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“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge

Release Date:

10/02/2014

by Alyson Wise, Program Associate, Rockefeller Foundation This post originally appeared on the ... for 16-24 year olds hitting over 19 percent. Yet a key to unlocking this age-old problem may have emerged from the...

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19 Sep 2022

The Climate Crisis: Understanding the Promise and Pitfalls of Removing Carbon from the Skies and the Seas

Monday, September 19, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... some time that large amounts of carbon dioxide will need to be pulled out of the atmosphere and the oceans as part of humanity’s efforts to stabilize the global climate system and prevent a runaway greenhouse...

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15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... leaders, as well as our upstate sister organization New York Funders Alliance, and Engage New York, the statewide ... associated with this group, and its meetings are open to all new...

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A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change

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12/13/2024

A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit ... systemic orientations required to truly move systems into new ways of addressing social and environmental problems...

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Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid

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11/19/2018

Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid Johns Hopkins University ... a $1.8 billion commitment from alumnus and former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ('64) in ... of...

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Carnegie Corporation Commits $15 Million for Rethinking School Design

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03/25/2013

This initial commitment to support district- based school design work uses the principles in a new Carnegie Corporation report as a starting point. Carnegie ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Intensifies Efforts to Protect the World’s Ocean

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09/21/2022

Bloomberg Philanthropies Intensifies Efforts to Protect the World’s Ocean New York, NY — Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced ... ocean, Bloomberg Ocean partners will advocate for science- based...

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Propel Democracy Launches Funding To Support Progressive Organizers’ Digital Pivot for 2020 Election

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04/23/2020

Propel Democracy Launches Funding To Support Progressive Organizers’ Digital Pivot for 2020 ... leveraging the experimentation from the last several years to rally support ahead of November. Organizers like Color...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Civic Engagement

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Propel Capital

Mark Abrahams Joins FJC as Chief Financial and Investment Officer

Release Date:

08/19/2014

Mark Abrahams Joins FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds as Chief Financial and ... CFO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has been appointed Chief Financial and ... a...

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A Starting Point for Gender Equity in Grantmaking

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05/16/2018

... level in the philanthropic sector – may also be prone to perpetuating gender norms that limit grantmaking strategy, ... Have we ever seen a gender-nonconforming CEO of a major foundation ? How many major...

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PNY News

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

... will equip philanthropy professionals with practical tools to initiate reporting reform in their organizations. We’ll discuss how to identify key entry points for change, engage internal ... Senior Manager,...

Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... prevent skin wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the interactive Mobitle Health & ... E. Dicianno, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and colleagues including...

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Inside Philanthropy Looks at The Helmsley Charitable Trust Work to Improve Stroke Outcomes in Rural America

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09/11/2018

... Philanthropy Looks at The Helmsley Charitable Trust Work to Improve Stroke Outcomes in Rural America Residents of ... The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is one foundation that keeps the...

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Capital One ScopeAthon Provides Consulting Services to Nonprofits

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07/13/2018

Capital One ScopeAthon Provides Consulting Services to Nonprofits At the Capital One ScopeAthon event, held at the 1717 Innovation Center in downtown Richmond, volunteers from Capital One provided free, skills-...

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Scanning the Landscape

Publication date:

04/2004

Scanning is no longer something done only when planning a new program or contemplating a shift in strategy. Using learning networks, grant makers are starting to scan continuously, looking beyond the usual sources to ...

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18 Apr 2019

Through the Eyes of Children - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... harmful ways by CBP and ICE; and struggling to settle into new lives in...

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Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education

Release Date:

02/20/2019

Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education A nonprofit working on ... is the latest development in the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 10-year effort to...

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