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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Profiled in Financial Times

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04/07/2016

... lobby of the Ford Foundation’s headquarters in New York. But impressions of a remote, inaccessible ... dissipate on meeting Darren Walker, its ebullient president ... Ford Foundation 039 ;s...

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Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board

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09/28/2017

... Philanthropy (NCRP) board of directors today elected new officers and welcomed five new esteemed members during its board meeting. Reverend Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of Deaconess...

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JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders

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03/29/2018

... newcomer to the ranks of big-league grantmaking, and its president Barbara Picower keeps a pretty low profile. But JPB ... ball rolling on what could become a sizable partnership with historically black...

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Aisha Moodie-Mills Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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10/16/2019

... in D.C. politics and advocacy, she moved to Brooklyn with her wife Danielle last year. “I am excited to join the ... woman to lead a national LGBTQ organization in her role as President and CEO of the LGBTQ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Catalina Devandas Aguilar to Board of Trustees

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06/15/2022

... Appoints Catalina Devandas Aguilar to Board of Trustees NEW YORK (June 15, 2022) – The Ford Foundation announced ... United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Prior to that...

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Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact

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02/14/2012

... combining grantmaking and volunteering, and I encouraged grantmakers not to think about funding and volunteers in ... aiming to make an impact in the community. Coupled with financial support, volunteerism and...

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21 Jun 2012

Funders of Women and Girls Network Lunch

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC

... of, and investment in, the needs of women and girls in New York City. FWG seeks to build a community within ... Please do not share specific details from the meetings with individuals outside the network...

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What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

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07/03/2014

... six months ago, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been focusing on issues ... July issue of Capital magazine, Dana Rubstein writes: " With Bloomberg...

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Health

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How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America

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08/29/2017

... Moreover, the geopolitical business scene is changing, and new business-related immigration policies stand to dampen our ... and supremacy — both in the U.S. and in our dealings with businesses and potential...

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For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year

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09/07/2017

... In between science classes at a charter school in East New York, he broke down at his desk. The government had just ... which had granted temporary protection from deportation to immigrants brought to the...

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Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

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06/19/2018

... of the Social Justice program. Williams will start in the new role at the end of June. In their role, Williams will work in partnership with Arcus grantees to make progressive change through ... Williams...

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

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06/13/2024

... We Can Prosper Together,” came together in conversation with moderator, Lyell Sakaue , of The Bridgespan Group. The ... think of reparations, they believe that it starts and ends with money. However, the...

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Funders for Gender Equity

... for Gender Equity was a circle of funders at Philanthropy New York active for many years to increase awareness of, and ... nonconforming persons; encourages strategic collaborations with key stakeholders...

As Consumers Seek Insurance Coverage During Pandemic, United Hospital Fund Study Outlines Need to Upgrade NY’s “Off-Exchange” Market

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04/23/2020

NEW YORK, NY—April 23, 2020—As consumers seek to replace ... including the elimination of enrollment barriers for immigrants who are not permitted to get coverage through the ... Social Security numbers on health...

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Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself.

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05/05/2020

... Only by Changing Itself. By: Nancy Rauch Douzinas , President , Rauch Foundation. In 2016 the Rauch Foundation, a ... force? For us it took time—almost two decades, starting with our decision to break from...

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

... Goliath). However, our philanthropic landscape seems more concerned with results and measurements than building bridges. Restrictive or project-specific grants allow grantmakers to specify...

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Joseph Matara Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Unbound Philanthropy

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05/15/2023

... Director of Unbound Philanthropy. “Joseph brings with him deep technical skill and experience, personal life experience, and passion and fit with our mission. He is a respected and compassionate leader .....

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Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

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08/31/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy was once described as “invisible ... aid.” Whatever Walter Gifford meant at the time (he was President of AT&T and Chair of the...

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It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

... to Fund Democracy - Here 039 ;s How By: Stephen Heintz, President and CEO, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Co-Chair, The ... for a wide-ranging conversation hosted by Philanthropy New York about...

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