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01 Apr 2020

Towards Health Equity: Measuring Health Outcomes in Community-Based Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

... shaping the conversation. Please feel free to submit your questions in advance when you register. Presenters Lindsay ... Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions . In collaboration...

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

15 Nov 2013

Reflections on Young Males of Color in New York City: Changing the Narrative about Black and Latino Young Men Through Media

Friday, November 15, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

We invite you to join us for the second discussion in this two-part briefing. This session will focus on: The impact of media in developing and changing images of Young Black and Latino Males Curricula which have been developed by programs to convey...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

08 Dec 2014

New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters - Webinar

Monday, December 8, 2014 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidelines establishing that a nonprofit's indirect costs (also called overhead or administrative costs) are legitimate expenses that should be reimbursed through federal grants. Join the Forum of...

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Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil

Release Date:

07/28/2016

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund took its first direct stake in a renewable energy company in a move meant to bolster the fight against climate change.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018

Release Date:

03/13/2019

New initiatives launched by the foundation during the year include the Fund for the #MeToo Movement and Allies, which is focused on survivor-led organizations working to strengthen communities affected by sexual abuse, and the Justice Fund, which...

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Gender Justice

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Women's Foundation

Foundation Consortium Acquires Historic African American Photographic Archive

Release Date:

07/25/2019

Acquired for $30 million as part of an auction of the assets of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, the archive includes more than four million prints and negatives and is considered to be the most significant...

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Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

J. Paul Getty Trust

Four Reasons to Champion Leadership Development

Release Date:

06/11/2014

Four Reasons to Champion Leadership Development This article in Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses ...

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Leadership Development

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American Express

Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... and state marketplaces. This Commonwealth Fund–supported article in Health Affairs examines the experiences of ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

International Genome Research Partnership Uncovers Bed Bug Resistance to Pesticides (Sloan Foundation)

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... could reveal why they’re so resistant to pesticides. The article is one of two papers sequencing the bed bug gene that ...

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Health

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Rona Sheramy Appointed Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

Release Date:

03/01/2017

The Board of Directors of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rona Sheramy as its next Executive Director, effective February 15, 2017.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

Mario Luis Small Joins Russell Sage Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/27/2017

The Russell Sage Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of sociologist Mario Luis Small to its board of trustees. Small is currently Grafstein Family Professor at Harvard University. He is a contributor to the RSF volume The Colors of...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Ford Foundation Launches Effort To Diversify Art Museum Leadership

Release Date:

11/29/2017

Walton Foundation and Ford Foundation announced today they are each committing $3 million over three years to support creative solutions to diversify curatorial and management staff at art museums across the United States.

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth

Release Date:

06/10/2019

... at Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published an article with several co-authors in Nature Communications ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Open Society Foundations Name Laura Carvalho as the New Global Director of Equity Following Organizational Transformation

Release Date:

05/16/2022

In June, when Carvalho starts her new role, she will join a global management team that focuses on the priorities of Justice and Intersectionality, Expression, and Climate Justice.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

27 Jun 2012

Role of Public Media in Our Democracy - GFEM Annual Funder Conversation

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 6:00pm

With the decline of traditional journalism outlets, some public and independent media organizations are making significant strides in expanding news and information services to fill the gap. And public media is engaging people of all ages and...

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Issue-Based

07 Mar 2013

Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy

Thursday, March 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:30pm

Last year, President Obama announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which temporarily frees eligible undocumented youth from the fear of deportation. This year, immigration reform for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in...

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05 Jun 2013

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Superstorm Sandy

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

This Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders will focus on current workforce activities in response to Superstorm Sandy and the opportunities for new investments in impacted communities. It will also include an update on a highly...

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14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM presented by the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), Philanthropy Connects , and Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET), with The New York Community Trust and the Ford Foundation . WHO...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $2.3M in Grants to Nonprofits Serving Youth, Girls of Color

Release Date:

12/14/2016

BCF launched its Invest in Youth initiative in 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improve Brooklyn’s social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color.

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Brooklyn Org

COVID-19 Policy Updates & Analysis from Nonprofit and Philanthropic Partner Organizations

Release Date:

03/31/2020

Nonprofit and philanthropic partner organizations that work across the sector have shared updates and analyses on the federal CARES Act and how it will work within the sector.