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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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High-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Save Big Cities

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... and racial disparities that took center stage during the 2016 presidential election created conditions for a corporate hero to swoop in ...

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Sector News

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... It was disheartening. Can progress be made? Are these seemingly intractable problems too big and too ... York City’s immigrant neighborhoods taught parents and young people about the school system. These...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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Joan Colello Named Trustee Emeritus, Fatima Shama and Kenneth Halcom Join Pinkerton Foundation Board

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02/27/2019

... commitment to direct-service programs for disadvantaged young people and became a leader in New York City philanthropy. We are fortunate to have the continuing benefit of her guidance ... but above all they...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

20 Aug 2025

Preparing for the Future Now: Counting All Kids in the 2030 Census - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... all residents - adults, children, babies, citizens, and immigrants . Census data informs the allocation of billions of ... services. Why funders care. An accurate count of young children in the Census is...

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Civic Engagement

Public Policy

Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth

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11/23/2015

... and outcomes for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color. The initiative stems directly from ... inequity. Almost half a million Brooklyn residents are between the ages of 16 and 24—more than...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

29 Oct 2020

From Detention to Liberation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 29, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... is hosted by our partner, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an ... philanthropy finds itself grappling with the challenge of making critical funding decisions in the...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Social Justice

7/24/2014 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy Program - PPT Presentation

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07/2014

View PowerPoint presentations presented during the program, "Inspiring Action to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy."

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Century Foundation Fellow Asks If Trump's Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed

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11/11/2016

... Trump's Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed The 2016 campaign produced the unthinkable: the election of a presidential candidate whom members of his own ... including freedom of religion (...

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Civic Engagement

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The Century Foundation

Challenges and Opportunities with Organizational Structure

Publication date:

05/2013

At this Foundation Administrator's Network meeting, organization development consultant Martha Sherman will lead a conversation on challenges and opportunities related to organizational structure. Members identified the top challenges FAN members face. Sherman offered advice, based on her 20+ years of experience in organizational development, and members can broke out into small groups to discuss specific challenges in more depth, understand some of the different hats our colleagues wear, and connect with those who can continue to serve as a resource after the meeting.

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NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes

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08/09/2016

... Shawn Morehead says . “Recently, we helped thousands of young undocumented immigrants apply for the federal program known as DACA, which ... dedicated to improving our region through strategic grant ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Communications/Media

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What Lies Beneath: The State of NYC Nonprofit Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

... and inclusion (DEI) gaps, strategies, recommendations and resources for NYC’s nonprofit sector. The report is a ...

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Report

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York

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The Power of Partnerships: 25 Years of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City

Release Date:

07/24/2019

... and lead to sustainability and scale. In this way, we are bringing to life the core concept of community by ... to meaningful careers and financial independence for young adults across the City through the...

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Countering the Flight of Talent from AAPI Communities & Building Grassroots Capacity

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06/09/2021

... Islander (AAPI) talent. An example is Monica Lee, a young woman who grew up in Flushing, Queens, raised by her ... is also about maintaining human contact with seniors and making sure that they are...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Korean American Community Foundation

18 Nov 2016

Community Building With NYC Public Libraries

Friday, November 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... every community across the five boroughs, the libraries are a trusted resource for immigrants , older adults, the unemployed, young adults, parents with young children, and...

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Community Development

PNY's 2024 Audited Financials

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Board & Trustees

Closing the Queer Funding Gap

Release Date:

07/21/2014

... challenged us as a society to acknowledge that trans women are women and that black and brown bodies matter. Funding ... only 24 cents goes to LGBTQ issues.” These scant resources are...

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Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

Publication date:

03/2016

... it’s not always clear who the audiences for information are —or what is meant, exactly, by the word. The Center ...

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Report

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges

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07/10/2019

... the topic back into the headlines. For foundations that are concerned about the census, this new threat means that important philanthropic resources will now be siphoned for litigation and the ... count. Given...

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