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Meet the New Grantees of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/27/2020

... in grants to 16 new grantees advancing Black liberation across the country, in addition to the Groundswell Fund’s ... organizing— and the right thing to do—to entrust resources with Black people who know best...

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Philanthropy Must Act Now — Vulnerable Communities Can’t Afford to “Wait and See”

Release Date:

04/01/2025

... $1.2 million for the communities we serve in New York City . Now, we and thousands of other nonprofits are ... funders in one area (geographically or topically) to band together and collect this information...

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Long Island Community Foundation Names New Board Members

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08/07/2017

... Director of The Energeia Partnership, Nancy helps bring together , influential leaders in the region, providing them ... leaders who are serving on over 250 boards and commissions across Long Island. Nancy is a...

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Prudential and Goldman Sachs Developing World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Newark

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03/12/2015

... Group, Prudential Financial Inc., and AeroFarms, together with the City of Newark and the New Jersey Economic Development ... the first phases will open in the second half of 2015, creating...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Names Nicole Taylor as President and CEO

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11/14/2018

... the Board Search Committee found a leader who brings together a rich background in Bay Area philanthropy, ... with extensive experience in both the private and public sectors . Nicole embodies SVCF’s values of...

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How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)

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07/14/2016

... Futures, The New York Community Trust When nonprofits work together , they pick up new perspectives, new ideas. They become more efficient. They increase resources , and innovation flourishes. End of story...

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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

Release Date:

03/02/2022

... leader in climate philanthropy for over a decade, has been working on climate issues at Bloomberg Philanthropies since ... role they have played in creating momentum for this work across the...

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Earning Trust in Crisis: A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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03/28/2025

... them. Within Philanthropy New York’s networks and working groups, grantmakers are sharing strategies with each ... inspirational PhilTalks, and skill-building workshops. Resources : If you are struggling with...

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Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... the broader field by sharing the lessons of this work across the conservation community. As part of this effort, ... in Michigan, where the Huron River Watershed Council is working with individual dam...

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09 Jun 2022

The Youngest are Most At-Risk: Early Childhood Development in Complex Crises - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, June 9, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... to highlight how funders can support child development across the globe, with a particular focus on children in ... disaster responders and NGO staff interested in or working on disasters and other crises. How...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... by developing cutting-edge computational methods. Located across the street from the Simons Foundation’s New York City headquarters, the Flatiron Institute is an ...

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With Support from NoVo Foundation, Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... Assembly where those with on-the-ground expertise have equal voting rights in decision making.” To date, 19 ... to investors.” The fund operates similarly to The Working World , a New York City...

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Ford Foundation Announces New President

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08/22/2013

... extensive experience in both the private and nonprofit sectors , a strong command of the substance of our work, and ... the feedback, recommendations and ideas we received from across the world,” Hirano Inouye...

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At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... - a network of 400 of the biggest consumer goods companies across 70 countries - along with Champions 12.3 has approved ... of Tesco and Chair of Champions 12.3 "Kellogg Company is working to reduce food...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers

Release Date:

04/20/2016

... receive less than 5% of funds distributed by New York City foundations, according to a Foundation Center report. ...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

... the NEI," says Hofland. "We are extremely pleased to be working together again to target fundamental gaps in current ... and visually impaired persons should have the tools and resources...

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Aging

Health

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Mayor's Affordable Housing Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says With the city ’s homelessness crisis unabated, housing advocates are ... de Blasio’s affordable housing plan fail to target the city ’s low-income New Yorkers who...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... community advocates, the local community board, the local City Council member, Laurie Cumbo, and the borough president, ... has vowed to work with local elected officials and the city -selected developer behind...

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