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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Principal Evaluation

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01/27/2016

... principal evaluation were truly meaningful—a way to help new principals fully develop their leadership skills so that ... improve teaching and learning in their schools? A new study, Building a Stronger...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

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06/19/2017

... Poo began her career in the mid-1990’s as an activist in New York City, first as a volunteer at the New York Asian Women’s Center supporting survivors of ... the rights and dignity of all domestic workers in...

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A Terrible Time for De Blasio to Cut Library Funding

Release Date:

05/15/2019

... was originally published on May 9th, 2019 by Crains New York. The census has always been the bedrock of our ... the first time in more than 50 years. In the 2010 census, New York’s participation rate was more...

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As NYC Museums Reopen, $1.5 Million in Grants from Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aims to Build Back a More Equitable Cultural Sector

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09/22/2020

... Fund (RBF) announced $1.5 million in grants to help New York City’s cultural institutions build back a more ... put many museums back under the microscope and sparked a new national dialogue about their role...

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Major Partnership between the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and the Child Mind Institute to Revamp Mental Health Care for Children and Youth across Greece

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04/07/2021

... Mental Health Care for Children and Youth across Greece A new referral center for child mental health, training ... capacity to meet needs on the ground. An ambitious, new five-year project made possible by a...

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What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... out how we work. You’ll notice that one of three chief aspects of our approach is to “catalyze broad ...

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Shamira Lukomwa

Shamira Lukomwa comes to PNY with rich experiences from the private, public and social impact sectors across North America, East and West Africa. She has managed, developed and led programs for an international experiential...

Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... in entertainment, news media, brand strategy, technology, philanthropy , government, nonprofits, and business... Digital ...

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

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07/09/2014

... said Joan Steinberg, Morgan Stanley's Global Head of Philanthropy . “Our partnership with Feeding America is a .....

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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies...

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Three Named Winners For Best Green Business Ideas In Western Balkans

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07/31/2014

... Brothers Fund has announced the 2014 winners of the Philanthropy for Green Ideas competition, a program it ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance

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08/14/2014

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said his wife, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, has no plans to leave the Bloomberg Philanthropies board, despite the foundation's support for efforts to reduce coal use in the U.S.

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Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society

Release Date:

10/02/2014

... to bridge a contradiction in the structure of American philanthropy . Foundations are creatures of the “bounties of ...

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How Institutions Take Risks

Release Date:

10/12/2014

The Atlantic interviews Rockefeller Foundation president, Judith Rodin, about the risks of impact investing, urban resilience and the importance of funding programs in Africa.