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Tokyo Joins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities

Release Date:

12/12/2019

... a $12 million reinvestment to expand the number of cities in the program from 54 to 70. The Partnership for Healthy ... mobility. Today’s announcement brings the total invested in the program to $20.5 million...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative

Release Date:

05/07/2015

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative The Center for Justice and the ... Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University, in collaboration with the Media and Idea Lab at the...

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Justice Reform

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Mellon Foundation

Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/27/2020

... on issues surrounding higher education, particularly in the humanities and liberal arts. Critically, Harper will ... that is focused specifically on social justice and equity. In addition to leading program...

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29 Jan 2016

School Funding: The Road to Equity for NYC

Friday, January 29, 2016 -

9:45am to 12:00pm

... more funding for New York City schools, where we are now in terms of school financing, and next steps toward funding ... City school funding and the advocacy for funding equity in New York. Explore The history...

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24 Apr 2012

Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... alleviation of poverty. While not yet widely recognized in the financial services industry, these trends are impacting finance now, and will do so increasingly in the future. Learn how innovative strategies...

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01 May 2012

Creating a New Normal: Financial Fitness and Competitive Job Search Strategies for Aging Baby Boomers

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... they lose jobs, but many experienced a significant decline in retirement saving. Now they must create a new normal and ... on 60 Minutes) Yisroel Schulman , President and Attorney- In -Charge of the New York...

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05 Jun 2013

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Superstorm Sandy

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... Funders will focus on current workforce activities in response to Superstorm Sandy and the opportunities for new investments in impacted communities. It will also include an update on a ... Future...

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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... : This session is for all funders who are interested in strategies and reform that create improvement in access to and success in college. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION In 2008, more...

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03 Nov 2011

The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

10:00am to 2:00pm

... What is the most promising role for the United States in the Global Economy and what maximizes the opportunity for ... society? What is the potential of manufacturing in the US? Is it viable in...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged ... time could be a valuable tool to improve schools. Early in the 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” ... regular school hours with additional...

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11 Dec 2013

What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

”Public Policy Work” in foundations is like the proverb of the elephant being ... This program is geared towards our members who are working in foundations with vastly different issue areas and ... some looking at...

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Issue-Based

24 Apr 2014

The Future of Education for New Yorkers Without High School Diplomas

Thursday, April 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... to get vocational training, entry-level jobs, or enroll in college was to pass the General Education Development ... Completion (TASC), an equivalency exam that is similar in structure to the GED, but designed...

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Public Policy

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Education

04 Jun 2014

The de Blasio Administration’s Workforce Development Strategy

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... register@philanthropynewyork.org . 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check- in , Coffee, & Networking 9:00 - 11:00 AM Program Members: ... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link...

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Workforce Development

08 Oct 2014

Executive Assistants Network - Important vs. Urgent: Managing Your Workload

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... you ever felt compelled to answer a non-urgent email late in the evening? Does work-life balance within your ... a fast-paced work environment can lead us to prioritize by default : whatever seems most urgent...

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Network Building

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Executive Support Staff

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HR & Operations

15 Jan 2015

Getting Better at Getting Better: Using Data to Improve Student Social-Emotional Learning

Thursday, January 15, 2015 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... (SEL) essential for academic and life success. Leaders in philanthropy, education, and youth services will discuss their work in enabling youth workers and other educators to develop and ... and improve...

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Human Services

Education & Youth

Location

United States

Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

Release Date:

09/27/2018

... speaking on a panel titled “Goals for the Next Big Thing in College Affordability.” Li, an assistant professor of ... of Northern Colorado, was referring to racial disparities in wealth and college completion...

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Education

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

Release Date:

09/26/2019

... to expect,” says Melissa*, a pregnant woman and client in Camden. “I was hurting, physically and emotionally. I ... is where I found out my beautiful baby boy would be here in a few short months.” Through the...

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Education & Youth

Women & Girls

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The Burke Foundation

11 Dec 2019

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... interested funders. Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check- in 9:00 - 11:00 AM Program Registration is required by ... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (...

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Workforce Development

Announcing Equitable: A New Day for a 160-Year-Old Financial Services Company

Release Date:

01/14/2020

... Equitable Life, the company will begin this new chapter in its distinguished history as Equitable, an iconic American ... financial well-being. “Today we herald the next step in our journey as an independent...

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Member News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Equitable Foundation

25 Sep 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger? (POSTPONED)

Friday, September 25, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... is not the only motivation to explore a merger. Savvy nonprofit leaders see merging as a possible means to increase ... to support merger activity, and why nonprofit leaders, in spite of the...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Governance

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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