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Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91

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08/27/2014

Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91 ... elected President of the Heckscher Foundation for Children in 1986 and was...

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Financing the Social Sector

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09/15/2014

Financing the Social Sector Despite the huge success of this summer's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and various ... overall funding pie from its current 2 percent of GDP to 3 percent of...

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NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education

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10/28/2014

NYCT Among Funders of Single-Sex Education Single-gender education is ... is on the rise nationally, along with philanthropic support for them. One education site has cited this as among "the fastest-growing...

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The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World

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11/17/2014

... World Ploughshares opposes America’s development of a missile-defense system and contributes funds to scores of anti-war groups highly critical of U.S. foreign policy and ... free from the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

03 Feb 2015

Helping Grantees Work with Consultants: The Grantmaker's Role (Canceled)

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2:00pm to 5:00pm

... is a growing trend. But, what are the roles of funders and consultants? How do roles vary by grantmaker ... Executive Director/CEO of the Support Center/Partnership in...

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Bill de Blasio’s Mayor’s Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers

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12/29/2014

... Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers A couple of days after police officers literally turned their backs on ... Mr. de Blasio’s wife, is also urging more New Yorkers to support initiatives that,...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

What Drives Education Officials

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06/07/2012

... New York Foundation Dubbed “The Three Tenors of The Education World,” Arne Duncan (United States ... Unlike those other famous tenors, there were no divas in this group, though Mr. Walcott may have...

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05 Mar 2015

Helping Grantees Work with Consultants: The Grantmaker's Role

Thursday, March 5, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... is a growing trend. But, what are the roles of funders and consultants? How do roles vary by grantmaker ... Executive Director/CEO of the Support Center/Partnership in...

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New York City

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

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02/12/2015

... Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War" The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans ... the Bob Woodruff Foundation today announced an expansion of their partnership to provide...

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Carnegie VP of Education Profiled in Huffington Post

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02/26/2015

Carnegie VP of Education Profiled in Huffington Post "When I transitioned into education at ... student outcomes. We needed ways to better prepare them, support them, and to identify and...

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NYCT Seeks Applicants for the Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program

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03/12/2015

... the Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program The ninth cycle of the New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards ... will begin later this month. As a leading funder of nonprofit technical and management...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

Civil rights groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and ... times even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups are accusing...

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North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform

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03/24/2015

... to de Blasio, has launched a campaign to push for changes in the NYPD — and will hit up many of the mayor’s top donors for its efforts. The “Let Us ... with the NYPD last summer — is calling on the mayor to...

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Hess Named to 2015 Best Corporate Citizens List

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04/22/2015

... on Corporate Responsibility magazine’s prestigious list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2015. The list recognizes ... the United States that demonstrated strong performance in such areas as environment,...

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Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore

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06/08/2015

Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, ... the Aspen Institute, has announced the inaugural cohort of a year-long learning and leadership...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

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06/29/2015

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project Brooklyn Community Foundation has ... to take advantage of one year of free co-working space in BCF’s...

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Rockefeller Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program

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07/13/2015

... announced their latest commitment to building resilience in communities across the country through the launch of Resilience AmeriCorps. The pilot program will be dedicated ... Resilient Cities network...

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'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color

Release Date:

09/02/2015

... Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color “There’s a myth out there that for girls and ... Executive Director Pamela Shifman, who assumed that role in 2014 after six years...

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5 Questions for...Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... Life Foundation The New York Life Foundation is one of a handful of grantmakers that support childhood bereavement programs for children who have ... president Heather Nesle about the...

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New National Standards for Principals Flow from Wallace Work

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12/10/2015

... from Wallace Work Eight new standards for supervisors of school principals, covering topics such as instructional leadership and meeting the needs of diverse learners, aim to guide supervisors as they help...

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