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Research to Prevent Blindness Celebrates 60th Anniversary

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02/05/2020

Research to Prevent Blindness Celebrates 60th Anniversary Today, ... 60th anniversary of its incorporation. With the help of some of our grantees, we pause to reflect on our many sight-saving...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Disabilities

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Pfizer and The Pfizer Foundation Donate $40 Million in Charitable Grants, Expand Product Access and Mobilize Colleagues to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

04/06/2020

... Grants, Expand Product Access and Mobilize Colleagues to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic Building on Pfizer’ s longstanding commitment to fight infectious diseases, ... to...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

Health

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United Way of New York City Names Sheena Wright as New President & CEO

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10/01/2012

... the United States and worldwide. I believe Sheena Wright’ s experience in community and economic development will serve ... lives of low-income New Yorkers through its initiatives in education , income and...

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United Way of New York City

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20 Sep 2018

Taking Stock and Gearing Up: Immigration Policy and the Role of Philanthropy in Building Stronger Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, September 20, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... on a first come, first served basis.* Don’t miss GCIR’ s first post-summer Monthly Immigration Policy Call , during ... greater social cohesion, and providing a blueprint for longer -term movement building...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Legal Issues

Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Public Policy

Darren Walker on the Benefits for Men Who Live With Empathy

Release Date:

10/31/2018

... $600 million in annual grant making . In 2015, two years into his tenure, he made an announcement that shook ... across the globe. A recent example is the foundation’ s role as a founding partner in the Girls...

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

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06/25/2013

... through a deep, persistent economic downturn, America’ s work support programs have served as an essential backstop for millions of working families struggling to keep a toehold in the labor market. For many...

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14 Jun 2017

Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:45pm

... advisors and leaders from across the social sector gather to share knowledge, hear about co-funding opportunities and ... sessions and peer networking opportunities. This year' s theme is Breaking Through...

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Professional Development

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Conference

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Finance & Asset Management

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

Children, Youth and Families

06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to accurately decipher them or determine a student’ s bottom line costs. Without a full understanding of award ... Ken Herrera , Director of College Completion, Uncommon Schools Bridget Terry...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Promotes 'Changing Faces of Immigration' Video Series

Release Date:

03/24/2017

... bringing unique languages, cultures, and histories. Some come as legal immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, ... a collective desire to become American citizens. Since the 2012...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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Trinity Church Wall Street Announces Spring 2022 Grants

Release Date:

06/28/2022

... $23.4 million to organizations in New York City, the U. S ., and internationally. Most of the grants, which average ... in the areas of housing and food insecurity. Since 2012 BMCC has...

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Trinity Church Wall Street

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Health

Housing and Homelessness

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MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism and President and CEO of MetLife Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2021

... MetLife from the Citi Foundation, where she led the U. S . Youth Economic Opportunity portfolio, and philanthropic ... Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit www .metlife. com...

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

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02/19/2015

... the game, but what about our hearts? This is not, as some might claim, a question of fuzzy emotions. Instead, as ... tendencies may be getting the best of us. It’ s imperative that we see ourselves in a loving...

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Payout Redux

Release Date:

04/09/2010

... H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York In recent years , much has been made of payout rates. On the one hand, ... minimum required of foundations because it “reaffirms some of the basic principles of...

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Altman Foundation Announces Two Promotions

Release Date:

01/25/2017

... 2008 as a program officer, is now Senior Program Officer, Education , and Ms. Pine, who joined the Foundation in 2011, ... developing annual presentations on the grant portfolio’ s performance for the...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Recognized At The 2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

Release Date:

12/04/2017

... Workshop & Awards Presentation on Friday, December 1 to recognize the exceptional management practices of three ... to overcome the obstacles they face. Children’ s Aid helps children...

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The New York Community Trust

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Philanthropy New York

Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

Release Date:

02/18/2016

... Robert L. Hughes, President of New Visions for Public Schools . Bob is a national leader in improving public schools ... students of color. Bob is a respected problem-solver in education who...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Education

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Mariko Silver Named Next President and CEO of Luce Foundation

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04/22/2019

... Foundation has named Dr. Mariko Silver as the Foundation’ s fourth President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding ... a 10-year strategic plan; forged lasting partnerships with some of the world’ s...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Teagle Foundation and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Partner to Strengthen Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts

Release Date:

11/12/2020

... five community college students hope to earn a bachelor’ s degree, but few are able to succeed by transferring to and ... independent colleges, which we believe will help...

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Education

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

Release Date:

04/04/2013

... On February 27, Philanthropy New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, ... mobility impairment, social isolation, and other barriers to understanding, seeking or...

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