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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

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10/20/2017

... global advancement on climate action, with hundreds of global businesses and national and sub-national leaders ... on the momentum of the Paris Agreement to initiate new climate pledges,...

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Michigan State University Uses Mellon Foundation Grant To Build Massive Slave Trade Database

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01/09/2018

... the website will allow people to search millions of pieces of slave data to identify enslaved individuals and ... grant from the Mellon Foundation. ''Enslaved' brings new...

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ASPCA Opens Permanent, State-of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

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05/10/2018

ASPCA Opens Permanent, State- of -the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center The ASPCA ® ... are victims of cruelty or neglect. The ASPCA opened this new permanent facility following the success...

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Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative

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09/25/2019

... Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative NEW YORK, 25 September 2019 – The Rockefeller Foundation ... include UNICEF; the World Health Organization; The Global Fund ; the Global Financing Facility...

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Henry Street Settlement Debuts Neighborhood Center in Historic Firehouse with Support from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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10/29/2019

... was a ribbon cutting this week to celebrate the opening of the Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center at Henry Street Settlement. The newly renovated facility is ... donor. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg...

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Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education

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02/09/2022

... to Diversify Astrophysics Education Astrophysics is one of the most popular science fields, igniting the imaginations ... block is the cost of graduate education, particularly at the master’s...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees:...

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Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change. In this article, we build on ... including our own research,2 for which we studied hundreds of social change initiatives...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced today the ... intern, and through the years assumed many positions that led her to become the first African American woman...

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07 Jun 2018

CFF Annual Gathering 2018

Thursday, June 7, 2018 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... being used to impact our regional food system. As part of the evening, we will spotlight the recipient of the 2018 Community Food Funders Champions Award , East New York Farms! Whether your...

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The Wallace Foundation and SMU DataArts Release Report - "The Alchemy of High-Performing Arts Organizations"

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08/13/2020

... Foundation and SMU DataArts Release Report - The Alchemy of High-Performing Arts Organizations SMU DataArts, in ... own set of challenges, we hope this report will inspire new thinking about...

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Arts

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08 Jun 2016

Beyond Reporting: How Data Can Build A Better Future

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Your grantees work tirelessly to address tough social issues and ... Watch live stream here: Explore The burgeoning field of data science and how your grantees can take advantage of...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... Guggenheim Foundation today announced the appointment of Daniel F. Wilhelm as its eighth President. Mr. Wilhelm, ... was a Senior Fellow at the Vera Institute of Justice in New...

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Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

... Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients with any stage ... be found through special laboratory tests, according to a new study led...

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05 Oct 2021

Making Up For Lost Time: How Funders Can Support Tutoring Interventions That Accelerate Learning

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

After nearly 18 months of disrupted learning, many students are entering this school ... to meaningful impact. We’ll then unpack the landscape in New York City, including successes and challenges around ... Begeny...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

Release Date:

06/08/2021

... Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth In recognition of World Ocean Day, Billion Oyster Project announced a new data collection system powering its efforts to restore ... New York City”,...

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13 May 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: CORe — Community Opportunity and Reinvestment

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

New York State invests enormous resources in our cities. ... rates, persistent health problems and other indicia of distress. The CORe initiative seeks to better align ... abuse and economic development. The CORe...

14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET), with The New York Community Trust and the Ford Foundation . WHO SHOULD ... measure? Are they a fair – and complete – index of student achievement? And, can these...

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Issue-Based

14 Nov 2013

The Affordable Care Act: Essential Implications for Women & the Uninsured

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... by these changes because they are the biggest consumers of health care and comprise the largest share of the ... are critical to the well-being of women and families are at...

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09 Sep 2015

Celebrating the Films of Frederick Wiseman: A Special Retrospective

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

Widely regarded as one of our greatest living documentary filmmakers, Frederick ... Wiseman himself, moderated by Kent Jones, director of the New York Film Festival. Presenters Frederick Wiseman...