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Edith Windsor, LGBTQ Advocate Who Fought The Defense Of Marriage Act, Dies At 88

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... federal government didn't recognize that love on Windsor' s tax forms, expecting her to pay more than $350,000 in ... estate taxes. That is, until Windsor fought the law that did not recognize that...

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Gender Justice

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Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... But the main goal of their two days in Vermont did not involve knives or whisks, split-second timing or ... food system. The diverse group came from 12 states, one U. S . territory and Washington, D.C., to...

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Food Systems

How Much Time Was Spent on Subway? M.T.A. Can Now Tell You

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09/26/2017

... M.T.A. Can Now Tell You Was the commute on New York City’ s subway this month worse than last month? Did it feel like the trains were running slower because it ...

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Community Development

For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course

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10/10/2017

For the Disabled, New York’ s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course Dustin Jones must navigate ... a ramp, he almost tipped over into the street. He never did that again. “I’m not able to move around like I want .....

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Disabilities

Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People

Release Date:

05/02/2018

... insurance coverage as of February and March 2018. That’ s up from 12.7 percent of that group in 2016. Uninsured rates ... Northeast, Midwest and West. The survey of 2,400 adults did not give a state-by-state...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

New NYSHealth Report Examines Growing Community Health Centers Across New York State

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12/07/2018

... health centers (CHCs) were a cornerstone of the ACA’ s plan to develop primary care capacity, but as the new ... roll-out of the ACA would add to these struggles if CHCs did not take measures to grow their...

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Issue Guide: Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

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08/2012

Philanthropy New York' s public policy issue guide on simplifying the excise tax on .....

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2025 Operational Reports

Publication date:

04/2025

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Board & Trustees

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

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02/26/2015

... an unprecedented impetus to deliver on our foundation’ s promise of strategic, big bet philanthropy to achieve ... been more apparent and exemplary than in California' s Bay Area, where Atlantic has been...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

24 Jan 2018

Through the Eyes of the Caregiver: “Care” Screening & Panel with Ai-jen Poo

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of the 2016 AFI DOCS festival, the 2016 Sheffield Doc Fest, the 2016 Global Peace Film Festival, and the 2016 DOC NYC. Care premiered on AMERICA REFRAMED on Tuesday, ...

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Workforce Development

19 Sep 2019

Rob Reich vs. Phil Buchanan: Is Giving By The Wealthy A Good Thing?

Thursday, September 19, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... by SeaChange Capital Partners and Baruch College’ s Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management .** This program is also a part of Philanthropy New York’ s Reframing Philanthropy Series, following its 40th...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Oct 2019

Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of Philanthropy New York’ s Reframing Philanthropy Series, following its 40th Year ... inherently broken? Are wealth and the systems by which it' s distributed causing separation and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

09 Feb 2012

Family Philanthropy: Creating Your Giving Identity: Tools and Tips for Next Gen Philanthropists

Thursday, February 9, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Teleconference

... at foundations. A program in Philanthropy New York’ s Family Philanthropy series, presented with the National ...

2021 Operational Reports

Publication date:

05/2021

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Board & Trustees

Share Your Thoughts: PNY’s 34th Annual Meeting!

Release Date:

04/30/2013

... and now we’d love to get your feedback on the day’ s proceedings. What ideas explored during our member engagement sessions intrigued you the most? What did you learn during our discussion with Dr. Cynthia...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care

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01/06/2016

... prescriptions than low-income adults in Texas, which did not expand Medicaid. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ... Arkansas, which used the private option; and Texas, which did not expand Medicaid.. . ...

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New York State Health Foundation Publishes Study on Doctor-Drugmaker Relationship

Release Date:

06/13/2018

... 2014 and 2015 prescribed more opioids than their peers who did not receive anything. The study, published Tuesday by the ... say were and still are a contributing factor to the nation' s deadly and...

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Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’

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07/19/2018

... example, in 1858, Abraham Lincoln argued that America’ s ideals were available to all who understood the principle ... and so they are.” The founders of our nation did not claim that they had created a “more...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

20 Sep 2012

The Evolution of Institution-Based Community Organizing: Can Congregations Be Change Agents for Social Justice Again?

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

In recognition of substantial shifts in the field of institution-based community organizing (IBCO), Interfaith Funders, in collaboration with researchers from Duke University and The University of New Mexico, conducted research to document and...

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Mediacracy — A Dialogue With Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Release Date:

11/26/2013

Media Impact Funders recaps our PNY event on the fraught relationship between democracy and media and the critical role foundations play in ensuring that our media system serves our democracy.