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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names JT Batson to Board of Trustees

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12/15/2022

... The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced the election of JT Batson to its board of trustees. Batson, who ... based in New York and Atlanta, which he cofounded in 2016 after serving as entrepreneur...

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$1.6M in Grants from NY Women’s Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice

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01/19/2017

... is working to strengthen efforts that: Support girls, young women, and gender fluid youth of color to achieve their ... and families living at or below the poverty level. In 2016 , The New York Women’s...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

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10/19/2020

... 19, 2020) — The Ford Foundation announced today the election of Samantha Power to serve as a member of its Board ... rights have shaped real, true change in the world and we are thrilled she has joined us,”...

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The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years

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02/26/2015

... significant, longstanding investments. Certain details are still under development but the thrust of our final work ... described below. This convergence of limited time and resources provides an unprecedented...

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Republicans Present Conservative Vision for ‘Dreamer’ Protection

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09/26/2017

... senators introduced a bill on Monday that would offer young undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, signaling a possible bipartisan consensus on legislation to protect immigrants...

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Changing The Conversation Around Mergers and Collaborations

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06/13/2018

... variation? Were nonprofits feeling “paralyzed” by the election , or were they busy pursuing collaborative deals but ... candidates. We must constantly ask whether there are other experienced facilitators in the...

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Diversity Is a Core Commitment for Philanthropy New York

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07/08/2014

... When Philanthropy New York’s Board approved our 2014- 2016 Strategic Plan last year, we – the Board, staff and ... opinions and experiences of a cross-section of people. We are fully committed to ensuring that...

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MTV Plans to Partner With Ford Foundation to Create a Mobile Voting Registration Unit

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08/20/2018

... to a party—and it’s designed around the notion that young people place importance on sharing experiences with ... network also plans to host events across the country on election day—some may even include...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces the Addition of Four New Staff and Six New Board Members

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01/28/2015

... initiatives across the nonprofit’s 48 regions. Before making her way to the social sector full-time, she worked in ... own leadership is critical to our long-term success. We are thrilled to have such...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Invests in Six Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Non-Binary (TGNCNB) Organizations in Recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance

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12/05/2019

... development, and strategy development. These organizations are Black Trans Media, LGBT Center Intercultural Collective ... four-year initiative to support organizations with limited resources to better the...

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Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

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06/23/2016

... nonprofit organizations became increasingly strained as resources declined. When the stock market failed, foundations ... with proven models for supporting women to gain stability. Resources intentionally...

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As the Pandemic Pushes Women and Girls Further Behind, a Global Response to Gender Inequality Is Needed

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05/05/2021

... lady Hillary Clinton famously declared, “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human ... began in March 2020. The problem is not a lack of resources . Global military...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

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06/04/2015

... as the premier women’s fund in the country. Grant making categories included in this cycle of funding are : Economic Security - 36 grants totaling $2,020,000 ... Neighborhoods $20,000 Year Up New York Year Up...

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10 May 2016

Philanthropy New York's 37th Annual Meeting: Rethinking American Justice

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1:30pm to 6:30pm

... justice reform is happening, why it’s happening and what are the roadblocks ahead. Introduced by: Mike Pratt, ... rapid-fire succession by fascinating individuals who are making extraordinary...

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Philanthropy New York's Kimberly Roberts Interviews Julie Kashen and Rakeen Mabud, Authors of Nevertheless, It Persists: Disrupting the Vicious Cycle of Institutionalized Sexism

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09/30/2020

... how the intertwined structures of racism and sexism are at the root of negative gendered outcomes and built into ... issue is that those who have always held the majority of resources and power have a strong...

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Three MIT Alumni Win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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04/21/2017

... Americans, a graduate school fellowship for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States. Selected from 1,775 ...

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Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

... benefits to our democratic system that would accrue from making voting a required civic duty for every American ... is hovering around only 47%. Now that the 2022 midterms are safely behind us, and our...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

... affected by the criminalization of immigration. These are just a few of the projects being undertaken by the 2020 ... trade, call out abusive surveillance practices targeting immigrants , combat state violence...

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The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Program Announces 2015 Fellows

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04/15/2015

... New Americans, the premier graduate school fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants , announced their 2015 recipients. The thirty ... of New Americans to this country." The couple, Hungarian...

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