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Why Cultural Policy is Critical for New York City

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06/12/2015

... York City Council passed legislation calling for New York' s first comprehensive cultural plan. Weeks prior, the New ... The City will create a cultural plan over the next two years . If we translate our...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $20M for New Skills for Youth Initiative

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01/11/2017

... Chase & Co. today announced $20 million in grants to 10 U. S . states to dramatically increase the number of students who ... each winning state will work with government, business and...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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We Can Build a Better, More Inclusive Tech Workforce

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02/06/2015

... Fund in The New York Community Trust New York’ s technology industry is adding jobs at nearly four times the ... increasing need for rigorous, accessible computer science education . A panel of educators,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

... a radical or untested concept. Universal voting is used in some 26 democratic countries. Belgium was the first adopter ... chance for universal voting to be adopted in the U. S . Heather...

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The Art of Dentistry, Or: How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

... and culture. It takes a devastating toll on women’ s lives, on their families, and on society as a whole. Most ... the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault at http:// www .svfreenyc.org/getinvolved_crisis.html...

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18 Sep 2013

NYC Paves the Way: Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce for the Tech Sector

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

Nonprofits and the education system are filling the pipeline for the fastest growing tech sector in the U. S . — New York City. Join our panel for a conversation about ... workforce. Explore Implications for...

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“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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01/12/2011

... He also reviewed his goals for New Orleans and connected some of the innovations and citizens’ participation in his city to philanthropy’ s efforts and support. The mayor began by asserting...

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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

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08/28/2017

... Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check In the last five years , dozens of schools have popped up offering an unusual promise: Even ... down this year — despite backing by major for-profit education...

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Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? - Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, Featured in The New York Times

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10/21/2019

... in The New York Times The New York attorney general’ s office will take its case against Exxon Mobil to trial on Tuesday, arguing that one of the world’ s ... that if successful, would force...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation

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03/01/2013

... Policy Studies and Director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. ... choice and that Adam has agreed to become the Foundation' s ninth...

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Appointments & Transitions

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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

... why they should support nonprofit organizations responding to the BP oil drilling disaster when, as they say, “Isn’t ... healthy Gulf? Is BP funding monitoring activities of BP’ s own efforts to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

26 Oct 2016

Members Want to Know: How Are the Policy Fellows Doing?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... those representing organizations that contributed to the Fund for 2025, to ask their own questions about what ... people who are just coming out of graduate school with some , but not a lot of...

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08 Jan 2020

Investing in the Future of Our Community: A Case Study on Funders’ Motivations for Supporting CSAs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... who has extended an invitation to PNY members.* Children’ s Savings Accounts (CSAs) are important assets for the future ... relatively little as to why investing in CSAs appeals to...

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Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

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02/13/2017

Novo Foundation' s Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money ... three ), Peter Buffett has spent a lifetime with access to nearly limitless resources, though due to his father...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

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10/08/2014

... workshops and teacher support. The Ford Foundation’ s goals, to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and ... to become active citizens in society through quality education...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Arts

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17 Mar 2026

Reframing Financial Due Diligence

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9:30am to 12:30pm

... operating landscape, many nonprofits are facing the need to recalibrate their business models and plan for previously ... also explore building an approach to assessing a grantee’ s financial...

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New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform

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02/08/2017

... local reform advocates, such as Youth First Initiative ’ s partners, in a variety of states. Their collective efforts ... youth prisons were ineffective and harmful. From 2008 to 2012 ,...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Justice Reform

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19 Nov 2019

Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Black adults and 17% of Latinx adults obtain a Bachelor’ s degree or higher compared to 49% of their white ... urgency of collective, aligned action among philanthropy, education and...

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Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

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07/02/2015

... Leadership, Brooklyn Community Foundation You don’t have to look far these days to see young people taking the lead on ... work. Last year, in my first task as the Foundation’ s new Director...

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