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Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

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04/01/2013

... the end of June. “Marilyn has been an overwhelming force for good in Brooklyn; in fact, few can match her ... in boosting the strength of neighborhoods and resources for residents,” said Fishman. “She has...

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Melissa Bradley To Step Down As Tides CEO

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04/01/2013

Melissa Bradley, who has served Tides for more than seven years, first as a member of the board and ... farther and faster,” said Bradley. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the progressive community in...

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Deanna Lee Named Chief Communications and Digital Strategies Officer at Carnegie Corporation

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09/03/2012

... further establishing the Society as the definitive source for expertise and analysis on Asia-related issues and ... NewsHour, is the recipient of eight Emmy awards for her reporting and producing at ABC News,...

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Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

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08/01/2012

... Program Officer, Abby Youngblood is responsible for leading the Community Food Funders project, which is a ... project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New York, New Jersey...

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Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

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06/04/2012

... Program Officer working on the foundation’s New Designs for K-16 Pathways program. Johnson is an experienced education reformer, whose tenure at Jobs for the Future has been marked by his analysis of, and...

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Open Society Foundations Names Kenneth H. Zimmerman as New Director of U.S. Programs

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06/04/2012

... equality with a focus on increasing access to opportunity for people of color and low-income communities. Zimmerman ... team preparing the Obama Administration’s strategy for the Department of Housing and...

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Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

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04/02/2012

... thought leader and policy advocate and is well known for her work in building effective teams and coalitions. ... on Foundations is a crucial and necessary organization for the field of philanthropy,"...

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Brigadier General (Ret.) William T. Bester Joins Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program

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04/02/2012

The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence is pleased to announce that Brigadier ... needs," said Donald Jonas, Founder of the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence. "With his guidance, there are no ... 25...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

... Ford’s work will continue to focus on local initiatives for social justice so that all people have the opportunity to ... Currently, she serves as the Governance Practice Leader for the Arab States Region. In...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

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01/02/2012

The trustees of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, one of the largest private foundations in the U.S., have announced the appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, effective January 3, 2012.

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23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... champion one of the nation’s most successful campaigns for economic justice. Staff of a large foundation press for a program to build an immigration field in the United ... and other examples of new and more...

26 Oct 2011

Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... at early childhood education as an effective strategy for education reform. These proponents include leaders at ... cognitive, social-emotional, and physical readiness for school, preparing them for...

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Stonewall Community Foundation Promotes Jarrett Lucas to Executive Director

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... and lastly at Soulforce, where he was a co-director for four years. Throughout his career, Lucas has worked with ... an impressive roster of groups, including Young People For , the National Black Justice...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... to rigorous research and intellectual inquiry with a drive for practical, real-world solutions to the pressing problems ... a wide array of policy, budget and management issues for roughly half of the cabinet...

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Yifei Li Joins The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

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11/01/2013

... Yifei Li to its Board of Trustees. Li is Country Chair for Man Group in China, one of the world's largest hedge fund ... skills and backgrounds, which will help develop the vision for the Foundation'...

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Ford Foundation Announces Four Promotions

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04/03/2014

... communities and civil society organizations as a means for combating poverty in Indonesia. The program's proven ... curse," one of the most significant intractable challenges for natural resources...

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A Recipe for Capacity Building

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02/16/2017

A Recipe for Capacity Building By Heather Peeler, Vice President of Member and Partner Engagement, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations I enjoy cooking. I love the ... with friends. It wasn’t always that way...

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Equalizing the Power Dynamic in Philanthropy

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03/01/2018

... we think about and carry out philanthropy. That’s why, for more than three decades, it has been the cornerstone of ... to leaders from constituencies that are often overlooked. For example, last year, through...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

A Consequential Myth

Release Date:

04/09/2019

A Consequential Myth By Jule Hall, Unit for Gender Racial and Ethnic Justice, Ford Foundation Race is ... that is not the case. He spoke in the winter of 2018 for Philanthropy New York’s Equity Speaker Series...

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Build Skills & Knowledge

... goals. If you are interested in submitting a program idea for review, please reach out to Yi-Ching Lin , VP of ... (launches every Fall) or Essential Skills and Strategies for Program Officers (launches every...

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