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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

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09/18/2012

... This was not surprising, since the precepts of justice are evident in the world’s major religions and sacred ... be changed and how? What are the best strategies for making the desired change...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program

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10/30/2019

... ethos.” Together, BPL and Bard provide critical resources for classroom success including dedicated ... currently enrolled have begun a remarkable journey, making positive changes in their own lives, in their...

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Community Development

Education

Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

Why Helping Pets Helps People

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12/05/2013

... Extreme and subtle displays of the human-animal bond are commonplace — perhaps even in your own life — and ... for all people — but especially people at risk — pets are an antidote to isolation, a gateway to...

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Animal Welfare

Disaster Relief

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Documentary Film Series

... screening. 2014-2015 Series Thursday, October 9, 2014 - We Are Many Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - Food Chains Wednesday, ...

PNY Core: Policy Core

... their voice in public policy discussions, but there are limitations. Today, when the imperative to speak out ... to know your rights and your limitations. Those boundaries are complicated, in part because...

Measuring What Matters: Funder Evaluation

... months and will announce to our members when applications are available for the next offering. If you have additional ...

A New Compass

... New York has evolved and grown with our members. We are excited to begin this next decade with a new statement of ... work we do and the community we create. These values are our north star. They guide our...

E-Learning: Philanthropy Fundamentals

Philanthropy Fundamentals is an on-demand, online course for staff in the philanthropic sector.

... both programmatic and operational staff at foundations who are new to philanthropy as well as more experienced staff who ... sector. What motivates philanthropies to give? What are the different types of...

08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... and the challenges urban districts like New York face in making this leap. The discussion will cover not only what ... school graduation and to college readiness and how those are being addressed by schools...

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30 Oct 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while supporting business objectives ...

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

09 Feb 2016

Service for Impact

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while supporting business objectives ...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Volunteerism

28 Feb 2017

Prison Is The Most Unaffordable Housing

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... without stable housing who live in more public spaces, and are thus more visible to authorities and often taken in for ... but several foundations are funding programs that are making...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Housing and Homelessness

Justice Reform

Social Justice

Friend or Foe? Philanthropy Should Welcome New Styles of Giving

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04/27/2017

... the role of an emerging set of wealthy philanthropists who are disrupting norms and practices in our field. One point ... of the nonprofit organizations that they support and they are willing to make larger...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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05 Oct 2017

Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education

Thursday, October 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The social policy goals of our time are as big as they are important. Achieving them requires both robust research ... research and policy partnerships for evidence-based policy making The role...

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01 Nov 2018

Planning Your Path for the Future: Your Professional Evolution in Grants Management

Thursday, November 1, 2018 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... sector. As a grants management professional, you are performing new roles, broadening your responsibilities, ... efficient—how you ask is just as important as why you are asking. Knowing some basic negotiating...

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25 Feb 2019

Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?

Monday, February 25, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... New York Funders Alliance and its members. There are about two dozen foundations already associated with this group, but its meetings are open to all who are interested in learning about...

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Census 2020

Workforce Development

24 Apr 2019

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Geography - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... frames and assumptions around who climate protagonists are and what constitutes a ‘climate solution.’ Each ... addressing the climate crisis and new ideas about how we are supporting climate solution...

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