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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

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02/18/2016

Robert L. Hughes, President of New Visions for Public Schools, will become the new director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's K-12 education strategy.

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16 Mar 2016

New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Spring Meeting

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

New York Foster Youth Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of foster youth in New York.

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Children, Youth and Families

Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation

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02/18/2016

The Surdna Foundation named Betsy Fader, a leader in the philanthropic and social enterprise sectors, as Vice President, Programs.

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UJA-Federation Noted in 'Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy'

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02/18/2016

A rigorous approach to measuring charitable ROI (return on investment) is becoming more popular in the Jewish communal world and UJA-Federation of New York, which will celebrate its centennial next year, is wading into this world of metrics...

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

A group of five national foundations - Ford, MacArthur, Knight, Open Society and Mozilla foundations - are working to promote the use of the Internet for social good, and has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of...

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David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany

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02/17/2016

The New-York Historical Society will present a powerful exhibition that examines the rise of a culture of hatred during the period 1919-1939 in Germany. The exhibit will trace the gradual and deliberate indoctrination of German citizens into active...

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Jewish Interests

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Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship

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02/17/2016

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, in partnership with Art in America, has launched a pilot writing fellowship to support arts and culture writing in regions of the country that are often underrepresented in the media. The goal of the program is to...

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Communications/Media

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Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of-School-Time Programs

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02/17/2016

The Wallace-commissioned Out-of-School-Time Cost Calculator is a free, online tool designed to help providers estimate the costs of delivering a variety of after-school and summer programs. It's been updated and made accessible for mobile.

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United Hospital Fund's Levine Speaks on Healthcare's Toll on Caregivers

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02/16/2016

Carol Levine, director of United Hospital Fund’s Families and Health Care Project, speaks on the stress helping with healthcare puts on caregivers, and advises possible solutions.

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Backed by Mellon Grant, UVA Establishes New Center to Study Indigenous Art

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02/16/2016

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia announced a grant of $815,000 by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which will be utilized to create a research center for the study of the indigenous art of Australia and the Americas at The...

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Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program

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02/16/2016

The Pershing Square Foundation has announced a supplemental gift of £3.7 million ($5.4 million) gift to the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholars Program at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.

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JPB Foundation Partners with Others in Support of Energy Efficiency for All

Release Date:

02/12/2016

As a partnership among the Energy Foundation, Elevate Energy, National Housing Trust and NRDC with funding support from the JPB Foundation, EEFA will help low-income renters gain access to $170 million in new public resources for energy efficiency...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Gould Foundation’s Tyre is Author of In-Depth Atlantic Investigative Piece on Math and Low-Income Students

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02/12/2016

Peg Tyre, director of strategy at the Edwin Gould Foundation, wrote a deep examination on mathematics whizzes and reaching glory in math competitions. She is also the author of the book, "The Good School: How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the...

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Ms. Foundation Launches Public Voices Fellowship

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02/12/2016

The Ms. Foundation for Women announces its Public Voices Fellowship, an initiative that diversifies the voices and quality of ideas featured in mainstream media. The fellowship will provide a diverse cohort of 19 Ms. Foundation grantees with...

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

New York Women’s Foundation and NoVo Foundation announced an initial commitment of $10 million in new philanthropic funding for programs targeting girls, young women and trans youth of color in New York City, matching the city's commitment.

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Women's Foundation

08 Jun 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Integrating Financial Capability Strategies into Workforce Organizations

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The long-term changes in the labor market that were accelerated by the Great Recession have disproportionately impacted low income populations served by job training programs.

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Woodruff Foundation Reflects on Its First Decade

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02/11/2016

Friday, January 29, was Bob Woodruff's 10th Alive Day. As a reflection on the day that a roadside bomb nearly took Bob's life in Iraq, the Woodruff Foundation celebrated the impact that moment has had over the last decade.

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07 Mar 2016

Simplifying Strategy Toolkit Workshop for CSRs

Monday, March 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Join us for a workshop on the principles of Simplifying Strategy, a new toolkit developed by FSG in partnership with CECP.

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Professional Development

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Corporate Funders

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Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN

Release Date:

02/11/2016

The Paris agreement is a recognition that the international community understands the critical importance of taking action now to mitigate or adapt to climate change, writes TCF policy associate, Neil Bhatiya.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget

Release Date:

02/11/2016

Prosperity Together, a nonpartisan coalition of public women’s foundations nationwide, released a statement detailing its support of the investments outlined in President Obama’s Budget to expand opportunity, promote equality and build economic...

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