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Report Shows Some Success For NYC's Young Men's Initiative

Release Date:

07/28/2014

... According to a city-prepared, 15-page progress report on the program known as the "Young Men's Initiative," in Fiscal Year 2013 , some 1,831 people enrolled in an internship program run .....

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Open Society Foundations

Philanthropy New York Policy Priorities

Publication date:

04/2021

... Champion public policies that have systemic effects on issues and marginalized communities our members serve. ...

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PNY Issue Guide

20 Jun 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Thursday, June 20, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Registration is Closed

... York City Employment and Training Coalition and will build on the collaborative’s March 2024 session on strategies to help immigrants, migrants, asylum-seekers, ... and expedite access to good jobs and fair...

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Workforce Development

25 Oct 2012

Based on Faith: Community Partnership Supporting Youth & Families in Child Welfare

Thursday, October 25, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... to a recently released State of the Field report on Institution-Based Community Organizing, Interfaith Funders ... Designed for All interested funders. Based on Faith: Community Partnership Supporting Youth...

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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

Release Date:

01/12/2017

... effort, UJA has organized a two-day volunteer mobilization on January 15 and 16, 2017, where nearly 2,000 volunteers ... back and do good. All of the opportunities were promoted on Time for Good. “Today, the...

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Member News

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UJA-Federation of New York

26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... truly the most diverse nation in the world, and founded on the principles of equality and inclusion. But today’s ...

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Issue-Based

Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

Release Date:

03/19/2013

... a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily ... like for so many Americans who have no choice but to rely on government assistance to put food...

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All Funders

24 Jun 2015

Follow the Leader: Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In the arts and culture, as in the nonprofit sector broadly, changes in executive leadership can be difficult and unsettling—but they also provide organizations with critical opportunities to reaffirm goals and values, revitalize programming, and...

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

12 Dec 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This is a follow- on session to the event earlier this year, “ Helping Foster ... of NYC Youth Funders: Please email nycyouthfunders@gmail. com with your name, title, organizational affiliation, ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Children, Youth and Families

26 Jun 2018

Should My Company and Its Philanthropy Care About the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? A Roundtable Discussion

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... is uniquely positioned to do what’s hard to do on the business side Presenters Tracy Austin , Executive ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Roundtable Discussion

Presentation

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Corporate Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

17 Oct 2018

Comprehensive, Long-Term Supports for NYC Foster Youth: Part III of “Helping Foster Youth Succeed” Series

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This is a follow- on session to last year's “ Helping Foster Care Youth .....

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Housing and Homelessness

23 Sep 2021

What Does the Future of Work Look Like for Communities of Color in NYC?

Thursday, September 23, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... Kura Labs Jessica Santana , Co-Founder and CEO, American on Tech Rodney Woodruff (Moderator), Vice President, ...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Technology

Workforce Development

Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces Request for Proposals from New York Charter Schools to Use EarlyBird to Detect Dyslexia Early

Release Date:

09/06/2023

... next steps for instructors to support students based on the data from the assessments. “Dyslexia is an equity ... with the Science of Reading. Read more about and apply at www .EarlyBirdHeckscherRFP. ...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation By Jennifer March, ... Children’s Defense Fund-NY On April 10, 2017, Governor Cuomo signed legislation to raise...

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Insights

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Justice Reform

Beeta Jahedi Joins The Tow Foundation As Director Of Strategy And Communications

Release Date:

03/28/2017

... In this newly created role, Beeta will focus on amplifying the visibility of the Foundation’s work to ... in 1988 by Leonard and Claire Tow, funds projects that offer transformative experiences to individuals...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Tow Foundation

American Liver Foundation Elects Nicholas DeRoma as Chairman to its Board

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... to the ALF and its mission.” DeRoma has served on the National Board of Directors for the ALF for ten years, ... survivors. For more information about ALF, please visit www .liverfoundation.org . American Liver...

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IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa

Release Date:

05/16/2018

... inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The findings are based on lessons learned from joint projects that have resulted in ... financial services for more than seven million users on the continent over the past six...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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MasterCard Foundation

Trinity Church Wall Street Creates COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

Release Date:

03/18/2020

... in providing the critical programs and services they offer daily in neighborhoods across New York City. To support ... working in New York City. For more information on Trinity’s Neighborhood grantmaking...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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Trinity Church a Parish in the City of New York

NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... come signs of positive change in New York City schools. On the heels of the White House Summit, Mayor Bill de Blasio ... minor misbehavior. Additionally, the mayor announced recommendations issued by the...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

17 Oct 2018

A New Paradigm for Justice: Centering Women and Families

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... much activity throughout the U.S. and in New York City on criminal justice reform in recent years, including ... Foundation and Philanthropy New York for a discussion on a new paradigm for justice that...