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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

... The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community. In many traditional ... McGalliard, the...

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Education

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a two-and-a-half-acre wavy rectangle 200 feet off ... of Pier 54 near West 14th Street, where the Lusitania used to dock. The trust enlisted the...

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Community Development

Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

... by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. Whether ... it involves...

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Gender Justice

What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology

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09/29/2017

What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology ... delivering huge amounts of material. And all this needs to happen quickly in places where infrastructure may be ... improve...

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Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

... However, without a clear focus on what they are trying to effect, the direction they want to go with their investment, and how to accomplish their goals, how will the grant-making ...

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Health

OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros

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11/27/2017

... campaign against him as "distortions and lies" designed " to create an outside enemy to distract citizens." The Open Society Foundations, in a note posted on Soros's personal website,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference

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12/20/2017

... Conference In the summer of 2017, The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center brought together a group of ... residents themselves ranged in age from those in their 20s to those in their 70s—with every decade...

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ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications

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03/08/2018

... provide through brief presentations in storytelling format to arrive at four unique perspectives on the importance of ... D'Silva , Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Red Dot Foundation (Safecity) Kim...

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Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018

... Series On Friday, June 15, 2018, PBS will premiere Ford Foundation funded BREAKING BIG, a 12-episode documentary series, explores the unexpected journey to success of some of the world's most influential...

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Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact

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06/20/2018

Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact In today’s increasingly complex ... the new, innovative and inclusive approaches needed to solve pressing global...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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24 Jul 2018

Advancing Racial Equity for Corporate Success

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 -

10:30am to 12:30pm

... a core challenge that American businesses must address to remain competitive. Companies can create economic value ... of Racial Equity , which explores the opportunities to drive business outcome by addressing...

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Carnegie Corporation's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

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06/28/2018

... lives, their work, and their example. Our philanthropic foundation , its board of trustees and staff, invite Americans to help celebrate these distinguished individuals by ... Corporation has sponsored the...

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12 Sep 2018

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Presentation of the Analysis and Recommendations from the Workforce Agenda Report

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... conducted by NYATEP, JobsFirstNYC, and Young Invincibles to increase the state investment in workforce programs. ... and CEO, Per Scholas Charles Buice , President, Tiger Foundation Steven Dawson, Senior...

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Why We Support Media

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07/05/2018

... By Mark Bieler, Chairman of the Board of the Edwin Gould Foundation For the last two decades or so, the Edwin Gould Foundation has concentrated its grant-making on improving ... nonprofit organizations stay...

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26 Sep 2018

How International Education Funders Facilitate Learning Among Grantees - and Translation of Practice into Policy - A Brown Bag Lunch

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... community-based organizations, NGOs and governments to improve access, quality, and relevance of primary and ... Presenters Andy Bryant , Executive Director, Segal Family Foundation Joyce Malombe , Sr. Program...

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20 Feb 2019

Activating Philanthropy’s Power for Change: The Role of Self-Assessment and Honest Feedback

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... can funders receive and make the most of honest feedback to ensure that they are employing responsive strategies, ... strategic social justice philanthropy and the innovative foundation assessment initiative,...

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Philanthropic Leaders Call for Protecting the Independence of Special Counsel Investigation

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11/20/2018

... Special Counsel Investigation It’s astoundingly rare for foundation leaders to make statements about national political issues, but ... organizations across the United States joined together to...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy

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04/29/2019

... and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the ... SDGs. Among the examples is Southwest Florida Community Foundation , which by coupling...

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