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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

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06/22/2017

Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voice Heard, tells funders in this PHIL Talk that "basebuilding is a contact sport... change movements are built by a small cadre of people."

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Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System

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10/02/2017

... Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System The food movement has a problem: It ’ s right about what’ s wrong with our system, but wrong about ...

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Lauren Hadi Joins the Schott Foundation as Senior Vice President of Advancement

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12/16/2020

... In this role, Lauren will guide the Foundation’ s work with our philanthropic partners to channel more resources to the education justice movement and our grassroots grantee partners. Lauren brings ... on...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Capacity Building Program Grantees

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02/25/2021

... “To build a more diverse and inclusive conservation movement , to generate more equitable and positive outcomes for wildlife, the environment and people, it takes organizations that prioritize and implement...

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22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Movements to Fight Back Part of Philanthropy New York' s " Spotlight On Women and Girls " Series. Missed the ... reproductive rights and justice as part of broader social movement building and...

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Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

... of Color? by Frances Kunreuther, Co-Director Building Movement Project On March 1, the Building Movement Project ... Daring to Lead and the Leadership Learning Community ‘ s Leadership &...

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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

... Hakuta has been on the faculty at Stanford University’ s Graduate School of Education since 1989. His work is in the ... is the Executive Director of the Center for Children’ s Law and Policy. From 1978 until...

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13 Nov 2018

California Fires Briefing with Local Responders and Funders - A Webinar Hosted by Philanthropy California

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... overview of the current situation on the ground, and how it could develop in coming days and weeks Perspectives on ... Emergency Services Coordinator, California Governor’ s Office of Emergency Services...

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17 Aug 2023

Hawaii Wildfires: What Will Recovery Look Like? - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, August 17, 2023 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Native Hawaiians as a cultural and political center, and it is also a significant tourist destination, hosting much of the economic engine of western Maui. Lahaina’ s historic Front Street, home to ...

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We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?

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11/05/2015

... embrace and use power every day, but we don’t talk about it . Why? Well, for one thing, the dynamics are challenging to ... many did. Afterwards, they shared that improvisation – not having a specific script or...

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14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the...

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22 May 2018

Education and Homelessness - Working Together for Students Experiencing Homelessness (Part 1 of 2) - A Webinar

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Across the country, student homelessness is rising. Despite increasing numbers, these students – as well as the school liaisons and state coordinators who support them – report that student homelessness remains an invisible and extremely disruptive...

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... to Ford, where he was vice president of the foundation’ s Education, Creativity and Freedom of Expression program, ... with permission. Philanthropy News Digest : What is it like to be president of the Ford...

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RPA, Ford and MasterCard Support Bogata Convening on World Philanthropy

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03/12/2015

... from government and civil society will convene at an event in Bogota organized by the Post-2015 Partnership ... guided by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). The event is the second in a planned series of...

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Casey Family Programs Announces Winner of the 2015 Casey Excellence for Children Award

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05/21/2015

... and CEO of Casey Family Programs, at the foundation’ s Making Hope a Reality for Children and Families event . The event brought together over 100 leaders in child welfare and ...

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Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a Changing America With Webcast

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10/23/2015

... of the Arts in a Changing America (ArtChangeUS) launch event . ArtChangeUS is a new national five-year project ... in cultural terms, of the demographic shift? What is not on the institutional arts sector...

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Pinkerton, Kaplan and NY Community Trust Staff to Be Honored by City & State

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02/05/2016

... State Reports, and New York Law School announced this year' s Corporate, Foundation, and Family Philanthropy honorees. ... Tisch, will be the featured speaker. The breakfast event will honor Suzette...

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