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What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... Austin Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary, The Wallace Foundation For years, The Wallace Foundation has worked for beneficial change in our areas of interest: school leadership,...

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The Wallace Foundation

16 Oct 2019

Reimagining the Council on Foundations: A Visioning Session With Kathleen Enright

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Council on Foundations support its members and the field to be a strong and trusted partner in advancing the greater good? Join Kathleen Enright, President and CEO of The Council on Foundations, for an...

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President’s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations

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12/17/2014

... Next year, advocates will face a daunting task: mobilizing to help undocumented immigrants who are eligible for ... what advocates faced with the dreamers. Groups will have to reach far outside the cities,...

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Ford Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

NoVo Foundation Celebrates International Women’s Day

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03/09/2015

NoVo Foundation Celebrates International Women’s Day Every day, we are inspired by stories of amazing girls and women who are standing up to injustice and demanding a better future. Whether at...

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Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for Libraries

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04/06/2015

Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for Libraries With a presence in every neighborhood of every borough, New York City’s 207 branch libraries are ... budget for the next fiscal year reduces library funding...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Arcus Foundation's Stryker and Johnson & Johnson Honored by GLSEN

Release Date:

05/26/2015

... Jon Stryker (Visionary Award), Desiree Raught (Educator of the Year Award), Johnson & Johnson (accepted by Jeff B. Smith) (Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Award) and Nixa High School GSA, .....

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Johnson & Johnson

JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S.

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04/26/2016

JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S. When it comes to bike equity in the U.S., the focus on measuring ... highlight data showing that low-income people and people of color are...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Steven Denning Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

01/15/2019

The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce today that Steven Denning has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Denning is the Chairman of General...

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Kress Foundation Trustee to Lead Metropolitan Museum of Art

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03/12/2015

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that Daniel H. Weiss, an innovative ... Director and CEO. Dr. Weiss, who was formally elected to the Museum presidency at today’s regular meeting of...

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack

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04/14/2015

Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack Dan ... Diahann will bring great energy, passion and intellect to this work. She was the city’s first Chief Service ...

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Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center Featured in NYTimes

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07/30/2015

Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center Featured in NYTimes ... Palmer and his wife, Susan, married in 2007, they chose to have the ceremony here, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of...

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The Clark Foundation

Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address ... of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation , commented today prior to the President's...

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Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

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08/23/2017

Burke Foundation ’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications For ... incubator that supports technology-enabled solutions to issues of poverty. We are funding the next Catalyst program, which ...

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Schott Foundation Introduces the Loving Communities Response Fund

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04/03/2020

Schott Foundation Introduces the Loving Communities Response Fund ... supported by the Schott Foundation come from generations of people grounded in community, organized and resilient in .....

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Upleveling Governance: A Cohort for Foundation Trustees and CEOs

Calling all foundation leaders committed to aligning governance with mission How can foundation ... reveal power inequities, and harness the contributions of people with diverse...

Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’

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03/17/2016

Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’ In partnership with the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of ...

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The Open Society Foundations Announce Justice Rising Awards

Release Date:

02/10/2022

... Awards NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations are proud to announce their Justice Rising Awards, a new investment in ... despite considerable odds. “Movements change our sense of what is possible and find ways...

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Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

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12/04/2014

Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief ... everyone’s been focused on resilience in the context of Sandy-like storms, but that’s because we had a ... be ready for those. For example...

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Simons Foundation Helps Scientists Share and Review Findings

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01/06/2015

Simons Foundation Helps Scientists Share and Review Findings The ... and computer scientists routinely upload manuscripts to publicly share their findings before peer review, now ... bulletin board’ in August 1991...

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12 Feb 2015

Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors

Thursday, February 12, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Foundation executive directors—particularly those with few ... and behaviors that successful executive directors tend to embody: masterful communicator, big-picture thinker and ... us for a program based on the...