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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Zegar Family Foundation Among Leading Philanthropic Organizations to Partner and Commit Over $223M to Reducing Methane Emissions

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10/11/2021

... Methane Emissions Washington, D.C. – October 11, 2021 – Today, a first-of-its-kind alliance of more than ... “Reducing methane is the single fastest action we can take to keep a 1.5°C future within reach,”...

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Magui Rubalcava Announces Leadership Transition at Borealis Philanthropy

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05/19/2020

... that the timeline is short and amidst a difficult time we are experiencing. The pandemic has changed my personal ... members moving $30 million dollars to the communities we care about. Borealis today...

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Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy

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06/08/2022

... in the field for a few months or for quite some, how did your race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, etc. ... and recognize that you have an internal bull [poop] meter. We can teach you the trade, but...

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14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* If your foundation decided to spend down and cease operations in ... the way they conducted business – with an exit plan in mind. This webinar will...

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

... resources “unapologetically” to Black feminists. “ We were talking about something that was so meaningful to ... with a frank request to be funded boldly, “like you want us to succeed,” McHarris says. They...

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Women & Girls

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28 Jul 2010

More than a Wage: Building the Economic Security of Women and Families in New York City

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... above the federal poverty line for a family of three. If we use self-sufficiency as a measure, in New York City, a ... and transportation. Join the Funders of Women and Girls as we discuss the findings from...

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Lori Evans Bernstein Joins Board of United Hospital Fund

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06/29/2015

... and an MPH from George Washington University. “ We are pleased to welcome Lori Evans Bernstein to our ... Tallon, president of the Fund. “Between the smartphones we carry with us and the patient information...

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Health & Human Services

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NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes

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08/09/2016

... to money to left to us by New Yorker’s bequests, we fund programs that improve the lives of all New Yorkers, ... need,” the Trust’s Shawn Morehead says . “Recently, we helped thousands of young undocumented...

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Proteus Fund Reports on Orlando Rapid Response Fund Grantmaking

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08/11/2016

... grappling with the implications of this massacre. We were grateful to see an outpouring of support, from across ... and racism being vented in the wake of this tragedy. We sought to use our Orlando Rapid...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Women & Girls

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Kaberi Banerjee Murthy joins Meyer as new Director of Program Strategy

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11/19/2018

... national level. Kaberi has extensive experience building strategic frameworks and elevating advocacy as the highest ... and help leverage underlying intersections among them. " We are thrilled to announce...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

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12/14/2018

... particularly young people of color, through grantmaking, strategic leadership initiatives, and direct engagement with youth. “As we increase our support for Brooklyn’s next generation of leaders, we...

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Education & Youth

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Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation

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04/18/2019

... workers,” said Governor Wolf. “To meet that demand, we ’re combining Pennsylvania’s amazing workforce, advanced technologies and strategic location with innovative education and job training ... is proud to...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Stephanie Teatro appointed US Program Director, Unbound Philanthropy

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01/30/2024

... systems, as part of pluralist, inclusive democracies. “ We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie to Unbound as our US ... Higashi, Executive Director of Unbound Philanthropy. “ We feel so fortunate to be able to...

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... year in the role, McGhee will inform the Foundation’s strategic grantmaking and leadership initiatives aimed at ... advocacy issues, deepen the Foundation’s learning on its strategic priorities, raise...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board Elects Vicki L. Fuller as New Trustee

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02/08/2023

... experience. The founder and CEO of VLF Development LLC, a strategic consultancy executing complex institutional ... Vicki L. Fuller is the CEO of VLF Development LLC, a strategic consultancy she founded in...

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05 Jan 2017

Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar

Thursday, January 5, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be faced with attempts to roll back progress on ... are already feeling the impacts of a changing climate, we are at a crucial moment. What is the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Invests to Prevent Future Pandemics and Calls for Greater Collaboration to Build a Global Early Warning System

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10/25/2021

... Build a Global Early Warning System Berlin | October 25, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation will provide up to ... to prevent the next one. At The Rockefeller Foundation, we believe it’s now possible to say ‘...

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09 Dec 2010

Shareholder Activism: Changing Corporate Behavior

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... used suppliers dependent on child labor? Would you use your power as an owner to try to improve safety practices or ... they are antithetical to the very efforts you fund with your grant dollars, but also...

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