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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... for DACA, and we’re very pleased to share his story on Smart Assets. After many years of being ignored, ... Obama passed his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on June 15, 2012, and that brought some hope...

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Children, Youth and Families

07 Jan 2016

Powerful Resource or Unhealthy Distraction? The Ongoing Debate about Young People and Technology

Thursday, January 7, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Technology is omnipresent in the lives of American youth. Studies show that by the time they turn two, more than a third of kids have used a mobile device; and nearly a quarter of teens are online “almost constantly.”

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New York City

26 Sep 2018

How International Education Funders Facilitate Learning Among Grantees - and Translation of Practice into Policy - A Brown Bag Lunch

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

International education funders have been working with a wide spectrum of primary and secondary schools, community-based organizations, NGOs and governments to improve access, quality, and relevance of primary and secondary education. We have made...

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International/Foreign Affairs

18 Apr 2019

Parole Hearing and Revocation Reforms - A Justice Reform Working Group Funders Briefing

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... if and once it’s granted. In 2018, advocates focused on the closure of Rikers Island identified that people ... Island. Currently, community-based groups and advocates on the ground are working hard to push...

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The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey

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06/13/2013

... for funders from around the region to learn more from experts involved in the recovery and rebuilding efforts ... daylong tour with us. The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey...

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Disaster Relief

President Putin: Restore Openness to Nonprofit Involvement

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01/11/2013

... time and attention to this international group of Russia experts ... President Putin: Restore Openness to Nonprofit ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Harnessing Collaborative Technologies: Helping Funders Work Together Better

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11/2013

... The research included an extensive literature review on collaboration in philanthropy, detailed analyses of trends ... with 37 leading philanthropy professionals and technology experts , and a review of more than 170 online tools. A ...

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New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement

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06/17/2015

New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement Arthur Levine, an education expert ... to work in the classroom.... New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Simons Foundation

The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

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05/04/2016

... dialogue are coming together to undergird our discussion on “ Rethinking American Justice .” The program will focus on the history and present application of justice in America ... Correspondent Erik Eckholm...

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PNY News

18 Jan 2018

First Annual PNY Policy Forum Honoring Janice Nittoli: An Evening with John King

Thursday, January 18, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... the foundation’s endowment and adding sixteen new policy experts to TCF’s roster. She was previously the associate ... should most effectively and appropriately advocate on behalf of the area’s philanthropic...

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An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... engagement to their work. In this piece, I reflect on my journey from grantee to grantmaker and, in particular, ... to see that, although times had changed a bit, the recommendations from the 1980s were...

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The New York Community Trust

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Two Emblematic Markers of Policy Progress

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10/24/2018

... York’s public policy work is a mix of taking positions on issues, developing policy-focused programs in which ... health and human services systems by implementing the recommendations of the Human Services...

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PNY News

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Beyond the Bubble

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01/22/2020

... Texas, and Washington) five out of the six are the most disaster -prone places in the country. [4] Forty million ... Forward by Gary Orfield, Editor's Note: Fifth in a series on School Segregation in the...

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Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

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06/08/2021

... oyster research stations to the new system bringing them on -line for collecting oyster measurements using cloud ... For more information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www .morganstanley. com...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Environment and Climate Change

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Philanthropy New York urges state and local government to ensure full, on-time payment and contracting with the nonprofit sector to ensure the health and safety of New York’s most vulnerable residents

PNY urges state and local government to ensure full, on -time payment and contracting with the nonprofit sector, ... agencies have notified nonprofits that new contracts are on hold and that payments for existing...

Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice

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01/12/2022

... ‘no strings attached’ awards at our Spark Breakfast on March 8, 2022 from 8-10am at the Brooklyn Museum. Tickets are on sale now. The 2022 Spark Prize winners are: Arab American ... is building a...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Releases New Report: Mission Aligned Investing: How We Assess Our Progress

Release Date:

04/07/2022

... Chief Investment Office (OCIO)—offers an update on our collaborative efforts to develop and refine our ... Aligned Investing: How We Assess Our Progress , focuses on impact and ESG investing to share how our...

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Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

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11/28/2011

... Philanthropy New York (This post originally appeared on the Forum’s Forum , the blog of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, on November 21, 2011 and is reprinted with permission.) It ... with...

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