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Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality

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07/29/2016

... eliminated legacy preference, alumni have still continued to donate in large numbers. For example, Texas A&M, which did away with legacy preferences in 2004, saw its fundraising levels skyrocket in the...

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An Update on Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Limited Life

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10/23/2018

... Life "Today Blue Meridian Partners is announcing plans to become an independent, (501(c)(3) enterprise. With this ... commitments to longtime grantees in our Youth Development Fund (YDF...

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14 Jan 2016

Collaborating Across Power Differences - Webinar

Thursday, January 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

*The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... if junior members of the family pose challenges...

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DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

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04/20/2016

... Policy Edition. What is the point of going to Washington to talk to our congressional delegation when legislative ... cares about – maintaining the charitable deduction in its...

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action

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04/13/2018

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action This spring, the William T. Grant Foundation ... into actual policy and practice. In 2016, Grant shifted its...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Public Policy

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family foundations and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact) investing strategies as a key tool for ... with their mission and objectives. How can you engage your...

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Family Foundation

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08 Nov 2023

Funder Collaboratives that Support Shifting Power to Communities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

... including investing in the vision of impacted communities to develop, lead, and implement their own solutions. While ... some progress has been made, funder practices continue to lag behind their rhetoric...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Clear and Present Danger - Reframing Risk: A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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09/13/2024

... in the very same districts that we both live in and seek to serve. I, too, feel the weight of this moment, since the ... selective colleges and the challenge to the Fearless Fund ’s awards for...

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President's Message

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21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... preservation. The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 led to a movement to preserve the City’s architectural, historical, and ... Express , The New York Community Trust and The J.M. Kaplan Fund...

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18 Sep 2013

NYC Paves the Way: Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce for the Tech Sector

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... other kinds of digital media, with a particular focus on its interaction with education, youth and the future ... workforce. Explore Implications for grantmaking related to the cross sector topics of digital...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

19 Sep 2017

Documentary Film Screening - "Unrest": Women, Resilience and the Disease Medicine Forgot

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... which exposes deep flaws in the U.S. healthcare system in its treatment of patients afflicted with rare, orphaned ... and her husband, Omar, newlyweds grappling with how to live in the face of a lifelong...

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Christine Heenan Joins The Rockefeller Foundation as Vice President for Policy, Partnerships and Communications

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03/19/2018

... In the role, Heenan will lead the Foundation’s efforts to partner with governments, civil society, entrepreneurs, and corporations to advance its mission and goals, in addition to...

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Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events

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04/03/2018

Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events Even when wowing attendees, ... the Food Chain Food waste as an issue is finally having its moment. Several high-profile chefs, led by Anthony...

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09 May 2019

The Promise of Partnership: How Health Care and Human Service Collaboration Promote Healthy Child Development

Thursday, May 9, 2019 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... everything from longevity and the lifelong capacity to learn, to the ability to adapt to change and the capacity ... Early Childhood Health and Development Unit, Division of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Accelerates Fight Against Global Coronavirus Pandemi

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03/17/2020

... — Just days after Mike Bloomberg launched a program to help American mayors improve their coronavirus response, ... today announced additional actions and funding to combat the pandemic on a global scale. The...

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Disaster Relief

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14 Dec 2023

Strangers in a Strange Land: Migrants and Disasters in the US - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, December 14, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Philanthropy (CDP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. More than 45 million people living in the United States were born outside its borders. In fact, the U.S. has a higher number of immigrants...

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Immigration

New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society The Open Society Foundations today announced it will fund nine nonprofits—from the U.S. to Ghana— to help their .....

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Tides Announces Kriss Deiglmeier as New CEO

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01/15/2014

Tides has announced the appointment of Kriss Deiglmeier as its new CEO. Deiglmeier is recognized as a pioneer in the ... social innovator of contemporary times so it is exciting to consider what Kriss Deiglmeier...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships

Release Date:

07/03/2019

... partnerships, effective July 1, 2019. She will report to Marshall Stowell, vice president for communications. ... with peer funders and national and international partners to unlock resources and shift...

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