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Duke & Mellon Foundations Sponsor Provocative Dance Work on the Legacy of Confederate Symbolism

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11/19/2015

... Directors of Wideman/Davis Dance and Assistant Professors in the University of South Carolina Dance Program, Ruptured ... about the confederate flag, a bygone symbol, and its usage as an intimidation tool...

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Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms

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01/26/2016

... infect more than humans or plants. For microorganisms in the oceans -- including those that capture half of the ... every day -- viruses are a major threat. But a paper to be published Jan. 25, 2016 in...

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15 Jun 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Effective Methods of Giving and Receiving Feedback

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:45am

... (FAN) brings together HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources, to test complex ideas with ... and expertise. To build on recent FAN programs - in...

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Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of Philanthropy

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08/10/2016

Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of ... consider the tension between its maker and its mission? In many cases, foundations wish to solve social problems like extreme...

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Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

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10/14/2016

... at Simons Foundation The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that Marlow Kee joined its leadership team in September as chief financial officer (CFO...

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Rona Sheramy Appointed Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

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03/01/2017

... Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rona Sheramy as its next Executive Director, effective February 15, 2017. ... joins JFEW from the...

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Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

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07/03/2017

Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society The Board and staff ... FJS after ten years as the executive director of Mama Cash in the Netherlands, where...

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Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social ... that will support visionary artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art that help advance freedom, ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants

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10/05/2017

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants The Conrad N. Hilton ... and Opportunity, a national collaborative committed to improving life outcomes for rent-burdened households and...

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Housing and Homelessness

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NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence

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11/15/2017

NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence Today, the NoVo Foundation , created in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, has named 21 ... women can live free...

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Mario Luis Small Joins Russell Sage Foundation Board of Trustees

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11/27/2017

Mario Luis Small Joins Russell Sage Foundation Board of Trustees The Russell Sage Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of sociologist Mario Luis Small ... Villa Victoria: The...

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New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger

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01/22/2018

New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger An overwhelming number of ... among college students is forcing a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates. “Research suggests...

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Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

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02/01/2018

Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity Newman's Own Foundation , founded by the late actor ... of $500 million to charity since Newman...

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Arcus Foundation's Andrea Marra Announces Challenge to State Senator Jose Peralta

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02/08/2018

Arcus Foundation 's Andrea Marra Announces Challenge to State Senator Jose Peralta Andrea Marra, a Jackson ... Senate and first transgender elected official to serve in the...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2018 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/15/2018

... selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships. The ... Sloan Research Fellows represent the very best science has to offer,” says Sloan...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows

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03/05/2018

Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows Developing policies to better protect refugee communities. Pushing to boost the ... are also encouraged to...

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Civic Engagement

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A Look At The Building Bridges Program, Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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04/10/2018

... arms of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, which in turn is part of the larger, New York-based Doris Duke ... Foundation that also funds global wellness for children as...

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NoVo Foundation Announces Grantees of $34 Million Radical Hope Fund

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06/13/2018

... million—up from $20 million committed originally — in Radical Hope Fund grants to 19 organizations from among 1,000 applicants doing bold ... around the world. “We launched the Radical Hope Fund as...

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Markle Foundation Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast-to-Coast

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07/03/2018

Markle Foundation Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast- to -Coast ... without college degrees and now more states are joining in this effort to transform hiring practices and...

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