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20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders. A related program of interest: Turbulent Economic and Budget Times: What Lies ... trump the common good, issues stall and the real problems of New Yorkers go unsolved in...

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Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools

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09/12/2017

... Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools The New York State Board of Regents on Monday approved a plan laying out the state ’s ... federal education law signed by President Barack Obama...

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Education

Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September

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09/18/2017

... Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September Senate Republican leaders seem increasingly ... effort to undo the Affordable Care Act before the end of the month, asking Congress’s nonpartisan...

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To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser

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08/30/2017

... recently spoke with Carie Lewis Carlson, senior director of digital marketing for the Humane Society of the United States, who says the other social-media sites barely register. It’s all...

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Groundswell Fund Shares An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

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06/10/2021

... Fund Shares An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations Dear ... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and...

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Social Justice

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Groundswell Fund

Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

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07/17/2019

... assess an equity-focused mission? Does centering questions of validity, objectivity, and appropriateness advance equity? ... projects. In response to member demand for additional resources and tools to support...

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Philanthropy New York

The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

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05/01/2018

... age, size, or some other acquired wisdom that moves it out of the ‘test and experiment’ stage into the ... everything about generating social impact is in a rapid state of flux. Nonprofits...

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Open Road Alliance

Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation'

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04/03/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation' If the old adage is true, bad news may sell, but more often than not, it comes at a price . The constant avalanche of...

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Audacious Philanthropy

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08/29/2017

... Private philanthropists have helped propel some of the most important social-impact success stories of the past century: Virtually eradicating polio globally. Providing free and reduced- price...

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How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers

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09/27/2017

How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers Obamacare repeal is dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have ... quo; there have been no policy changes affecting...

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Rauch Foundation Releases New Report on COVID-19's Impact on Long Island's Downtowns

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05/12/2021

... 2020) - The Rauch Foundation today released the results of research conducted in late 2020 and early 2021 to better understand the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on Long Island’s downtowns, as well ... to the...

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The Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Adverse Childhood Experiences Collaborative Announces New Statewide Campaign

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06/23/2021

... 4 ACEs , a statewide campaign to raise public awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the simple ... “Our broad network of partners provides invaluable resources so that,...

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The Burke Foundation

21 Oct 2020

A Peek into the Cloudy Crystal Ball Reality of Health and Human Service Budgets

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... combined with the resulting economic downturn on the heels of a pre-existing $4-6 billion NYS Medicaid deficit, will ... straightforward look at budget realities—on the federal, state , and local level—is a...

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26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... encouraged to read the two articles linked at the bottom of this page. A decade into “No Child Left Behind,” ... – or agree on – how to fix it. But, after two years of less-than-urgent discussion and...

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Private Assets and Public Space: A Conversation with John Tyler, Steve Johnson, and William Dietel

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09/25/2009

One of the philanthropic sector’s most intriguing debates is on ... questions on the table here: What are private foundation resources really about? Whom are they meant to serve? What ... and passions? Within...

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All Funders

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part II)

... Learning Fund grants were awarded exclusively to members of the Hive NYC Learning Network ; but in 2014, four years ... circuitry and other digital technology, for use at sites in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...

06 Oct 2016

Deep Integration of Community Based Organizations and Schools

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... can add to staff and participants. Learn about paths of scaling initiatives to reach a larger network of schools/CBOs and how funders can best support and invest ... partnerships to assure their success...

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12 Dec 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... in-depth the specific challenges faced by youth aging out of foster care in securing and retaining housing, and the ... with partners to advance systemic change The development of a body of...

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Health Department, United Hospital Fund, and Partners Release Plan to Promote Health Equity

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08/26/2016

... Plan to Promote Health Equity The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, United Hospital Fund (UHF), and ... care transitions, improved connections to community-based resources , and the use...

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