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21 Jun 2016

Diverse Boards: Moving Beyond Rhetoric

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Some have had challenges attracting diverse leaders to commit to their organizations. A few have had challenges ... learned from boards of a nonprofit and foundation on how they succeeded in...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Board & Trustees

Executive Leadership

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Governance

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

08 Jun 2016

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Building Relationships - Managing Up

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... this program is currently at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email ... Network (PACNET) . As a sequel to the last program where we discussed...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Executive Support Staff

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HR & Operations

Helmsley Announces Cathy Jessup As New Chief Financial Officer

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... Jessup as the new Chief Financial Officer. Jessup comes to Helmsley from her former role as the CFO of WestconGroup, ... positions over several years with PepsiCo, Inc. “ We are thrilled to...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

11 Jul 2019

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges, ... while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. We ’re better at bringing our...

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AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund Collaborate on a Groundbreaking New Report - Ahead of the Majority: Foregrounding Women of Color

Release Date:

08/13/2019

... Women of Color, which finds that women of color are poised to play a pivotal role in the 2020 elections, shaping policy ... new look at existing data sources along with original data we collected in the 2018...

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Civic Engagement

Public Policy

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Groundswell Fund

University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... hotel industry icon Conrad Hilton gifted $1.5 million to build the first hospitality school in Texas – the ... in no small part because of the Hilton Foundation’s philanthropy ,” said UH President Renu Khator...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey

Release Date:

06/13/2013

... Visit Bus Tour for funders in-state and around the region to learn from a variety of experts who are involved with the ... Executive Director, Ironbound Community Corporation. We were reminded of the very...

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The Power of Giving Caregivers Extra Hands for Their Research

Release Date:

05/17/2018

... outside of clinical duties that are almost impossible to maintain in the face of significant, time-sensitive family ... and 31 on domestic responsibilities . Given this reality, we at the Doris Duke Charitable...

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Doris Duke Foundation

This is What Ford Foundation Does with its Resources

Release Date:

08/13/2014

... asked questions about our financial resources and what we do with them. The first video, on our endowment and how it works, was borne of a problem that I’m sure many in ...

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Ford Foundation

Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty

Release Date:

03/31/2016

Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty Noting the growing number of ... students." Research shows that minority students do not perform up to their...

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Citi Foundation

NYCT Believes Backing STEM Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce

Release Date:

04/28/2015

NYCT Believes Backing STEM Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce In May 2014, Mayor Bill de ... help make the city more code literate, but will likely do it on the terms of the partnering...

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Education

Technology

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The New York Community Trust

Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... asked whether it might be better for black students to go to “a slower-track school where they do well” than to go to a highly selective college, like the...

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The Century Foundation

Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... Losing as little as 5% of your body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study ... University School of Medicine. "Based on these findings, we should...

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Health

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Pershing Square Foundation

Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies

Release Date:

03/28/2016

... Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies We all remember our first jobs. Art gained his first work ... in the hiring process is work experience. It allows them to call references who can vouch for...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Gap Foundation

Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office

Release Date:

05/31/2017

... the Motor City in 1953 as it ramps up a major initiative to invest in affordable housing in the city where it was ... from Detroit and working with grantee partners there so we don’t have to...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Ford Foundation

Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some Clues

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... unveiled congressional Republicans’ latest bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ... is similar to prior ACA repeal-and-replace bills for which we do...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Even as political battles persist, more district and charter schools join partnership program

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... elementary school in Harlem, was looking for a way to boost her students’ social and emotional skills. Her ... a month. “If it’s really good,” she said, “maybe we can do it twice.” DeCosta...

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Education

GroundTruth, Supported By The Henry Luce Foundation and Ford Foundation, Launches Report America, Designed To Reignite Local Journalism

Release Date:

11/06/2017

... and Ford Foundation, Launches Report America, Designed To Reignite Local Journalism Ben Schreckinger had just ... Grant found him in the hotel pool later that night. “ We were talking over a beer and Charlie...

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Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

Simons Foundation Supported Research May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth

Release Date:

11/07/2017

... Supported Research May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth Scientists at the Scripps ... short chains of amino acids known as peptides to do the main work of cells,...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

Release Date:

12/19/2017

... and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students Starting next ... but the sad truth is that only 38 percent ultimately do ," said Christine Fitzgibbons,...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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