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Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/17/2017

... to building a memorial to the victims of lynching. “It’ s a direct line from slavery to the treatment of black ... Foundation “Genius” in 1995, received the ACLU’ s National Medal of Liberty in 1991, and was...

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Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists

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02/20/2018

... Philanthropists Over a year into Donald Trump’ s presidency, it can be tempting to see recent progressive ... one part of the broader philanthropic ecosystem, but it’ s a highly politicized space that'...

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Andrew Cuomo, Stop a Coronavirus Disaster: Release People From Prison - Op-Ed Co-Written by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2020

... of ordering the release of 1,100 people from New York’ s jails and prisons. But he must do more. If we don’t act ... in rural communities upstate, where most of New York’ s prisons are. These hospitals are...

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March For Our Lives

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04/02/2018

Inspiring voices of young people from RYSE (Richmond, CA) and Community Coalition (LA) marching together with Cal Wellness in D.C., at historic March For Our Lives.

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The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton

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06/13/2018

... Alex Lacamoire , Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow ' s biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton ... The .....

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Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx

Release Date:

11/02/2022

... the Fund for Public Housing in collaboration with NYCHA’ s Asset & Capital Management Division, the program, ... for all NYCHA residents. For more information, visit www .fundforpublichousing. org...

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... & Finance Administration and Finance manage PNY’ s financial responsibilities, our organizational accounting, ... Communications Communications oversees PNY' s brand and communications products,...

Philanthropic Advisors: Membership Eligibility and Dues

... are members of Philanthropy New York and active in PNY' s learning community. Eligibility To be eligible for ... philanthropic advisors routinely provide to their client( s ) services that address the full...

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Philanthropy in Emerging Markets: Russia as a Case Study

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... impact. At the same time, Russia is now the world’ s sixth largest economy and has the third-highest growth rate ... economy has led to a sharp growth in the country’ s wealthy population: in the past year,...

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For Jobseekers: Once You Get the Job

Publication date:

04/2014

... might be on an issue outside your funding area, but it’ s a good time to meet other grantmakers and often there is ...

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No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

... appreciated receiving detailed data on how the foundation' s funding helped improve agricultural productivity and was ... with lots of strings attached can hamper a nonprofit' s ability to succeed...

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Bessemer Trust

Ending New York’s Summer Jobs Depression

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02/12/2015

... fact, only 25 percent of youth who applied to the city’ s Summer Youth Employment program in 2014 received a job. And ... component of the ongoing experience. From the employer’ s perspective, the jobs are not...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs

Release Date:

12/16/2015

Although making employers a part of public workforce programs is not a new idea, there is mounting evidence that employer engagement leads to better outcomes for jobseekers.

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Wallace Foundation Names Gigi Antoni New Director of Learning and Enrichment

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02/28/2017

... and enrichme nt who will oversee one of the foundation’ s key grantmaking areas. Giselle “Gigi” Antoni, ... giving her a valuable perspective on the foundation’ s approach. “It’ s a great...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... of a December 2016 roundtable co-sponsored by UHF’ s Families and Health Care Project and the Alliance. The 27 ... worked to unravel the many factors surrounding a patient’ s refusal, including personal choice...

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United Hospital Fund

Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum's Board of Directors

Release Date:

07/26/2017

Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum' s Board of Directors Four philanthropy leaders from across ... in America. The new Directors were elected by the Forum’ s membership at its 2017 Annual Meeting on July 18...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... ambitious and innovative efforts by mayors of the world’ s great cities to tackle climate change. The fifth-annual C40 ... the immediate benefits of action, and this year’ s group of C40 finalists highlights...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative

Release Date:

01/25/2018

... of Criminal Justice for continued support of the school’ s Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative. Now in its sixth year, the ... With this grant, payable over five years, the Initiative’ s goal is to provide a total...