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24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... and foundations recognize research as essential tool for impact - whether the desired end is to advance knowledge, ... have and can continue to play an important role in funding research to...

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J.P. Morgan Commits USD $25 Million to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future

Release Date:

10/22/2019

... to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future October 22, 2019 (New Delhi, India) – J.P. ... leaders, the firm will support skills training and career education programs to equip people...

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Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Booth Ferris Foundation, New York Community Trust and Others Support Apollo Theater Transformation

Release Date:

12/10/2018

... will be the first physical expansion of the Apollo in its nearly 85-year history. Scheduled to open in fall ... by Empire State Development, enhancing Apollo’s advocacy for African-American,...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... Policy Studies and Director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. ... Dr. Gamoran will begin his tenure with the Foundation in September 2013...

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Appointments & Transitions

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William T. Grant Foundation

Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

Release Date:

12/12/2012

... climate finance adaptation programs will be launched today in Doha, at the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference ... Institute, and the World Resources Institute with funding from the Rockefeller...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline

Release Date:

04/06/2017

... Pipeline Abraham Paulous, Executive Director of Families for Freedom, tracks the concepts of “citizenship,” ... the New Incarceration Boom? ”- the second program in Philanthropy New York’s four-part “Ending...

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PhilTalks

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Immigration

Justice Reform

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Families for Freedom

Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country

Release Date:

05/02/2018

... Philanthropies and oversight from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity, the Department of Probation funded 19 community-based organizations to hire mentors for people ages 16 to 24. These weren...

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Justice Reform

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $3.25 Million to Expand Children's Access to Health Coverage

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... to health insurance. The National League of Cities (NLC) announces the start of a new, three-year initiative to help ... Initiative and will be carried out by NLC's Institute for Youth, Education...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

Release Date:

01/26/2015

... at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in the United States. Bloomberg Philanthropies comprises ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment

Release Date:

09/14/2016

... announced the launch of a new multi-media initiative in Japan called “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families”. The program will be implemented through ... content features the Sesame Street...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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MetLife

Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

Publication date:

03/2016

Transparency has become a buzzword in our society, but, in philanthropy, it’s not always clear who the audiences for information are—or what is meant, exactly, by the word. The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examined the perspectives of ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... Surdna Foundation announced a new, $4.5 million investment in equitable community development led by community members. ... development to create sustainable communities for the future." To seed the...

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Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

Release Date:

05/02/2016

... Focus Is a Success By Lola Adedokun, Program Director for Child Well-being at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ... teens between 15 and 19 years old are 5.9 and 5.5 times higher than those of white teens,...

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Insights

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Doris Duke Foundation

Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars

Release Date:

02/05/2016

Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 ... leading philanthropic funder of graduate nursing education , the Jonas Center has grown from a New York ... shortage, the...

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Health

Veterans

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District

Release Date:

08/14/2013

... will fund the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social ... community charities to expand the school system’s early- education program is...

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Member News

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Education

Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... the Family Service Association $35,000 to fund pathways in creating economic mobility. The grant provided by Bank ... by addressing the issues of workforce development and education , basic needs and community...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Natasha Lifton Joins The New York Community Trust as Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families

Release Date:

03/16/2015

... The New York Community Trust as Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families Natasha Lifton is The ... New York Community Trust’s new Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families...

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Aging

Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

Millions Pledged To Harvey Relief As Rebuilding Starts

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... Starts More than $275 million has been pledged or raised in the week since Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain ...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... within the technology sector. Since it was founded in 1999, the cloud computing giant and its CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining "corporate social responsibility," with ... that...

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Sector News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... At Sundance Institute, Mertes expanded documentary funding and awards to over $2 million for dozens of social issue films annually, expanded the ... times,” said Darren Walker, Vice President of Ford’s...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

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