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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century , a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable ... Today , more than a decade into the 21st century , there is still no...

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A Closer Look at NY Fund for Women and Girls, Co-Founded by NoVo and New York Women’s Foundation

Release Date:

02/09/2017

... Women and Girls, Co-Founded by NoVo and New York Women’s Foundation The NYC Fund for Girls and Women of Color brings ... but it’s the first fund of its kind in the nation and is worth...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

15 May 2013

Should Philanthropies Run Like Businesses?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -

10:45am to 1:00pm

... Lance Lindblom and Jeffrey Solomon, who are leaders in the sector, as they present their different stances on the ... some deep thinking surrounding this topic. This program is " Mostly Open ."...

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Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?

Release Date:

11/01/2016

Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What 's It Learning? With its education funding Wallace Foundation is all about the importance of school...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

01 Oct 2018

People Like Us: A Roadmap for Democracy

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... New American Leaders especially has played a big part in encouraging and training candidates from immigrant ... Stepter (Moderator), Program Officer, Mertz Gilmore Foundation *Copies and book signings of Sayu...

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11 Jun 2013

What You Need To Know About Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... New York Members Briefing sponsored by Booth Ferris Foundation , Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation , The Hearst ... Network and Workforce Funders . This program is " Partially Open ...

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How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit

Release Date:

10/03/2017

How America Gives Special Report : Breaking the Charity Habit Each year, the charity ... Yet fewer Americans appear to be giving to charity. In 2015, only 24 percent of taxpayers reported a...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard

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04/16/2018

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

Release Date:

08/01/2017

Overbrook Foundation : A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism Sometimes it’s the smaller ... they could reach alone. Another example of such a funder is the Overbrook...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Overbrook Foundation

20 Jun 2011

School Transformations: Taking a Sad School and Making It Better

Monday, June 20, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... ATTEND: All interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This is the second session in a series designed by Philanthropy ... to identify schools that are failing their students and what to do...

Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building

Release Date:

11/11/2015

Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community ... rather than growing what ’s already there.” Kelly is executive vice president at the Democracy Collaborative, .....

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts

Release Date:

03/02/2018

Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts Deemed one of the top six journalism ... found that such exemptions left roughly...

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Civic Engagement

Communications/Media

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Rita Allen Foundation

Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

Release Date:

12/23/2013

... Darren Walker became the tenth president of the Ford Foundation . Before coming to Ford, where he was vice ... and his hopes for the foundation going forward. Seltzer is a past president of...

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World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations

Release Date:

06/02/2013

The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — ... global poverty and boost incomes for the bottom 40 percent in developing countries by 2030. The topic: climate change. ... and World Bank...

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

Shining a Light: A Look Inside Foundation Center

Release Date:

01/17/2018

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

New Report Supported By The Carnegie Corporation of New York, Addresses The Future Of Undergraduate Education

Release Date:

12/01/2017

New Report Supported By The Carnegie Corporation of New York, ... Of Undergraduate Education Nearly 90 percent of high school graduates can expect to enroll in an undergraduate institution, but...

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Education

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05 Mar 2015

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 5) and Part II (March 12)

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 7:45am to Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 11:30am

Missed Part 1? View the recording here . Missed Part 2? View the recording here . * ... both sessions in this two-part series. The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to...