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The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

09/22/2015

... To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels The amount of money the world has pledged to divest from fossil fuels ... ago. The news was announced at a press conference in New York, hosted by...

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Arabella Advisors

Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

Release Date:

03/04/2016

... to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20% An alliance made up of 11 major universities across the United States has knocked its goal of graduating more students — including more low-income ... in the group. UIA...

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A Pioneer of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads the Way For Others

Release Date:

05/23/2017

A Pioneer Of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads The ... cocktail bar Coup–short for coup d’etat–opened in New York’s East Village in mid-April, promising to donate ... a brewery in Minneapolis with...

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Newman's Own Foundation

The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

Release Date:

07/28/2017

... social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations ... is to improve relations with the public and reduce use of jails and emergency rooms for...

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Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... city funds to creating murals on the external walls of New York City Housing Authority developments when it’s hard to find funds to clear interior walls of persistent, dangerous mold. But...

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Enabling Sustainable Investment in Social Interventions: A Review of Medicaid Managed Care Rate-Setting Tools

Release Date:

02/02/2018

... Sustainable Investment in Social Interventions: A Review of Medicaid Managed Care Rate-Setting Tools New study by The Commonwealth Fund highlights Medicaid managed care plan and provider ...

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Health

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Ms. Foundation for Women Partners with Gucci for Next Phase of Chime for Change

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01/29/2019

Ms. Foundation for Women Partners with Gucci for Next Phase of Chime for Change Gucci has announced the latest chapter ... out for gender inequality globally – and has managed to fund more than 425 non-profit...

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UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/02/2019

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a two-year grant of $350,000 to UCLA to support a pilot project designed to ... studies are conceptualized and taught. The grant will fund workshops, faculty-graduate...

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Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know

Release Date:

09/10/2014

... Foundation's Equals Change blog. It’s that time of year again: My son starts fourth grade today and while we ... are all critical questions, and ones that Ford and our grantees are working to understand...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation

Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... aim to reduce turnover and improve schools, according to a new report by the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. The first- of -its kind study examined how six large urban school ... the other lead...

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Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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12/03/2012

After serving two decades as President of The Commonwealth Fund , Karen Davis, Ph.D., is returning to the Johns Hopkins ... Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care. She assumes her new position...

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Hudson Farmlink Organizers See Room for Growth - Doris Duke Foundation

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... Duke Foundation SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Organizers of an online platform that connects property owners with ... 150-mile region from Westchester County, just north of New York City, to...

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With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

Release Date:

12/19/2017

... next year, University at Albany students who are at risk of dropping out due to sudden financial hardship or some ... apply for emergency aid. The aid is available as part of...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

The Search is On for PNY’s Next Public Policy Fellow

Release Date:

02/01/2017

... Next Public Policy Fellow by Ronna Brown, president of Philanthropy New York It’s not enough to assert that there’s a need ...

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President's Message

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

04 Feb 2015

Service for Impact

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true...

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Panel

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14 Apr 2015

Community Schools: An Opportunity for Funder Collaboration?

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... researchers and policymakers – about the promise of the community schools strategy in NYC. A key takeaway was ... very specifically in schools and communities here in New York. By the time of...

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

19 Jan 2023

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) - Peer Buddy Session

Thursday, January 19, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:00am

This program is being offered as part of the Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network ... and resources among peers in a confidential setting. Happy New Year, all! Please join your peers in PACNET for our...

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Network Building

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Breakout Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP

Release Date:

10/08/2015

... as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP The Board of Trustees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to ... On June 30, 2015 the Foundation’s endowment was valued at approximately $1.9...

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Education

Public Policy

Technology

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Artistic Gains of an Ethnically Diverse Society are Irrefutable

Release Date:

05/19/2020

The Artistic Gains of an Ethnically Diverse Society are Irrefutable By: Leah ... Mertz Gilmore Foundation The current face of dance in New York City is nuanced and multicultural, having been .....

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Arts

Immigration

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Nancy Feller Joins The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust as General Counsel

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... Trust has appointed Nancy Feller as General Counsel of the Trust, effective August 2, 2012. Prior to joining the ... as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel at the Ford Foundation . As the Ford...

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