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How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s

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06/03/2016

... Orgs" in the 1970s The Crips, Black P. Stone Rangers, Sons of Watts, Young Lords Party, Brown Berets and the Vice Lords, to name a few, formed to challenge severe macrostructural .....

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Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

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06/23/2016

... an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin The Rockefeller Foundation may be one of the most venerable names in philanthropy, but during her 11 years as its ... foundation by...

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Rockefeller's Judith Rodin is One of Many Women Making Their Mark in Social-Impact Investing

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07/27/2016

Rockefeller 039 ; s Judith Rodin is One of Many Women Making Their Mark in ... attend industry conferences, they can usually expect to be swimming in a sea of...

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Sloan Scholar Says Funding will Open Doors in Materials Science Field

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11/09/2017

... named a Sloan Scholar, and said the funding will allow him to expand his research and networking opportunities in the ... Sloan Scholars program, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , provides funding...

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Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

... 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate and President, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa and Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, ... thing.” Gbowee consistently criticized philanthropy’ s over-emphasis on measurable outcomes at the...

$1 Million Gift Donated To The American College To Establish The Sy Sternberg And Fred Sievert Doctoral Fellowship

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02/25/2014

... establish a doctoral fellowship named for New York Life 039 ; s Sy Sternberg and Fred Sievert, reports KCTV-5. The American ... that Sy Sternberg, CLU®, retired Chairman of the Board...

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NYPD Boss James O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources

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08/29/2017

... The secret is out — at least part of it. The city’ s top cop recently overturned a guilty verdict against an ... trial. Then the NYPD and the Civilian Complaint Review Board — citing a state...

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Ford-funded Study Points to Potential Security Weakness in Online Voting Registration Systems

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09/06/2017

... the personal information - like Social Security or driver 039 ; s license numbers - most states use to confirm a voter 039 ; s ... this data - one choice...

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20 Oct 2020

Will New York Politicians Get to Pick Their Voters? Why Redistricting Matters

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... memorable 2020 calendar year are both thankfully drawing to a close. But looking forward, the first nine months of ... to discriminatory maps; and assessment of the...

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Goldman Sachs: Women Are the Smartest Investment We Can Make

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... exclusively to women-owned SMEs. The Goldman Sachs Foundation , IFC, and other investors will invest up to $600 ... company in Brazil. Since childhood, Gircilene wanted to...

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Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

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01/09/2014

... hosted several weeks ago by the Marin Community Foundation (MCF). I attended to hear MCF president and CEO ... how important it is to identify “blind spots” in one’ s...

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Public Policy Committee

... . Co-Chairs: Doug Bauer, Executive Director, The Clark Foundation Neill Coleman, Founder & Principal, Mission ... Rini Banerjee, President, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Jenn Ching, Executive Director,...

PNY Public Policy Strategy

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04/2025

... achieving impact requires strategic investments and work to create the conditions in which those investments can thrive. PNY’ s public policy work engages diverse stakeholders to create ... membership and the Public Policy Committee of the Board . The issues included represent issues that are aligned ...

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders Just over 60 U. S . foundations increased their grantmaking by 25 percent or ... came from the Andrus Family Fund, the Arizona Community Foundation , the Groundswell Fund, the...

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26 Feb 2015

Administrative Relief: Helping the City’s Undocumented Immigrants Benefit from New Education, Employment and Health Care Opportunities

Thursday, February 26, 2015 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced plans to expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), ... immigrants who arrived as children remain in the U. S . free from fear of...

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29 Sep 2015

Preparing CBOs to Participate in the New Health Safety Net

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

In the changing health care landscape of today, hospitals are being incentivized to keep patients out of the hospital and in community ... Care Rachael Pine (Moderator), Program Officer, Altman...

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Health

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... strategies that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas. This conversation will ... Melanie Hartzog, Executive Director, Children 039 ; s Defense Fund...

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11 Jul 2018

Service for Impact - Exploring Successful Skills-Based Volunteering Models

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share...

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Kress and Mellon Support First Academic Art Museum and Library Summit

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12/09/2015

... Academic Art Museum and Library Summit The University of Miami will host the inaugural Academic Art Museum and ... from prestigious North American academic institutions to address opportunities for deep intra-...

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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

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01/12/2017

... and will aggregate volunteer opportunities from UJA’ s hundreds of nonprofit partners and grantees. To kick-off the effort, UJA has organized a two-day volunteer ... said Robert S...

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