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New Report from The Burke Foundation: Expand Midwifery Care in NJ to Improve Maternal Health, Promote Equity

Release Date:

06/07/2022

... as: inadequate insurance reimbursement rates, burdensome policies and regulations, and lack of training opportunities ... for decades. “We need to develop, promote, and implement policies that support...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The Burke Foundation

20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... rights, the heart-breaking need for stricter gun control policies , and cruel efforts to harm trans people and walk ...

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All Funders

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21 Jun 2023

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Convening: The Impact of the Childcare Crisis on the City’s Economy

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 -

9:30am to 11:00am

This in-person convening will bring together early childhood experts, advocates, and funders to discuss strategies to strengthen New York City’s childcare ecosystem and expand access to affordable childcare, particularly for lower-income workers.

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

Program Overview: Money and Power in Post-Election America

DAY 1 February 11, 2013 – New York University Kimmel Center 5:00-7:00pm Reception and Dinner 7:00-8:30pm Why I Do It: Prominent Donors Discuss Why and How They...

Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... in research that could develop the evidence base for new policies and strategies to reduce gun violence. Even though ... and its impact on families and communities. Evidence-based policies to reduce gun...

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Media Impact Funders

Day Of The Girl: A Worldwide Reminder That Gender Parity Awaits

Release Date:

10/25/2016

... women around the world are excluded from the formal financial system. Yes, progress has been made over the past ... $12 trillion. So let’s focus for a moment on the financial gender gap. In the U.S., The...

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Gender Justice

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PIMCO Foundation

Hurricane Sandy Giving Stories

... with community partners who provide emergency housing and financial assistance in the storm-impacted areas. The Joan ... & Johnson committed more than $5 million in product and financial support to relief...

NYC Youth and Education Funders Working Group

... Facilitating discussions of how changing public policies and resources affect the well-being of youth and the ...

Rauch Foundation Appoints Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations

Release Date:

01/01/2013

The Rauch Foundation, a Long Island-based family foundation, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations.

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William T. Grant Foundation President Robert C. Granger to Retire in September 2013

Release Date:

09/03/2012

The Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation has announced that the Foundation’s President, Robert C. Granger, will retire in September 2013.

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William T. Grant Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Michael Burke as New Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

The Brooklyn Community Foundation, the largest charitable fund in New York City’s most populous borough, has announced the appointment of Michael Burke to its executive team.

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Brooklyn Org

09 Jan 2012

Unsilencing the Voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A briefing about national polling of AAPIs in the United States

Monday, January 9, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010, the Asian American population grew faster than any other racial group, at a rate of 46 percent. In some cities, the...

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10 Jul 2012

Planning for Our Shared Future: Investing in Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

... as well as the impact of current immigration laws and policies The role of CYF funders in immigrant-related ...

20 Oct 2011

"Fixing vs. Preparing"...The Role of Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice

Thursday, October 20, 2011 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

"Positive Youth Development" is a process all young people go through as they move from less mature ways of thinking, feeling and acting as they transition to adulthood. This process often happens unevenly and with great difficulty for youth such as...

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03 Nov 2011

Lifelong Learning: Targeting Your Education Dollars to Create, Sustain, and Serve Learners of All Ages

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Last winter, Philanthropy New York’s EngAGEment Initiative highlighted the changing demographics of New York, America, and the world: each has a population that is getting older. By 2050, more than 20% of the world’s population will be over 60. New...

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Issue-Based

11 Feb 2014

Promoting the Common Good: Standing Up for 501(c)(4)'s

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

Attaining important policy changes often requires the engagement of different types of nimble nonprofits.

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/15/2014

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is pleased to announce the appointment of Keesha Gaskins as Director of the Democratic Practice program's U.S. portfolio.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Share a Stellar Event: Philanthropy New York’s 33rd Annual Meeting

Release Date:

06/07/2012

Our 33rd Annual Meeting was our most ambitious event to date and the first time we extended the program by hosting two very animated breakout sessions with policy leaders, live-tweeting and engaging outside audiences through a live-feed. The event...

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Edgar Villanueva Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Programs and Advocacy

Release Date:

05/22/2015

Edgar Villanueva was most recently a Program Officer at the Marguerite Casey Foundation.

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Community Development

Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Director of Older Adults Grants Departs Weinberg Foundation

Release Date:

01/13/2016

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announces that Michael Marcus, Program Director, Older Adults Services, will leave the Foundation on February 29, 2016.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Aging

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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