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01 Feb 2012

A Spike Lee Retrospective - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... of independent cinema and the role of black talent in film. Widely regarded as a premiere African-American filmmaker, Lee is a forerunner in the ‘do it yourself’ school of filmmaking. Born in...

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13 Jun 2013

Disaster Grantmaking and Preparedness: The Role of Family Philanthropy

Thursday, June 13, 2013 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

Webinar

Usually, disasters bring out the best in people. Donations to charities surge as television ... coverage increases. Government agencies work closely with nonprofit organizations, private philanthropy and ... not...

Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

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06/02/2014

... through, capture people’s attention, and engage them in meaningful ways. Organizations of all kinds must learn how ... impact. To explore the challenges and opportunities in this intersection of story and...

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What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

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07/03/2014

... change to gun violence to boosting fish populations in the Philippines, Chile and Brazil. In a profile of Bloomberg in the July issue of Capital ... and with Bloomberg Associates—the urbanist...

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Citi Foundation Pledges $10 Million To "My Brother's Keeper"

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07/21/2014

... million over three years to underwrite volunteer programs in 10 cities designed to increase college preparedness for ... young minority men include AT&T; the Emerson Collective, a nonprofit organization...

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Private-Public Partnership Commits $350 Million For Affordable NYC Housing

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07/30/2014

... lender Community Preservation Corp. $350 million to invest in struggling NYC neighborhoods. The cash infusion, which ... and $50 million from Morgan Stanley, will allow the nonprofit lender to spur the...

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Community Development

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Macquarie Group Invites Nominations For Social Innovation Fellowships

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08/08/2014

... the world. The fellowshship, which was established in the memory of the foundation's founding chairman, provides .....

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Burman, Viera Named to Board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues

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08/14/2014

... for LGBTQ Issues. Rohit has spent more than decade in philanthropy, previously working at JP Morgan Chase ... Art and the Leadership Council of the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. Since 2008, Bia has...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Adds New Team Members in New York and San Francisco

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08/26/2014

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Adds New Team Members in New York and San Francisco Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropic consulting services, welcomes three...

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Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

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09/16/2014

... Power Index is a ranking of the top global billionaires in terms of overall political power. There are a number of ... has assessed their overall political influence globally or in particular countries around...

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NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants

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09/23/2014

... screenings and legal representation to immigrant children in coordination with court officials. “The Trust is ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City

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11/24/2014

... Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City Five funders – The Altman Foundation, ... – to make flexible, high-impact capital available to nonprofit organizations working with and...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit

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01/30/2015

... evaluation. But what escaped notice was his reference in the State of the State speech to passing the education tax ... public education budget. Education tax credit programs, in place in 13...

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Increasing Public Understanding of Muslim Societies Drives Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art's Building Bridges Program

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03/16/2015

... Art (DDFIA) announced today that it is awarding nine U.S. nonprofit organizations a total of $1,653,698 in grants as a result of the Building Bridges Program’s second annual funding competition. “ In...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Large-Scale ‘Invest in Youth’ Initiative Focused on 16-24 Year Olds

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05/06/2015

... Community Foundation Launches Large-Scale ‘Invest in Youth’ Initiative Focused on 16-24 Year Olds Brooklyn ... announce the launch of its cornerstone initiative, Invest in Youth, to improve social and economic...

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The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York Launches Relief Effort to Support Victims of Earthquake in Nepal

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05/13/2015

... Launches Relief Effort to Support Victims of Earthquake in Nepal NYC mayor Bill de Blasio will be raising funds ... First Lady Chirlane McCray, has already collected $50,000 in initial support for the New York...

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New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations

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05/12/2015

... to Secure Donations The Fund for Public Schools, the nonprofit organization that former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ... grants that began under the Bloomberg administration. In an interview, Iris Chen, who has...

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Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

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05/12/2015

... Square Foundation announced today a $3.1 million grant in support of Measures for Justice (MFJ), the first ... result is a set of measures designed to gauge performance in categories such as public safety,...

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Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community Investing

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06/09/2015

... Community loan funds are social-purpose, typically nonprofit , financial institutions that provide loans in underserved communities. The loans they make benefit ... funds have a 30+ year track record of...

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

... Goldman Sachs helped to fund the first such program in the United States three years ago, a $9.6 million plan to ... Last month, the program's third-party monitor, the nonprofit Vera Institute, announced...

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