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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy American culture nurtures many myths about the moral value of hard work. The phrase “by the bootstraps,” still ... Americans who have found success...

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Social Justice

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NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence

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11/15/2017

NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence Today, the NoVo Foundation, created ... leaders to participate in the 4 th cohort cycle of Move to End Violence, a 10-year capacity building program...

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Gender Justice

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... on Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ 2016 honor roll. Some of the most significant increases came from the Andrus Family ... increased their grantmaking. In other words, some very big names in liberal philanthropy...

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Sesame Workshop Receives Groundbreaking Gift from Peter G. Peterson to Expand Community Initiative

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06/07/2018

... Workshop has announced a $20 million gift in support of efforts to help caregivers and community service providers ... Joan Ganz Cooney. The fund will support an expansion of the Sesame Street in Communities...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge

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09/17/2018

... from across the country. Later this year, up to ten of the finalists will be named grantees, receiving $1 million ... to dismantle barriers that have held back communities of color and working families in...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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OSF Turns to Strasbourg Court to Get Hungary's NGO Law Repealed

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09/24/2018

... said on Monday it would challenge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Hungarian laws that make it a ... accuses Soros and the liberal groups and causes he backs of trying to destroy Europe’s...

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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

... Totaling $80 Million Co-Impact announced its first round of grants today to improve education, health, and economic ... total more than US $80 million. This is the first set of grants delivered by Co-Impact, a...

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

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Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

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05/06/2019

... By more than one measure, Jackson, Mississippi , is one of the nation’s unhealthiest cities. In 2017, it was named ... based on 17 indicators, including obesity rates, levels of physically active adults, and...

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Community Development

Health

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Lavastian Glenn Promoted to Vice President of Programs

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12/16/2021

... Announces Lavastian Glenn Promoted to Vice President of Programs We are delighted to announce that Lavastian Glenn has been named vice president of programs at the Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF). In this...

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13 Jul 2022

Funder Briefing with Jade Grieve, Chief of Student Pathways (NYC Department of Education)

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... join us for a funder briefing with Jade Grieve, Chief of Student Pathways at the NYC Department of Education. The Chief of Student Pathways will present an overview of plans...

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María Teresa Kumar Joins the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees

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02/09/2023

... Teresa Kumar Joins the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected voting rights activist María Teresa Kumar to its board of trustees. María Teresa Kumar is the...

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25 Oct 2017

From Hurricane Sandy to Hurricane Maria: Can Disaster Philanthropy Be More Strategic?

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 -

9:00am to 1:00pm

... and again, we see funders coming together in the aftermath of catastrophic events such as Hurricane Harvey, and while ... and Foundation Center, in partnership with Philanthropy New York , for...

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The Visionary Freedom Fund, Launched by the Andrus Family Fund, Announces Inaugural Cohort of Grant Recipients in Grantmaking Led by Youth Organizers to Transform Youth Justice System

Release Date:

09/28/2021

NEW YORK — The Visionary Freedom Fund (VFF) today announced its inaugural cohort of grant recipients, distributing $2.5 million over two years ... to resource 26 youth-led organizations on the...

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Melissa Bradley To Step Down As Tides CEO

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04/01/2013

... served Tides for more than seven years, first as a member of the board and most recently as the CEO, embodies the ... commitment to racial and social justice and has opened new doors of...

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Don’t Say “When Did You Stop Caring About Children?” and Other Guidance for Child Advocates

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09/23/2010

... services and structures designed to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and youth. But even as they fight ... individual awareness and collective responsibility. My New York -based...

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

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11/15/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York A few words about a recent Nobel Prize and its relevance ... to President Obama, which I think was a timely reminder of the value...

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Virtual Employee Engagement through Virtual Conversational Leadership

Release Date:

01/20/2023

... Volkwijn, Senior Director Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York , and John Hovell, Co-Founder, STRATactical ... 2004. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a small percentage of organizations were...

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces Inaugural Creative Director For Its Captiva Artists Residency

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05/01/2012

... Foundation (RRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Kalajainen as the Creative Director of the Foundation’s Artists Residency program in Captiva, ... from around the world to live, work and...

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