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The New York Community Trust

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How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

... community and staff. Our role as funders is to provide resources to nonprofits and let them decide how those funds ... based on leadership, the management team, strategy, resources and the ability to execute...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Five New Proposals Funded through the Monuments Project

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02/09/2021

... that make up the United States. With these five grants, we are affirming our commitment to support organizations engaged ... our complex history.” The five grantees and projects are : Emmett Till Interpretive...

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Civic Engagement

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Mellon Foundation

Reimagining Learning (From This Moment and With Each Other)

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10/21/2020

... to bring these daily practices to our work this year. We are in the midst of deep adaptation. At Philanthropy New ... community with one another. From curating Racial Equity Resources to offering post-program...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

10 Oct 2019

Uniting US: Challenging Fear and Standing Up for Humanity

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... perceptions related to culture, security, and the economy are shifting. Technology, social norms and conventions are ... the “us vs. them” narratives that often focus on immigrants and...

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Communications/Media

Immigration

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Technology

ViacomCBS Leads 25th Annual Day of Service

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06/17/2021

... For the 25th year, on June 17th ViacomCBS employees are devoting their annual day of service to give back to ... address the mentorship gap that COVID-19 has caused for young people – especially those in...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Paramount

Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone

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04/03/2014

... fund direct services. My hope is that those funders that are only supporting direct services will begin to understand ... jobs and strong programs that support families when they are struggling. Here ...

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The Direct Care Alliance

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

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02/29/2012

... expansion allowed the state to spend more, such additional resources often became the equivalent of a sugar ... Department reports monthly on how Medicaid expenditures are tracking projections; this can be...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

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12/14/2018

... and outcomes for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color, through grantmaking, strategic ... support for Brooklyn’s next generation of leaders, we are proud to fund so many outstanding programs...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Announces Plans to Spend Down

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03/05/2019

... and applying them to education and other issues on which young people were taking a leadership role. In 2009, the ... plans to support the development of a new generation of young leaders with the skills and...

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Education

Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America

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08/29/2017

Three ways to improve diversity in the corporate America of the future — rather than the past

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Sector News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

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10/16/2009

... Two Senate veterans, Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy, are also prominently featured in their respective roles as ... of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The film documents the huge difference that winning elections...

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What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement

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06/15/2017

... swiftly changing context in which we work. Its findings are illuminating, indicating that nearly half of foundation ... more difficult. And 36 percent of CEOs report that they are either in the process of...

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Meet the New Jerome Staff

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07/10/2017

... staff could not be more optimally timed. The Board and I are both excited and grateful that such extraordinary ... Indian dancer and choreographer, and a recipient of the 2016 McKnight Fellowship for Dance...

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Arts

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Jerome Foundation

Citi Foundation Pledges $10 Million To "My Brother's Keeper"

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07/21/2014

... To "My Brother's Keeper" As part of a group of funders making additional commitments to the White House's "My ... Other funders signing on to the initiative to help young minority men...

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Economic Security

Education

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Citi Foundation

New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth

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11/04/2015

... Media Learning to More Youth A group of funders is making 12 new grants, worth nearly $900,000, to help young people across New York City to use digital media and ... projects harness the power of these...

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The New York Community Trust

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Altman Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education

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12/14/2016

... of Parents Funding College Education More parents today are financially supporting — and paying more — for their ... to a new study by a University of Kansas professor. “ Young adults from families in the top...

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Russell Sage Foundation

Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India

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10/06/2017

... facilities to improve the health of families with young children. For many children in India, just going to the ... to severe diarrhea could have lasting consequences for a young child. It could inhibit their...

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Health

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The Term Impact Investing Needs to Be Better Understood

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02/03/2016

... foundation leaders concerned about putting all of their resources to maximum use to serve their organization’s ... from environmental degradation to developing profit- making social ventures that train and...

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President's Message

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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

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01/12/2017

... Time for Good. “Today, the challenges in the community are greater than ever. Our network partners and grantees are ... be amazed at how UJA-Federation helps those in need while making room...

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