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The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

Release Date:

11/17/2014

... York City, many of them part-time – are paid less than $ 15 .00 an hour. In contrast, the average cost of ... precise estimates, preliminary research has shown that a $ 15 per hour wage minimum could cost...

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Insights

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Workforce Development

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Citizens Budget Commission

William Bell, President of Casey Family Programs, Spoke at the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis A U .S. budget deal adopted by Congress on Friday includes what ... in the most significant improvements to the child welfare system in decades and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

Brooklyn Community Foundation Introduces New Board Trustees and Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... in both New York City and Hong Kong. He also served as a U .S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand. Born in Brooklyn, he ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Participate in the 2015 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey

Release Date:

06/04/2015

... In addition, all online survey respondents will receive: A PDF copy of the 2015 Salary Tables, which includes ... including customized reports on a choice of peer groups. A PDF copy of the full 2015...

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PNY News

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All Funders

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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Governance

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Julie Peterson and Danielle Pulliam Join Pinkerton Program Team

Release Date:

07/01/2013

The Pinkerton Foundation is pleased to welcome two talented and experienced nonprofit leaders — Julie E. Peterson and Danielle R. Pulliam — to the organization. Peterson and Pulliam join Senior Program Officers Chris Bell and Laurie Dien and Program...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

United Way of New York City

Kristen Ruff and Beeta Jahedi Promoted at Philanthropy New York

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... has volunteered for several nonprofit organizations in the U .S. and abroad. As the Assistant Director of Learning ...

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Philanthropy New York

TCC Group Welcomes Two New Partners

Release Date:

09/15/2016

Virginia DelGaldo, Chief Financial Officer, and Julie Simpson, Director of Nonprofit Strategy and Capacity Building, have become Partners and Board members of TCC Group.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

27 Feb 2017

Making Philanthropy Count - Census 2020 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 27, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for a Funders' Committee for Civic Participation and Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers' co-hosted discussion with funders, and staff with organizations serving funders, about why philanthropy should care about the census and how...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Civic Engagement

Public Policy

Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... concern over treatment of youth in our nation's justice system , the Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG) released ... primarily youth of color, are funneled into the justice system —a system...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

The Tow Foundation

09 Mar 2022

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... to measure the efficacy of the workforce development system . The lack of a comprehensive data infrastructure to ... as a barrier to understanding—and improving—the system . Indeed, the lack of a unified data...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Information Technology

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Workforce Development

05 Oct 2016

Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

http://sph.cuny.edu/ Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as...

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Community Development

09 Nov 2015

How Does Implicit Bias Influence Philanthropic Effectiveness?

Monday, November 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

How does Implicit Bias influence the effectiveness of our philanthropy?

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Carl F. Nathan Joins Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/06/2023

... to better understand and improve how the immune system kills antigen by focusing on M. tuberculosis (Mtb) ...

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Rita Allen Foundation

Hostos Food Studies Program is Creating Opportunities in the Bronx

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... neighborhoods most negatively impacted by failures in food system policies and practices with the requisite knowledge ... and individuals currently impacted by inequities in the system who will now have a...

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Education

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

31 Jan 2024

Rapid Response Funder Call: Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v Grants Pass Case - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... With Rapid Response Funder Call: Understanding the U .S. Supreme Court Johnson v Grants Pass Case - A Webinar ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Housing and Homelessness

PNY is Headed to Capitol Hill - Learn More about Foundations on the Hill and Why We're Going

Release Date:

02/22/2023

We've answered a list of questions about why we're attending FOTH, what we’re advocating for, and how you can engage and participate!

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PNY News

15 Oct 2015

Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue

Thursday, October 15, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:30am

An astonishing 75% of NYC’s 1.1 million public school students – 780,000 children – are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, only 250,000 (1 in 3) eligible students participate in school lunch programs.

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Children, Youth and Families

Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

Release Date:

08/13/2009

... accounts” and those who wanted to maintain the current system , whatever it was. Other (often more important) debates ... and Philanthropy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U .S. Treasury for Tax Analysis;...

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All Funders

The Century Foundation Welcomes New Trustees Sonal Shah and Damon Silvers

Release Date:

09/25/2015

Sonal Shah and Damon Silvers will be joining The Century Foundation board of trustees. Together they bring decades of rich experience in public service, social innovation, and economics to TCF.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Economic Security

Education

Health

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The Century Foundation

17 Sep 2015

How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar

Thursday, September 17, 2015 -

4:00pm to 5:30pm

... children fled Central America for safety in the U .S. This summer, hundreds of thousands of refugees are ... webinar to learn how philanthropy can respond—in the U .S. and internationally—to address the needs of...