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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

... for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with ... Being Grounded in Philanthropy • Legal and Ethical Issues • Making Sound Funding Decisions...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative ... knowledge in the field of low vision." Some of the issues...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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Aging

Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Philanthropy Must Prioritize Democracy Beyond Election Day

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11/17/2020

... racial justice work. Funding models are evolving rapidly to respond to a pandemic that can feel never-ending. ... floods and species extinctions are increasing the urgency of climate action...

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02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm

... Open Society Foundations just announced a $4 million grant to a coalition led by Partners in Health, which will ... Foundations Isaac Benowitz, Medical Epidemiologist, NYC Department...

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Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

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02/26/2016

Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College Most students attend college to learn skills and gain experience that will put them on a ... Shireman, offers specific...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... fellow students while administrators stood by, according to a recent class-action lawsuit. “The data we have seen shows a clear and undeniable escalation of violence in New York City schools,” said Jim Walden...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

New York City’s Universal Pre-K Program Wants to Teach Parents, Too

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09/09/2016

New York City’s Universal Pre-K Program Wants to Teach Parents, Too Setting preschoolers up for success ... is turning its sights to the home. This school year, the Department of...

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New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design

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03/03/2017

New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design The Museum of Arts and Design presents Jes ... MAD. Funded by the New York Community Trust and introduced to the Museum by...

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The New York Community Trust

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Con Edison, Bank of America, Mertz Gilmore, Howard Gilman Support New Programming at Queens Theatre

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03/10/2017

Con Edison, Bank of America, Mertz Gilmore, Howard Gilman Support New ... at Queens Theatre This season, Queens Theatre is able to offer affordable, high-quality performance and education ... and...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School

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09/05/2017

After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School To ring in the new school year, Chancellor Betty ... have been marked by friction between the...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this ... of...

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Housing and Homelessness

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog ... school students attend overcrowded schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. Despite the...

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Nearly Two Dozen Teachers at Brooklyn’s New American Academy Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to $50G

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09/25/2017

... at Brooklyn’s New American Academy Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to $50G That's gotta hurt. Nearly two dozen teachers at ... took pay cuts, some in the $50,000 range, after Education ...

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What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed

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03/13/2012

By Dan Lowenstein, Director of Public Affairs, Primary Care Development Corporation ... consultation and contact with patients—will be central to lowering costs and improving healthcare quality, and will .....

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $4.5 Million for Conservation Scholars Program

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09/20/2013

The University of Washington, Northern Arizona University and the University of Florida will each receive $1.5 million to provide undergraduates with opportunities to...

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Doris Duke Foundation

12 Sep 2014

The Power of Arts and Culture as a Crossover Grantmaking Approach

Friday, September 12, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Part of Philanthropy New York's " Spotlight On the Arts " Series. ... happen if we invested more in arts and cultural approaches to help us achieve other grantmaking agendas? In this ... arts and...

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03 Oct 2025

Investing in Change: Foundation Support for Lobbying and Other Advocacy

Friday, October 3, 2025 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

... an adapted "Investing in Change" training designed to equip our members with the essential knowledge and tools ... such as: How can your foundation advocate effectively on issues like protecting...

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Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience

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04/01/2025

... and culturally—where it can be tempting to retreat as funders. The need is so great, and what we have ... safer to avoid scrutiny, and not risk being seen as out of touch or inadequate. Our...

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Food Systems