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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

... Falk was a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University for sixteen years, where he served as the James B. Knapp Dean ... facilities, most significantly a new central library for the humanities and social...

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

... Trustees. Both have been longtime advocates and voices for vulnerable children and youth. Kenji Hakuta has been on ... a National Academy of Sciences report, Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children...

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Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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02/05/2018

... his wife and daughter and has called New York City home for 17 years. “I am excited to join an organization that is working to make Brooklyn a better place for all its residents, that can serve as a model...

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04 Apr 2018

Private Funders Meeting with Dr. Mitchell Katz

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9:00am to 11:00am

Please join Philanthropy New York’s Health Working Group for a special funders meeting with Dr. Mitchell Katz , the ... discuss the issues facing H+H, to hear Dr. Katz’ vision for the system, and to explore...

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Christine Heenan Joins The Rockefeller Foundation as Vice President for Policy, Partnerships and Communications

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03/19/2018

... Heenan Joins The Rockefeller Foundation as Vice President for Policy, Partnerships and Communications The Rockefeller ... former vice president of public affairs and communications for Harvard University, will...

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Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

... Olivo, Executive Director, Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to ... both furloughed government workers, and those who worked for weeks without paychecks...

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What Is Effective Philanthropy?

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06/05/2019

... own organizational capacity.¹ This means that support for critical infrastructure in areas like leadership, ...

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Technology

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members and Announces 2019 -2020 Executive Committee

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06/05/2019

... Aybar is the Vice President, Finance and Administration for the William T. Grant Foundation. She regularly interacts ... regulatory and tax requirements. She also is responsible for coordinating infrastructure...

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The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness: A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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08/11/2022

... opportunity to help hundreds of thousands of people apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). While PSLF has existed for 15 years, with the promise that anyone with a total of 10 ... temporarily. This...

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Finding the Courage to Break the Silence

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11/17/2023

... and equity learning paths. Our Conversations Silence for many of us felt like complicity. We were grappling with ... times of crisis, responses in the sector afforded spaces for engagement that accounted...

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William T. Grant Publishes How Social Science Research Can Improve Youth Outcomes In The Real World

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05/17/2017

... Outcomes In The Real World" Bringing Rigor to Relevant Questions Social scientists too often view the concepts of ... work builds theory or practical knowledge; either it is for academics or for...

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs ... the president, The Commonwealth Fund, on the foundation's blog . The two write that "if more and more" new...

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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

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08/21/2014

The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend As the world ... Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, in a blog post that originally appeared on Medium.com. Here is ... The Washington...

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How Do I Master That Skill? LinkedIn, Markle Want To Help

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03/18/2016

... Finder, is being rolled out in Phoenix and Denver. In a blog post, LinkedIn’s vice president for product management, Allen Blue, said the initiative is ... program will teach them; the jobs they’ll be...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Gates Foundation Releases New Virtual Reality Game to Highlight Life-Saving Innovations

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04/13/2017

... “ Hidden in Plain Sight ” on Gates’ personal blog , Gates Notes. But it’s much more than a game, of ...

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Ai Weiwei's Citywide Public Art Project Elicits Protest From Village Neighborhood Group

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08/29/2017

... This fall, Ai Weiwei and the Public Art Fund will team up for a massive citywide art exhibition titled Good Fences Make ... Washington Square Park Arch (h/t Washington Square Park Blog ). Their reasons are...

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Citi Releases 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

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04/26/2021

... of vaccines. Racial Equity: Citi launched Action for Racial Equity , a commitment to invest more than $1 ... with its financing as well as achieving net zero for its operations by 2030. Last year, Citi was...

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Philanthropy New York offers fiscal sponsorship services for initiatives and projects led and funded by PNY member ... resources infrastructure that can be a huge challenge for new entities. Fiscal sponsorship at...

ASPCA Announces President and CEO Ed Sayres' Intention to Step Down

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08/01/2012

... “Everyone at the ASPCA is extremely grateful to Ed for his immense contributions to the organization on behalf ...

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