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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

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12/14/2017

... Gaspard will oversee a 2018 budget of more than one billion dollars at the Open Society Foundations, which ... down at the end of this year. Gaspard was previously the U. S . ambassador to South Africa from...

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards $2.4 Million in Grants

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05/31/2019

... Duke Foundation for Islamic Art , an operating foundation supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in New York ... dedicated to strengthening relationships between U. S . Muslim and non-Muslim...

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Community Development

What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... Brooklyn Community Foundation In 2002, I moved to Brooklyn 039 ; s Flatbush/Midwood neighborhood. As an immigrant and a recent ... to have the essential curry leaves and lentils a stone’ s...

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01 Aug 2018

On Shaky Ground: Stabilizing the Financial Security of Single Women - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... retirement with too few assets. In fact, the gender wealth gap is widening for this population. Single women of all ages ... overlooked in income-focused discussions of women’ s economic security. Join us for...

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Take This Opportunity to Understand Disaster and Resilience through a Gender Lens

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10/28/2015

... By Ana Oliveira, President and CEO, The New York Women’ s Foundation In Fall 2012, The New York Women’ s Foundation launched our Hurricane Sandy Response & Recovery ... Michelle DePass (moderator), Dean,...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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The Wallace Foundation Names Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

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03/01/2023

... Ed.D., has been selected as The Wallace Foundation’ s director of education leadership, effective April 17, 2023, ... brings deep experience in a variety of leadership roles in school districts. “We’re...

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The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact

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04/02/2010

... transformation and policy reform following last year’ s overhaul of New York State’ s Rockefeller Drug Laws . We are pleased to have the ... upstate areas to warehouse all the new prisoners, while ...

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15 Jun 2020

Advocacy 101: Legal Boundaries and Opportunities

Monday, June 15, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Powerful Advocacy Movements: Crisis and Opportunity June 23 - Exploring Your Foundation’ s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground * ... — and what 039 ; s...

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Sustainability Grant Opportunity: Partners for Places Round 16

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12/05/2019

... is a successful matching grant program that improves U. S . and Canadian communities by building partnerships between ... general grant program, Round 16 also includes dedicated funding to support green...

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Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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07/30/2020

... line of defense in the fight against the virus. Leonor’ s work entails cleaning a commercial office building and ... workspaces are sanitized, thereby minimizing the virus’ s spread. When the pandemic began,...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Rockefeller Playhouse and Family Properties Gifted to the National Trust for Historic Preservation

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07/31/2018

... of John D. Rockefeller and one of the National Trust’ s portfolio of 28 Historic Sites around the United ... exceptional multi-generational commitment to preserving America ’ s past.” The...

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11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... P-TECH in Brooklyn this October, the focus was on how the school – a public-private partnership par excellence – ... with no tuition costs. They enable students who enter high school – regardless of their...

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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

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10/07/2021

... many still reeling from the pandemic and the nation’ s racial reckoning. Fellows are spearheading efforts, from ... visionary leadership that can not only reimagine an America where more families thrive but...

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29 Jan 2020

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, the Culture and the Individual Artist

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... professionals as we explore the role of philanthropy in funding individual artists. Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) ... members have been working together to promote and improve funding for individual artists...

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15 Apr 2010

Educational Neglect: Rethinking Intersections between the Education and Child Protective Systems

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... accountable for teenagers who are chronically absent from school ? What interventions are most effective for chronically ... asked the Vera Institute of Justice to study the state’ s approach to educational...

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With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

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10/26/2016

... philanthropy has played a crucial role in expanding America ’ s healthcare workforce, but greater commitment among donors ... 8 Association of American Medical Colleges “2015 Annual Report ”...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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10 Jan 2012

Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... have always been critical to the nonprofit sector’ s ability to bring about positive change in the community. ... resources as their counterparts. In an era of reduced funding , supporting volunteer capacity is...

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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

For the first time ever, the All Children Matter report gives a voice to the more than 2 million children in ... COLAGE —with a foreword by the Child Welfare League of America . Explore Details of the historic...

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New Book from Atlantic Philanthropies Explores ‘Giving While Living’ Approach to Philanthropy

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09/18/2017

... Atlantic Founder Charles Francis “Chuck” Feeney’ s long-standing belief that people with wealth should use it ... better humanity during their lifetimes will find Chuck’ s story inspiring and instructive,”...

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