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NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

... for housing, economic development, and the New York City environment. She managed a special community building ... funded welfare-to-work initiatives in three New York City neighborhoods. Pat went on to manage...

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The New York Community Trust

Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... up – and that it is critical to a thriving and equitable city to do so. These schools are demonstrating that kids ... can catch up, but having the right strategies and resources in place is a big challenge...

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Insights

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Education

William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

Release Date:

07/01/2014

The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."

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William T. Grant Foundation

With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer

Release Date:

09/20/2016

Fat isn't just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a new approach to treating cancer.

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Service to Aggregate Life Sciences Preprints

Release Date:

04/18/2017

In February 2017, ASAPbio received a $1 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to develop a new service to aggregate life sciences preprints and promote their visibility and innovative reuse.

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Science

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Doris Duke, Ford, Nathan Cummings, JPB, Open Society and Others Support Initiative to Transform Our Nation’s Cultural Landscape

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... protection and restoration of African-American historical sites . From the protection of Shockoe Bottom in Richmond to ... help to support direct action needed to protect threatened sites of historic...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

Release Date:

08/16/2018

Inside Philanthropy speaks with Helena Huang, Project Director for the Art for Justice Fund, for some additional context surrounding the second round of funding and how the fund's work is playing out on the ground.

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

29 Mar 2022

Policies that Support a Thriving Small Business Ecosystem - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Please join Asset Funders Network on next conversation: Policies that Support a Thriving Small Business Ecosystem that will examine the federal, state, and local policies that can help CDFIs build capacity, increase and ease investments, and support...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

15 Nov 2011

The Impact of the 28 Percent Cap on Charitable Giving

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 -

12:00pm to 2:30pm

Webinar

The Council on Foundations is pleased to invite you to a free webinar for Council members, regional associations, and regional association members addressing an issue that affects us all: the proposed 28 percent cap on charitable giving. Hear...

Washington Post Focuses on Carnegie Corporation Report

Release Date:

09/05/2014

The Carnegie Corporation of New York report indicates that the high Common Core standards could possibly double the current high school dropout rate, unless learning environments are drastically changed.

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford, JPB, Novo, Carnegie Corporation of NY Listed as Top Funders of Refugee and Migrant Issues

Release Date:

02/15/2017

... Update on Global Foundation Grantmaking (14 pages, PDF ), migrants and refugees as a population group received 11 ...

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Immigration

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Freedom Together Foundation

Ford Foundation

NoVo Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

Release Date:

04/18/2017

Nationwide survey finds emphasizing real-life applications of science in particular could change parent perceptions and help kids learn.

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

Open Society Foundations and Bloomberg Philanthropies Noted In Report Released By Foundation Center: Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys (36 pages, PDF ), the fluctuations in funding explicitly designated to ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Open Society Foundations

Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants

Release Date:

01/11/2018

Five national organizations awarded grants, advancing the Foundation's $100 million commitment to impact investing

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

New Report Funded By The New York State Health Foundation Offers Solutions to Help NY’s Unpaid Family Caregivers

Release Date:

09/17/2018

Proposals Range from State Tax Credit for Caregiving Expenses to Expansion of ‘Telehealth’

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa

Release Date:

10/22/2018

Three decades of grantmaking are detailed in a new publication produced by the Mellon Foundation.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Mellon Foundation

Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

Release Date:

03/04/2019

... of Color Through Inclusive Investing (36 pages, PDF ), systemic biases deeply embedded in investment practices ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arabella Advisors

Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

Release Date:

07/18/2019

Alberto Retana, Rukia Lumumba and Lorella Praeli join the Hazen Foundation’s board of trustees, bringing new experience and energy as the Foundation goes all in for racial and education justice.