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John Ruskay, Ph.D., to Step Down in June 2014 as Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... in the 1990s that brought forward a global allocation system for the first time. The first free-standing ... area last fall, Dr. Ruskay galvanized the Federation system to provide aid to tens of thousands in...

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UJA-Federation of New York

Brooklyn Public Library Receives $400,000 From The New York Life Foundation

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is an independent library system for the 2.5 million residents of Brooklyn. It is the fifth largest library system in the United States with 60 neighborhood libraries ...

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Education

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New York Life Foundation

This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages

Release Date:

05/19/2015

We have vastly upgraded the scope and quality of information on local affinity groups and their activities

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PNY News

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system . There is emerging political consensus today about the ... issues. How personal knowledge of the criminal justice system impacts an advocates...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Social Justice

James Short Named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corp.

Release Date:

02/09/2016

... K-12 schools. While working in the Denver Public School System , he led the redesign of the K-12 science program, and ...

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

Release Date:

11/28/2016

... levels often have significant power within our federal system , and local progress on issues can establish models and ... of uncertainty and turmoil. This may well be a time of system adjustment, and part of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arabella Advisors

On Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn: Start With Existing Community Assets

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... spaces and healthy food, while transforming the healthcare system by increasing access and quality of health care ... , an organization that seeks to reengineer how the justice system works in Brownsville, has...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

NY Community Trust-Supported UHF Report Outlines Ways to Strengthen Consumer Access to Provider Networks In NY State

Release Date:

05/23/2017

... NY State With health insurance premiums rising, delivery system reforms reshaping how services are provided, and the ... tools now available through a new provider network data system and fine-tuning existing...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

The New York Community Trust

13 Sep 2017

Food Distribution and Infrastructure in the South Bronx

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -

9:30am to 3:30pm

... on a first come, first served basis.* With so many food system interventions focused on either production ...

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Despite the Pall of National Politics, We Are Bending Toward the Light of Justice

Release Date:

12/20/2017

... to move forward with the massive reforms to the entire system that would enable closure in ten years to happen. ... on a clear path to real change in our broken justice system . That does not mean we are...

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PNY News

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Justice Reform

Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... to the well-being of children growing up in a shelter system not designed for that purpose. FHTF’s goal is to ... and at risk of abuse when their stay in the shelter system ends. Options exist and adequate...

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Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

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Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... allowed to vote because of involvement with the justice system , lack of documentation or they are too young – and ...

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PNY News

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Over the past two decades, food has emerged as a central strategy and focus of nonprofits worldwide concerned with environmentalism and climate change, public health and hunger, community and economic development, human rights, and racial and social...

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Leadership Development

Funding Area

Food Systems

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... the stated goal of transforming Newark’s public school system . He also challenged other funders to match the gift, ... gift and its effect on Newark’s struggling school system . It presents considerably more...

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04 May 2021

Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021 - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 5/3

... rebuild a more resilient and equitable local food system following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Phase 1 report ...

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Issue-Based

Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Funding Area

Community Development

Food Systems

14 Jun 2022

Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Join us for an interactive workshop to break down how to operationalize an oral and alternate reporting approach. During the session, we will focus on the nuts and bolts of implementing a new reporting method. We will begin to develop an Action Plan...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Grants Managers

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Transparency

Three New Appointments at The Atlantic Philanthropies

Release Date:

01/01/2013

The Atlantic Philanthropies has announced the appointments of three new program executives: Sara Kay has been appointed Programme Executive, Ageing and Health; Ben Kerman has been appointed Programme Executive, Evaluation; and Naomi Post has been...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

... local, state and federal level to ensure that our media system serves our democracy. Presenters Michael Copps , ...

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Issue-Based

Perpetuity, continued

Release Date:

04/24/2014

Tony Proscio of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy keeps the conversation going around the question: What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity? This topic was the...

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Insights

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Governance

Are Your Grantees Keeping Workers in Poverty?

Release Date:

10/22/2014

Should we be working to ensure living wages across all sectors, not just human service organizations?

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PNY News

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