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Words Matter: Changing from Funders of Women and Girls to Funders for Gender Equity

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... social change, and transformed philanthropy and decision- making structures into more collaborative and diverse ... the gender binaries to be seen and heard at decision- making tables previously closed off to...

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Insights

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

The New York Women's Foundation

New United Hospital Fund Report Assesses Insurance Market, and Impact of Recent Trump Administration Actions

Release Date:

10/31/2017

New York’s individual market is vastly improved since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but trends suggest the need to consider options that would bolster the market, while recent actions by the Trump administration may make that...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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United Hospital Fund

With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality

Release Date:

12/20/2017

This month, Bank of America pledged $1.5 million over three years to the Leading on Opportunity Council, a successor group to the task force composed of mostly different people.

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Bank of America [Corporate]

ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets

Release Date:

01/23/2018

Advocates say a food-stamp program that includes pet food would address a little-discussed gap in the social safety net: Currently, there is no federal program that helps low-income people care for their pets.

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Member News

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

Related Organizations

ASPCA

Brian Byrd, Program Officer at the New York State Health Foundation Joins The 2020 Justice Launch Committee

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... the direction of my Office and I will task my staff with making measurable progress towards achieving the ...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Social Justice

Related Organizations

New York Health Foundation

Michael Bloomberg Is, Once Again, Thinking of Running for President

Release Date:

06/27/2018

In what has become a familiar routine every time a presidential election looms less than three years away, billionaire ex–New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is dropping hints about running for president. According to a New York CBS affiliate,...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Bloomberg LP

27 Nov 2018

Achieving Equity: Do We Know Who We’re Serving?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... data should be used to assess practices and drive decision making . Less than half of grantmakers collect demographic ...

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Audience

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Transparency

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

Release Date:

05/04/2021

Valdés will assume the New York-based role in August 2021.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

New York Life's Impact Investment Initiative Commits $50 million to IMPACT Community Capital in support of affordable housing preservation

Release Date:

07/22/2021

Company has now committed over $200 million of $1 billion impact investment initiative announced in April 2021 in support of underserved and undercapitalized communities to address the racial wealth gap

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Member News

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Related Organizations

New York Life Company

Philanthropy New York Members Celebrated in Crain's New York Business's '50 Most Powerful Women in New York' List

Release Date:

12/02/2021

... version of the list, Crain’s editors picked the women making the biggest waves in their respective fields. We ... hours of thought into building an inclusive list and making room for newcomers. As a result,...

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Member News

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The New York Community Trust

United Way of New York City

Bloomberg Philanthropies

22 Aug 2023

Navigating Disaster: Investing in Climate Resilience for Immigrant and BIPOC Communities in the South - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join us for a timely discussion with experts from the climate justice movement on their strategies for building climate resilience in the South and learn how philanthropy can invest in transformative solutions to lessen the harms of climate change...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Immigration

02 Dec 2024

Trends in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Monday, December 2, 2024 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... towards community-centered giving. Governance and Decision- Making —Changes in governance practices, board composition, and factors shaping decision- making processes within family foundations. Family ...

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Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/11/2013

Journalist Judy Woodruff, co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour, and civil engineer Jared L. Cohon, President Emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University, have been named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

09 Jul 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Managing Urgency in a 24/7 Work Environment

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 3:15-3:30 PM...

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Network Building

Audience

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

Communications

HR & Operations

08 Oct 2014

Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

1:45pm to 3:30pm

... The Administration for Children’s Services, the Human Resources Administration, the Department of Homeless Services ... worked? Presenters: Steven Banks, Commissioner, NYC Human Resources Administration...

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Issue-Based

Format

Panel

Audience

Board & Trustees

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

30 Oct 2014

A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

Missed the program? View resources and the live recording here . Part of Can ...

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Audience

Funding Area

22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... Talent Pipeline. And for adults who have the financial resources , independent businesses like New York Code+Design ...

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Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Education

Workforce Development

Technology

Children, Youth and Families

29 Mar 2018

Financial Series - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 29, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... stability and even how it is strategically deploying its resources . These documents can help a grantmaker tactically deploy resources where a nonprofit needs them the most and can guide ...