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13 Apr 2022

2022 New York Age-Friendly Funders Network - Spring Meeting

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... adult services and healthy aging in New York are invited to join the group 's meetings. Join the New York ... The special guest for the meeting will be Crystal Hudson, Chair of the City...

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23 Mar 2020

POSTPONED PACNet – Peer Coaching Session

Monday, March 23, 2020 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs ... Presenters: Zabrina Collazo , Program Officer, Safety Health and Economic Justice, Ms...

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A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs

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09/19/2017

... said Ms. Merced, who is now 19 and lives with her mother in the Bronx. “In a real kitchen? Everything’s fast and messy. You’ve got to have a thick skin.” Ms. Merced, who goes by the nickname Ginger, has been...

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08 Mar 2017

Achieving Equity…How Exactly?

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... why may be obvious – from longstanding commitments to helping those most marginalized to recent electoral ... lens inward. What does equity “look like” inside a foundation ? Where is the best...

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29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

... this event will address funder questions about how to be effective and responsible representatives of their ... New York Members Briefing co -sponsored by the Ford Foundation , Ms. ...

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Carlie Steen Joins New York Women's Foundation as Director of Programs

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02/20/2019

The New York Women’s Foundation Welcomes Carlie Steen as Director of Programs Ms. Steen joins The Foundation from Stonewall Community Foundation . Carlie Steen Joins New York Women's ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... Susan Berresford, former President and CEO of the Ford Foundation ; Christine DeVita, President of The Wallace Foundation ; and Lance Lindblom, President and CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation...

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Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating Characteristics Affect Spending

Publication date:

09/2012

... charitable administrative expense levels. It can help to inform policy debates and foundation practices. Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating ...

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Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For Reputation

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06/21/2016

Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For Reputation The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation is battling the leader of a Baltimore nonprofit ... the sale of a west side building the...

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

The Educational Foundation of America and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and ...

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Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

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10/30/2013

The Target Foundation and Corporation topped the Minnesota Council on ... report for 2012, reported the Star Tribune. The Target Foundation and Corporation topped Minnesota’s grant making ... in Minnesota, a new...

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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum...

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Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees

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02/25/2019

Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation 's Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation has elected Henry Ford III as a board member. He .....

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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report

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05/28/2013

The foundation ’s $340 million graduate-level fellowship ... their education and bring new knowledge and skills back to their home countries. On Thursday, May 23, Ford Foundation President Luis...

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How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism

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09/05/2013

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë ... Company. If you haven't heard of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation , a New York City foundation that...

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

... different from other philanthropies?" The ability to engage in political fights, structure as a network of more .....

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MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge

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03/26/2015

MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion ... giant MetLife and its philanthropic arm the MetLife Foundation have always been laser focused on financial ... the MetLife Foundation...

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Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in Detroit since leaving the city in ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away

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07/17/2017

Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That ... Is Giving Away In 2006, Warren Buffett famously pledged to give away most of his Berkshire Hathaway stock, saying ... of those holdings would go...

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