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Debra Fazio-Rutt Joins The New York Women's Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Communications

Release Date:

04/14/2021

Debra Fazio-Rutt Joins The New York Women' s Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Communications ... and justice forward for women and girls in New York and beyond . Debra has a demonstrated track record...

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21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

... driven by one question: How can we improve on what' s working in NYC? This program is the Initiative’ s second in-person event . Our first in-person event on October 8th...

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After the Election, Building the Beloved Community

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11/23/2016

... address. This is the work we are all now engaged in. It is vital work, and I am in awe of the energy and urgency ... Have we heard and heeded the frustration of America’ s hollowed-out middle class, anxious...

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Ford Foundation

Race to Lead; Confronting the Racial Leadership Gap

Publication date:

06/2017

... Lead; Confronting the Racial Leadership Gap The Building Movement Project has just released Race to Lead; ... in nonprofit CEO/Executive Director positions. Here’ s a quick look at the findings: It ’ s NOT about Differences in Background or Qualifications ...

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Shamira Lukomwa

... of Public Administration degree from Columbia University’ s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and dual ...

Jacqueline Jones Named President of Foundation for Child Development

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07/01/2014

... Jacqueline Jones, a national leader in the movement for high-quality early learning, has been named ... on September 2. In the first term of President Obama' s administration, Dr. Jones -- well known for...

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New Class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackles Economic and Social Inequality

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08/12/2014

Three innovators combating issues of economic and social inequality with outside-the-box thinking were named Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows.

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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

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08/28/2015

... New Orleans. Although many people will tout the city’ s recovery, few people in black working-class neighborhoods ... Rights Act, the crowning achievement of the civil-rights movement , which was recently...

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North Star Fund

Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

Release Date:

10/01/2015

Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller' s 100 Resilient Cities Initiative 100 Resilient Cities will now leverage Rebuild by Design’ s successful rebuilding, recovery, and resilience approach ... region to cities...

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

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NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

Release Date:

10/27/2015

... Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women' s Center Governor Andrew Cuomo’ s administration picked the NoVo Foundation, a nonprofit ... will be at the center of the worldwide women’...

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The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation

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12/14/2015

The Nation Details Eric Holder’ s Appearance at Ford Foundation Eric Holder was the nation’ s first black attorney general at a time when civil-rights ... a new assault on voting rights to the Black Lives Matter...

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Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

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02/08/2016

... and city leadership experience to support the national movement focused on utilizing what works practices in ... using data and evidence in creative ways to improve people' s lives in cities. The wisdom...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

... by Saru Jayaraman, an outspoken leader in the food labor movement . It was not an obvious pairing. “Forked: A New Standard for ...

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Economic Security

Food Systems

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Ford Foundation

NoVo and Ms. Foundations Support Grantmakers for Girls of Color Funders Convening

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03/02/2016

... black young women and girls across the United States. It is designed as a first step toward a new dialogue and movement among funders to chart what’ s needed, create opportunities for...

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NoVo Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Supporting Model Justice Reform Program

Release Date:

04/04/2016

... Reform Program Yesterday marked the launch of Albany’ s innovative Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, making New York’ s capital city the first jurisdiction on the East Coast, and ... growing...

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Justice Reform

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New York Health Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women Will Join SheKnows Media for the Sept. 26 Panel on Next-Generation #Femvertising

Release Date:

09/21/2016

... #Femvertising SheKnows Media, a leading women' s media company with 81 million unique visitors a month* and ... social media fans and followers, today announced that it will reveal new, proprietary...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Proteus Fund Serves as Fiscal Sponsor for LGBT Nonprofits and Initiatives

Release Date:

01/26/2017

... Inauguration Day to award to various groups during Trump' s first 100 days in office and thereafter on a continuing ... the two progressive fundraising groups said they created it "to empower...