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The New York Community Trust Welcomes New General Counsel and Chief Investment Officer

Release Date:

12/01/2020

... After 29 years of service to The Trust and its donors, our general counsel Jane Wilton is retiring. She helped ... practice group. Carrie received a B.A. and J.D. from Yale University and a Ph.D. in English...

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The New York Community Trust

City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools

Release Date:

06/29/2015

... are among the highest paying and fastest growing, and yet our current workforce is not equipped to fill them. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that by 2020, there ... but only 400,000 computer...

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Education

Technology

Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats

Release Date:

10/16/2015

... titled her book The World Is Blue to make a point: Without our oceans, there is no life. "No blue, no green," she has ... for many of the pleasures we experience in life -- from travel to art to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Several NY Donor Families Among Millionaires Asking for Tax Raise on the Wealthy

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... “As New Yorkers who have contributed to and benefited from the economic vibrancy of our state, we have both the ability and the responsibility to pay our fair share,” the millionaires said in...

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NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health

Release Date:

02/01/2017

... We know that half of veterans returning to New York from Iraq and Afghanistan prefer to receive care and services ... committed to working with a broad set of partners to meet our common goal: ensuring that...

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Video

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times

Release Date:

02/07/2017

... of political persecution, and even civil war disturb our waking thoughts and nightly dreams. It can be ... this. This may be particularly true for younger members of our attentive public, who have not lived...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary

Release Date:

03/01/2017

... Supports Climate Change Glossary Even as we shake our heads over the changing weather, or moan about the fumes belched from the vehicles in our cities, climate change still feels a distant...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Open Society Foundations

Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit Convenes Nation’s Leaders To Discuss “Rising Debt in a Changing Economy”

Release Date:

05/24/2017

... in a Changing Economy” Leading voices and policymakers from across the political spectrum gathered to discuss the national policy agenda, its connection to our growing national debt, and solutions to put us on...

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative is Closing Gaps in Health Data in 19 Countries

Release Date:

04/12/2017

... in New York, including high-level government officials from Myanmar, India, Rwanda and Ghana to discuss progress on ... with the right information. That’s why data drives all our work at Bloomberg...

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27 Apr 2018

2020 Census Funders: Who and Where Are New York’s “Hard-to-Count”?

Friday, April 27, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... nonprofit, government and business leaders – as well as our upstate sister organization New York Funders Alliance and ... of all programmatic interests an opportunity to hear from experts about the specific...

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20 Feb 2019

Activating Philanthropy’s Power for Change: The Role of Self-Assessment and Honest Feedback

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... builds on NCRP's Philamplify project and is distinct from other assessment tools What NCRP has been learning about ... who have undertook this self-assessment Other related resources and trainings...

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Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

Release Date:

10/09/2020

... rights groups with at least $180 million in new funding from the proceeds of the unprecedented sale of $1 billion in ... and groups that are advancing sweeping change. “ Our most urgent priority for this...

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Social Justice

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Eighteen arts organizations founded by, with and for communities of color are selected for national arts initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation

Release Date:

05/26/2022

... submissions in 2021, the 18 organizations were selected from more than 250, and represent a diverse range of artistic ... sustains these organizations, it will give them time and resources to explore new...

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Names Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., as Its Next President

Release Date:

12/12/2022

... its Disparities Solutions Center, which he founded. From 2001 to 2019, Betancourt headed the hospital’s efforts ... organization into the future, always remembering that our goal is to ensure access to high-...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Commonwealth Fund

In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... Center for Effective Philanthropy, on bringing feedback from various stakeholders, and especially nonprofits, to ... poorly, of course. But Dr. Breeze reminds us powerfully of our collective interest in...

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Insights

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Arcus Capacity-Building Initiative Selects First Group of Leaders

Release Date:

09/02/2013

... its LGBT Leadership Initiative (ALLI), which will provide resources to support leaders of the U.S. LGBT movement. The ... backgrounds and were selected through a rigorous process from among more than 80...

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Leadership Development

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

$2.5 Million Fund to Bolster NYC Human Service Providers

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... increased demand for their services. Launched with support from a variety of private and corporate funders, including ... with access to specialized financial expertise and resources such as individualized...

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Community Development

Human Services

United Hospital Fund Backs Initiative to Address Depression Among CUNY Students

Release Date:

05/22/2015

... and pilot testing a student awareness campaign and resources , and using student "health ambassadors" to provide ... help for their problem and 90 percent did not seek help from campus-based...