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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

Release Date:

12/05/2017

... investment and corporate executive with a passion for using finance to achieve social impact, Swan will begin ... joining Ford, Swan held several high-level executive roles at Morgan Stanley, most recently...

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David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund On How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care

Release Date:

12/21/2017

... and the Senate approved, is complex, but what it will mean for health in the United States is simple: less. It will mean less health insurance for individuals; less coverage for elderly and...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Newman’s Own Saved from Major Tax Hit

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... "The foundation is a significant source of support for communities in our state and around the world. We worked ... company can continue to thrive as a local and global force for good." A federal...

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Mac Aids Fund Lends Its Support to Some of the Most Beautiful Moments in Angels in America

Release Date:

04/17/2018

... “I swiped the new fall colors off the Clinique counter at Macy’s . . . it was an emotional emergency.” This ... dark makeup and unruly hair to Pitt’s Mormon mother-in- law . MAC Cosmetics is the makeup partner...

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Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint

Release Date:

06/22/2018

... board. The review was conducted by New York law firm Patterson Belknap. In an interview with ... was no disciplinary action taken, and there was no basis for taking any disciplinary action," Parsons said...

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Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’

Release Date:

07/19/2018

... came from a family of immigrants. He laid the foundation for the Immigration Act of 1965, which placed the American ... America, defined by bloodlines, religion, and race. For example, in 1858, Abraham Lincoln...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

ASPCA and NYPD Celebrate Five Years of Fighting Animal Abuse and Rescuing Victims across New York City

Release Date:

01/29/2019

... in the five boroughs, and the ASPCA providing direct care for animal victims, as well as law enforcement training and veterinary forensic and legal ... unique partnership has made strong and measurable...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

The New York Community Trust Welcomes New General Counsel and Chief Investment Officer

Release Date:

12/01/2020

... The Trust’s Professional Notes, a series of publications for attorneys and other advisors working in estate and ... as NYU’s associate general counsel. Ms. Trowbridge was a law clerk to the Honorable Charles S...

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23 Mar 2022

Native American Communities and the Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Join this conversation with Funders' Committee for Civic PArticipation (FCCP) and Native Americans in Philanthropy on how Native Americans face unreasonable burdens and discriminatory laws when simply trying to exercise the right to vote.

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Noyes Foundation's Zigbi Selected as Loeb Fellow

Release Date:

07/17/2014

... Selected as Loeb Fellow Kolu Zigbi, program director for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems and the Eat for Health initiative at the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, has been named one of...

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Food Systems

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Carnegie VP of Education Profiled in Huffington Post

Release Date:

02/26/2015

... in Huffington Post "When I transitioned into education at the New York City Department of Education, the first thing ... side of the education system, which became the signature for much of the time that...

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NoVo Foundation Celebrates International Women’s Day

Release Date:

03/09/2015

... up to injustice and demanding a better future. Whether at home, in school , at work, or on the global stage, these acts of courage are ...

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Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... Annie E. Casey Children and Families Fellow, a trustee for America’s Promise, a director on the board of Child ... Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Under Dan’s...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50M to Museum of Science

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... not know is that Bloomberg credits the Museum of Science for helping to shape who he became. “I went every Saturday, ... there starting when he was about 10 and through his high school years... Bloomberg...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Q&A: Judith Rodin Makes An Impact On Investing And Giving

Release Date:

11/02/2016

... is Judith Rodin? Ask one of the 20,000 New York public school students who got to see the Broadway hit "Hamilton" ... weighed along with market performance. She directs giving at the historical...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Covenant Foundation Funds Expansion of Shinui, the Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education

Release Date:

11/08/2016

Covenant Foundation Funds Expansion of Shinui, the Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education Four new Jewish ... William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at The Jewish...

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Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... throughout the country to develop new training modules for secondary school principals. Officials with the foundation say that the ... duties, and to more effectively lobby lawmakers for...

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PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem

Release Date:

04/18/2017

... through active mentorship. Women are a powerful force for positive change , and in order to unlock their transformational ...

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PIMCO Foundation

Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges

Release Date:

09/05/2017

Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges Until last year, Ninotska Love would ... of the first transgender women to attend Wellesley in the school 's 147-year history. " ...

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We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees

Release Date:

08/12/2020

We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees By: Becca Heller, Executive Director, ... mission. When we remain vigilant and flexible, when we center the immediate needs of the populations we serve, and...

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