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New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

Release Date:

02/08/2018

... solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars. Co-authored by Greg Kats and Keith Glassbrook, ... roofs, solar panels, and permeable and porous pavement, in urban areas. Using three...

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Community Development

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Freedom Together Foundation

Annie E. Casey, Conrad N. Hilton, Ford and JPB Foundations Join FHO to Pledge $4.9 Million in New Affordable Housing Initiative

Release Date:

02/20/2018

... Ford and JPB Foundations Join FHO to Pledge $4.9 Million in New Affordable Housing Initiative A new charitable ... affordable housing crisis , leveraging funding from many of the nation’s biggest foundations...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Salesforce.org Continues Its Commitment to Public Schools

Release Date:

04/09/2018

... Schools About a year ago, Salesforce opened a new hub in Indianapolis, which is slated to be the company’s ... fund a new information and technology academy within one of the district’s high schools, and...

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Education

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Salesforce

Century Foundation and the 74 Present Case Studies on Diversity-Driven Classrooms

Release Date:

05/29/2018

... by many measures, are more segregated today than they were in the 1970s — charter schools stand out as particularly ... segregated. One 2017 analysis found that 17 percent of charter schools have an enrollment...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

... Investing Impact investing is still a fledgling practice in mainstream philanthropy, but its popularity is growing in a big way. While there are lots of enthusiastic proponents out there—...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

Release Date:

09/05/2018

... Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation and Alloy Development Collaborate on Better Brooklyn Fund

Release Date:

10/22/2019

... on Better Brooklyn Fund When a new condo development opens in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood in late 2020 or early 2021, residents will get a unique ... communities. Called the Better Brooklyn Fund, the first...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

12 May 2022

Designing Effective Board Meetings: Purpose, Outcomes, Process, and People - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 12, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... family members and decision-makers to come together in service of a collective giving effort—to make choices about ... the purpose, outcomes, process, and people involved in such gatherings...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Topic(s)

Governance

12 Jan 2023

Philanthropic Purpose, Motivations, and Values - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, January 12, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... various priorities and approaches your family will utilize in its giving. This interactive program is designed to both ... and values, as well as lead families through the process of revisiting or refreshing...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... and economic issues were named to the inaugural class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change the world in one year with $100,000, an office space in New...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Social Justice

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

Release Date:

03/30/2020

... strong with our grantees as they play indispensable roles in their communities during this crisis. COVID-19 has pulled ... been working to transform it for decades. For millions of people however, the current...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Health

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Groundswell Fund

Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to Governor Cuomo for Prompt Contracting and Payment of Nonprofits

Release Date:

07/29/2020

... to Governor Cuomo for Prompt Contracting and Payment of Nonprofits 700 nonprofits have signed a letter to Governor ... Cuomo calling for more attention on the immediate and long -term financial effects ...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

Release Date:

05/10/2012

... Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors, Measure of America What does well-being and opportunity look like in the New York metropolitan area? The typical Asian-American ... reveals pockets of...

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All Funders

30 May 2018

Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... mission. Thus, more foundations are interested in assessing the equitability of their operational practice. So why haven’t we embraced ... performing women and minority-owned asset management firms in...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Finance & Asset Management

07 Nov 2024

Building A Coaching Practice With Your Teams: Purpose, Strategies, and Insights

Thursday, November 7, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking ... some key considerations when building a coaching practice in our own organizations? In...

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HR & Operations Staff

Senior Management

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Democracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis

Release Date:

01/14/2021

... is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis By: Darren Walker, President, Ford ... by the Ford Foundation on January 7, 2021 . I have long believed that inequality is the greatest...

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Ford Foundation

15 Jul 2010

EarlyLearn NYC: New Opportunities for Innovative System-Building with Quality

Thursday, July 15, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:30am

MEMBERS : Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on ... Services (ACS). WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All funders interested in early education and child care services in New...

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Issue-Based

04 Mar 2020

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In this historic period of low unemployment, job seekers with multiple ... barriers—including those with disabilities—are at risk of being left behind. 65 percent of working-age...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Disabilities

Workforce Development

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy American culture nurtures many myths about the ... of The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen: In it, the...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

22 Apr 2025

Navigating the AI Revolution: A Practical Guide for Foundation Administrators

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking ... how to separate the hype from genuine opportunities in AI? This hands-on workshop deciphers...