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Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation's Board

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05/26/2021

Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation 's Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW YORK, May 26, 2021 — The ... of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund , Inc. (LDF), the...

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Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

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07/21/2021

Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs NEW YORK, NY , July 21, 2021 – The Andrew W. ... Elizabeth Alexander, the role serves to shape future funding...

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23 Jun 2020

Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Crisis and Opportunity June 23 - Exploring Your Foundation ’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the ... you do not already have this background, please register for and attend Advocacy 101: Legal...

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11 Feb 2016

Toeing the Line: Addressing Common Legal Pitfalls in Family Foundation Grantmaking - Webinar

Thursday, February 11, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

*The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Is it possible to make ... efforts? What kind of liability do we have if a project we...

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Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

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04/04/2018

... in Push to Build Community Wealth These are heady times for local and regional giving. Although national funders ... everywhere. Just this week, for example, the Minneapolis Foundation...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Community Foundation: Seeking Brooklyn Youth for Paid Leadership Programs

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08/15/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation : Seeking Brooklyn Youth for Paid Leadership Programs We are currently seeking young ... Justice Activists As a project of our Girls of Color fund , the Reproductive...

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Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

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05/16/2013

... fracturing , or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the process that extracts natural gas and oil from deep ... have caused concern among many foundations that now are funding efforts to regulate or ban...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Jeanette Vega as Managing Director; Martin L. Leibowitz and Monica Lozano Join The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

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04/02/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation announced that Jeanette Vega has been appointed to the role of Managing Director. Dr. Vega will lead the Foundation ’s work in Health, including development of ... The Rockefeller...

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Doris Duke Foundation Announces New Doris Duke Artists at Awards’ 10th Anniversary Show; Ups Prize to $550K Each

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02/14/2023

Doris Duke Foundation Announces New Doris Duke Artists at Awards’ 10th ... anniversary celebration and first-ever awards ceremony for the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the Doris Duke Foundation .....

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Out of Print The Case for Philanthropic Support for Local Journalism in a Time of Market Upheaval

Out of Print The Case for Philanthropic Support for Local Journalism in a Time of Market Upheaval, by Tony ... Procsio In a new report, Tony Proscio, of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society at the Sanford ...

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Darren Walker on the Benefits for Men Who Live With Empathy

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10/31/2018

Darren Walker on the Benefits for Men Who Live With Empathy Darren Walker is in the ... culminated in philanthropy. Walker is the president of the Ford Foundation , one of the largest...

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Nonprofit Community Health Clinics Receive $1.9 Million in Grants From Hartford Foundation

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05/27/2013

The grants were awarded using funds from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Social Innovation Fund . To improve care for depression - one of the most common ... treated...

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New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity

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09/23/2019

... Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation , Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial ... – not the racial composition of schools – accounts for this effect. In other words, racial segregation...

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With Support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Plans Underway to Preserve Blue Mountain Wildlife Refuge

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11/26/2018

With Support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation , Plans Underway to Preserve Blue Mountain Wildlife ... and Monroe counties. The fund has preserved 1,731 acres for the Cherry Valley...

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Weinberg Foundation Names New Trustee

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05/16/2016

Weinberg Foundation Names New Trustee Fay Hartog-Levin, the former ... has joined the board of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation as a trustee. The Baltimore-based foundation is one of...

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12/8/15 - "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

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12/2015

View materials and recording of the program "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength."

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Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality

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08/27/2015

Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality On ... Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Ms. Foundation for women released the results of a new poll on the state of women’s...

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Riverside Park Conservancy Receives Grant for Park Management Technology from Booth Ferris Foundation

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08/08/2019

Riverside Park Conservancy Receives Grant for Park Management Technology from Booth Ferris Foundation The Riverside Park Conservancy has received a ... management technology. The Booth Ferris grant will help...

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Heron Foundation to Emphasize 'Connective Investing'

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03/10/2017

Heron Foundation to Emphasize 'Connective Investing' In the coming years, the Heron Foundation will emphasize “connective investing” in US ... those who have muscle and capital market reach... Heron...

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