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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

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11/07/2019

... news that, after 12 years at the NoVo Foundation, our Executive Director Pamela Shifman has decided to step down from her post at the end of this year. As anyone who knows ... sector: she led efforts to create...

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A Long Overdue Guide for New Philanthropic Organizations

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04/17/2019

... an independent and rigorous study on this topic, findings from which are shared in their new report published yesterday, Greater Good: Lessons From Those Who Have Started Major Grantmaking Organizations . .....

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Citi Joins the Economic Opportunity Coalition as Founding Member to Accelerate Financial Inclusion for All

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07/28/2022

... communities but for businesses. We need collective action from both the private and public sectors to address systemic ... have been critical in advancing equity and inclusion in our communities, and we look...

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

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09/26/2019

... a black woman is three to four times more likely to die from a pregnancy or childbirth complication than a white woman. To tackle this crisis, Merck for Mothers – our company’s $500M global health initiative...

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Gender Justice

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The Burke Foundation

ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets

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01/23/2018

... of animals out of shelters and prevent low-income people from cutting their pets' meals. “It’s potentially .....

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Animal Welfare

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New Humanities in Place Program at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $15 Million to Organizations Doing Place-Based Work

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09/30/2021

... a pivotal role in determining how and where the stories of our histories and communities are told across public ... ephemeral programs. With these first grants, ranging from $150,000 to $3.5 million, the...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... and defense attorneys work together to divert individuals from entering the maze of the criminal justice system. These ... this model for policing practices and community relations. Panelists Roy L. Austin, Jr...

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09 Jan 2014

Generation Next - Young Donors Inspiring a New Generation of Philanthropists

Thursday, January 9, 2014 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... motivating and practical conversation with several leaders from Generation Next! A Philanthropy New York Collaborative ... Executive Director, One Percent Foundation Additional panelists TBD Designed for All...

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... of experience and diverse professional expertise to our Board of Trustees, ensuring that The Rockefeller ... Century,” said Board Chair Richard D. Parsons. “ From financial literacy to humanities to global...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Dear Fellow Funders: No More Statements on Racial Equity Please (Until You Publish “The Receipts”)

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09/23/2021

... with a vague commitment to increase representation from and/or provide more support to individuals in those ... reformed to better include and serve communities of color, our statements of allyship are more...

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Arbor Rising

Become a Philanthropy New York Member

... society, you belong at Philanthropy New York. Guided by our values of equity, learning, leadership and community, ... and Build Community Exchange lessons and strategies from your peers to strengthen your...

In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of Disaster

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09/07/2017

... Western Louisiana, surpassing records for total rainfall from a single hurricane in the continental US, and displacing ... we often neglect the institutions that capture our history and preserve memories of...

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Schott Foundation CEO John H. Jackson Named by EBONY Magazine One Of 100 Inspiring Leaders

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11/13/2017

... "Working for policy change that both brings up-to-date resources to neglected schools and provides the access to ... outstanding individuals where the majority of the honorees from every sector are public...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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OpEd: CEO Lori Bezahler on Edward W. Hazen Foundation’s Decision to Empty Its Coffers

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03/06/2019

... supporters of social-justice organizations, have rallied resources to protect fundamental rights that seemed suddenly ... usual at exactly the wrong time. Rather than retreating to our comfortable practices of...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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06 Jun 2019

Census Counts & The Urban Institute present 2020 Census: Who's at Risk of Being Miscounted?- A Webinar Hosted by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Thursday, June 6, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human ... diminishing our communities’ political voice and resources for the next ten years. During this webinar,...

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Schott Foundation Introduces the Loving Communities Response Fund

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04/03/2020

... how you can most effectively support life-saving work in our nation’s most vulnerable communities — if so, please ... and communities supported by the Schott Foundation come from generations of people grounded...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Naeema Campbell Named Environment Program Officer at The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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09/30/2020

... supports nonprofit organizations working to safeguard our land and water resources , reinforce and restore natural systems, and engage ... and collective-impact initiatives. She graduated from...

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Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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09/20/2023

... and nonhuman-animal well-being—giving generously of her resources and time to these causes. “I am thrilled to ... to the insights she will bring to complement those of our other board members,” said Annette...

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