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Open Society Foundations Names Samantha Stokes-Baydur New Head of Human Resources

Release Date:

02/26/2021

... to transform their cultures in support of social justice ,” said Mark Malloch-Brown, president of Open Society. “With her deep commitment to justice and equality, she offers exactly what we need to ...

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University of New Haven Receives Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Education for Incarcerated Students

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04/15/2021

... with a nationally ranked and highly respected criminal justice college, we have a responsibility to be at the forefront of transforming the criminal justice system and extending access to higher education ...

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Justice Reform

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Mellon Foundation

Listen to A. Nicole Campbell in Conversation with DeAnna Hoskins: "The Integral Role of Cultural Competence in Movements"

Release Date:

04/07/2022

... has been committed to the movement for racial and social justice , working alongside those most impacted by ... the perspective that: collective leadership advocacy for justice with reinvestment and bold...

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04 May 2022

Funder Briefing with Chief Climate Officer & Commissioner, Rohit Aggarwala (NYC Department of Environmental Protection)

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... decarbonization of key sectors, and address environmental justice concerns in city operations. Lastly, the Commissioner ... the City’s climate, sustainability and environmental justice goals. What will you...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Public Policy

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Environment and Climate Change

Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

Release Date:

07/15/2013

Community Food Funders, a philanthropic organizing project ... Environments at the Surdna Foundation and a member of the Community Food Funders Steering Committee, provide us with a ...

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Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

... government, education, civil rights, business, academe and community organizations to advocate for expanded learning ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million for Sandy Relief

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08/07/2013

... from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund is a ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

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07/08/2014

... $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs. The group, based in St. ...

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Arts

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Bank of America to Provide Clean Water and Opportunity in Southern India

Release Date:

03/24/2015

... Water.org, a global organization that provides innovative, community -led and market-based solutions that change lives ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Environment and Climate Change

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NYSHealth-Funded Report Finds Hospital Involvement in Population Health Programs is Not Widespread

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... Programs is Not Widespread Strong evidence shows that community -level social and environmental factors can affect ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Supported by Carnegie, ALA Announces Winners of 2016 'I Love My Librarian Award'

Release Date:

11/30/2016

... favorite librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries connected them to ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

Release Date:

10/08/2014

... possible,” said Nathalie, a student at Achievement First Brooklyn High School. REACT to FILM’s educational ...

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Arts

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Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta As Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative

Release Date:

07/31/2019

... in The Rockefeller Foundation's Opportunity Zone Community Capacity Building Initiative. The initiative, which ... In Service To America) members who will facilitate community involvement in proposed...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

Release Date:

10/22/2013

by James R. Knickman President and CEO, New York State Health ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

Release Date:

06/03/2014

... fear, resentment, and divisiveness rather than a sense of community . The entire tone of the new contract emphasizes ... and Fariña have also strongly endorsed the concept of “ community schools,” which welcome...

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Some Measure of Leadership

Release Date:

04/23/2009

... York City’s nonprofits, including the important web of community -based organizations. Questions remain about how ... and government? All of us in the Philanthropy New York community hope to hear from you. Some...

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Can We Still Improve Philanthropy?

Release Date:

07/17/2009

... be improved. That is a huge topic that can’t be given justice in this short piece. It is also a topic that has ...

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