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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/02/2022

... By: Travis Baird, Program Officer, Maverick Capital Foundation I entered this sector because I wanted to be a ... was at times, came flooding back. This still happens, even over a year into my career in this...

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Maverick Capital Foundation

Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide

Release Date:

08/17/2015

... App Challenge – the no-coding-skills-needed contest that gives middle and high school students a chance to bring their ... their schools and communities. Created by the Verizon Foundation in partnership with...

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Doris Duke Supports NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award Nominees

Release Date:

09/20/2016

... possible by a generous gift from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). The grant will allow the Bessies to give ...

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New York City Funders Join Forces to Launch The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund

Release Date:

03/20/2020

... Cooney & Holly Peterson Fund, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation , The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation , the Ford Foundation , the Kenneth C . Griffin...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Doris Duke Foundation

The Estée Lauder Companies

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Mellon Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

UJA-Federation of New York

NYC Cultural Agenda Fund Places Marker on Racial Justice Initiative Ahead of City’s Cultural Plan Release

Release Date:

10/12/2016

... in The New York Community Trust is making more than half a million dollars in grants to support efforts to increase ... last year," says Cultural Agenda Fund co-chair and Lambent Foundation executive...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

13 Oct 2016

Indispensable: How Philanthropy Fuels American Success

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Philanthropy in America is a bursting, bubbling impulse that has vital effects on almost every sector of our society. In this lively talk, author and former White House domestic policy adviser, Karl Zinsmeister, sketches the unappreciated size and...

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The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

Release Date:

02/21/2013

... Reform breakout session. As the saying goes, it’s all over but the shouting. That fits national health care reform, ...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

Release Date:

11/18/2013

... his transition team Monday as he prepares to take over the reins from Comptroller John Liu on Jan. 1. Stringer ... Ana Oliveira, president of the New York Women’s Foundation , and Robert Kasdin, senior...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

... Climate Change Skeptics In an op-ed on Quartz, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker says recent attempts to ... them for what they truly are: enormous struggles over power and possibility,“ he writes......

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How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More

Release Date:

09/16/2016

... see it as a major boon for reform efforts in cities. No foundation is more keenly interested in turbo-charging mayors ... City Hall, most notably in education, winning control over the schools in 2002... How...

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14 Apr 2015

3½ Minutes - Documentary Film Screening

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 -

5:00pm to 9:00pm

... 2012, a white middle-aged male and a black teenager argued over the volume of music in the boy's friend's car. A gun ... Levingston (Moderator) , Program Officer, Ford Foundation Designed for...

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TCC Group Welcomes Melinda Fine as the Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships

Release Date:

09/15/2015

... of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships. Melinda brings over 30 years of experience in philanthropy and nonprofit ...

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What Is Effective Philanthropy?

Release Date:

06/05/2019

... of Special Projects, Siegel Family Endowment Siegel Family Foundation shares a belief with a number of other ... practice of Effective Philanthropy will continue to evolve over the coming year as we learn more...

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Siegel Family Endowment

05 Oct 2021

Making Up For Lost Time: How Funders Can Support Tutoring Interventions That Accelerate Learning

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... successes and challenges around operationalizing tutoring programs (e.g., logistics/scheduling, recruiting and training ... initial lessons learned from some tutoring pilots that ran over last school year and...

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HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U.S. Head of Corporate Sustainability

Release Date:

07/15/2015

... where she created environmental and vehicle safety programs that were recognized for meaningful impact while ...

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HSBC Bank USA

What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA

Release Date:

09/07/2017

Major colleges and higher-ed systems and associations issued a cascade of critical statements — a wave of condemnation reminiscent of higher ed's response to President Trump's travel ban.

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Supported by Doris Duke, Conservation Group Maps Land Protection Strategy in Three States

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... purchases. The Nature Conservancy says it received $6 million from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation that it’s now distributing among local land ...

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Doris Duke Foundation

CEO Pay: Top Earners From Across the Country

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... data for more than 500 organizations that raised $35 million or more from individuals, foundations, and ...

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Can Flexible Funding Become Our New Normal?

Release Date:

07/15/2020

... Become Our New Normal? By: Florencia Spangaro, Director of Programs , Citi Foundation While there is a growing belief among funders in ... an organization and to achieve results. Grant terms of 5...

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05 May 2016

School Integration in NYC (Part 1 of 2): New Research, Changing Perspectives

Thursday, May 5, 2016 -

9:30am to 11:30am

... and schools that are 90% to 100% minority increased by 70% over this same time period. Recent data shows that ... vital work Speakers Halley Potter, Fellow, The Century Foundation Nicole Mader, Education...

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