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The Carnegie Compact Revisited: Re-envisioning New York City’s Branch Libraries

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11/26/2014

Charles H. Revson Foundation President, Julie Sandorf, examines the growing needs of NYC's libraries and why it is vital they survive.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

By Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation When I was in city government (a quite remarkable time in New York City extending from the 1970s to the late 1990s) and some disaster befell us — blackouts, hurricanes,...

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New Member Spotlight: The Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies

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05/08/2009

... Montreal, Jerusalem, and New York, focus on several areas, investing in the next generations: Canadian history and ...

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Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy

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03/27/2015

Maria Mottola, Gail Nayowith, and Jon Pratt give their thoughts on the Council on Foundation competition for nonprofit organizations.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits

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02/07/2017

These Immediate Response grants support Brooklyn’s immigrant-led organizations that are defending the liberties of immigrant individuals and families as well as promoting the safety and strength of our communities.

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Immigration

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

Teresa Younger, President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, and Vanessa Daniel, Executive Director of the Groundswell Fund, challenge the philanthropic community to increase funding to people of color-led grassroots organizations.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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02/15/2018

Coming out of a historic meeting that brought together philanthropic leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States, more than 80 philanthropic leaders have joined in solidarity and pledged to work to reduce poverty and increase opportunity for...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Efforts with New Grants Totaling over $27.7 Million

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05/29/2020

Part of the Foundation’s $100 million global COVID-19 relief initiative, grants focus on U.S. community response and health care in Europe and Africa.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families

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01/20/2021

Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families By: Caroline Kronley, President, Tinker Foundation. You probably remember the recording from 2018: leaked audio of a 6-year-old girl from El Salvador crying...

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State of Safety for Asian American and Pacific Islander Women in the US: New Report by The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, in Partnership With The Korean American Community Foundation &Asian American Foundation Forum

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03/03/2022

... that elected officials should act on that understanding by investing more resources in the communities most impacted by ...

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Borealis Philanthropy's Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund Moves $2.2 Million to Racial Equity Practitioners

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11/01/2022

Borealis Philanthropy’s Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund proudly resources racial equity healers, facilitators, and capacity builders to dream up a new world.

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Philanthropy New York Speaks Out After the Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action

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07/26/2023

Philanthropy New York recognizes that the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on two significant cases challenging affirmative action in college admissions was part of a larger effort to diminish efforts toward diversity, equity, and inclusion; curtail...

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Retaining and Sustaining Leaders in the Social Sector

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01/30/2025

Erica Hamilton, CEO & Founder of The Memo I Never Got and Michelle Kedem, Founding Partner of On-Ramps share their learnings and invite you to join them on February 6th to dive into this topic more.

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Insights from 2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence - Part 2

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06/26/2025

... to allocate resources where they're most needed—whether investing in staff, strengthening infrastructure, or .....

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Mass Shooting in Orlando: Resources and Networks for Action

... communities Underlying causes of this tragic event (not related to policy or advocacy) Other needs we cannot ...

The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

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10/24/2013

Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal and Vice President for Health Care Coverage and Access Sara Collins explain how we will be able to measure the success of the ACA over the coming year.

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A New April 15: Make It a Day of Giving (Efficiently)

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03/15/2010

By Eugene Steuerle (This piece was originally published in The NonProfit Times on March 1, 2010, and is reprinted with permission.) President Barack Obama on January 22 signed into law a provision allowing charitable gifts made...

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Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders

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03/19/2020

... timelines or grant objectives or other foundation- related work that gets in the way of your ability to focus on ...

Virtual Employee Engagement through Virtual Conversational Leadership

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01/20/2023

Conversational leadership offers a fundamental rethinking, and more importantly, an opening to the possibility of a “re-feeling” of daily work life in remote, in-person, and hybrid work models.

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