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New Report Funded by the Long Island Community Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island's Opiod Crisis

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09/04/2019

... Fiscal Policy Institute’s new report “The Staggering Cost of Long Island’s Opioid Crisis” revealed the ... million. • Suffolk County: private health care cost $117 million, lost productivity cost...

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MLK50 Justice Through Journalism Receives Grant from the Ford Foundation

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01/26/2023

... she said. In addition to covering the costs of growth , the Ford Foundation’s support will allow MLK50 to ...

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What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed

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03/13/2012

... close to being medical homes, or who have the capacity and resources to take on major organizational change. But many ... busy, working day to day, and do not have extra time or resources to dedicate to the...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Expands Career Development Award

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06/24/2020

... biomedical inflation, which increases costs for the resources needed to perform research. RPB is also increasing ... At that point, RPB had awarded 203 CDAs (now at 219) at a cost of $40 million. Those award...

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Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

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01/05/2018

... which will cover grantmaking and programming in up to 10 sites over four years. The Amplify Fund is all about giving communities the power and resources to influence local development on their own terms. ...

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16 Oct 2012

The New Corporate Philanthropy Challenge: A Leadership Conversation

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Today, corporate philanthropy has the opportunity to redefine purpose and value for corporate foundations and giving programs. Visionary leaders have demonstrated that when corporate philanthropy is managed as an investment in society, it can become...

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Philanthropy in Haiti: Don’t Miss Out on the Opportunity

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01/22/2010

... #haiti and #haitiquake are active Twitter sites ; so are those for organizations like Partners In ... in French over the Internet. There are many other news sites and Facebook pages helping to link and identify...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Impact of ACA on New York's Insurance Markets

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10/18/2016

... “Although some sectors of the industry experienced growth in net income too, many nonprofit plans struggled in ... compared to 2013. However, although coverage through employer sponsored plans was stable, the...

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NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

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04/21/2015

Independent Sector President and CEO, Diana Aviv, recaps the Threads NYC event and explores the importance of creating connections to spur social change.

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

Phillip Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation, writes about a nine-month learning process that led to the Surdna board unanimously voting to commit approximately 10 percent of its endowment — $100 million — toward impact investing.

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Philanthropy New York's By-Laws

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04/2015

Governing by-laws for Philanthropy New York.

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent

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03/22/2017

Almost half of employers (43%) said it was hard to source entry-level candidates, according to new research from The Rockefeller Foundation.

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We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

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04/20/2017

Eric Eckholdt of Credit Suisse Americas Foundation writes, "Since the inception of our Board Service Program, we have trained a total of more than 1,100 employees and placed more than 125. While there was a significant number of employees who...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases New Report: Food Scarcity in New York State During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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10/08/2020

As of mid-September 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 25,000 New Yorkers and sickened an additional 445,000. A more hidden impact of the pandemic is its effect on food security.

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The New York Community Trust Gives $6 Million for Legal Aid to Detained Immigrants, Climate Resilience, and More

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12/08/2017

... is using $75,000 to support the academic and personal growth of disadvantaged girls. Upwardly Global is using ... is using $150,000 to provide user-friendly information and resources to policymakers, community...

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12 Dec 2018

Effective Workforce and Entrepreneurship Strategies to Serve Older New Yorkers and the Quarterly Meeting of the Workforce Funders

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of 65 than children ages 10 or younger. Since 1965, the growth in the population over 65 has mostly come from the ... have significantly impacted many adults over 50. The growth in size and diversity of older...

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11 Sep 2019

New Voices, New Approaches to Workforce Development, and the Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... result of advances in technology, population and economic growth , local and federal policy shifts and may other ... themselves, join the workforce ecosystem, and implement growth plans. In addition, this...

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ... grants for social impact and investments for financial growth . . . Recently,...

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JP Morgan Chase Institute Report: Understanding Income Volatility & the Role of the Online Platform Economy

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02/19/2016

... provide the most in-depth look to date into the size and growth of the Online Platform Economy. By examining ...

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