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A Road Less Traveled….

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11/01/2011

... This summer, a group of foundations that make up the New York Juvenile Justice Initiative decided to step back, take a ... influence their perspectives on grants and awards. The New ...

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Take This Opportunity to Understand Disaster and Resilience through a Gender Lens

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10/28/2015

... a Gender Lens By Ana Oliveira, President and CEO, The New York Women’s Foundation In Fall 2012, The New York ... launched our Hurricane Sandy Response & Recovery...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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24 Oct 2019

The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’s Holding NYC Nonprofits Back?

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of Haas Leadership Initiatives, Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund Guillermo Quinteros , Program Director, Solidago ... Phil Radford , President, Progressive Multiplier Fund Jay Beckner (Moderator), President,...

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22 Oct 2020

Centering Racial Justice in the Immigrant Rights Movement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 22, 2020 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Four Freedoms Fund , and Rise Together Fund for a critical conversation on centering racial justice ... (Moderator), Senior Program Officer, Four Freedoms Fund...

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Michael J. Fox Foundation and Simons Foundation Making Waves in Basic Science

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12/01/2017

... government science agencies, especially the NIH, can fund , Fischbach notes. “When the study sections can give ... freedom to build longer time lines into the projects they fund , which means returns on...

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

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Health

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Bloomberg Pledges $5.5 Million for Climate Action

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04/23/2019

... — for the second consecutive year — not to fully fund annual commitments to the secretariat made by the Obama ...

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Simons Foundation is Accepting Application for Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians

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10/23/2019

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences division invites applications for Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians to stimulate collaboration in the field primarily through the funding of travel and related expenditures.

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RFPs Etc

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Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience

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10/21/2016

... awarded a large grant by a private foundation to support a new program aimed at enhancing the academic experience for ... to support the “Sophomore Journeys” program. This new program will offer a new...

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We Shouldn’t Be Batting 1000

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03/07/2016

... storm of sports fabulousness. My favorite hockey player is New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundquist. A sure Hall of Famer, ... like that of Henrik Lundquist: of all the proposals we fund , we...

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Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health

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09/08/2017

... estimated to cost $850 million over four years. One in 5 New Yorkers in any given year will experience mental illness. One in 5 New Yorkers, and all those New Yorkers have family members and...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

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03/31/2022

... Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows NEW YORK —The Open Society Foundations today announced an award ... with the 2021 class of Soros Justice Fellows, who will add new and...

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Open Society Justice Initiative Examines Repercussions of of U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen

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04/15/2015

... for Human Rights have spent two years visiting the sites where some of these attacks took place.... Open ...

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Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments

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07/15/2016

The grant maker's plans includes helping finance efforts to develop renewable-energy technogies, deliver clean electricity to rural India, and create insurance products for extreme-weather events in Africa.

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Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate

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04/24/2017

Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.

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‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC

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09/13/2017

Amazon's announcement last week that is seeking proposals for siting a second headquarters has spurred cities across the country – from Austin to Boston to Buffalo and beyond – to pitch themselves as an ideal home for the growing online shopping...

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Workforce Development

City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million

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09/27/2017

... up from $285 million originally projected. The last 11 sites in the push targeting neglected parks were named Monday ...

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American Express Grant Will Help Renovations at Historic Utah Pickle Company Building

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11/03/2017

American Express teamed up with private, non-profit group called The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Main Street America teamed up with and held a nationwide competition between 25 cities to grant them up to $150,000 to restore a...

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A Better Starting Point for Foundation Communications

Release Date:

10/19/2015

... In September, I helped facilitate a session a Philanthropy New York organized by Exponent Philanthropy’s Local Engagement ... to reach a targeted audience, such as foundations that fund...

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Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform

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01/12/2016

... seminal Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform. Drawing upon new research, the Blueprint provides concrete policy ... Luisa Taveras, Program Officer within the Justice Fund at the Open Society Foundations and Co-...

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