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The Century Foundation

The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications

Release Date:

04/24/2017

In this new position, Jay will be responsible for ensuring that the Forum works as effectively as possible to advance the work of the Forum's members to engage in government relations and public policy work at the state and national level, and to...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

How Nathan Cummings and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Are Shifting Grantmaking in the Trump Era

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05/26/2017

The Trump administration has posed a unique challenge to the liberal, and even moderate, philanthropic community.

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Children, Youth and Families

Calls for Nominations for 2018 Casey Excellence for Children Awards

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06/08/2017

Please nominate a hero — a foster care alumnus, birth parent, foster or adoptive parent, or kinship caregiver — who is committed to building hope for children, families and their communities.

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RFPs Etc

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Casey Family Programs

Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

For the first time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment, saying it generated a return of 7 percent in 2016. By comparison, the median return of more than 5,700 foundations that...

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Ford Foundation

Four Foundations, Including Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Buy Historic Archives of 'Ebony' Magazine

Release Date:

07/25/2019

The foundations will donate the archive to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture as well as the Getty Research Institute.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

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06/17/2020

... with an SSN. Thus, in families where even one member files using an ITIN, the entire family is ineligible. MPI ...

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Insights

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Immigration

New York Community Trust Staff, Irfan Hasan and Anna Silvera, Promoted

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02/11/2021

Both have taken on increasing responsibility in their departments, demonstrating their commitment to The Trust and its operations.

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The New York Community Trust

16 Aug 2023

Fiduciary Responsibilities and Legal Basics in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Join this session to better understand the fundamental and nuanced federal and state laws regulating charitable giving, including self-dealing, payout, fiscal agency, excise tax, required filings, and much more.

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Family Foundation

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16 Feb 2017

NYC Commission on Gender Equity: What Are Its Economic Opportunity, Health and Safety Priorities?

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York’s Funders for Gender Equity are pleased to welcome Azadeh Khalili , the Founding Executive Director of the Commission on Gender Equity . Most recently, she served as the New York City’s Executive Director of...

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Livestream

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Gender Justice

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03 Aug 2017

VR For The Real World: New Tools To Make The World Better

Thursday, August 3, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

From 360 videos to gaming platforms, virtual reality developers are finding themselves more and more at the nexus of empathy and advocacy. Their goal? To create immersive experiences that create positive social change. Some experiences are more...

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Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

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08/14/2018

STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase "asking for a light," when it comes to smoking. STOP is an acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to create a global watchdog to shed more light on the...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

THE CITY, a New Non-Profit Digital News Outlet Readies for Launch with Support from The Revson Foundation

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09/26/2018

... Village Voice shut down for good last month. The news sites Gothamist and DNAInfo were shut down by their owner ...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Release Date:

10/20/2019

A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park.

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Social Justice

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

11 Jan 2024

Race and Poverty: Connecting Disparities, Disasters and Equitable Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, January 11, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... These groups are more likely to live near toxic waste sites , experience higher exposure to air pollution and ...

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Disaster Relief

Producers and Speakers: Money and Power in Post-Election America

... 14 years on the staff of the House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee, serving as the subcommittee’s Staff ... staffer for the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources , Director of the...

Member Input on Official Statement on Integrating Health and Human Services Systems

Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our organization formally approve a statement concerning the move toward integrating New York's health and human service systems . The PNY Board of Directors has approved...

Integrating Health and Human Services

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Integrating Health and Human Services “Health & Human Services” have long been paired in nonprofit vernacular, but the reality is that the health sector and the...

16 Jun 2016

Will Philanthropy Join In The Fight To Vote?

Thursday, June 16, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

In the midst of this year’s presidential election, understanding the right to vote – and exercising this right – is critical to the future of the country. This issue has been at the center of American politics since the beginning, from the Founders...

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Civic Engagement

New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition

Release Date:

01/18/2017

The New York Life Foundation invests in middle–school out–of–school time (OST) programs to help economically disadvantaged eighth graders enter ninth grade on time.

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