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25 Feb 2015

Executive Assistants Network - Resources to Further Your Professional Goals

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 -

7:15am to 10:30am

... * This program is being offered as part of the Executive Assistants Network , but is relevant ... staff . Career progression isn’t only about getting a new job and climbing the career ladder...

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Executive Support Staff

Fannie E. Rippel Foundation-Funded Study Shows Younger Women Delay Seeking Help for Heart Attacks

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02/25/2015

... Younger women may ignore or dismiss the earliest symptoms of an impending heart attack, such as pain and dizziness, and delay seeking emergency medical ... rates of young women as...

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Fannie E. Rippel Foundation

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Welcomes Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor

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05/08/2015

The Atlantic Philanthropies Welcomes Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor In his new role, Trachtenberg will work closely with ... Communications Officer David Morse and Director of...

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Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center Featured in NYTimes

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07/30/2015

... here, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But the maid of honor was not a relative or friend ... The Hall of Fame was founded in 1936 by Stephen C . Clark...

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Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing

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08/17/2015

Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing Let's say that you budget a certain ... it will make with the causes you care about. Yet as an investor, how and where your...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration

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09/16/2015

... that has persisted since the civil rights era. A new report, Charters without Borders: Using Inter-district Charter Schools as a Tool for Regional School Integration, outlines how charter schools can and...

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Education

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Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science

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10/16/2015

... supported research appeared in the Oct. 9 edition of Science. The study from University of Chicago psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows ... towards math to their students’ math performance. These...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Technology

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Tiffany & Co. Foundation Join Pew in the Protection of Vast Swaths of Ocean

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10/30/2015

... Tiffany & Co. Foundation Join Pew in the Protection of Vast Swaths of Ocean We've been writing a lot over the past year about the new money and energy pouring into marine...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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Duke & Mellon Foundations Sponsor Provocative Dance Work on the Legacy of Confederate Symbolism

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11/19/2015

... Foundations Sponsor Provocative Dance Work on the Legacy of Confederate Symbolism Wideman/Davis Dance, the UofSC ... of South Carolina Dance Program, Ruptured Silence is a new media and dance...

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Arts

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Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals

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12/15/2015

... The amygdala, a small structure at the front end of the brain's temporal lobe, has long been associated with ... behaviors generally, and specifically with fear. But new research from Michael Platt, the...

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07 Jul 2016

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and ... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore...

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Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness)

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02/03/2016

Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness) A team of University of Iowa and Columbia University Medical Center ... then repaired...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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HSC Calls for Comments on Fair Labor Standards Act Effects on Nonprofits

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11/28/2016

... Comments on Fair Labor Standards Act Effects on Nonprofits As nonprofits prepare to comply with the new Fair Labor Standards Act rule on exempt employee status, ... sector. Please view our draft letter to...

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16 Feb 2017

Spark Session: Readying Your Community Foundation to Serve Philanthropic Families - Webinar

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... But now they’re asking for help with tougher issues such as preparing heirs to be responsible givers, dealing with ... practices and philanthropic services to offer a range of family philanthropy services. The...

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09 Mar 2017

Secret Film Screening & Funder Discussion of Sundance Award-Winning Documentary

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

This program is a part of our new Climate Change Series. We invite you to join ... Grantmakers Association , for a secret screening of a 2017 Sundance award-winning documentary film. Come see ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

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03/03/2017

... much growth over the last decade, through a combination of strategic grant making and industry development ... steadily gaining attention and traction .. While this is new terrain for evaluators, there are...

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Alliance for Charitable Reform Hosts Annual Summit for Leaders

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04/11/2017

... giving and educate lawmakers about the critical role of charitable giving. The ACR Roadmap for Action - a ... In addition to the webinar, the panel discussion on "A New IRS and the Tax-Exempt Sector...

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

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05/09/2017

... that encourage private-sector investment in the creation of quality jobs are needed, a report from Pacific Community ... federal programs and systems that could be recalibrated so as to direct more capital to...

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