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01 May 2024

Turning the Tide: (Re)Claiming Belonging & Power for People of Color in Philanthropy

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 4/30

... , Senior Director of Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York Blayne Fergus (Moderator), Public Service Scholar, ... of Public Policy & Collaboration, Philanthropy New York What else should you know?...

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MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

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09/23/2015

MetLife Foundation provided more than $27 million in financial inclusion grants in year two of its $200 million, five-year commitment.

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MetLife

Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion

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12/13/2016

Investing heavyweights are moving their assets and funds out of fossil fuels at a record pace.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help Female Vampire Bats Cope with Loss

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05/24/2017

Female vampire bats form friendships with non-family-member bats, and researchers have discovered that those unrelated friends are important backup support when family members go missing. "Is it better to have a few strong social bonds or a greater...

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Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What?

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08/31/2017

... corporations and small businesses, but also to stimulate investment , create jobs, increase global competitiveness and ...

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Economic Security

Mayor Targets 14,500 Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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09/15/2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a mandate Thursday that would force some of the city's most inefficient buildings to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.

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10 Mar 2022

Building Capacity of CDFIs to Support Entrepreneurs of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, March 10, 2022 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... communities. Asset Funders Network, hosted by Greater New York Asset Funders Network, will hold two programs to ... of public dollars to improve and scale CDFI lending? Is it new products, capacity, marketing...

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02 Jun 2010

Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Equity: How Can School Districts Provide Effective Teaching in Every Classroom?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, and by the Donors' Education Collaborative and the ... – effective teachers across school districts isn’ t clear or simple. You are invited...

City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"

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07/13/2014

Evaluators are calling an "extraordinary success" an initiative launched in NYC in 2008, with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, to make more fresh fruits and vegetables available in low-income neighborhoods.

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Mastercard's Big Data For Good Initiative: Data Philanthropy On The Front Lines

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08/10/2017

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, which operates as an independent subsidiary of Mastercard, focuses on the application of data to a range of issues for social benefit.

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Collective Impact Without Borders

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08/29/2017

Successful, multi-national, collective impact efforts require that organizations carefully consider two dimensions of their approach.

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Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?

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09/06/2017

"We are still in." On June 5, with these four words a group of U.S. businesses and investors with a combined annual revenue of $1.4 trillion sent a powerful message to the world: U.S. President Donald Trump may have withdrawn from the Paris...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

... Health Education (GCCHE) today announced that, since its launch earlier this year, 125 health professions schools and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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Opinion: The Community Health Center Fund: What’s At Risk?

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10/10/2017

Tucked into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a special 5-year funding authorization to expand the reach of the community health centers program. This special funding authority expired in 2015.

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How Should Philanthropies Respond to Emergencies?

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05/13/2014

... engagement or is it a one-time rescue mission? Ford Foundation discussed in The Atlantic. Earlier this year, ...

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Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68

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10/27/2014

... as a program officer at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , served as president of the Edward B. Hazen Foundation , and worked as a philanthropic advisor in the ... Rockefeller Family Office. Sharon then led...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties

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02/05/2015

... to a global communications phenomenon. Now, say a group of foundation leaders, it’s time to make sure it is a force ... The group, which includes several heavy hitters from the foundation world including the...

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Arcus Announces 13 Executive Directors to Participate in Arcus Leadership Fellowship

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05/15/2015

... to Participate in Arcus Leadership Fellowship The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and ... based in the United States. The fellowship is part of the ...

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