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Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds

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04/28/2016

... from marginalized groups led to significant positive change in communities and organizations around the world, a ... The report, Social Justice and Sustainable Change : The Impact of Higher Education (36 pages...

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New Study Examines How Creative Placemaking Projects Build Social Capital in Communities

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11/04/2016

... to grow, a new study released today, Setting the Stage for Community Change : Reflecting on Creative Placemaking Outcomes, offers insights for the field of "creative placemaking" and...

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Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy

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11/30/2016

... and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy For the superrich and the biggest U.S. charitable ... is the norm. Less common are donations targeted at “social change ”–...

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The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy

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09/12/2017

... communications efforts that will result in lasting change . But starting this process presents some challenges. ... playbook that takes weeks to write. You don’t have time for that, and you have to work with a...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2017

... Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals Many discussions about ... Foundations talk about wanting to help catalyze systems change and scale solutions, but...

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups

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10/03/2017

... its powerful position in tech and its dedication to social change to fund startups with social impact at their core. Salesforce announced Tuesday that it's ... companies, furthering each one's goal...

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Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

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01/05/2018

Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream Johnson & Johnson is joining the Coalition for the American Dream—not only to advocate for the ... new ways of thinking. That’...

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Women in Leadership: Why It Matters

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05/2016

... persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important ...

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15 Apr 2010

Sexual Violence Prevention: NYC Community Based Organizations at the Forefront of Interventions for Families, Workplace and Neighborhoods

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8:30am to 11:00am

... by the Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women , The New York Women’s Foundation , and the ... Violence Prevention & Response Program Health Services, Columbia University . Kim...

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Arcus Foundation Names Adrian Coman Director of International Human Rights

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02/01/2013

... human rights program. Coman will be responsible for leading Arcus’ International Human Rights Initiatives ... issues into international human rights mechanisms, such as at the United Nations. As part of its...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Kevin Burke to Board of Trustees

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06/04/2012

... and the quality of American life.” Burke has worked for Consolidated Edison for the past four decades. Prior to assuming his current ... Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Business Policy from Columbia...

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Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach

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09/02/2014

... Konforti has been named director of Education & Outreach for the Simons Foundation. In her new role, Konforti will ... writer and speaker who has launched and led publications at both Cell and Nature...

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Leon Levy Foundation Names Robert F. Goldrich President

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06/11/2015

... York City and its outer boroughs, make him an ideal choice for our Foundation that has been so active in Brooklyn and ... and his MS in real estate development in 2007 from Columbia University. He served as a...

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Amy Chen as Executive Coordinator and Secretary to the Board

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08/09/2022

... cultural sector. Prior to joining PNY, she worked at the Museum of Modern Art as the Project Manager responsible for devising and implementing an institution-wide system for ... College and...

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