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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

Release Date:

09/25/2015

... works alongside Surdna’s president and vice president of finance to oversee all operations of the nearly $1 billion organization. She was the lead ... redesigned its office of grants...

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Surdna Foundation

NoVo Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color

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10/23/2015

... Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color Question: If funding to support boys and men of color is a priority, with some two dozen foundations ... of color not an equal...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

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12/15/2015

... that will receive $100,000 collectively through its new Neighborhood Strength initiative. Grants range from $5,000 to $15,000 and will bolster the work of neighborhood residents, nonprofits, and community...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

... may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University. Instead, the ... peers, promote conflict resolution in school. A team of researchers from Princeton, Rutgers...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)

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02/18/2016

... that when overactivated causes severe insomnia. Expression of the gene, neuromedin U (Nmu), also seems to serve as ... during the day. The findings improve our understanding of how sleep is regulated--a...

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Revson Foundation Supports Steinem Program to Address Underrepresentation of Women In Media & Technology

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03/28/2016

... Supports Steinem Program to Address Underrepresentation of Women In Media & Technology When Monica Rozenfeld ... with a degree in journalism and mass media and a dream of making it in her field. What she...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Gender Justice

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United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

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06/23/2016

... Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017 Jim Tallon has announced that he plans to step down as president of United Hospital Fund in the second half of 2017. The...

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Arabella Advisors Study Finds Global Funds For Fossil Fuels Are On The Decline

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02/02/2017

... to revive a slowing fossil fuels industry , the rest of the world is pulling out of coal projects and redirecting investment towards ... Deutsche Bank and its subsidiaries will not grant new...

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Environment and Climate Change

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PhilTV This Week: Feb. 10, 2017

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02/13/2017

... Johnson Amendment Would Destroy the Unique Political Role of Nonprofits Law & Order Politicians Don’t Care About Your Programmatic Silos New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform PhilTV This Week: Feb. ...

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Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

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02/13/2017

... Now in the Trump Age by Edgar Villanueva, vice president of programs and advocacy at the Schott Foundation for ... recognized voice in progressive philanthropy. He is author of a forthcoming text on...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Phil TV This Week April 14

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04/14/2017

... 14 PhilTV This Week features guest anchor Prachi Patankar of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, and stories about ... Mellon, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Educational Foundation of America and some Jedi action...

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NoVo Foundation: Seeking LOIs for Radical Hope Fund to Support Strategies for Transformation

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07/31/2017

... for Transformation The NoVo Foundation is seeking Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for its Radical Hope Fund to support ... that will springboard communities forward in this moment of both crisis and opportunity...

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Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

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08/15/2017

Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Schott Foundation is proud to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of...

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11 Sep 2017

The Pence-Kobach Commission's Potential Impact on Voting Rights - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, September 11, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... raises significant concerns that baseless allegations of millions of fraudulent votes in the 2016 election could be used to ... and weaken the National Voter Registration Act. While not new ,...

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Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

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09/11/2017

... Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power While it was the nation’s highest court that ... equality to LGBTQ Americans two years ago, the news out of Washington these days isn't so...

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Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?

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09/29/2017

... Preparation. What's Needed Now? It is well known that one of the keys to a high-quality education system are excellent ... this, education reform funders have spent many millions of dollars supporting...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

Release Date:

10/20/2017

... global advancement on climate action, with hundreds of global businesses and national and sub-national leaders building on the momentum of the Paris Agreement to initiate new climate pledges...

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Environment and Climate Change

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15 Mar 2018

Imagining the Future: Pursuing Excellence in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 15, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... only.* We invite you to participate in an exciting new program. NCFP is using the opportunity of this anniversary to “Imagine the Future” of the field of family philanthropy...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 represents the most significant reform of the U.S. ... quality of...

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