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California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg Launch “America’s Pledge”

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... and quantify the actions of states, cities and businesses in the United States to drive down their greenhouse gas ... colleges and universities have reaffirmed their support for the Paris Agreement through...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Leading By Example

Release Date:

08/02/2017

... Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly August 2017 edition. ... political scene has had rare moments of humor, but for most Americans we have faced...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

In Partnership with the Ford Foundation, Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity

Release Date:

05/18/2021

In Partnership with the Ford Foundation, Coalition of 18 ... the members of the Corporate Call to Action: Coalition for Equity & Opportunity (CCA), a corporate social justice ... the country's leading...

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Economic Security

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The Scherman Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

Release Date:

05/01/2023

... equity, as well as her expertise and stalwart leadership in civic engagement efforts, will be instrumental to the ... this critical moment in the pursuit of equity and justice for all,” said...

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Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2012

... Philanthropy News Digest: How tough is it out there for nonprofits? And what can the foundation community do to ... We’re entering what is now the fourth year of reduced funding for...

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... Conference Facilities : Our conference rooms are available for members to reserve for free during regular business hours. Learn More Fiscal ... fiscal sponsorship of member-driven projects. Jobs in...

Janet Mock Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... impressive, and we are thrilled to have her participation in guiding Arcus at this very exciting time for the Foundation." Mock is a writer and activist whose ... in the LGBTQ movement...

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The Century Foundation Adds Senior Fellow Barton Gellman

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... team), the George Polk Award and Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for investigative reporting. His bestselling book, Angler: ... and foreign correspondent, Gellman joined Time magazine in 2010 as Contributing...

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The Century Foundation Adds New Senior Fellow

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... York University, and was Senior Fellow at the Institute for Public Knowledge. “We are thrilled to have Michael ... to grow our way out of our economic slump while building for our future and few know more...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Robert C. Granger to Retire in September 2013

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... Foundation’s President, Robert C. Granger, will retire in September 2013. Dr. Granger joined the Foundation in 2000 as Senior Vice President for Program and was promoted to President three...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Neill Coleman as Vice President, Global Communications

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... and oversee the Foundation’s global communications team in New York, Bangkok and Nairobi. “I am thrilled to welcome ... and nonprofit sectors. As Chief External Affairs Officer for HUD, Coleman has promoted...

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Evelynn M. Hammonds Joins Arcus Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... Hammonds joined the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2002 after teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of ... where she was also the founding Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity ...

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... Brazilian human rights advocate, will head up its work in Latin America. Abramovay will join the Foundations as Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in September. In...

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Michael Berkowitz to Join The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... has been appointed to the role of Managing Director for the Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Centennial ... risk management efforts. Since joining the bank in 2005, Berkowitz has held multiple other...

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27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... to being a nonpartisan information provider is caught in the political cross-hairs when its work is claimed by one ... will show us, a defensive reaction is the wrong place for a foundation to start. This is...

Heather Nesle Joins New York Life as President of the New York Life Foundation

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... and Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Nesle is responsible for managing the company’s philanthropic and volunteer ... activities. The New York Life Foundation, nationally known for its charitable giving, and...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

11/07/2014

... serve as treasurer, and oversee operations and finance for the $12 billion foundation, succeeding Nicholas Gabriel, who will retire in January 2015 after 32 years of distinguished service. ... over twenty-five...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation

25 Nov 2014

Understanding the President's Executive Actions on Immigration

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, to apply for temporary work permits and avoid deportation. The ... Accountability Executive Actions also expand eligibility for Deferred Action for...

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Musicians Foundation Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

Release Date:

12/18/2014

... need to provide emergency financial relief to musicians in distress. In doing so, these socially engaged artists ... and the Revenue Act of 1913 establishing tax exemption for certain...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

Release Date:

01/05/2015

... leads the foundation's work on equitable urban development in the U.S. and developing world. Chen is a global thought ... While at SGA, Chen conceived and launched Transportation for America and the anti-...