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The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

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03/18/2014

The Wallace Foundation to support study of whether and how community institutions ... University to study whether and how community institutions in three mid-sized cities can work together...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

... investing, a light goes on. People immediately begin to see the potential. Once they do, they often assume that ... foundations must be doing the bulk of impact investing. In fact, relatively few are actively...

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Ford's Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top 50'

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08/04/2015

Ford's Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top 50' “Remember, ... influential of the past 12 months. In one week alone, equity ruled the day with the U.S...

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Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts

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05/16/2016

... but few, it turns out, follow through. Instead, according to research by the Bridgespan Group, a philanthropic ... their biggest bets. Those may be worthy recipients but, in the eyes of some in...

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Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion

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07/29/2016

Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion I wish I could say it was easy. Grantee ... the people most affected by grantmaking should be central to deciding what to do...

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2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named

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06/27/2017

2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named We are delighted to announce our seventh class of Macy Faculty Scholars! ... University School of Medicine Each Scholar will engage in activities to enhance their...

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A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent

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09/07/2017

... DeVos, would appear at George Mason University on Thursday to make a "major policy address on Title IX enforcement." ... viewed the issuance of that letter, which used the gender- equity law known as...

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Philanthropy New York Is Now Accepting Applications For Its Two-Year Public Policy Fellowship

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01/25/2018

... New York Public Policy Fellowship program aims to identify early-career professionals who will benefit from ... It is designed to increase our organizational capacity in issue-based...

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John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum

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01/31/2018

... Education Commissioner touches on ESSA implementation, equity in education and policy opportunities in today’s political ... who passed away in the summer, 2017. A...

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Carolina Espinal Elected Schott Foundation Board Chair

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07/13/2020

... 2018, she brings experience as an advisor with expertise in strategic communications and diversity, equity & inclusion. Carolina began her career as a civil ... issues including education, financial...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Rafael Maldonado as Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer

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12/14/2021

... vice president and chief information technology officer. In this role, Maldonado will be a key member of the ... join the Foundation on January 10, 2022. Maldonado comes to the Foundation with more than 30...

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22 Sep 2022

How Funders Can Best Support "Non-Traditional" College Students

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10:00am to 11:30am

... after high school, attend full-time, or participate in the residential school model – constitute a significant ... school part-time; working full-time; and/or struggling to afford tuition and basic needs, are...

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Kiisha Morrow Appointed as Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s First-ever Chief People and Culture Officer

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09/20/2022

... culture officer. Morrow, who brings extensive expertise to the role from the legal and social impact sectors, will ... thrive, contribute and succeed. “Kiisha’s leadership in stewarding our most precious asset...

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30 Jan 2014

Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013: What You Need to Know

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8:00am to 11:00am

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... most comprehensive reform of New York’s nonprofit laws in decades. The new requirements, most of which take effect ... require virtually all New York nonprofits and their boards to evaluate their current...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Taking Arts Programs to the Next Level with The Wallace Foundation

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03/20/2014

The Wallace Foundation made a $5.35 Million , 2.5-year commitment to help Boys & Girls Clubs of America launch a Youth Arts ... and encourages self-expression. The largest arts funder in BGCA’...

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Five Cities Selected as Winners in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Mayors Challenge

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09/17/2014

Five Cities Selected as Winners in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Mayors Challenge ... Challenge, an ideas competition that encourages cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and ... the...

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Partnership with MasterCard Foundation Working to Strengthen Board Governance in Africa

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11/13/2014

Partnership with MasterCard Foundation Working to Strengthen Board Governance in Africa The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion today announced a $6.1 million partnership with The MasterCard...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Forges Public-Private Partnership With CMMI to Spread "Hospital at Home" Model of Care

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11/14/2014

... while lowering costs by bringing them hospital-level care in their own homes. It is a version of the program known as ... Care Team received a Health Care Innovation Award of $ 9 .6 million...

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