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How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political

Release Date:

09/28/2017

How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political Patricia Constantine ... thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her entry to...

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Arts

08 Nov 2023

Funder Briefing with Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana J. Almanzar on Vision + Priorities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... for Innovation through Data Intelligence ● City University of the City of New York ● New York City ... Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education ● Mayor’s Office of Equity ● ... in grantmaking...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Public Policy

New United Hospital Fund Report Assesses Insurance Market, and Impact of Recent Trump Administration Actions

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but trends suggest the need to consider options that would bolster the market, while ... a report issued by the United Hospital Fund (UHF). As 2018 Open Enrollment Begins, Trump...

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United Hospital Fund

United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

Release Date:

09/27/2023

... are now not only fully stacked but have overflowed to include a back-up supply of books in the basement. ... bookshelf had like four books on it — we weren’t able to give books to kids when...

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

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United Hospital Fund

Three Ways to Maximize Impact Through Collaboration

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01/26/2015

... effective collaboration—and also confronted the barriers to it. Reflecting on that experience, a few lessons stand ... Collaborating to Learn Together When it comes to society...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arabella Advisors

With Support From the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Cleveland Museum of Art Announces Establishment of Center for Chinese Paintings Conservation

Release Date:

07/25/2018

... of these important holdings, the museum has sought to increase the level of Chinese painting conservation ... $1.5 million gift from June and Simon K.C. Li to establish a Center for Chinese Paintings...

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Mellon Foundation

04 May 2021

What's the Role for International Grantmakers in Decolonizing Philanthropy?

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... in which foundations are taking bold and innovative steps to transform and decolonize philanthropy. Explore What we mean ... In collaboration with International Grantmakers Network What'...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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International/Foreign Affairs

18 Aug 2020

#PoliceFreeSchools Funders Briefing with the Schott Foundation

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... the Minneapolis Public School Board voted unanimously to end its decades-long contract with the Police Department, ... in the Schott Foundation’s National Opportunity to Learn Network are...

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Issue-Based

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology

Release Date:

07/07/2014

Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology The ... announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn Simons to establish the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Sees Urban Change Via Google Street View

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07/06/2017

... Scott Duke Kominers, and their collaborators are hoping to transform the way scientists study urban environments - with ... key demographic characteristics - high density and high education...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Community Development

Science

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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and ... explored how smart investments in health, empowerment, education and employment can reduce...

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

... Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less Over the past year, the Skoll, ... apply their resources toward large societal problems like ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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07/11/2017

... Herald he would remain active in the arts. “I intend to be very active in the humanities’ community and to ... that might benefit from my experiences at NEH and in higher education...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

03 Aug 2017

FAN Brown Bag Lunch: The Work Life Juggle

Thursday, August 3, 2017 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

In addition to quarterly meetings, the Foundation Administrators Network hosts a summer brown bag lunch series. Rather than ... lunch in the company of your peers. This event is only open...

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Tools & Strategies

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HR & Operations Staff

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Environment and Climate Change

Sustainability Grant Opportunity: Partners for Places Round 16

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... 31, 2020 (by 11:59 p.m., any time zone). The Funders’ Network (TFN) , in partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network , is pleased to announce the opening of Round 16 of the...

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RFPs Etc

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Community Development

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Benjamin Chu Elected Commonwealth Fund Chairman; Mark Smith Elected to Board

Release Date:

12/10/2014

... Commonwealth Fund Chairman; Mark Smith, M.D., Elected to Board Benjamin K. Chu, M.D., group president of Kaiser ... Corporation (HHC), senior associate dean at the Columbia University College of Physicians and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Aging

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The Commonwealth Fund

New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Release Date:

09/11/2009

We are delighted to feature one of Philanthropy New York’s newest members, ... Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS) is committed to providing support that directly improves the lives of the ... impaired,...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek

Release Date:

10/03/2014

... ranks only 16th in assets among U.S. charities, according to the Foundation Center. She said that since her foundation can’t hope to solve society ’s problems by spending lots of its own money...

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OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

Release Date:

10/03/2014

... of drug reforms ranging from medical marijuana use to the easing of sentencing for drug charges. His foundation ... like when he shorted the British pound in 1992, into his Open Society...

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