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Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added

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05/25/2017

The STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, launched by the STEM Funders Network, has grown to encompass 54 regional Ecosystems that are making a significant impact on STEM education and workforce development. Seventeen Ecosystems joined the group...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

04 Oct 2018

Elevating Impact: Key Practices for Producing Outcomes

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropic practice does not exist in a vacuum. Great funding strategies require the input and partnership of communities and grantees, all the while recognizing how power gets in the way of building trust and healthy relationships.

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Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to fund projects where we can anticipate long-range payoffs, systemic change, and solving problems at the root rather than placing bandages. And detailed analysis and research have their place in evaluating grant...

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Disabilities

Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Workforce Development

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Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds

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08/28/2019

Human Ebola epidemics, like the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are known to start from a contact with wildlife infected with Ebola virus.

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Animal Welfare

International/Foreign Affairs

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Arcus Foundation

An Open Exchange of Insights, Ideas: What Philanthropy New York Embraces

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11/04/2015

... Belcher , Chief Academic Officer, KIPP-New Jersey Irene Cooper -Basch , Executive Officer, Victoria Foundation ...

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From the Desk of Irfan Hasan: The New York Community Trust and Vaccinating our City

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05/13/2021

Irfan Hasan is The Trust’s newly promoted deputy vice president for grants; he continues to manage health and behavioral health grantmaking.

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Disaster Relief

The New York Community Trust

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 20 Finalists Selected for 2021-22 Spark Prize

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10/21/2021

After being on pause last year, our Brooklyn Community Foundation $100,000 SPARK Prize has returned for 2021

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

What Makes a Good CSR Leader?

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09/26/2013

American Express Foundation President Tim McClimon talks about the attributes that leaders in corporate social responsibility should cultivate and offers some advice for young people who want to enter the field.

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All Funders

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American Express

Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself.

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05/05/2020

To move a $2.6 billion infrastructure project, in the face of strong opposition, takes a daunting amount of power. How is a regional foundation to tap so much force?

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Community Development

Public Policy

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The Rauch Foundation

Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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07/30/2020

When the WES Mariam Assefa Fund launched last year, we knew our mission of supporting economic mobility for immigrants and refugees—particularly those in low-wage jobs—was vital, and in need of more philanthropic capital.

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

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03/31/2022

... in immigration proceedings in the Boston area. Cloee Cooper will develop a deeply reported podcast on how ...

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Social Justice

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Trinity Wall Street Appoints Rev. Canon Benjamin Musoke-Lubega As Director Of Faith In Action

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06/03/2013

... all that we have is gift,” said the Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper , Rector of Trinity Wall Street. “He is a fine ...

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Religion

04 Jun 2014

Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Foundation Halima Johnson, Digital Education Coordinator, Cooper -Hewitt, National Design Museum Megan McAllister ...

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Children, Youth and Families

19 Nov 2015

Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy

Thursday, November 19, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Belcher, Chief Academic Officer, KIPP-New Jersey Irene Cooper -Basch, Executive Officer, Victoria Foundation Thais ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

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01/15/2016

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropy services, announced today that five new members have been elected to its Board of Directors.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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United Hospital Fund Report Looks at Expiring Program, Consequences

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03/03/2016

A new United Hospital Fund snapshot report focuses on the Transitional Reinsurance Program, which was created by a provision of the Affordable Care Act and has improved the affordability of coverage for consumers by reducing premiums in the...

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Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees

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06/03/2016

... the day culminated with a celebration at The Great Hall at Cooper Union in front of friends, families, and colleagues. ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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14 Dec 2016

Unconnected Prisoner Re-Entry Services? There’s a Collaborative Solution For That

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... two-thirds of released prisoners were rearrested (Durose, Cooper , Snyder 2014). Within five years, three-quarters were ...

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Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

In 2017, Arcus allocated $350,000 to support Mighty Earth’s work to stop deforestation connected to commercial agriculture, including cacao. This grant, while not huge, has already had outsized impact.

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