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Charles H. Revson Foundation Appoints Martha King as Senior Program Officer and Meredith Korn as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

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06/17/2020

... cultivate a creative, informed, pluralistic, and engaged New York City citizenry. In recent years, the Foundation has sought opportunities to strengthen New York City's communities and civic spaces, re-...

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02 Sep 2020

Balancing Purpose, Payout, and Permanence - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family ... complex one for endowed private foundations. The answer of “around 5%” was never universal as foundations sought ... 1st...

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24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

*In-person registration is currently at capacity. We encourage you to join the conversation via ... to advance knowledge, improve the quality and credibility of research in a discipline area, or move a policy...

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De Blasio unveils 30-member task force charged with overhauling NYC’s job-training and workforce-placement programs

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05/20/2014

... training and placement programs have for too long steered New Yorkers into temporary positions and minimum-wage jobs, ... million for all the training and placement programs. The new task force, comprised...

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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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06/17/2014

... Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit I n the wake of last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are ... Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY...

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Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

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07/17/2014

... to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by ... the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated into a sharp, at times even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K

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05/13/2015

... Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K Lessons from New York City’s Universal Pre-K Expansion: How a Focus on ... universal pre-K programs fit into the national landscape of early childhood policy, outlines...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts

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08/14/2015

... Efforts The Wallace Foundation today released two new case studies analyzing strategies used by two ... young professionals to The Clay Studio and residents of the ethnically diverse neighborhood to Fleisher...

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Arts

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Stonewall Foundation’s Jarrett Lucas Among '40 Under 40' Nonprofit Rising Stars

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11/05/2015

... 40 Under 40 Nonprofit Rising Stars For the first time, New York Nonprofit Media is recognizing 40 of New York’s rising stars in the nonprofit world under the ... will be profiled in a special...

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Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update

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12/01/2015

Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update In an ... Update article, Joan Baum spotlights the Whitney’s new Laurie M. Tisch Education Center, prominently situated on the third floor...

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Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center

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02/01/2016

... for Tech Center Through his foundation, the former CEO of Frontier Communications’ predecessor company is donating ... the Columbia University affiliate will use to build a new teaching center in New...

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Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology

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04/21/2016

... Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology At the Central New York THAT (The Humanities and Technology) Camp held in ... and rapidly evolving field. THATCamp is a national series ...

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NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees

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05/05/2016

... Care Model For Resettled Refugees Currently, 97 percent of refugees resettling in New York State are located upstate, particularly the greater ... decade, this influx of newly resettled...

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New York Health Foundation

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Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile

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05/12/2016

... Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert, adding ... to existing instruments in order to boost ongoing studies of the evolution of...

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Science

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... like a parent’s nightmare. Roughly two dozen children at New York City schools were hit, kicked, and bullied by ... data we have seen shows a clear and undeniable escalation of violence in...

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Former Capital One Foundation President Forms Consulting Practice to Strengthen Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

Release Date:

12/02/2016

... communications professional Carrie Fox to form a new consulting practice geared toward helping nonprofits form ... more productive relationships with corporations. The new company will officially launch Jan. 1...

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