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18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... state constitution mandates and 2) districts, including NYC , target those resources to classrooms and services and ... out their view of The likely impact of cuts on what schools can offer - and the services...

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Reducing Summer Learning Loss: Thoughts from Ron Fairchild

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03/09/2010

... the summer months. Such programs often partner with public schools , but generally exist outside the formal structures ...

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All Funders

To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

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10/06/2022

... 29, 2022, and then on Election Day, November 8, 2022, NYC registered voters will have the opportunity to vote yes ... 2 https:// www .fpwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NY2021_SSS.pdf 3 https:// www...

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Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

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04/17/2014

... on college readiness and success took place. Organized by NYC Youth Funders network in partnership with Philanthropy ... and efforts that take the same approach with students and schools . Place high value on...

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Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners

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03/17/2017

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), has announced the twelve winners of the Water Window Challenge.

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25 Oct 2013

Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons: Main Convening

Friday, October 25, 2013 -

8:00am to 1:00pm

One year after Hurricane Sandy swept through our region, our communities have made great progress in recovery and are building back stronger. But so much remains to be done and the philanthropic community is eager to understand how it can best...

Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education Bill Will Only Increase Inequality

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12/12/2017

... Only Increase Inequality Anti-poverty activists are urging Gov . Andrew Cuomo to veto a bill that would allow students at ... “This bill only does one thing: It helps for-profit schools ,” said Yan Cao, a fellow...

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to American Museum of Natural History

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08/13/2014

... from traditionally under-resourced communities across NYC . The grant, which is the second $1 million award ...

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After Cuts in Funding from DoE, Learning Leaders Shuts Down Despite Support from Funders Like NYCT, Pinkerton

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02/17/2017

Once Supported by Pinkterton and NY Community Trust, NYC Volunteer Training Nonprofit to Shut Down Learning ... that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next...

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The New York Community Trust

A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

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10/13/2022

... Two) A Conversation with Rich Leimsider, Founder, PSLF. nyc , and Carolyn Peters, Manager, Learning Services, ... sat down with Rich Leimsider, the founder of PSLF. nyc , to speak about the concerted effort by...

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Race to Lead; Confronting the Racial Leadership Gap

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06/2017

The Building Movement Project released "Race to Lead; Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap." This new report, the first in the Race to Lead series, is based on our survey of over 4,000 nonprofit professionals. The report explores why people of color are still under-represented in nonprofit CEO/Executive Director positions.

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02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm

... Foundations Isaac Benowitz, Medical Epidemiologist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene , NYC DOH and Mental Hygiene Lisha McCormick , Director of ...

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22 Oct 2012

Accelerating the Upstate Economy: A Series on Entrepreneurship in our Region

Monday, October 22, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Teleconference

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is creating jobs for agricultural producers, businesses and families. Their grants act as a catalyst for business development and entrepreneurship by providing access to capital and technical...

Burke Foundation Announces Release of New Jersey's Statewide ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Action Plan

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02/04/2021

On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Office of the Governor released a statewide action plan to promote resilience and address the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Children, Youth and Families

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NY Community Trust Supports Wide Range of Education Technology Efforts

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08/12/2014

... NY Community Trust's support for technology learning in NYC ranges from tech integration at the middle school level .....

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