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Ms. Foundation for Women

For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place

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03/11/2015

... Europe, rape on college campuses and throughout Western cities is commonplace. Millions of women and girls are trafficked for forced labor, sex, or exploitation. Men and boys are also ... humanity. Atrocity...

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Open Society Foundations

20 May 2015

Youth Participation: Creating a Rich Civic Ecosystem for Young People in NYC

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:30am

The session explores opportunities for involving youth in decision making related to public ... involve youth in policy discussions and explore strategies for accomplishing these goals. Presenters Opening Remarks...

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06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to improve postsecondary financial and academic outcomes for students, exploring the following: Explore Best practices for ensuring that students and their families make an ... decision on where to attend...

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Children, Youth and Families

The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... our view, looking at the other 95 percent, and aiming for 100 percent impact? I recently enjoyed discussing this ... question of whether or not to divest from fossil fuels. For the 135 foundations (and...

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The Educational Foundation of America

In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting

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06/14/2016

In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting We the undersigned ... and queer (LGBTQ) movement share in the profound grief for those who were killed and many more who...

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Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

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06/22/2017

... and evaluating principals can be an affordable option for school districts that aim to reduce turnover and improve ... better preparation, hiring, evaluation and support system for principals to ensure they...

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The Wallace Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida

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09/27/2017

... and financial assistance to low-income older adults for home repairs and other needs related to the hurricane. ... and financial assistance to low-income older adults for home repairs and other needs related...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Luce Foundation Makes $3M in Emergency Grants to Support Communities and Organizations Affected by COVID-19

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05/12/2020

... from the Foundation's Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM. Sustaining Museums and Cultural ... sector, and more than $1.4 million has been reallocated for salary and general operating support. The...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $72 Million to Teams Led by Humanities Scholars to Ensure “Just Futures” and Expand National Cultural Narratives

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01/13/2021

... of the present, and analyze the conditions required for socially just futures. In keeping with the Foundation’s ... the Foundation’s Higher Learning program issued a call for proposals from multidisciplinary,...

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Mellon Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Five New Proposals Funded through the Monuments Project

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02/09/2021

... community engagement, and related public programming for LACMA’s collaboration with Snap Inc. to develop ... $500,000 over two years to support research and work for organizations and individuals who seek to...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Leadership in Government Fellows

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05/21/2021

... and exclusion in public policy development; assistance for advocates and government officials to create a more ... a burial protections guidebook and workshop series calling for adequate and equal protection...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors

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10/29/2021

Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as ... McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors The Lavelle Fund for the Blind has announced the appointment of Louis D. ... Children’s Vision...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust adds Nevada to Rural Healthcare Program, grants more than $11.3M to hospitals for advanced equipment

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11/02/2021

... Healthcare Program, grants more than $11.3M to hospitals for advanced equipment LAS VEGAS — The Leona M. and Harry ... in remote areas and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS...

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Hugh Hogan to Step Down as van Ameringen Foundation Executive Director to Launch Advisory Practice and to Become Senior Advisor to The Action Lab

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03/24/2022

... , a recently inaugurated retreat center for movement leaders on 26 acres in Westchester County. In ... increased its grant making, particularly its support for advocacy to address the profound mental health...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson

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01/03/2023

... in Scotland, Richardson significantly expanded access for students from nontraditional backgrounds like her own — ... resistance, things like climate change. The pandemic, for all of its difficulties and...

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Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine

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01/25/2023

... zone. But as a department head at the Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics in Kyiv, responsible for a staff of 18, she decided to remain on the job. Late ... and the lure of foreign work to young...

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The Simons Foundation

To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... time at all to realize that, even though I’ve lived here for 25 years, raised three children here, and started a ... challenge ahead—to lead the first and only foundation for New York City’s largest and...

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Brooklyn Org

Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

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10/18/2016

... Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals New York City (October 18, ... The state required all of its approved programs to reapply for accreditation under higher...

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