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27 Jun 2018

Where Are the Children? Family Separation Becomes U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... October 2017, the U.S. government has forcibly separated at least 2,400 children—including hundreds who are under ... old. This so-called “zero-tolerance” approach is part of a slate of...

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Children, Youth and Families

Open Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities

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11/18/2021

... Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations have announced four ... working in close coordination with the leadership of its six regional offices in the...

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21 Oct 2021

Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

... long-standing occupational segregation, women and people of color represent the greatest share of workers in jobs that ... would stand to benefit the most from EITCs. Recent changes at the...

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18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

A debate* over the methods and purpose of teaching evaluation has been roiling in the national and many local media for months. In New York as elsewhere, the media have largely focused on the ... a means ...

Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Principal Evaluation

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01/27/2016

... Report on Principal Evaluation About three-quarters of school principals are evaluated annually—but evidence ... principal evaluation were truly meaningful—a way to help new principals fully develop their...

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Pinkerton, NYCT-Supported JobsFirstNYC Announces 4 Workforce Partnerships to Help Youth Gain Employment Training & Jobs

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02/19/2016

... Training & Jobs JobsFirstNYC announced as part of its local initiative - the Young Adult Sectoral Employment ... and out- of -work, and may not be ready for college at this time. As part...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Supports Programs For Military Families of the Fallen

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03/05/2021

... Health Foundation Supports Programs For Military Families of the Fallen Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit organization ... is to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable New Yorkers...

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Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

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06/02/2014

Digital Storytelling for Social Impact The ubiquity of digital technology and the explosion of content on the Internet have made it increasingly ... in entertainment, news media, brand strategy, technology,...

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Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83

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07/08/2014

Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83 Claire Tow, who founded The Tow Foundation with her ... She served as a director and active executive of both companies. In a statement from the Tow family...

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

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07/09/2014

... in 27 cities and 17 states. The grants are part of a $13 million Morgan Stanley commitment to Feeding America and its network of local food banks that distribute millions of meals every .....

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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

... educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in Education Week. ... ability to learn and thrive and too often push them out of...

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McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance

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08/14/2014

... McConnell (R-KY) said his wife, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, has no plans to leave the Bloomberg ... saying, "She's not going to resign. They do a lot of good things. They do some...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society

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10/02/2014

... for Society In the Ford Forum, the inaugural issue of what appears to be intended as a regular publication “to ... Darren Walker poses an interesting question to a number of experts: “Where Markets Lead, Will...

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How Institutions Take Risks

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10/12/2014

... As Adolf Hitler harassed, isolated, and murdered many of Europe's greatest scientists, philosophers, and thinkers, ... work to the heart-wrenching and perilous business of saving scholars who were seeking...

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NoVo Foundation Looks to Girls As Change Agents

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07/10/2015

... Looks to Girls As Change Agents Girls and young women of color have made important gains in education, health and ... participation in post-secondary education, reduced rates of teenage pregnancy, and even...

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Smart Donors Are Putting Nonprofits Back in Charge

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07/20/2015

... Back in Charge So far, this has been a summer of political campaigning and stunning social change: hateful ... that still divide us. Among those voices has been that of Darren Walker, president of...

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$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities

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09/02/2015

... Humanities “The Mellon Foundation’s generous philanthropy will serve to strengthen Penn’s abiding ... as we launch key initiatives to advance the use of technology along with innovative analyses of...

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COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving

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10/19/2015

... that promote and encourage charitable giving. The is part of the Council on Foundations' work to revive the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate. The briefing will also emphasize the importance...

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Crain’s Top 15 List of Foundations Is a Showcase of PNY Members

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10/21/2015

Crain’s Top 15 List of Foundations Is a Showcase of PNY Members The top 15 foundations on Crain's list have ... with last year, once again showing how the fortunes of philanthropists are...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

NYTimes Profiles Several PNY Members, Says They’re Aiming High

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11/02/2015

... as major talking points in the presidential campaign, at least for Democrats. They are also, increasingly, the focus of some of the nation’s largest philanthropies. The Ford ...

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