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30 Apr 2015

"Exit Interviews" with Former and Retiring Foundation CEOs

Thursday, April 30, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... their roles. Drawing from their diverse experiences within a range of foundations - corporate, private, and family - ... on what it was like to lead such dynamic foundations. A candid and energizing discussion...

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New York City

Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; and Ana Marie Argilagos, a senior advisor at the Ford Foundation, began their terms of service at a meeting of the trustees on April 16, 2015. "Mr. Lewis, ... in the most...

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Community Development

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration

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09/16/2015

... poor-performing school districts are very limited— a major problem that has persisted since the civil rights era. A new report, Charters without Borders: Using Inter-district ... districts 2. using an...

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NYS Health Foundation Publishes Report on Expanding Health Insurance Access for New Yorkers

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10/13/2015

... third enrollment period poised to open this November 1st, a new report by NYSHealth highlights the lessons learned ... The report also examines NYSHealth's strategy to enlist a diverse range of grantee...

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New York Health Foundation

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BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work

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11/06/2015

... no downside for taxpayers. Here’s how it works: A government agency contracts with an intermediary—such as ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Bank of America [Corporate]

Helmsley Trust Supported Data Tool: From Foreclosure to Homelessness, Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems

Release Date:

12/01/2015

... right data and corralling it into something useful can be a challenge. To make a real impact, policymakers, social service organizations, ... need reliable, nonpartisan information to understand how a...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida A smartphone app might help adolescents and young adults with ... prevent skin wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Verizon

Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

Release Date:

12/15/2015

... for the 2015-16 Crown Heights Grant Program, which include a focus on supporting organizations addressing tenants’ ... first resident-led grantmaking program designed to build a new model that brings together...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships

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03/14/2016

... Teaching in the Arts and Sciences” initiative as well as a special dissemination project. The signature work of ... In addition to the CCC awards, the Foundation provided a grant to the Graduate Center of the...

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JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program

Release Date:

04/22/2016

... JPB Poverty Advisory Committee. She will continue to be a trusted advisor and consultant to the Foundation, focusing ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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27 Jul 2016

Planning a Meeting? The Do’s and Don’ts - Webinar

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... provide their secret ingredients to planning and executing a meeting – especially those involving diverse parties and roles. Explore Step-by-step logistics to planning a meeting or a session...

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United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

Release Date:

06/23/2016

... in the second half of 2017. The UHF board has established a Succession Planning Committee, which will be led by Board ... time in this role, but for the year-plus ahead, there is a lot of work that I want to...

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Proteus Fund Reports on Orlando Rapid Response Fund Grantmaking

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08/11/2016

... FL on June 12, 2016, Proteus Fund quickly launched a Rapid Response Fund to support LGBTQ and Muslim, Arab & ... the intersection of LGBTQ rights and racial justice, with a particular focus on groups...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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BNY Mellon and United Nations Foundation Publish Report for Advancing Gender Equality

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01/26/2017

... want to literally put their money where their mouths are, a new report from BNY Mellon and the United Nations ... simultaneously accelerate progress and tap into a multi-trillion dollar opportunity by...

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New York Community Trust Funds Leading Racial Justice Nonprofit Race Forward in Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... launch of the Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab – a yearlong deep dive into racial equity interventions for 60 ... The Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab will include a multi-component training...

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Arts

NY Community Trust to Assist More New Yorkers on the Path to Citizenship

Release Date:

05/22/2017

... naturalization exam preparation, and for round two, a lottery for up to 1,500 vouchers for low-income ... by immigrants, who come from all over the world seeking a better life for themselves and their families...

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The New York Community Trust

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Immigration

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Unusual Times Lead to Unusual Grants from the Rockefeller Foundation

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06/28/2017

... it avoids ideological language and positions itself as a practical, problem-solving institution—one working to ... reducing food waste, and more. Overall, this isn't a funder who you might naturally think...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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NoVo Foundation is Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality

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07/19/2017

... Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality If a foundation’s mission is to build more healthy ... the NoVo Foundation, developing their own partnership as a couple coincided with developing the...

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Indian Child Welfare at Casey Family Programs is Highlight for Native American Students in Crisis

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08/02/2017

... is Highlight for Native American Students in Crisis Inside a double-wide trailer on the warm springs reservation in ... one girl’s left ear. Two more students whisper, sharing a joke. Still another student,...

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