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Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool

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10/24/2014

... problem of youth unemployment, occuring between ages 16 to 24, has gradually improved lately, things are still ... taken any number of approaches to the problem over the years , spending...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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NoVo Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color

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10/23/2015

... to support boys and men of color is a priority, with some two dozen foundations involved, why are women and girls ... grew out of an interview I did with NoVo Foundation’ s Executive Director...

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Social Justice

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Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

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05/23/2018

... annual report , Mike Bloomberg says Washington' s "direct assault on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here and around the world," ... cities' use...

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11 Oct 2012

Measuring Social Media Efforts: A Meet the Author Event with Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine

Thursday, October 11, 2012 -

9:30am to 12:00pm

The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Ave. 2nd Floor, NYC

... Delahaye Paine come together? The result is valuable, how- to insights on measuring social media efforts and using data to change the world – insights all of us can use to fulfill ... ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Since we first began talking to each other, telling stories has been a powerful way to capture attention, engage an audience, and motivate them to act. As we learn more about how our minds work,...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Communications

23 Jun 2022

On-Time and In-Full: Partnering with the City on Nonprofit Contracting

Thursday, June 23, 2022 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... where critical, life saving services are contracted out to a robust network of nonprofit partners, it is imperative ... and paid promptly. Yet, more than 70% of New York City’ s human services contracts are...

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All Funders

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

12 Jan 2023

Philanthropic Purpose, Motivations, and Values - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, January 12, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* For your philanthropy to be meaningful and effective, it is important to...

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Professional Development

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

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16 Nov 2015

Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods

Monday, November 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... and government increasingly require quantitative data to demonstrate the success of program investments. ... nonprofits offering a mix of services – housing, education , employment, health and social services...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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All Funders

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

The Weight of Privilege in Crisis

Release Date:

08/19/2020

... shown up in ways that even the most hardened deniers have to fight to ignore, but/and in acknowledging disparity we are also confronting privilege. And it’ s changing us. For white people, it...

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Insights

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The Century Foundation Releases Report: How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages

Release Date:

10/17/2019

... of future impacts on employment vary widely, with some studies predicting that as many as 50 percent of all ... mixed. This report analyzes the impact of robots in the years following the Great Recession, from...

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Technology

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18 Nov 2015

Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -

1:45pm to 3:30pm

... View materials and recording here. In the past two years , Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a critical role in leading a campaign to pass landmark police accountability legislation in New...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Should We Expand Our Support Beyond Policy Positions?

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04/01/2015

... York took its first official policy position nearly three years ago, we have engaged members and taken positions on the ... in Washington is such that our issues are not likely to move anytime in the near...

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Centering Disability Justice

Release Date:

02/06/2019

... Inclusion Advisor & Noorain Khan, Director, President' s Office, Ford Foundation Two years ago, the President of the Ford Foundation, Darren ... by joining the Disability & Philanthropy Forum at...

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Disabilities

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09 Jan 2012

Unsilencing the Voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A briefing about national polling of AAPIs in the United States

Monday, January 9, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... than any other racial group, at a rate of 46 percent. In some cities, the numbers of AAPIs are significant enough to determine policy outcomes. They are also an important and ... Director, National Asian...

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Community-Development Conference -NeighborWorks Training Institute - Supported by JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Citi Foundation - Kicks Off

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12/03/2015

... - Kicks Off A nearly $3 million boost will come to the Washington, DC, economy when more than 2,000 community ... for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Kornegay is a 2012 graduate of the NeighborWorks...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

Release Date:

11/03/2016

... and predatory lenders in alignment with its commitment to advancing racial equity across all facets of its ... The divestment decision was approved by the Foundation’ s Board of Directors in September. “Racial...

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

... step down at the end of December. Makela brought her years of experience in philanthropy and activism to help shape the family foundation’ s strategic vision. Under her leadership, the Norman...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $4.7 Million to Fund Three Studies on Dietary Interventions for Crohn's Disease

Release Date:

11/16/2020

... to Fund Three Studies on Dietary Interventions for Crohn' s Disease New York, NY — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley ... for the OATS project that will be conducted over three years by...

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