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The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Announces Desiree Vazquez Barlatt as New Program Officer

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07/12/2021

... served as Director of Strategic Partnerships for CUNY 039 ; s Office of K-16 initiatives. She brings seven years of ... has also served as a student activities advisor with NYU 039 ;...

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The Three Roads to Building Volunteer Value

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07/16/2013

... As stated in a blog post by Gail Gershon of Gap Inc., that initial session generated robust conversations ... no budget, that must happen regardless of a nonprofit’ s needs. If you’re not familiar, the San...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Innocent Chukwuma to Lead Its West Africa Office

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01/01/2013

... Leone. Chukwuma will be based in the Ford Foundation’ s office in Lagos and will oversee all of the foundation’ s work in the region. Chukwuma is a globally renowned ... also served as a Visiting Lecturer at...

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Ford Foundation

The Moment I Lost It

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11/19/2014

... Policy Edition. A lot of Philanthropy New York’ s panel discussions, workshops, funder briefings and other ... irrelevant. Still, a recent event produced by PNY’ s Education Funders Research Initiative had me...

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Education

Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

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09/28/2015

... Business and philanthropy leaders attending today’ s event in support of UN Women also include representatives ...

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MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]

Bloomberg Awards $10 Million to Address Opioid Crisis in Michigan

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03/17/2019

... and now ranks eighth in that category nationally. In the U. S ., more than two million people are currently addicted to ...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

10 Apr 2012

Breathing Life into Numbers: Introducing a Human Index for Funders

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... reflects the distribution of well-being and opportunity in America by bringing together health, education, and earnings ... way to understand well-being and access to opportunity in America today. Explore How...

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature

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09/12/2013

... wages under a landmark bill that awaits Gov. Jerry Brown 039 ; s signature. The California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, .....

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Workforce Development

Why the Trump Admin Opposed a UN Resolution On Killing Gay People

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10/04/2017

... at the United Nations? BuzzFeed reports that this week’ s vote was apparently about the White House’ s support for the death penalty, not opposition to gay ...

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Salesforce Issues Grant to NYC Department of Education to Advance Equity and Opportunity

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12/18/2019

... Futures and Options. We sat down with Salesforce’ s Chief Philanthropy Officer Ebony Beckwith to hear more ... and opportunity in New York City, where Salesforce’ s presence is growing. First, I’m excited to...

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Schott Foundation CEO John H. Jackson Named by EBONY Magazine One Of 100 Inspiring Leaders

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11/13/2017

... leader in philanthropy and a staunch advocate for public school students. Dr. Jackson will join a star-studded cast of ... the majority of the honorees from every sector are public school graduates. This is...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit

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01/30/2015

... pay better attention, as the program could sap the state 039 ; s public education budget. Education tax credit programs, .....

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces the Appointment of Rebecca Kraley Putter

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01/02/2012

... agency in the West Indies; and an associate at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New ... and the American Red Cross. She holds a Bachelor’ s degree in Political Science from Vassar...

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12 Dec 2018

Meet Chancellor Richard A. Carranza

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... by the Fund for Public Schools and the Donor 039 ; s Education Collaborative to hear Chancellor Carranza ... priorities and his future plans for New York City 039 ; s...

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PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide

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01/15/2016

Funders, “Blow People’ s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide By ... where should funders prioritize support, knowing there’ s so few dollars available to tackle mental illness for ... grantmakers to...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)

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07/14/2016

... Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust has supported the development of more than 100 collaboratively ... helping our grantees get past the competitive, “what’ s in it for me?” mindset that...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

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04/13/2021

... announced that ‘Āina Momona , Ekvn-Yefolecv , McIntosh S .E.E.D. , Native Movement and Soul Fire Farm will receive ... conservation organizations will each receive $300,000 in funding over three years in...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

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Doris Duke Foundation

Wisdom from Our Editorial Board, and Our Readers

Release Date:

07/20/2016

... to a broader look at “ Justice Reform .” PNY’ s Multimedia Manager (and Managing Editor) Melanie Feliciano ... exploration of “ Gender Justice ,” which is also supported by many of the funders working in this...

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Rockefeller Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program

Release Date:

07/13/2015

... Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), and ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

Release Date:

01/05/2015

... of Metropolitan Opportunity, which leads the foundation 039 ; s work on equitable urban development in the U. S . and ... Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Smart Growth ...