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UJA-Fed NY Launches Digital Resource to Support Disability Inclusion in Congregational Life

Release Date:

02/13/2018

... capacity for inclusion. It is available here: UJA’ s Special Needs Inclusion Toolkit . This toolkit was an outgrowth of UJA’ s Synagogue Inclusion Project, which took 14 synagogues ... for successful inclusion...

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Disabilities

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UJA-Federation of New York

Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground, Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson

Release Date:

02/13/2018

... the history of higher education. Director Stanley Nelson’ s new film, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black ... at a select group of HBCUs, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation occupies a niche in educational...

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"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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02/16/2018

... new book, Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America’ s Non-Profit Leaders. Among other topics, he addresses ... advice and we might make an investment and hope that it’ s going to produce a certain...

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With Support From Tiffany & Co., Virtual Reality Project, "My Africa," To Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival

Release Date:

03/12/2018

... at the Tribeca Film Festival Conservation International' s newest virtual reality project, "My Africa," has been ... with Vision3 and with the support of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation ...

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Animal Welfare

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09 Apr 2018

Participate. Convene. Invest.: A Call to Action for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, April 9, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... cannot and should not supplant the government’ s responsibility to ensure a fair and accurate census, funder ... concrete next action steps for census engagement at your foundation and/or in your community...

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Public Policy

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Civic Engagement

Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91

Release Date:

03/20/2018

... voices to argue for entitlement reform and reducing the U. S . national debt, died of natural causes early Tuesday, his ... to Greek immigrants, Peterson was CEO of two major U. S . companies and co-founded one...

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Nature and NYC Communities Can Thrive Together Through These 5 Goals

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04/19/2018

... nature for granted. But nature – including the city’ s 20,000 acres of forests, wetlands and grasslands – cannot ... effective restoration and stewardship of New York City’ s natural habitats, the Natural...

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Michael Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts

Release Date:

04/23/2018

... Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U. S . Cuts Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ... change negotiations to make up the shortfall in the agency' s budget caused by U. ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg LP

BNY Mellon and Ashoka Launch Social Innovation Challenge

Release Date:

05/09/2018

... of reasons, the inability to build a strong financial foundation is often a symptom of a greater, systemic problem. ... to accelerate solutions that address some of our society' s greatest needs."...

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BNY

ASPCA Opens Permanent, State-of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

Release Date:

05/10/2018

... that can induce trauma and severe stress. The Watershed Foundation provided significant grant funding to support the ...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

A Starting Point for Gender Equity in Grantmaking

Release Date:

05/16/2018

... sector?” This is a question I have actually heard. Let’ s start with the fact that representation is not the same thing as equity. Let’ s also remember that women – who, by the way, are not fully ... Have we...

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PNY News

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Philanthropy New York

Darren Walker to Hamilton Graduates: Lead the Way Forward With Empathy, Courage, Compassion

Release Date:

05/21/2018

... Empathy, Courage, Compassion In his address at Hamilton’ s commencement, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker urged graduates to ... Watch full speech ] Walker gave the address at Hamilton’ s...

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Rockefeller Family Fund Names Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty

Release Date:

07/02/2018

... an increasingly troubling time for our democracy, Julie’ s leadership comes at a critical moment. She has a ... set of experiences that are well-suited to RFF’ s brand of creative, advocacy-based philanthropy...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, A New Contracting Tool Launched to Help Health Care Organizations Manage High-Need

Release Date:

07/11/2018

... with support from The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation , today released a report and contracting tool ... organizations dedicated to accelerating the industry’ s move to value, studied best practices...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

United Hospital Fund Releases Report With Observations from New York City’s Partnerships for Early Childhood Development Initiative

Release Date:

07/12/2018

... Releases Report With Observations from New York City’ s Partnerships for Early Childhood Development Initiative An ... year for socioeconomic factors that can affect a child’ s health, and found that more than...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools

Release Date:

08/02/2018

... Effectiveness Officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Nonprofits come in many shapes and sizes. They ... are they best used? This is what the Hewlett Foundation ’ s Effective...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, New Digital Tool Gives Parents a Gut Check on Their Childs Readiness for the New School Year

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... parents with important information about their child' s grade-level progress with reading and math skills. The .....

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Helmsley Charitable Trust And The AHA Announce $6.5M Commitment To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Nebraska

Release Date:

08/21/2018

... to expand and enhance stroke care in Nebraska. The foundation of this new initiative is a three-year grant ... the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association' s community-based initiative to...

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Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

Release Date:

08/23/2018

... Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility It' s with joy and sadness that Schott announces that our friend, ... the whole greater than the sum of its parts. Cassie’ s contributions date from...