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Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

Release Date:

08/01/2012

... Food and Environment Program Officer, Abby Youngblood is responsible for leading the Community Food Funders project, which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and ... sound and...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

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North Star Fund

Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

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06/04/2012

... New Designs for K-16 Pathways program. Johnson is an experienced education reformer, whose tenure at Jobs ... both an informed and nuanced understanding of what is required to develop and support educational...

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... Department and an alliance of women’s colleges. Ramdas is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and chairs the ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

Release Date:

04/02/2012

... the Council on Foundations effective July 1, 2012. Spruill is currently the President and CEO of Ocean Conservancy. ... Ocean Conservancy’s public engagement strategies. She is an eminent thought leader and...

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Brigadier General (Ret.) William T. Bester Joins Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program

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04/02/2012

The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence is pleased to announce that Brigadier General (Ret.) William ... Veterans Healthcare Program as Senior Advisor. Bester is the former Chief of the Army Nurse Corps. "...

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Veterans

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... Israel, and other areas. The Trust, established in 1999, is administered by four trustees selected by Leona Helmsley. ... a Director of the Martha's Vineyard Museum. Mr. Ettinger is a graduate of the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

27 Mar 2012

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Working with Vendors

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:30pm

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a professional peer network designed to support ... relevant solutions, advice, and learnings. Our goal is to generate ideas that can serve as a catalyst for .....

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04 Feb 2010

Summer Learning Loss: How Can It Be Reduced?

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing presented by the Altman Foundation , The Wallace Foundation , and The New York Community Trust , with the New York City Youth Funders Network. WHO...

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Stonewall Community Foundation Promotes Jarrett Lucas to Executive Director

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10/18/2013

The Board of Directors of Stonewall Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Jarrett Lucas has been promoted ... at Stonewall Community Foundation. "The LGBTQ movement is evolving, and Jarrett's...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

Yifei Li Joins The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... businesswoman Yifei Li to its Board of Trustees. Li is Country Chair for Man Group in China, one of the world's ... the Foundation, as we mark our centennial year. The Board is committed to adding...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Name David Morse Chief Communications Officer

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12/11/2013

... to promote encore careers for the greater good. Encore.org is a grantee of Atlantic. “David is known throughout philanthropy, public policy and nonprofit ... support for Atlantic’s priorities beyond 2016. “...

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Communications

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

What Does the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 Mean for Us?

Release Date:

01/15/2014

The Nonprofit Revitalization Act was long in coming. PNY put out its very first policy statement in February 2012 supporting the AG's efforts and calling for leadership to produce a stronger, more accountable nonprofit sector in the state.

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05 Mar 2014

Economies of Inclusion: Building Strong Local Businesses and Communities

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

For decades, low-and middle-income workers' wages and benefits have failed to keep up with an ever-increasing cost of living, decreasing the social well-being of millions. Income and wealth disparities have become severe and corrosive to the dream...

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

Kathryn Haslanger Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... said Board Chairman James R. Tallon, Jr. , who is President of the United Hospital Fund of New York. “Her ... Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She is a member of the New York State Medicaid...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York’s Health Policy Working Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the newly ... jointly presented with the Fund for Public Health, is an opportunity for any Philanthropy New York...

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“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge

Release Date:

10/02/2014

... talent for the benefit of their businesses. But change is hard. Many employers have a business rationale and ... Employment Action Network, the Grads of Life campaign is a tremendous accomplishment—one that...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality

Release Date:

11/13/2014

... needs to be anchored by a backbone organization that is responsible for orchestrating and supporting the ... the collective. Across the country, Collective Impact is being used to solve problems in various...

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Insights

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The Elmezzi Foundation

Eric C. Schneider to Join The Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research

Release Date:

11/26/2014

... A fellow of the American College of Physicians, he is also co-chair of the Committee for Performance Measurement ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Classic and Cutting Edge

Release Date:

12/05/2014

... York, they explored together how this form of philanthropy is both classic and cutting edge. The story is the work. Scholarships proceed at the snail’s pace of ... their work. With scholarships, that story or...

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Insights

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Education

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Dr. Francine Berman to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

01/22/2015

... Berman to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Berman is the Edward P. Hamilton Distinguished Professor in Computer ... the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. She is the Chair of the U.S...