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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature

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09/12/2013

... organizations mobilizing support in California on behalf of legislation requiring overtime pay for domestic employees, ... Brown's signature. The California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, proposed by...

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Workforce Development

Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap

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05/01/2017

... 2017 survey by the Rockefeller Foundation noted that half of recent college graduates are not using skills they learned ... at work, and 86 percent are learning new skills outside of college. It’s too early to...

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Education

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KIPP NYC Charter School Network Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse

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09/28/2017

KIPP NYC Charter School Network Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse A prominent New York City charter school ... that it was opening an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct that occurred more...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Funded New York's First 'To and Through' Data Tool That Shines a Light on College Readiness Gap

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10/14/2019

... New York State’s public high schools are preparing many of their students who are low-income for success in college. ... ultimately succeed in college,” said Ian Rosenblum, executive director of...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Launches 2017 Fellowship Program

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11/04/2016

... Foundation is accepting applications for the fourth cycle of the Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship, which provides ... with up to $150,000 each to pursue a visionary social justice , economic ...

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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? ... Thought Leaders program featuring Susan Berresford, former President and CEO of...

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Be Our Guest: New York City lags far behind other cities in investing in its public libraries

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09/25/2013

An op-ed by Julie Sandorf, President of the Charles H. Revson Foundation. Be Our Guest: New York ...

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Resources for Racial Equity

Resources from Leaders in the Field A multitude of resources exists -- from recorded Philanthropy New York ... is a writer, speaker, vegan, Pisces, and the former Executive Director of RVC, a...

New Survey from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Shows Increases in African American Curators and Women in Leadership Roles

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01/29/2019

... W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), and Ithaka S+R announced the results of ... being held by...

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2024 Operational Reports

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04/2024

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How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s

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06/03/2016

... Orgs" in the 1970s The Crips, Black P. Stone Rangers, Sons of Watts, Young Lords Party, Brown Berets and the Vice Lords, to name a few, formed to challenge severe ... means of solving...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color? by Frances Kunreuther, Co-Director Building ... we began discovering a more robust conversation among executive directors of color at partner...

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15 Jan 2013

Reframing the Debate Over Gun Violence: Advocacy and Education Efforts Working with Partners in Media

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:45pm

... gun policy advocates at the state and national level, as well as leaders in media and philanthropy, to identify ... Filmmaker, Philanthropist, Chairman, HELP USA Dan Gross , President , Brady...

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17 Jan 2013

A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16

Thursday, January 17, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... blueprint for addressing the above challenges will serve as a model for coordinated community transformation ... Urban Education at New York University Marilyn Gelber , President , Brooklyn Community Foundation...

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26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Behind,” it’s easy to see where the act (also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act or ESEA) falls ... fall laying out the Obama Administration priorities, and President Obama is using the...

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17 Nov 2010

If Not Superman, Who? Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education

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7:30am to 11:00am

... PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This fall, the multiplex has been full of documentaries drawing national attention to the plight of ... faced in doing so? To access the full NCRP report and executive...

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13 Apr 2016

Meet the Women and LGBT Activists on the ISIS Frontlines

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -

11:30am to 1:30pm

... recommendations for securing the lives and human rights of women, girls and LGBT Iraqis. Learn about their work to ... and LGBT rights in Iraq Presenters Amir Ashour, Founder & Executive Director, IraQueer...

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Gender Justice

01 Mar 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Adult Education and Workforce Development: WIOA Opportunities to Work Together

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law by President Obama on July 22, 2014. The new WIOA legislation ... for educational and career advancement. Join our speakers as they discuss current and future...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Up to $15 Million to Fill the Budget Gap Left by Trump’s Revoking U.S. Support For U.N. Climate Treaty

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06/02/2017

... the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretariat, including its work to help countries ... pledge aims to fill a significant funding gap that comes as a result of...

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