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New Multi-Foundation Matching Fund Recognizes Public Transit’s Importance to Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability

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09/17/2020

... and Environmental Sustainability By: David Bragdon, Executive Director , TransitCenter 2020 has shone a spotlight on the weaknesses of many U.S. institutions, and the widening racial, gender...

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Beyond the IRS: Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF

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12/21/2011

By Gail Fuller, Director of Communications, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Long ago, ... late Frank Karel, who created what is today considered foundation communications , concluded that a sound ...

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Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

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05/02/2017

... to Reconsider the Process? By Betsy Myers, Ph.D., Program Director for Medical Research at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Funders of biomedical research, such as our foundation...

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Heather Nesle Joins New York Life as President of the New York Life Foundation

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12/11/2013

... that Heather Nesle has joined the company as President of the New York Life Foundation . Nesle also has been elected ... of New York Life. She reports to Frank M. Boccio , Executive...

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

In September, Darren Walker became the tenth president of the Ford Foundation . Before coming to Ford, where he was vice ... PND : You’re the first Southerner to be named president of...

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Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities

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07/12/2016

By Roz Lee, Director , Social Justice Initiatives, Arcus Foundation Reprinted with permission from the National ... being controversial, we agree to take on a certain degree of risk. But if not...

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Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground, Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson

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02/13/2018

... Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson Founded to educate a population newly ... largely invisible in both American history and the history of higher education...

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10 Sep 2019

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Investigation of Harassment and Discrimination Complaints: A Practical Guide

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking ... to HR and operations administration. A key program director is accused of...

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14 Apr 2016

Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our ... can immediately take action. Panelists: Melissa Beck , Executive Director , The Educational Foundation...

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Renowned Scholar and Author Carolyn Dinshaw Joins the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning

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02/10/2022

... Higher Learning grantmaking area under Program Director Phillip Brian Harper. The position, which Dinshaw ... team,” said Carter Stewart, the Mellon Foundation ’s Executive Vice President for...

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Helmsley Foundation Funds New York Common Pantry’s Opening of a New Satellite Location

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05/16/2017

... need areas of New York City,” says Stephen Grimaldi, Executive Director of NYCP. “Since our soft opening on April 27, ... key support—the reception area of...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Farah Jasmine Griffin and Clint Smith as 2021 Fellows in Residence

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07/26/2021

... “I cannot think of a more exciting moment to have been named a Fellow and I look forward to being in residence and ... Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM); Johnnetta Cole, former director...

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Open Society Foundations Supports International Online Journalism Event

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02/24/2016

... Kensey Wilson, editor for innovation and strategy and executive vice president for product and technology at The New York Times; Yoani Sánchez, founder and director for the Cuban digital news site 14ymedio;...

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Pair of Community Foundations Chosen to lead Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Flagship New Jersey Grantmaking Program

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11/14/2022

Pair of Community Foundations Chosen to lead Robert Wood Johnson ... at the helm," said. Maisha Simmons, RWJF's senior director of NJ Grantmaking. "Both foundations are rooted in...

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New York Foundation Video: In Their Own Words: Community Food Advocates

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07/30/2018

... Foundation produced a video showing the generational work of Community Food Advocates that brought about the ... two co-founders, Kathy Goldman and Agnes Molnar, and their executive ...

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14 Jul 2015

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

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2:45pm to 4:30pm

... allows your foundation to take a stance on a piece of legislation Administrative lobbying is subject to all the ... work. Join us for a lively discussion with Sean Delany, Executive ...

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What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed

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03/13/2012

By Dan Lowenstein , Director of Public Affairs, Primary Care ... of global health organizations, including amfAR, The Gates Foundation , and the World Health...

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Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row

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08/16/2016

Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row In 1989, a 29-year-old African-American civil-rights lawyer named Bryan Stevenson moved to Montgomery, Alabama, and ... death row...

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