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Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/12/2021

Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman’ s Own Foundation WESTPORT, Conn. – Miriam E. Nelson, PhD ... and as a board member of Newman’ s Own, Inc., from 2015 to 2019. An international...

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Philanthropy New York Signs Joint Statement Condemning Political Violence and Calls on Leaders to Protect Democracy

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01/13/2021

... Condemning Political Violence and Calls on Leaders to Protect Democracy Philanthropy New York joins colleague ... and members of the 117th Congress — can move forward with addressing the nation’ s...

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PNY News

Arcus Foundation Supports Efforts to Protect Forest Habitats Through Local and International Strategies

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01/20/2021

Arcus Foundation Supports Efforts to Protect Forest Habitats Through Local and International ... international strategies to reconcile economic development with conservation. For apes who have...

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Arcus Foundation

New York Community Trust President Lorie A. Slutsky Announces Plans to Retire

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04/05/2021

... Community Trust President Lorie A. Slutsky Announces Plans to Retire (April 5, 2021) NEW YORK, NY – Lorie A. ... after a distinguished career leading one of the nation’ s oldest and largest community...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

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05/04/2021

... director Sanjiv Rao whose term ends this year, and will lead the strategy for the foundation’ s work to strengthen representation, participation, and leadership in U. S ...

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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations

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09/13/2021

Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations ... with projections that this figure will continue to grow over the next few decades. Given the...

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William Moon Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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07/14/2022

... 15, 2022. In this role, Moon is responsible for working with senior management and the endowment’ s in-house investment team to oversee all accounting, budgeting, and financial ... On top of...

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Alli Jernow Joins Arcus Foundation as Social Justice Program Vice President

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08/24/2022

... for 16 years. In January, Rizzo announced her plans to transition to a senior advisory role by the end of this ... queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people to live their lives with...

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2023-2024 African Fellows

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03/13/2023

... YORK) – The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of its 2023-2024 HFG African ... political protests. The fellowship provides each recipient with a research grant and support...

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16 Feb 2012

The Art of Inclusion: New Approaches and Innovative Funding Streams for Access to the Arts

Thursday, February 16, 2012 -

12:00pm to 5:00pm

In their efforts to move beyond legal requirements, an increasing number of ... provide a diverse array of accommodations for people with disabilities. Since the enactment of the Americans with...

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Teagle Foundation Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Its Board

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02/12/2014

The Teagle Foundation is pleased to announce two new members of its Board of Directors: ... in the arts and sciences. I look forward to working with them in pursuit of the Foundation’ s...

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07 Jan 2016

Powerful Resource or Unhealthy Distraction? The Ongoing Debate about Young People and Technology

Thursday, January 7, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... for learning —but their use by youth has also been linked to attention problems, obesity and other issues. ... for integrating digital media into a young person’ s education and home life, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... creative aging recognize growing older as a time of life with abundant, untapped personal growth and well-being. A ... adults who participated in professionally conducted arts learning programs. Recently, an...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Grants as Part of $3M Summer Funding Collaborative

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03/30/2016

... in the United States, today announced $770,000 in grants to 29 Baltimore nonprofits as part of the $3 million ... The Funding Collaborative involves ten of Baltimore' s largest charitable funders: the...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

22 Jun 2016

Social Impact Exchange: 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pm

... advisors and leaders from across the social sector gather to share knowledge, learn about innovative co-funding ... wealth managers and philanthropy advisors interested in learning about innovative methods...

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Conference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

Release Date:

05/23/2017

... at Bloomberg Philanthropies Cities are no strangers to either technology or the reality that technologies change ... or even wiping out revenue streams. The shift to a world with autonomous...

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Insights

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

10 Jul 2018

The Power of Pooled Funding to Increase College Graduation Rates

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... organizations have received support for projects that aim to significantly improve student completion outcomes. Copies ... in obtaining a college degree How to create important learning...

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Panel

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

20 Feb 2019

Activating Philanthropy’s Power for Change: The Role of Self-Assessment and Honest Feedback

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... can funders receive and make the most of honest feedback to ensure that they are employing responsive strategies, ... their power and fully activate it to create change - with humility and...

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An Update on Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Limited Life

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10/23/2018

An Update on Edna McConnell Clark Foundation' s Limited Life "Today Blue Meridian Partners is announcing plans to become an independent, (501(c)(3) enterprise. With this step, the Edna...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

23 May 2019

Measuring What Matters: Funder Evaluation

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 9:00am to Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 1:30pm

A new cohort-based intensive Funders often ask grantees to have assessment strategies in place. However, they don’t ... funders to look internally at their foundation’ s values, practices and...