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12 Feb 2015

Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors

Thursday, February 12, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Foundation executive directors—particularly those with few ... roles; as strategic grantmaker, convener, collaborator, board wrangler, media spokesperson, technical assistance ... based on the white paper “ The...

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Workshop

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Board & Trustees

Executive Leadership

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Governance

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New York State

Foundation Strategies to Inform Federal Policy in the United States

Publication date:

11/2013

A study to support the evaluation of the Rockefeller Foundation ’s promoting equitable and sustainable transportation initiative. Foundation Strategies to Inform Federal Policy in the United ...

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Report

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Surdna Foundation President Don Chen Named Co-Chair of Presidents' Council on Impact Investing

Release Date:

11/30/2020

Surdna Foundation President Don Chen Named Co-Chair of Presidents' ... the appointment of Don Chen, President of the Surdna Foundation , as its new Co-Chair. The Presidents' Council is a ... was founded...

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Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities

Release Date:

07/12/2016

By Roz Lee, Director, Social Justice Initiatives, Arcus Foundation Reprinted with permission from the National ... member and media personality Janet Mock has put it, “the T in LGBT is often silent.” A national...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President

Release Date:

01/25/2017

Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has recruited a ... join the foundation in February from the ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Simons Foundation Creates Center for Computational Astrophysics, Appoints David Spergel Director

Release Date:

11/16/2015

Simons Foundation Creates Center for Computational Astrophysics, ... been recognized by fellowships and awards, including the MacArthur Fellowship (2001), the Shaw Prize (2010), the ... as chair of the National...

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Science

Technology

Arcus Foundation Names Adrian Coman Director of International Human Rights

Release Date:

02/01/2013

The Arcus Foundation , a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation ... (NGO) working for LGBT equality. He also served on the board of the European Region of...

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

Release Date:

12/17/2015

Opinion from Ford Foundation 's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’ t Enough During this season of giving, I will join ... mold. Iconic American families — Gates, Knight, MacArthur , Mellon,...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

Release Date:

01/11/2017

... post from Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation , was originally published by the Center for ... with the future of the planet at stake, we shouldn’ t be playing it safe — we should be...

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Insights

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Arcus Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

Release Date:

10/13/2022

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President After ... Gilmore Foundation ,” shared Mertz Gilmore Foundation Board Chair Andrea Sholler. “Aditi brings a...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To Advance Economic Mobility In New York City

Release Date:

01/08/2018

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To ... Mobility In New York City The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation announces the selection of 48 New York City ... King, Executive...

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Community Development

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Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation

Release Date:

07/07/2014

Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation Laura Packer has been named executive director of the Howard Gilman Foundation , effective July 22. She had been Arts Program ... a position she...

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14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* If your foundation ... causes they served. Speakers Ann S. Bowers, Chair of the Board and Co-founding...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

With Latest $350 Million Gift to Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Surpasses $1 Billion in Giving to Alma Mater

Release Date:

01/29/2013

The gift includes $250 million in support of a $1 billion effort to facilitate cross-disciplinary work across the university. Mayor Bloomberg, who earned his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Johns Hopkins in 1964, made his first donation, a...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $300M to Johns Hopkins to Tackle Major Domestic Health Issues

Release Date:

09/27/2016

Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the school, the gift sets the school and its partners on a path to transform our national approach to modern public health challenges.

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

UJA-Federation of New York’s John Ruskay addresses Yeshiva University’s commencement and awarded honorary doctorate

Release Date:

05/23/2014

... of New York Executive Vice President and CEO John S. Ruskay addressed Yeshiva University’s commencement ... I might add, holiness?” UJA-Federation of New York’s John Ruskay addresses Yeshiva University’s...

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Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Release Date:

12/03/2012

... as President of The Commonwealth Fund , Karen Davis, Ph. D ., is returning to the Johns Hopkins University, where she ... at Hopkins is an understatement," said Ellen MacKenzie, Ph. D ., Fred and Julie...

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City to Acquire St. John Villa, Add 1,000 New Public School Seats on Staten Island

Release Date:

07/30/2018

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Education

John Mattingly, Former New York City Child Welfare Boss, on the System’s Past and Present

Release Date:

08/02/2018

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Children, Youth and Families

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel

Release Date:

04/04/2019

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel NEW YORK, NY — The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Nishka ... as deputy general counsel and assistant secretary...

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