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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

... The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Hilary Pennington as its first executive vice president, ... vice presidents, Martín Abregú and Xavier Briggs, to better align grant...

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Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential

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03/26/2018

... and have little impact on earning potential, according to a new report published by The Century Foundation. The ... argues that for-profit schools display a pattern of failing to meaningfully...

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New York State Health Foundation Publishes Study on Doctor-Drugmaker Relationship

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06/13/2018

... received speaking fees, gifts and meals from the makers of addictive opioid drugs in 2014 and 2015 prescribed more ... that many say were and still are a contributing factor to the nation's deadly and...

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Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker to Receive 2018 Director’s Award

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07/30/2018

Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker to receive 2018 Director’s Award Caroline Baumann, director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, has ... with a $13 billion endowment and $600 million...

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01 Oct 2018

Capturing Election Momentum for Building Power - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... election momentum to build long-term power for communities of interest...

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National Braille Press to Honor the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation with its Hands-On! Award

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09/25/2018

National Braille Press to Honor the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation ... or individual who has made a difference in the world of braille literacy and whose accomplishments have helped ... program...

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ascena Foundation Honors Winners of the 2018 Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards

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10/19/2018

ascena Foundation Honors Winners of the 2018 Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards ascena Foundation is proud to honor the 2018 winners of the Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards at a ... The inaugural Young Changemaker...

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Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.

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02/19/2019

... Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion. While ... their wealthier peers to attend schools with low rates of completing the...

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Elon University Joins Multi-campus Collaborative Initiative Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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06/20/2019

... W. Mellon Foundation Elon University has been selected to participate in a collaborative, community-based humanities ... and Educators (PLACE) is supported by a two-year, $800,000 grant from The Andrew W...

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Women 4 Health Care: Helping Uninsured Women Get Covered

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10/01/2013

... one in five American women in our childbearing years (15 to 44) had no health insurance last year, according to a new ... . Our outreach work to women in NYC is partly...

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13 Sep 2017

Food Distribution and Infrastructure in the South Bronx

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9:30am to 3:30pm

... Food Funders (CFF), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... link is often the most difficult and vital piece of the puzzle to solve. On...

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Native Americans in Philanthropy #GenIndigenous Response Fund Announces Call for Proposals

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01/10/2017

... for Proposals Native-led youth organizations responding to current movements through organizing and activism may be ... considering efforts to support the long-term engagement of Native...

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Atlantic on Spending Down: "We’re Actually Gearing Up”

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08/06/2014

... and Civil Society at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy A version of this post originally ... a couple of old friends and foundation-watchers wrote me to ask...

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New Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds Americans Suffering Health Coverage Insecurity Along with Job Losses

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04/21/2020

... U.S. have filed unemployment claims since the beginning of the coronavirus economic shutdown in March. Since most ... some answers. About a third (32%) of adults ages 18 to 64 reported they...

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NY Juvenile Justice Initiative Chair Penny Willgerodt Passes Baton to Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy

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08/04/2016

... Justice Initiative Chair Penny Willgerodt Passes Baton to Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy As a believer in ... wrote Willgerodt in a letter to NYJJI members. "As some of you...

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Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 3 of a Three-Part Series

** This is Part 3 of a Three-Part Series, in partnership with Northern ... will equip philanthropy professionals with practical tools to initiate reporting reform in their organizations. We’ll ... plan. Closing...

Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation

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11/20/2017

Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation Dana K. Bezerra will assume the role of ... capital when possible, and cultivating opportunities to deploy the full range of...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars

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03/07/2018

... Scholars The Rita Allen Foundation has named Helen Lai of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and ... work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Jocelyn Frye as New Board Chair

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11/07/2018

... Frye will head the body that offers guidance and oversight to the Ms. Foundation as it implements a new five-year strategic plan that centers its advocacy and grant -making on women and girls of...

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