensive career in financial management and services spans a variety ... Previously, she directed the finance function of the North American division of Diageo...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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New York State Health Foundation releases new data snapshot "Health Care Spending Trends in New York State"

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10/04/2017

New York's health care spending overall and per capita are among the highest in the nation. Health care expenditures were the second highest in the country, totaling $193 billion in 2014, up from $165 billion in 2009. A new data snapshot from...

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Health

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments

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10/07/2020

... United States, has pledged to spend $250 million over five years to help reimagine the country’s approach to monuments ... beautiful and extraordinary and powerful multiplicity of American stories.” The...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Centering Black voices and visions for a Nonprofit Wakanda

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08/10/2021

... project that creates space for self-identified Black/ African Diasporic leaders/dreamers to share their vision for ...

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Creating Enduring Value at a Corporate Foundation: Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Cause

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09/24/2013

... New York Life Foundation Over more than twenty years as a corporate grantmaker, few things have left a ... is enormous when you can marshal the attention and resources of your organization, deploy them in a...

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Russell Sage Foundation Author/Grantee Edward Wolff Cited in NY Times Article About Record-setting Bull Market and Uneven Wealth Distribution

Release Date:

08/23/2018

... the longest on record. It ranks among the great booms in American market history. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock ... — the most important source and store of wealth for the American middle class —...

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

Release Date:

06/01/2022

... must recognize the dichotomy of progress . For much of my career , I have seen, and perpetuated, the false notion that ... knowing that harm reduction and access to restorative resources are key underpinnings...

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Social Justice

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Arnold Ventures

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds "Innovation Team" in Syracuse

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03/12/2015

... city’s new Office of Innovation . Syracuse is one of 12 American cities and two in Israel that recently received ... city’s new Office of Innovation . Syracuse is one of 12 American cities and two in Israel...

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