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21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

... These and other private foundations have invested over $2 billion in New York City public school reform efforts over the last ... the current administration and develop new ways to address...

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Education

On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

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08/02/2016

... with permission by the author, and originally appeared in the Health Affairs Blog . All funders, no matter their ... with complex and special needs. Our residents are spread over sixty-two counties, including...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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The Carnegie Compact Revisited: Re-envisioning New York City’s Branch Libraries

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11/26/2014

... Carnegie agreed to provide the majority of funds to build over 100 branches across all five boroughs. The Carnegie ... many other major U.S. cities. Meanwhile, a decades- long disinvestment in...

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Elliot Berger joins Arabella Advisors

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05/01/2013

... Advisors. “We are excited to have Elliot, a life- long resident of the New York region, leading our practice ... Prior to joining Arabella, Berger held several positions over the last 14 years with the Merrill...

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New York Women's Foundation Joins Female-Led Investor Groups Targeting Weinstein Co. Acquisition

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11/21/2017

... investor groups are hoping to acquire the studio in an effort to turn its assets into a source of funding for ... and harassment. Killer Content, the parent company of the long -established indie Killer Films,...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

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03/31/2022

... asylum, and police violence to ensure accountability in the U.S. criminal justice system. “Our criminal justice system has long been in crisis,” said Tom Perriello, executive ... lasting...

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Social Justice

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14 Jul 2022

Climate Refugees: Supporting Receiving Communities - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, July 14, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... first served basis.* After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, within the first year, about 130,000 people fled the island . More than one-third of them moved to Florida. ... Intergovernmental Panel on...

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Environment and Climate Change

NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep

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10/06/2016

NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep In ... York Community Trust in June awarded more than $500,000 in...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

Immigration

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William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

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04/14/2015

... William Cordery, an experienced grantmaker with deep roots in social justice work, has been appointed Program Officer for ... Executives' Connecting Leaders Fellowship--a year- long...

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Surdna Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Expands Partnership with Special Olympics to Foster Inclusion Worldwide

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11/18/2021

... by Special Olympics to expand unified programming in schools and amplify the voices of those calling for action ... through education. “SNF seeks to support lasting social change for the...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

... Sight Foundation Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to fund projects where we can anticipate long -range payoffs, systemic change , and solving problems at ... And detailed analysis and...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Workforce Development

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Surdna Foundation Announces Nearly $13 Million Investment in Artists of Color to Advance Racial Justice

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04/29/2020

Surdna Foundation Announces Nearly $13 Million Investment in Artists of Color to Advance Racial Justice The Surdna ... projects each year and approximately 260 projects over three years. Regranting partners will...

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NYCT and JPB-Backed Immigrant Legal Aid Program Will Expand Beyond NYC

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05/14/2015

... NYC New York City’s melting pot has been boiling over in the larger metropolitan area. Long Island , the lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey, home ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Immigration

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Freedom Together Foundation

Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation

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09/28/2017

... Foundation Kathy Halbreich’s name has often surfaced over the years as a possible successor to the director of the ... that MoMA has a mandatory retirement age and that she has long considered her current job...

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What Is Effective Philanthropy?

Release Date:

06/05/2019

... that our grants need to serve two key functions in order to be impactful. On a fundamental level, our grants ... the tools they need to make an even greater impact in the...

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Technology

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Siegel Family Endowment

Technical Assistance and Strong Relationships: Key to Quality Capacity Building

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09/15/2014

... The questionnaire allowed them to reflect on what they did over the past year, what they want to do better, and to set ... as a Foundation were equipped to provide that support. We fund nonprofit organizations...

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Sixteen Major Donors and Foundations, Including the Ford Foundation, Commit Unprecendented $156 Million to Support Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous Arts Organizations

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09/24/2020

... Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous arts organizations in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has ... from the proceeds of the Ford Foundation’s historic social bond offering announced earlier this...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington

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01/25/2022

... Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On ... and community investments in the Mid-Atlantic region over the past five...

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Community Development

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation

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10/03/2017

... nonprofit equivalent of reaching for the Holy Grail. Back in 2011, Casey Family Programs even titled one of their ... Foundation’s latest report, “Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs: Pathways, Partnerships...

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