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For Americans Seeking Good Jobs, Four Values are Key

Release Date:

09/10/2015

Rockefeller Foundation's Laura Gordon takes a deeper dive into the Workshift: #GoodJobsForAll campaign.

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Insights

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Two Staff, Promotes One

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07/27/2017

The Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to welcome two new members to the Foundation's team - Andrea MacDonald as manager of donor services and Chelsea Smith as a program officer, as well as announce the promotion of LIane Stegmaier.

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation Announce the Opportunity Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities

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03/10/2020

New funding opportunity seeks solutions to support the success of immigrants and refugees.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

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09/18/2014

... LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work Between 2011 and 2012 , foundations invested nearly $14.8 million in LGBTQ ... of LGBTQ funding in the United States. For 2011- 2012 , the top ten supporters of LGBTQ...

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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

... Philanthropies and The Rockefeller Foundation. From a search for new technology to thwart robocallers to a ... solutions to public problems are more often being sought from open contests in addition to more...

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Public Policy

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NY Women’s Foundation Points Out Gender Issues that Need Addressing in Rikers’ Reform

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05/11/2017

... American justice system increased by more than 700 percent from 1980 to 2014 – yet women lackvisibility. On any given ... 600 women are jailed at Rikers Island, yet they are absent from the larger narrative...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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ASPCA and NYPD Celebrate Five Years of Fighting Animal Abuse and Rescuing Victims across New York City

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01/29/2019

... animal cruelty. Over the years, rescued animals have come from a variety of dangerous environments throughout the city, ...

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Animal Welfare

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Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

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10/01/2015

... to advance through bold experiments with new models. From the global Giving Pledge initiated by Bill Gates and ... the world that we are honored to work with and learn from . And yet, despite this vast ledger...

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22 Jun 2010

Investing in Our Next Generation: English Language Learners and Their Families

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 5:00pm

... briefing will address a range of issues related to early learning , K-12 systems, and out-of-school time. Sessions will ... Foundation . Pedro Noguera, Professor of Teaching and Learning , Metropolitan Center...

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25 Jul 2019

The Power and Impact of Creative Aging Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... initiative, Seeding Vitality Arts (SVA), in 2016. Using a learning cohort model, Aroha is equipping grantees with the ... programs in 50 nonprofit organizations working in three learning cohorts across the...

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16 Jun 2020

Refugees, Resilience and COVID-19: Opportunities for Philanthropic Engagement - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... limited digital literacy poses challenges to distance learning and remote work opportunities. And black and brown ... for many Americans, let alone refugees who are still learning their new country’s processes...

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The State of Philanthropic Infrastructure

Release Date:

08/05/2015

A message from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the ... 2015 edition. After a week in Baltimore with colleagues from around the United States meeting to talk about the ... you are connected to...

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Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... Thousands of volunteers participate in planned projects, from cleaning parks to working with local animal rescues. ... are scheduled across the country, comprising efforts from individuals, corporations,...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... by cities or governments to protect against the losses from a pre-defined natural catastrophe. Investors lose their ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Collaboration with Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Highlights the Art of Wallpaper

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07/11/2017

... Highlights the Art of Wallpaper Flavor Paper (flavorpaper. com ) also produces artist-designed wallpapers and, ... work. Flavor Paper borrows a wide variety of imagery from iconic Warhol paintings, silk-screen...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania Provide Resources to Support Tree Of Life Synagogue Victims

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10/29/2018

... Memorial Hall and Museum vigil featured a video message from the president of Israel and an in-person message from an Israeli cabinet minister... Grantmakers of Western ...

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Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania

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13 Jul 2021

July 2021 Service for Impact

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... focus on the state of the nonprofit sector as we emerge from the pandemic; and how they and corporations are ... the latest trends in volunteerism and employee engagement from the latest Giving in Numbers...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Corporate Funders

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16 Sep 2015

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Industry Partnerships - Current and Future Strategies

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... called for a shift in the public workforce system away from rapid attachment to one that emphasizes a career ... funders. Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 - 11 :00 AM Program Registration is required...

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Workforce Development

31 May 2012

Saving Energy: New York City’s Leading Innovations

Thursday, May 31, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:30am

New York City modified its 100-year old zoning law this month in order to promote energy efficiency and the installation of solar and other renewable power technology. Called Zone Green, it is recognized as the nation’s boldest green building plan...

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