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06 Jun 2019

POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing

Thursday, June 6, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... link between unhealthy diet and diet-related diseases, the importance of teaching youth about healthy food choice as a crucial ... (Moderator), Program Officer, New York State Health ...

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12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials

Publication date:

12/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, " Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color ." 12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from .....

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Carlie Steen Joins New York Women's Foundation as Director of Programs

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02/20/2019

The New York Women’s Foundation Welcomes Carlie Steen as Director of Programs Ms. Steen joins The Foundation from Stonewall Community Foundation . Carlie Steen ...

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

How has the increasing influence of business techniques affected the world of philanthropy? ... Susan Berresford, former President and CEO of the Ford Foundation ; Christine...

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JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood

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04/06/2017

JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood The effort will be the ... raise the needed funds, the city partnered with the Kresge Foundation...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Community Development

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The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report

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05/02/2017

The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report ... team and the Surdna Foundation partnered on the occasion of the foundation ’s centennial to...

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Finance & Asset Management

Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating Characteristics Affect Spending

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09/2012

... charitable administrative expense levels. It can help to inform policy debates and foundation practices. Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating ...

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How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work

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05/2010

This study examines how foundations that wish to engage in public policy are using communications to expand the reach and impact of their work. It reveals that communications is at the very ... , the Carnegie Corporation of New York , the Ford Foundation , and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund . How ...

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Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For Reputation

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06/21/2016

Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For ... and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation is battling the leader of a Baltimore nonprofit and a New York investor over the sale...

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Community Development

17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

The Educational Foundation of America and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel

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04/04/2019

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and ... NY — The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Nishka Chandrasoma as its next vice president, secretary, ... in...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the United States, ... term that...

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Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

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10/30/2013

The Target Foundation and Corporation topped the Minnesota Council on ... in Minnesota, a new study found. Second place went to the General Mills Foundation and Corporation, which ... in...

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

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07/17/2013

The AARP Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million to the Green House Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...

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Health

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

Release Date:

08/14/2014

Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has appealed a ... filed on Wednesday in Florida’s Second District Court of...

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Arts

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Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere

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05/24/2016

Three Ways Ford Foundation 's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere Today, the ... that work to combat poverty, the marginalization of women and minorities,...

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Economic Security

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

Publication date:

03/2011

... President and COO John E. Craig analyzes the shortcomings of the tax return form for private foundations and discusses ... for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector. Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: ...

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