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Journalism Needs to Reinvent Itself: A Q&A with OSF’s Maria Teresa Ronderos

Release Date:

09/19/2018

... cementing an ongoing crisis of trust vis-à-vis the public . Up against challenges that dwarf the resources of the ... work of its predecessor as it has ceased working on media policy and reform issues to focus...

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Video

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Communications/Media

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Open Society Foundations

Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research

Release Date:

10/15/2018

... research. The event, titled “Can Universities Serve the Public Good?”, was hosted by the Graduate School of ... findings in the context of other factors that can affect policy decisions... Adam Gamoran,...

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Member News

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

JPMorgan Spreads its Urban Development Money to Paris

Release Date:

11/05/2018

... bank to lieutenants while he promotes policies and public -private partnerships which he believes will promote ...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

Release Date:

12/14/2018

... Brooklyn Community Foundation—the first and only public charity dedicated to New York City’s largest ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

The Rockefeller Foundation Names Steve VanRoekel, Former White House Chief Information Officer, as Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

03/13/2019

... 2009, Mr. VanRoekel has served in a number of senior-level public sector roles including Chief Operating Officer of the ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition

Release Date:

04/05/2019

... of Colorado Boulder to work in partnership with the Denver Public Schools. The Institutional Challenge Grant was created ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

Release Date:

05/06/2019

... All of this is compounded by the city’s lack of viable public transit options. Jackson is designed around the car, ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

Release Date:

06/13/2019

... sees expanding access to higher education in prison as a public good.” “We know that higher-education-in-prison ...

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Member News

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Community Development

Education

Justice Reform

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Mellon Foundation

New Survey from Commonwealth Fund: Just Over a Quarter of U.S. Adults Favor ‘Medicare for All,’ but Many Need More Information

Release Date:

09/26/2019

... health insurance, Medicaid expansion, and current health policy proposals, including Medicare for All. Other key ... in favor (43%) of replacing all private insurance with a public plan like Medicare for All...

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Member News

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The Commonwealth Fund

The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty

Release Date:

10/21/2019

... using a combination of digital products, machine learning, policy , research, and new partnerships to deliver at least ... to make it easier for eligible families to access critical public services," said...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Economic Security

Public Policy

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy

Release Date:

11/01/2019

As Americans face troubling new barriers to vote, is philanthropy ready to help?

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

12 Feb 2020

FCCP Census Operations Series Part 9: Monitoring the Count in Real Time Part II - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Center / CUNY Meredith Higashi (Moderator) , Director, Public Policy and Advocacy, Philanthropy Northwest Designed for ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Census 2020

New York Community Trust Staff, Irfan Hasan and Anna Silvera, Promoted

Release Date:

02/11/2021

... equitable, and thriving community for all. It is a public grantmaking foundation dedicated to improving the ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The New York Community Trust

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Announces New Grant Opportunity for Research and Advocacy

Release Date:

10/06/2021

... colleges, universities, CBO’s, government officials, policy organizations, student groups, and other stakeholders ... with financial need who are pursuing a 4-year degree at a public institution. Grants will...

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RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Education

Gender Justice

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

Mary Grecco Named Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Foundation for Child Development

Release Date:

05/04/2023

... equity for young children through evidence-informed policy and practice.” Mary is a certified public accountant who has over 25 years of experience in ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Foundation for Child Development

Autism at Work: How the Simons Foundation is Expanding Efforts of Inclusion in the Workplace

Release Date:

03/10/2020

... we have continued to source candidates for select open positions through organizations that help companies recruit ...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

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The Simons Foundation

Stonewall Community Foundation Promotes Jarrett Lucas to Executive Director

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... owning the fact that we are an agent of change. And, as a public foundation, being accountable to the people at the ... development. Between 1999 and 2008, Lucas also held staff positions at the Bryson...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

Diahann Billings-Burford Named Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... with the mission of opening and operating high-quality, public charter schools focused on closing the achievement gap ... her J.D. from Columbia School of Law and served as a Public Service Fellow, interning...

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Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

Release Date:

10/27/2015

... October Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the ... long-term debt." The Fiscal Confidence Index measures public opinion about the national...