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Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress

Release Date:

07/31/2017

... Life has given me opportunities to be in places of power and privilege, where people of my origin—black and ... in Brazil, not only opens up my access to these spaces of power but also requires a constant...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site The power to zone is a key mechanism New York City has to ... much needed affordable housing. To take advantage of that power , Mayor Bill de Blasio’s...

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Housing and Homelessness

Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Release Date:

12/10/2018

... person at the right time for Noyes as we seek to build the power of people directly affected by injustice.” Banerjee ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York

Release Date:

02/11/2020

... for good in the world, philanthropy’s relationship with power has increasingly become a subject of scrutiny in recent ... form of political and social influence. These questions of power and influence are of...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Ariel Zwang to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/17/2021

... leader in New York State” on City and State’s Annual Power List. Revson Foundation President Julie Sandorf writes, ...

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Committees

Board committees support the organization to advance its mission by providing thought partnership to Board and staff and recommend and develop policies that help us shape our organization. The commitment level for each committee or group varies, but...

Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn

Release Date:

04/05/2013

... Quinn announced a new proposal to harness the incredible power of New York City’s branch libraries. The proposal was ...

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Public Policy

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Arts

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... them for what they truly are: enormous struggles over power and possibility,“ he writes.... What Inequality ...

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Economic Security

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Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together

Publication date:

02/2015

... opportunity assessment and funder capacity, funder-grantee power dynamics, and assessing impact. It blends data from ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Foundation Center

U.S. States, Rockefellers Clash With U.S. House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes

Release Date:

06/27/2016

The pushback is the latest chapter in a high-stakes fight to tackle climate change.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign Makes Progress in El Paso

Release Date:

08/04/2016

... Makes Progress in El Paso Since 2010, 238 coal-fired power plants nationwide have been announced to retire, ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More

Release Date:

09/16/2016

... Michael Bloomberg, who ushered in a new era of mayoral power during his three terms in New York's City Hall, most .....

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Soros Slams Putin For 'Heinous Crimes Against Humanity' In Syria

Release Date:

10/06/2016

... President Vladimir Putin of aggressively exploiting a power void in the White House ahead of the upcoming U.S. ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention

Release Date:

10/12/2016

... has famously soared in recent decades. Now, its military power and geopolitical ambitions are finally catching up. ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Funds British Artist's MoMA Exhibition

Release Date:

10/24/2016

MoMA PS1 will present the first comprehensive U.S. survey of the pioneering British artist Mark Leckey and the largest exhibition of his work to date.