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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits Over USD 1 Billion To Advance Climate Solutions

Release Date:

09/15/2023

... that it will invest over USD 1 billion over the next five years to advance the global climate transition and help ... within these systems. This includes providing additional resources , advocacy, and strategic...

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Transparency

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Justice Reform Working Group

... in history in which strategically deployed philanthropic resources might make a significant difference. In response to ... PNY organized our 2016 Annual Meeting "Rethinking American Justice" around...

PNY Supports Inclusion of Nonprofits in COVID-19 Legislation

... stimulus package. Nonprofits play a vital role in the American economy employing 12.3 million people and provide ... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even...

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... “The Board is committed to focusing the Foundation’s resources anew, continuing to build knowledge and employing ... He has written on justice and legal issues for Vera, the American Bar Association, the...

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Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... in the world. About 20 percent of Palau's waters will become a domestic fishing zone reserved for local fishermen ... to help establish a large marine reserve. For the past two years , GOL staff members...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Oak Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Introduces New Board Trustees and Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... Columbia University Medical Center, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Academy of Sciences and St Michael’s ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... Presenters Lena Alhusseini , Executive Director, Arab American Family Support Center - @Sit_lena Carlie Steen, ...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

Health

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The emerging field of creative aging focuses on the positive and powerful role of the arts in enhancing the quality of life for older Americans.

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19 Apr 2012

Extend Your Grantmaking Effectiveness by Funding Policy and Community Engagement

Thursday, April 19, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... even more unquantifiable, multi-generational benefits—to low -wage workers, communities of color, people with ...

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Issue-Based

04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

Friday, December 4, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

... high schools face when they take in students who have low -level math and reading skills and have to graduate them four-six years later ready for college or living-wage jobs. The ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions

Release Date:

12/13/2018

... Objectives (AMAOs): if a district’s ELs showed low academic and linguistic progress over a number of years , the district would face... Century Foundation Reports ...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

05 Jun 2019

State and City Workforce Policy Update and the Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The unemployment rate in New York City is at an all time low and many employers struggle to find the employees with ...

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Issue-Based

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Breakout Discussion

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All Funders

Funding Area

Workforce Development

GoVoteNYC Fund in The New York Community Trust Announces $1 Million in Grants for Voter Engagement

Release Date:

04/26/2022

... launching GoVoteNYC aim to address decades of abysmally low voter turnout in New York City’s municipal elections ...

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Member News

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Public Policy

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The New York Community Trust

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD1 billion to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic

Release Date:

10/26/2020

... Foundation will commit USD1 billion over the next three years to catalyze a more inclusive, green recovery from the ... addition to this unique, one-time commitment of additional resources , The Rockefeller...

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Our Path to a Just and Equitable New Jersey - The long and winding road of transformation

Release Date:

06/16/2021

... resolve to pursue the course that we began setting five years ago — seeking a more just and equitable New Jersey. ... we will be directing the Foundation’s time, energy, and resources toward efforts that...