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Tonya Woodland Joins the Commonwealth Fund

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03/06/2019

... Woodland, M.H.R.M., M.S., joined the Commonwealth Fund in 2019 as Assistant Vice President , Administration. In this ... organizations. From 2016-2019, she was the Senior Director of...

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Newman's Own Appoints Joe Tripodi to Newman's Own Board of Directors

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04/16/2019

Newman's Own Appoints Joe Tripodi to Newman's Own Board of Directors WESTPORT, Conn., April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ... company founded by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman in 1982, donates 100%...

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Open Society Pledges Support for African Cultural Heritage Restitution

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11/12/2019

... Africa’s heritage to its rightful home. “The legacy of colonial violence has deep implications for the ways that ... very essence of these cultures,” said Patrick Gaspard, president ...

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

... Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA) DDFIA is an extension of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation . Two weeks ago, ... York University to discuss the role of arts and culture...

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What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

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08/05/2019

... Sector By Sam Marks, Chief Executive Officer, FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Donor Advised Funds have caught the ... of their capital. DAF donors are increasingly interested...

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News Stories about Philanthropy and Hurricane Sandy Recovery

... 2012 to 2013, Philanthropy New York tracked news coverage of Hurricane Sandy response and recovery efforts. Seized ... New York and 32 other cities will receive Rockefeller Foundation funds to help cities...

Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter

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05/15/2018

Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter By Elizabeth Mendez Berry, Director, Voice, ... lives is part of showing that they matter,” he writes in the Time magazine cover story. “ Black Panther .....

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“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

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11/01/2017

... 27, 2017. I am yet again drawn to the musical wisdom of Afro-Boriqua singer Ismael Rivera and composer Cortijo ... killed the man because he has big lips—“un bembón” in Spanish. The lyrics also allude to...

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In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of Disaster

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09/07/2017

In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of Disaster Beginning the weekend of August 26–27, ...

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Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One

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10/04/2017

... hurricanes. Whenever we see storm destruction, memories of Sandy re-enter our consciousness; as does the question: Is ... one? My answer is “No.” As a technology professional in disaster management, I’m...

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Tisch Fund Gives $10 Million to Initiative for Arts and Mental Health

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04/24/2018

... to fund arts programs focused on mental health issues in New York City. The new initiative is an open-ended commitment that seeks to improve the lives of those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, fight .....

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Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

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08/23/2018

... Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease ... offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...

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Remembering Janet Kelley

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02/03/2020

... with a heavy heart that we share the incredibly sad news of Janet Kelley’s passing on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 ... Janet was a skilled and innovative leader who believed in bringing people and...

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PRIs and Effective Intermediaries

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06/30/2015

by John W. Townsend, Vice President & Treasurer, Board of Trustees, Altman Foundation During a recent panel discussion, " Program ... an intermediary (!), promises to add a lot ...

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Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact

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02/16/2024

... for Greater Impact By: Lisa Cowan, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation , Rachel Pardoe, New York Community Trust, and ... van Balkom, Cricket Island Foundation This is part one of a multi-part...

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16 Nov 2011

Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

Over the past decade, the achievement gap in New York City schools has remained almost constant, with Black and Latino males at the low end of that gap. While the City takes pride in a 2010 .....

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21 Jan 2016

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 8:00am to Friday, February 5, 2016 - 5:00pm

... philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three day course will help ... and expectations and core tensions of your role as...

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26 Apr 2018

Shifting the Power: Applying Community Philanthropy to Sustainable Development Here and Abroad (Brown Bag Lunch)

Thursday, April 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... with giving up power. This program introduces the concept of community philanthropy: both as a form of , and force for, ... for Community Philanthropy, a group of donors interested in...

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