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

Release Date:

04/04/2013

... Former Director of the Grantmakers in Aging Hurricane Fund for the Elderly following Hurricane Katrina; and Ruth ... Ms. Campbell discussed the efforts of the Hurricane Fund for the Elderly to raise money for...

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18 Jan 2017

Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and consultants, based in the Tri-State area who fund throughout Africa. Although the presenters work in ... by International Grantmakers Network The Lester Fund Moore Philanthropy Propel Capital Robert...

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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International/Foreign Affairs

National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

Release Date:

05/16/2018

... Working Families Organization, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Indivisible. She is a graduate of Yale University ... $2 million in grants distributed through its Donor Advised Fund program. National...

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Brooklyn Org

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

... Blazer (Moderator) , Senior Program Officer, Four Freedoms Fund Designed for All interested funders. Please note that ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal Issues

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Public Policy

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

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... communities; and led the creation of the Radical Hope Fund to accelerate the most promising efforts to respond to ... #MeToo movement through the creation of the Collaborative Fund for Women’s Safety and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

Release Date:

04/25/2022

This new funding will allow Crisis Group to help meet the growing demand for pragmatic recommendations and local insights into both regional and global issues fuelling violence, like climate injustice and economic inequality.

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Human Services

International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Foundation Lawyers Network

The Foundation Lawyers Network is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network designed to support in-house General Counsels at PNY member grantmaking organizations. Membership for this network is open to General Counsels (including Assistant...

The 2013 Nonprofit Excellence Award Winners

Release Date:

11/21/2013

Three nonprofits have been selected as the winners of the New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, a joint project of The New York Community Trust, the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York and Philanthropy New...

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Philanthropy New York

The New York Community Trust

Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

Release Date:

08/01/2014

Before open enrollment for Obamacare begins this fall, NY State should take steps to make the process for signing up more customer-friendly, writes James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation, in the Huffington Post.

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Metlife Launches ‘The Financial Inclusion Challenge’ to Improve Financial Access in Asia

Release Date:

03/20/2015

The initiative will focus on programs in education, technology and products and services.

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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MetLife

Long Island Community Foundation Supports Treatment for Military Veterans and Their Families

Release Date:

05/19/2015

The foundation has awarded a grant to the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence for the Military Families in Training Program.

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

Veterans

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Long Island Community Foundation

OSF Grants $8 Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs

Release Date:

06/09/2015

President Obama's undocumented immigration initiative has been halted in the face of legal issues.

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Immigration

NoVo Foundation Looks to Girls As Change Agents

Release Date:

07/10/2015

The foundation looks to address the silence surrounding at-risk girls.

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/25/2015

Ahead of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, where member states are expected to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Ford, Mastercard and RPA under the SDG Philanthropy Platform call for greater philanthropic engagement...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Foundation Center

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

New York Community Trust Gives $100K Grant to Encourage Resilient Building Practices in NYC and Beyond

Release Date:

07/07/2016

The grant will help communities be better prepared against rising seas, flooding, and other natural disasters.

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion

Release Date:

07/29/2016

Cardona writes in SSIR that it’s time to recognize how inequity shapes funders’ choice of partners.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality

Release Date:

12/20/2016

... media and blog articles as well as 132,000 social media posts . The goal of the analysis was to better understand ...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students

Release Date:

06/28/2017

William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...

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Member News

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures

Release Date:

07/27/2017

The Folger Shakespeare Library has been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a collaborative research project, Before Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures.