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Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License

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02/04/2015

... Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License The Ford Foundation announced today that it is adopting an open licensing policy for all grant-funded...

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Technology

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23 Jun 2021

A New Frontier - Racial Equity in the Asset Management Industry Today

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... life have been touched by what commentators have referred to as a “racial reckoning.” While many industries and institutions have taken strides to address entrenched racism and inequity in their functions...

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The 'Active (Read: Ongoing) Practice' of Equitable Evaluation

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10/23/2019

... I practiced all the time – piano, soccer, reading – to get better at whatever it was I was doing. I practiced. I ... myself. As adults, we invoke the concept of beginner’ s mind, inferring that curiosity and a...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy

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09/16/2013

... its philanthropic programs, which support the Foundation’ s mission of creating positive social change through the ... worked in the field of arts and culture for the past 15 years . Her most recent post before...

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Arts

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Insights from “Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don’t We Know About Intermediaries?”

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06/28/2022

... important technical assistance and hands-on support to grantees. Although they have been around for decades, ... discussion. Speakers included NEO Philanthropy ’ s Rini Chakraborty, Unbound Philanthropy ’...

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Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

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12/14/2015

... are launching the Planetary Health Alliance, a new effort to dramatically improve our understanding of the linkages ... of many types of environmental change effecting Earth’ s life support...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"

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01/06/2017

... America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home ... recent weeks, I’ve found myself ruminating on Hughes’ s Let America Be America Again,...

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

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03/06/2015

... student reading proficiency and are a low cost option for schools , according to the results of a study by MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm. The...

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Volunteerism

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Education

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $6 Million to Prepare South Bronx Youth for High-Demand Jobs

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05/05/2017

... announced a $6 million commitment to expand young people’ s access to economic opportunity in the South Bronx. As ... an innovative system that connects career and technical education...

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Citizens Budget Commission

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The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

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11/17/2014

... is more than $100,000 a year. But figuring out how to achieve the goal is far more complex than endorsing it. At ... Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’ s Role? ”), I...

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Documentary Film Series

In partnership with Ford Foundation' s JustFilms initiative. Philanthropy New York created the Documentary Film Series to encourage members to think about alternative avenues for ... extends...

17 May 2023

Policy Core - Talking the Talk: The Role of Philanthropy in Public Policy & Advocacy

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... * Advocacy 101 is a prerequisite for those who are new to philanthropic policy advocacy. The second and third ... this session will explore Philanthropy New York’ s public policy vision and the ways PNY and...

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19 Nov 2024

The 2024 Election and the Path Ahead - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members.* In a year in which immigrants have been ... regressive policies – have compelled community leaders to plan for their futures under any...

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26 Feb 2026

Don’t Look Away: Child Needs During Heightened Enforcement Actions - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 26, 2026 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members.* As our nation continues to be horrified by violent and often unlawful federal ... actions against children and their families is hard...

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30 Oct 2019

Unfinished Business: Sustaining the Momentum of Justice Reform in NYS

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... criminal justice reforms in more than a generation, due to the advocacy efforts of community-based groups, directly ... changes are significant, sustained advocacy is needed to advance additional legislation...

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15 Oct 2020

Democracy in Crisis: Will Philanthropy Finally Wake Up?

Thursday, October 15, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... dollars spent in the past decade have been dedicated to efforts to advance democracy reform, construed broadly. ... foundations care about and support: from health care to education...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Rakesh Rajani as the New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance

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10/21/2014

... government transparency and accountability. In three years , 65 countries have joined the Partnership and made over ... founded and served as executive director for HakiElimu (“ Education Rights”) and...

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Community Development

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15 Apr 2015

NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... Healthy Communities Initiative rolling out of the Mayor’ s Office, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and ... 2013 and co-founded with Added Value . Over the next 3 years , an additional five farms...

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