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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Noha El-Mikawy to lead its Middle East and North Africa ... Foundation . “In a region undergoing transition, Ford’ s...

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Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap

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05/01/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap ... 2017 survey by the Rockefeller Foundation noted that half of recent college graduates are not using skills they...

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Russell Sage Foundation Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap

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08/22/2016

... relative increase in womens 039 ; wages in previous years, that 039 ; s tiny. A new essay from researchers Martha J. Bailey and Thomas A. DiPrete, which is part of...

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$50-Million from Goldman Sachs Seeds Fund for Businesswomen

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03/05/2014

... World Bank will partner to raise $600 million in support of female entrepreneurs in developing countries, reports The ... money for the venture, which builds on the banking giant’ s 10,000 Women venture to...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Report Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education

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05/26/2017

... Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education Although many African-American community leaders ... level and dropping out of school, respondents urged more ...

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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... policy shifts, whatever their past level of success. But first , a bit of the anecdotal evidence. As economic ... removal of the poor from income taxation...

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21 Oct 2010

Understanding the Educational Trajectories of Young Black Men in New York City

Thursday, October 21, 2010 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

The Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, NYC.

... in an effective equity change agenda focused on closing the achievement gap among Black male students. In ... who work in partnership with leading researchers in urban education Drs. Pedro Noguera and Ronald...

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B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

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11/28/2013

The New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O 039 ;Connell, who is the daughter and ... figured that was it...

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The Army Infantry’s First Women

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05/26/2017

The Army Infantry’ s First Women The Army has sought to play down the significance of the mixed-gender milestone. But female grunts see it as ...

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Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth

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01/22/2016

Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth As I discussed in my post last week on ... a close eye on if you are wondering about their future funding...

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Ford Foundation Building Listed As One Of The 100 Most Important Buildings of the 20th Century

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10/11/2017

Ford Foundation Building Listed As One Of The 100 Most Important Buildings of the 20th Century Can ... 70 architects altogether. “Being sensitive to everyone’ s...

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The Foundation for Child Development Announces a New Manager of Finance and Administration and Three New Appointments to Its Board of Directors

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01/20/2022

... University of New York where he completed his master’ s thesis on reducing new teacher turnover rates. “Ryan ... Temple University, and an M.Ed. and Ed.D. in International Education and...

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Announces Marcos Crespo Joins Board of Directors and Anupa Fabian as the First Chief Evaluation and Learning Officer

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06/21/2022

... Health Foundation Announces Marcos Crespo Joins Board of Directors and Anupa Fabian as the First Chief Evaluation and Learning Officer The Mother ... in 2020. He becomes the 19th member...

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Benchmarking Foundation Governance

On a typical foundation board, what are its members’ most common areas of expertise? How common is it for an original donor — or a ... are based on survey responses from CEOs at 64 private, U. S .-based foundations giving at least $10 million annually. ...

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Teagle Foundation Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Its Board

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02/12/2014

... Teagle Foundation is pleased to announce two new members of its Board of Directors: Elizabeth Boylan and Brian ... in academe and commitment to the value of...

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

... of generosity that we have witnessed since the very first days of the flooding The lessons that corporations and ... And Susan Dell on September 2 announced their foundation...

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Polling Group in Russia Says It May Close

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05/20/2013

The country’ s only independent polling agency has been accused under a new law of overtly political activity, due in part to a series of grants it has received from the...

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26 Feb 2015

Administrative Relief: Helping the City’s Undocumented Immigrants Benefit from New Education, Employment and Health Care Opportunities

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2:15pm to 5:00pm

... immigrants who arrived as children remain in the U. S . free from fear of deportation and with permission to work. He also announced ... eligible, these programs will open new opportunities...

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Achievement Gap Widens for NYC Students of Color: Report

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04/11/2018

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“Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste” Video From The Rockefeller Foundation Funded 2017 Food Tank Summit

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11/21/2017

“Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste” Video From The Rockefeller Foundation Funded 2017 Food Tank Summit How Do We Create a ... and Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Agricultural,...

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