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Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.

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06/10/2015

... Director, The ZAC Foundation Creating a movement is more than just the message or simply making a grant – it is also who is sharing your message that counts. Let’s look at...

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The ZAC Foundation

Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

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06/12/2009

... compass points in between. What I think the primary need is right now is for original, independent news reporting on matters of ... access to both consumption and production of opinion is...

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10 Nov 2011

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

Adopting the Common Core Curriculum Standards was a central piece of New York State’s successful Race to the Top application, which brought $700 million federal dollars to support school reform in New York. But adopting the standards was only a...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

... artist to join the foundation’s Board of Trustees. Lopez is the artistic director of Miami City Ballet and Chairwoman ... while working to expand opportunity for everyone.” Lopez is also the director of...

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New York Community Trust Announces 2017 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists

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10/10/2017

Six nonprofit groups from across the city have been chosen as finalists for The New York Community Trust 2017 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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If Elite Colleges Want to Address the College Admissions Bribery Scandal — Accept More Low- and Middle-Income Strivers

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03/18/2019

... CEO of the Edwin Gould Foundation The admission scandal is a stain on the reputation of our top universities. If these institutions want to change their admission policies, they should double down on ... code...

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Climate and Resilience Initiative

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07/08/2019

... Finance. The first commitment of this initiative is an initial $8 million to continue supporting the work of Chief Resilience Officers (CROs) and ... and this funding will enable a new project to continue...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Weinberg Foundation announces communications leadership transition

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05/19/2022

... corporate news manager for a national broadcast group. He is a seven-time Emmy winner, who also led the Weinberg ... Casey Foundation’s economic opportunity and community change portfolios. In this role, she...

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13 Apr 2023

Employee Ownership Strategies for Economic Resilience and Equity: Pathways for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Thursday, April 13, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

* This program is hosted by our partner, Asset Funders Network (AFN), who ... the economy under increasing stressors from climate change and globalization, do we stay the precarious path of ... development and...

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National Braille Press to Honor the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation with its Hands-On! Award

Release Date:

09/25/2018

... at historic Fenway Park in Boston. The Hands On! award is given to an organization or individual who has made a ...

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27 Oct 2022

Where Do You Work? Evaluation from an Indigenous Place - Based Perspective - A Webinar Hosted by ETB

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Expanding the Bench (ETB), who has ... and comments Insight into CRIE's application into your evaluation practice Opportunities with fellow evaluation ... of our own...

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Social Justice

Get It Right, Right Now

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10/18/2017

Census 2020: Get it Right, Right Now Philanthropy New York is very pleased to turn over the Policy Edition feature space ... support, and foundations and businesses are helping by supporting : Direct community...

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Public Policy

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Long Island Community Foundation

New York Foundation

Needle-Moving Community Collaboratives: A Promising Approach to Addressing America's Biggest Challenges

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02/2012

... collaborations that have achieved "needle moving" change share common operating principles and key .....

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22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... can help students understand how being computer literate is important in any career and can boost the number of girls ... careers in the tech industry. New York City government is supporting...

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Children, Youth and Families

Major Gifts Follow When Fundraisers Adhere to a Research Plan Consistently, Study Says

Release Date:

09/12/2017

When seeking major gifts, charities are best served by consistently using a system — almost any system — for identifying people who can give generously, rather than using a system erratically or not at all, according to a new survey.

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New York State Health Foundation Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

Release Date:

06/11/2020

... isolation and mental health issues among veterans. It is working with New York City’s Mission: VetCheck program ... that contain one week’s worth of healthy meals. The food is purchased from local farms and...

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New Humanities in Place Program at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $15 Million to Organizations Doing Place-Based Work

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09/30/2021

... W. Mellon Foundation today announced $15 million in grants supporting 19 projects and organizations through the ... Officer Justin Garrett Moore. “This vital program is now fundamental to the architecture of...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Arcus Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind

Release Date:

10/15/2021

Arcus Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind ... are able to participate in and benefit from the sustainable management of natural resources in important ... Park in Liberia, a...

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Animal Welfare

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The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... New York Description: United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to ... will head strategy and day-to-day management. The Director is responsible for all aspects of...

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United Way of New York City

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa

Release Date:

01/28/2021

... and Prevention. “Equitable access to testing and tracing is essential to rapidly identify and respond to Covid-19 ... people who are infected, isolate them, and treat them. By supporting Africa CDC Member...