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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

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11/07/2019

Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation , to Step Down at the End of 2019 Dear friends and colleagues, ...

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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

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02/18/2016

Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director ... Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation welcomed the new director of its K-12 strategy, Robert L. Hughes, President of...

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The New York Women's Foundation Announces Five New Board Members

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10/28/2021

NEW YORK, NY, October 28, 2021 -- The New York Women’s Foundation welcomes four new and one returning member to its Board of Directors. These Board members will provide strategic ...

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2013

A mix of emerging and established social justice leaders, the ... policy advocates and scholars who will take on a range of reform issues that relate to broader OSF efforts to...

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New York Foundation’s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity Speakers at Philanthropic Conferences

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09/19/2014

New York Foundation ’s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity ... Why would it bother me that Alec Baldwin is going to be the keynote speaker at the Independent Sector ... to talk to...

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Foundations Shouldn’t Shrink From Supporting Marches to Curb Climate Change

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10/19/2014

Foundations Shouldn’t Shrink From Supporting Marches to Curb Climate Change "Easy" is a word rarely used to describe street protests. But as such things go, last ... which required real physical and...

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MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa

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11/07/2014

MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa The programme will ... them from poverty,” said Dr Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA. The programme has a...

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Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions

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03/04/2015

Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions ... the de Blasio administration will review the diversity of the boards, staffs and audiences ...

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Arts

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New York State Health Foundation Breaks Down Diabetes Prevention

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03/26/2015

New York State Health Foundation Breaks Down Diabetes Prevention The findings from a recent synthesis of the literature about the effectiveness of prevention ... using medical subject headings...

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Ford Foundation Funded Study Examines Priorities for Latino Millennials

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03/27/2015

Ford Foundation Funded Study Examines Priorities for Latino ... their white, black and Asian counterparts, but similar to them, have little moral dilemma about using contraception ... and believe it should be...

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Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing

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06/10/2015

Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing Joining a labor union is one of the best financial decisions a worker can make to boost individual and family wealth—worth up...

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Technology

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development Opportunities

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06/30/2015

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development ... role in connecting low-income individuals and families to financial education, job training, workforce...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

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07/10/2015

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx Today, New York Restoration ... a master plan to design, build, and fund a new network of connected open...

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The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times

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10/13/2015

The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times When the Obama administration agreed this summer to erase the federal loan debt of some former students at Corinthian...

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Open Society Foundations Supports International Online Journalism Event

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02/24/2016

Open Society Foundation Supports International Online Journalism Event ... from around the world. Simultaneous translation to Spanish will be provided at the conference in conjunction ... and Kara Swisher, co-...

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Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

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02/26/2016

Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College Most students attend college to learn skills and gain experience that will put them on a ...

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NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees

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05/05/2016

NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees Currently, 97 percent of refugees resettling in New York State are located upstate, ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Dodge Foundation Provides Travel Stipends to Jersey Water Works Delegation

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05/26/2016

Dodge Foundation Provides Travel Stipends to Jersey Water Works Delegation Jersey Water Works is ... Atlanta June 8-10. The delegation, representative of many of the sectors...

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Clark Foundation Brothers Feuded, But Also Made Two Towns Arts Destinations

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06/20/2016

Clark Foundation Brothers Feuded, But Also Made Two Towns Arts ... they'll be tracing footprints left by members of same influential family: the Clarks. A wealthy, weighty clan who came to...

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