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Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

Release Date:

10/24/2018

... by relying on previous experiences. “If you’re doing something that requires a harder mental transformation, and ... says Mehrdad Jazayeri, the Robert A. Swanson Career Development Professor of Life Sciences,...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities

Release Date:

11/01/2016

... organizations, health departments, and other low -resource organizations to attend and present at local, ...

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RFPs Etc

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’s Blindness

Release Date:

01/10/2017

... I try to avoid crowds. It was important for me to do something .” The money to pay for the effort will come from ...

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Health

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Morgan Stanley Lights Up Times Square for the New York Women’s Foundation

Release Date:

07/20/2017

... Women’s Foundation is giving New Yorkers and tourists something to look up to in Times Square. Thanks to Morgan ... partner of The New York Women’s Foundation for 24 years and we are thrilled to be showcased...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Morgan Stanley

The New York Women's Foundation

The New Power of the Purse: Younger Women and the Future of Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... philanthrosphere long enough and you'll realize that it's something of a matriarchy. Sure, most of the biggest ... the influence of women is likely to grow greater in coming years as a younger...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Unaccountable Nonprofits? This Study Finds against the Myth

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... of research that doesn’t tell any of us who know something about nonprofits anything at all new is this gem: ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Opinion: Learning from Harvey and Sandy

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... underway and there’s no mistaking that it will take years to get back to a sense of normalcy. But there has ... of those most vulnerable is prudent. First response is something America is getting better at,...

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Community Art to Keep NYC on the Cultural Edge

Release Date:

03/27/2018

... chairman and president, was instructed by Bloomberg to "do something that will keep New York on the cultural edge." To .....

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Citi Joins Breakthrough Energy Catalyst as Anchor Partner to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition With $100 Million Commitment

Release Date:

11/02/2021

... Citi is aiming to deploy $100 million over the next five years to help fund the program’s efforts to rapidly scale ... sector leaders to unleash our collective expertise and resources . This partnership...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Citi [Corporate]

Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

Release Date:

02/07/2012

... capacity building. These included helping organizations become more effective, helping grantees be more competitive ... the Right Fit gathered input from foundation staffs, African -headquartered NGOs, and...

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All Funders

#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective

Release Date:

04/20/2016

Stephanie Chrispin of Philanthropy New York says one of her most remarkable experiences as the inaugural Public Policy Fellow has been talking directly with U.S. Congressional staff.

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Public Policy

You Can Help Guide PNY in 2015

Release Date:

12/03/2014

... can help guide the changes. But, you don’t have to wait until next year! Do you have an idea for a network ...

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President's Message

PNY News

NPCC Names Sharon Stapel as New President and Executive Director

Release Date:

07/15/2015

... Karen Pearl and Bobby Watts who co-chaired the search committee added, “After undertaking a thorough ... President and Executive Director of NPCC for the past 10 years . Mr. Benjamin thanked Mr. Clark for his...

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Your Favorite Philanthropic Insights

Release Date:

01/20/2016

In preparing our year-end reports, I spent a lot of time in Google Analytics to get a better understanding of philanthropynewyork.org’s click-throughs, behavior flows and bounce rates. It really is amazing to see, over the course of a year, what our...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Place for Growing Cross-Sector Collaboration

Release Date:

09/08/2016

... example of the value of how a relatively small amount of resources can have a big impact. So, THANK YOU, to all of ...

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President's Message

PNY News

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

Release Date:

12/18/2020

... NEW YORK—Fighting to reduce lengthy sentences for youth . Building a network of Black HIV movement lawyers. ... Justice Fellows begin their work at a critical juncture in American history, coming on the heels...

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Environment and Climate Change

Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

United Hospital Fund Report: NYS Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.2 Million Uninsured; "Public Charge" Regulation Could Lead to Significant Disenrollment

Release Date:

08/20/2019

... could also have a chilling effect, by requiring that income , health status, and the use of Medicaid and other ... of policymakers to further progress and identify state resources to support coverage expansion...

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United Hospital Fund

Reframing Accountability as an Act of Humanity

Release Date:

07/13/2022

... acknowledge how the other person feels, and pledge to do something differently going forward. In other words, this new ... to guide this organization’s practice for the next five years , which will be shared...