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Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... that schools will try to manipulate that data. But it’ s unclear how effectively states have prepared for that ... to accurately monitor absenteeism data at all. “It’ s human nature, when the stakes rise, to...

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17 Jun 2016

Special Screening & Discussion: Stepping Up for NYC's Youth

Friday, June 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... into solutions that work. Stepping Up follows high school seniors who have been trained by College Access: ... Rodriguez , Student, Eugene Lang College at The New School Cassie Schwerner (Moderator), Senior...

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16 Oct 2018

The Philanthropic Closet - New Research on LGBTQ People in Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... in philanthropy? Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ new upcoming report , The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in ... that question - and the results might surprise you! The report notes that upwards of 10 percent of...

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... to Ford, where he was vice president of the foundation’ s Education, Creativity and Freedom of Expression program, ... as chief operating officer of the Abyssinian Development Corporation , where he guided the...

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A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

... National Center for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Co-Chair, ... issues that came up during the course of the Commission’ s analysis: 1. Evacuation s...

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These Leaders Are Rallying to Stop New NY Taxes on Tax-Exempt Nonprofits

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08/22/2018

... the local leaders who fly the flag on behalf of New York’ s nonprofit sector, but you might not be as familiar with the ... nonprofits that were debated in the run-up to last year’ s hastily approved U...

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The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

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09/26/2014

... in Focus blog . What a day it was! Sunday’ s historic People’ s Climate March was a testament to the growing power and visibility of a global people’ s movement for peace, justice and...

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Health

Nine Graphs That Show How Hard It Is To Be a Homeless Student In New York City

Release Date:

08/19/2016

... In New York City About 127,000 New York City public school students — or one in eight — have been homeless at ... more than the total population of Boston and Seattle’ s school systems...

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Housing and Homelessness

06 Mar 2025

POSTPONED Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Thursday, March 6, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... behavior via shareholder activism and Jobs to Move America , which has used shareholder engagement to secure the ... Miranda Nelson, Deputy Executive Director, J obs to Move America Valerie Boucard (Moderator...

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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

Release Date:

02/13/2018

... the history of higher education. Director Stanley Nelson’ s new film, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black ... ; and the current and future place of HBCUs in a changing America . Through its support of...

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The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Wants to Rebuild It.

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04/14/2021

... workers in crisis, and restaurants. Soon, the foundation’ s logo — two hands holding up a tray with a pineapple on it ... rallying symbol for people frustrated by the government’ s inaction. The RWCF saw an...

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How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... Brothers Fund and the Surdna Foundation. While it’ s been a bumpy road since then, things have been looking up, ... Eric Braxton, “After the financial crisis of 2008, funding for youth organizing took a major...

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Pinkerton Elects Daniel Mosley as New Chair

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02/17/2017

... Chair George Gillespie becomes Chairman Emeritus; PwC’ s Roy Weathers joins board FEBRUARY 15, 2017-- After fifty ... serving on the boards of the Abyssinian Development Corporation , New York Partnership for...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Former Ambassador as New Trustee

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11/12/2015

... current Board rather than being named in the Foundation’ s charter by Harry Weinberg. Ambassador Levin will officially ... including investment management of more than $2 billion in active real estate and...

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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

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12/12/2014

First Payment Made Toward Detroit 039 ; s 039 ;Grand Bargain 039 ; The first “grand bargain” payment — $ 23 .3 million dollars — was sent to two retirement...

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75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won’t Qualify

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... make college tuition-free for some students at New York’ s public colleges and universities, the state anticipated that 23 ,000 people would benefit, sharing $87 million in funding . Instead,...

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Responding To Covid-19: Suggestions and Recommendations for Donors as of March 2020 from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

03/24/2020

... notions of disaster philanthropy to emphasize resilience funding that builds the resilience of individuals, families, ... the context shifts relating to key principles and general funding areas, including...

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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... No matter what issues your organization focuses on, it’ s likely they’re affected broadly by the federal branch ... the “power of the purse”—our despised, corrupted U. S . Congress. Even those who consider...

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The Wallace Foundation Names New Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Release Date:

12/16/2014

... in the New York City government, including the city 039 ; s housing, budget and education departments. She also served as comptroller for Sportvision, a nationwide media corporation , from...

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