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Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

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10/19/2020

... deeply experienced leader and we’re honored to have her join the trustees of the Ford Foundation. Her voice is a ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Ruth Brenner New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

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06/29/2021

... P. Sloan Foundation today announces that Ruth Brenner will join the Foundation as its new Senior Vice President, Finance ... advance Sloan’s mission. Brenner will formally join the Foundation in September...

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Open Society Launches Fund for a Free and Democratic Ukraine

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03/03/2022

... the Ukraine Democracy Fund and urge other funders to join us in supporting civil society in Ukraine in response to ... and other civil society groups. The aim of this fund is to join with private foundations,...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Catalina Devandas Aguilar to Board of Trustees

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06/15/2022

... for disability rights, and we are thrilled to have her join our board,” said Darren Walker, Ford Foundation ... her experience and leadership.” “It is a privilege to join this dedicated, passionate and...

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The New York Community Trust Welcomes New Employees

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11/09/2022

The New York Community Trust Welcomes New Employees The New York Community Trust is thrilled to announce the following new employees who have joined the Trust in recent months, Skyelar Andrews, Donor Relations Assistant Skyelar...

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Luz Liebeskind Named CFO of UJA-Federation of New York

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11/29/2022

... professional for the job. We are thrilled to have Luz join UJA,” said Eric S. Goldstein, CEO, UJA-Federation of ...

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... grantmaking organizations, engage members in discussions about topics key to effective philanthropy, foster an ... exercise influence and become agents of change. Learn more about our Leadership Development...

06 Mar 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?

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11:00am to 1:00pm

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... those who will be called upon in times of crisis, think about investing in a more secure and sustainable future, ... from three field-builders who will share their insights about how mission-related investing...

Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

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07/08/2014

... entire shelves in the business sections of bookstores about this topic. No matter if the research focuses on what ... and corporate donors, seems intent on making decisions about how and what it will fund in a...

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19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

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7:15am to 10:00am

... scholarship funders for a roundtable conversation to learn about each other’s practice, share advice and resources on ... issues specific to this work, and engage in a conversation about funding strategy. In...

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06 May 2015

Scaling for Social Impact: Perspectives from Both Sides

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9:15am to 11:15am

... and grantees. Hear from funders and nonprofit leaders about lessons they have learned from their experiences in scaling. Learn about the unanticipated implications, challenges and success ...

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How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings

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11/02/2016

... across societal divides. Funders also wanted to know: What about metrics and research? From an M&E perspective, it would ... in this field in order to make evidence-informed decisions about effective...

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Andrew W. Mellon Supports Fellowship Program Diversifying the Intellectual Leadership of Scholarly Publishing

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06/29/2017

... Meadows, Charlie Rapple, and Robert Harington have written about gender inequities in scholarly publishing. In other ... For this reason, I was especially interested to learn about the University Press...

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Ford Foundation Building Listed As One Of The 100 Most Important Buildings of the 20th Century

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10/11/2017

... Meier, Jeanne Gang, Zaha Hadid, and dozens of others— about 70 architects altogether. “Being sensitive to ... or severely edited our list.” Fifty-eight architects, about one quarter of them women, responded. (...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work

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02/28/2018

... local and regional markets, learn from successful examples about how similar communities and workforces have adapted, ...

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Marc Benioff to Dedicate Salesforce Tower With Speech on Civic ‘Priorities’

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05/22/2018

... Marc Benioff isn’t planning on waxing long about the gleaming glass sides, the pioneering height or the ... dedication speech he’s set to give. He’ll be talking about solving homelessness — particularly among...

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How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists

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10/02/2018

... have been edited and condensed. How did Open Road come about ? Laurie Michaels: My background is as a psychologist. I ... there’s generally not a plan B, which when you think about it is extraordinarily outside...

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Salesforce Issues Grant to NYC Department of Education to Advance Equity and Opportunity

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12/18/2019

... Chief Philanthropy Officer Ebony Beckwith to hear more about the news. What are you announcing today? Our ... Area, Indianapolis, and Chicago. I’m also very excited about our $250K grant to Futures and Options...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies 2020 Hindsights: Top 10 Lessons

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09/17/2020

... and CEO, Christopher Oechsli: As I began thinking about how to introduce this volume, one of a series of ... colleagues to weigh in individually and collectively about how they thought we operated and how they...

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