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23 Jun 2022

Language Matters: The Power of Narrative Change in Advancing Criminal Legal Reform

Thursday, June 23, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Letter to Our Friends on the Question of Language “ Why pretend these words don’t seize our breath? Prisoner, ... to racial equity and purpose, join us for a discussion on why language matters for people and...

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Communications

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14 Nov 2025

NYS Census 2030 Launch - A Webinar Hosted by New York State Census Partnership

Friday, November 14, 2025 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... will you learn? An overview of what the census is, and why it matters to all New Yorkers. An overview of the New ... achieved to date, and how stakeholders can get involved. Why community involvement in the...

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18 Jun 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: Internationalism – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Thursday, June 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

In this five-part dialogue series, the CLIMA Fund and guest speakers from grassroots movements around the globe will connect the dots across our global ecological, health, and social crises, and how grassroots solutions are growing to meet the...

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Disaster Relief

25 Feb 2025

Nonprofit Leadership Transitions: How to Operationalize Trust-Based Practices

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

In this socio-political climate, when organizations are dealing with an unprecedented amount of external uncertainty, supporting sustainable leadership transitions is more important than ever. What does it actually look like if there's trust? How...

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Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

Despite the billions of dollars distributed to nonprofits in our region each year, and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of...

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Governance

Leadership Development

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United Way of New York City

Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

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02/29/2012

... budget crisis, but prevent new fiscal emergencies in later years . Ravitch’s proposed solutions, and their effect on ...

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Finance & Asset Management

President Putin: Restore Openness to Nonprofit Involvement

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01/11/2013

... You don’t know me, but we have met. For the past nine years , you have generously hosted the Valdai International ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

2013 Outlook Uncertain for Small Nonprofits, Brighter for Impact Investing

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12/29/2012

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President and CEO Melissa Berman shared her thoughts on philanthropic trends for the upcoming year.

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Philanthropy 50—No. 39: Jon Stryker

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02/10/2013

... he gave to the Arcus Foundation, which he founded 13 years ago. Mr. Stryker is an architect and heir to the ...

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Hartford Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to Gerontological Society of America

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02/10/2013

The three-year grant will establish the Hartford/GSA National Center on Gerontological Social Work Excellence.

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Aging

With A.L.S. in Family, Chief at Bloomberg Joins Fight

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02/06/2013

... found to have Lou Gehrig’s disease, and died within two years . Then an uncle also developed symptoms of the same ...

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Biggest Givers of 2012

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03/04/2013

... of Giving claims that 2013 is going to be one of the worst years for charitable giving in five decades, with just a 1.6% ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction

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04/11/2013

This examination of President Obama’s federal budget proposal includes comments from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Unveils Web Site and Priorities

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04/30/2013

... annual report on the foundation’s activities. Just a few years ago, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg kept his ...

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Art Groups Fear Losing a Mayor, and His Money

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07/01/2013

With less than six months remaining in Michael Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor, and the recent end of a two-year grant program from Bloomberg Philanthropies, many artists and art-supporting organizations have grown concerned.

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Arts

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Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers

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08/06/2013

... C. Hockett, Fellow at The Century Foundation. For six years and counting, multiple local foreclosure crises have ...

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In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

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08/28/2013

Toyota’s unique partnership with the Food Bank for New York City highlights a different way for-profit businesses can help their communities.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $7.8 Million to Sixteen Physician-Scientists

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07/19/2013

... Scientist Development Awards of $486,000 each over three years . (See page 2 for a list of awardees.) ... Doris Duke ...

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