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25 Sep 2013

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

True or false: It’s permissible for your foundation to advocate for specific public policy or legal issues Your ... Foundations Taking Action.” This program is "Partially Open ." Presenters Sean Delany ,...

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Sophia Stewart Joins Ford Foundation as Department Coordinator

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07/01/2013

... and international NGOs and the organization UN Women to help bridge informational gaps by coordinating events educating NGOs on how to effectively communicate with the United Nations. Prior to...

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Jessi Stafford Joins The Century Foundation as Blogger & Social Media Specialist

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10/15/2013

... and executes TCF's social media strategy, including day- to -day management of profiles on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, ... The New School and holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri...

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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

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06/04/2015

... season will bring all sorts of familiar proposals to create jobs in the U.S., but candidates who really ... 2022. Those consumers want better health care, world-class education and a cleaner environment. China...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs

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01/12/2017

... Research and Action (caranyc.org), where she continues to act as an advisor. Most recently, Lisa was the Principal ... the boards of Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, and Pathways to Apprenticeship (P2A). She...

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Mellon Foundation Supports African, Latin American and Native American Collections Research at Princeton

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02/14/2017

... The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Princeton University a grant of $300,000 to support three years of specialist research in targeted ... Discovery Initiative. The grant allows the Museum to...

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Arts

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Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

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03/10/2017

... communities with fewer creative resources, according to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. And the results hold true in all ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation

NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing Last week, the foundation announced that it would commit $1 billion to investments that “earn not only attractive financial .....

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Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

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05/12/2017

... Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation Columbia University has announced a 15 million dollar gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to endow a full-tuition scholarship program and clinical ... practice...

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Education

Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great

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08/14/2017

... work hard, and it takes a physical and mental toll, not to mention that it frequently cuts into personal time, ... researchers, along with Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles,...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders Childcare ... costs more on average than in-state tuition at a public university . Access to affordable childcare would put...

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The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Program Officer for Democracy, Hannah Furstenberg-Beckman

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08/31/2022

... The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust is delighted to announce that Hannah Furstenberg-Beckman has joined the ... Officer for Democracy. Her portfolio includes grants to protect voting rights, support...

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Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

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12 Dec 2012

Pushing Back Against Push-outs, Pipelines and Profiling: Grantmaking for Impact Among Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Men & Boys of Color

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... profiling, and school discipline policy as they relate to gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GBTQ) young men and ... The Just and Fair Schools Fund, North Star Fund, Open Society...

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20 Nov 2013

Changing the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation’s Impact

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... levels of engagement from local community organizing to “changing the narrative” on big issues. Be prepared to ... Briefing co-sponsored by the Nathan Cummings Foundation , Open ...

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New York Health Foundation

04 Feb 2021

No Going Back: Building for a Better Future - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Thursday, February 4, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... Opportunity Funders (EOF), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... Division Director, International Migration Initiative, Open Society...

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Why Pickleball?

Release Date:

05/04/2017

... article highlighted the possible $1 billion funding cut to prevention and public health under the proposed American ... results. Counties in New York that have high levels of education , access to...

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Insights

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Health

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Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair

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06/17/2015

... as Board Chair William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce Russell Pennoyer as the new Chair of the Board of ... served in the role since 2009. Pennoyer, a senior advisor to Brittany Capital Group,...

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