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Research Funded by William T. Grant Foundation Aims to Show Why Some Veterans Go Hungry

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05/30/2019

... Kamdar, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Houston' s Department of Health and Human Performance, sought to determine what barriers keep veterans from obtaining and eating quality food. Using a...

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Carnegie Corporation and Ford Foundation Honored at Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary

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06/10/2019

... Corporation and Ford Foundation Honored at Sesame Street' s 50th Anniversary NEW YORK - At Sesame Workshop' s 17th ... Chrissy Teigen. The evening culminated with performances from...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Block Museum of Art “Pop América, 1965 – 1975” Exhibition Made Possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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06/20/2019

... contributes to the recalibration of modernism’ s presentation in the art museum,” said Kathleen Bickford ... the response of artists to its pressures and innovations, from different vantage points and to...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships

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07/03/2019

... Hilton Foundation today announced Shaheen Kassim-Lakha’ s appointment as director of strategic partnerships, ... issues and action in Los Angeles. Branching out from the Foundation’ s home...

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A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds

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07/22/2019

... often extol the benefits of adding antioxidants to one' s diet. These compounds are thought to suppress "free ... the diatom Thalassiosira oceanica, protects cells from overproduction of a compound...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Ford Foundation

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Celebrates Generation of Future Female Leaders in partnership with Laureus Foundation

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09/19/2019

... MUFG last week demonstrated its support for youth from disadvantaged communities over a two-day period by ... UFJ Financial Group, Inc., or MUFG, is one of the world' s leading financial groups. Laureus...

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Jonathan Holloway to its Board of Trustees

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03/17/2020

... University provost since 2017. He is the school’ s chief academic officer, overseeing educational policies and ... a bachelor’ s degree with honors in American Studies from Stanford...

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22 Jul 2020

Service for Impact - July Conversation

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... objectives through volunteerism. The focus of this year’ s meetings is uncovering new and stronger proof of business ... needs, thus moving the employee volunteer programs from a nice to have to a need to have...

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

ViacomCBS Leads 25th Annual Day of Service

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06/17/2021

... focuses will be on youth empowerment and the company' s efforts to help address the mentorship gap that COVID-19 ... the All Stars Project. Girls Write Now – Young writers from systemically underserved...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Paramount

Open Society Announces $2.5 Million for Haiti Relief

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08/31/2021

... The grants, which will be guided by FOKAL, Open Society' s foundation in Haiti, will provide emergency aid to farmers ... deepened the crisis in Haiti, which was already reeling from the assassination of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Expands Partnership with Special Olympics to Foster Inclusion Worldwide

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11/18/2021

... people who are leading the way, a new $8.5 million grant from SNF will support a global initiative by Special Olympics ... create permanent shifts in mindset that ripple outward from individuals to schools, to...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Disabilities

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Abby Pitkowsky Joins The Covenant Foundation Staff as Program Director

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04/08/2022

... The Covenant Foundation Staff as Program Director A Letter from Joni Blinderman, Executive Director, The Covenant ... approach to grantmaking and programming. Abby earned an MA from The Jewish Theological...

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United Hospital Fund Honors 73 Health Care Professionals as Quality Improvement Champions

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05/09/2022

... today honored 73 extraordinary quality improvement leaders from 68 health care organizations across the metropolitan ... New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and were drawn from hospital systems, long-...

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Health

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David Gracia Named New Executive Director at the Musicians Foundation

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04/21/2023

... of Arts in musicology, both degrees summa cum laude from the Aaron Copland School of Music of Queens College ... a Post-Graduate Sistema Fellowship, summa cum laude , from the New England Conservatory. David...

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Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation

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04/27/2023

... million grant portfolio that advances the Foundation’ s social justice mission with a focus on environmental, ... impacted by climate inequity. She will listen to, learn from , and invest in grassroots partners...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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25 Jan 2024

Brooklyn’s Baddest: The Lasting Impact of Police Misconduct & Wrongful Convictions

Thursday, January 25, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Brooklyn’ s Baddest is a documentary in development that explores the ... Please join us for an exclusive screening of clips from Brooklyn’ s Baddest, and engage in conversation with ... to...

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04 Dec 2024

Lunch Hour with Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... setting. Happy Fall! As we approach holidays, let' s meet and connect with our fellow network peers on a number ... and exchange questions and learnings on issues lifted from our recent PACNET programs...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Releases Results of 4-Year Study of Restorative Justice Implementation in Schools

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10/08/2020

... with the NYC Department of Education and the Mayor’ s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline. The ... research on restorative justice implementation. Findings from the project evaluation include an...

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Education

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation Announces New Grants in Emerging Market Countries

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01/13/2022

... offered maximum flexibility in our grantmaking. Highlights from this latest round of grants include: A grants docket ... grants, these organisations will have completed EMpower’ s full grantmaking cycle and...

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