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The Burke Foundation

12 Oct 2022

Applying Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Child and Family Services Research: Implications for the Federal and Philanthropic Sectors

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... made by federal agencies and national foundations in child welfare research reveals some important research ... actually made by federal agencies and national foundations in child welfare research during a...

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Education

11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

When President Obama visited P-TECH in Brooklyn this October, the focus was on how the school – ... for private philanthropy to support strategies like these in other schools. Explore How can schools and industry...

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Workforce Development

Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist

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08/24/2016

... Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist In the private sector, no one thinks that great investments ... find one truly great deal per year are considered stars in the field. Recently, I spent...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/08/2017

... has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it difficult to set premium rates. ... by states, insurers are locked into them for the full calendar year. ... Down to the Wire...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Salk Institute Receives $42 Million From Helmsley Charitable Trust to Create Research Center for Genomic Medicine

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01/24/2013

... Center for Genomic Medicine will enable scientists in a range of fields to explore how certain cellular pathways ... serve as lynchpins for chronic diseases, which could lead to new therapy targets. The Salk...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Penn Announces $1.28 Million Grant for Digital Archaeological Archive

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08/01/2013

... digital collaboration, made possible with $1.28 million in lead support from the Leon Levy Foundation that will ...

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Arts

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Leon Levy Foundation

To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked

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09/19/2013

... the nonprofit sector sets its goals and achieves impact. In their recent article, “When Good Is Not Good Enough” ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

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10/25/2013

... Remaley and the North Star Fund's Hugh Hogan were quoted in a Crain's New York Business article on our research into ... comprised of leading grant makers. The amount pales in comparison to funds...

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Disaster Relief

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North Star Fund

17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

... who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and invest at least five percent of their assets in clean-energy companies, reported The Chronicle of ... and they are urging other...

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The Educational Foundation of America

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Passes Halfway Mark to Prepare 1,000 Faculty and Clinical Leaders by 2020

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02/05/2014

... is directly addressing the lowest enrollment increase in professional registered nurse programs in the past five years – due primarily to a shortage in qualified faculty. These scholarships...

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Veterans

The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

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03/13/2014

... cooperation with South Africa's apartheid regime in the 1980s, but many people know what it means now: companies and institutions can stop investing in corporate or business actions that are harmful...

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Environment and Climate Change

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North Star Fund

Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science

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03/15/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Simons Foundation profiled in New York Times article on billionaires privatizing ... some of the nation’s most august scientific dignitaries in the East Room of the White House. Joking...

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The New York Times Company

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Science

Technology

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Simons Foundation

Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari

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04/15/2014

... BlogTalk Radio. Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari is a scholar in the field of philanthropy. She has been recognized by Ford ... Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation for her research in philanthropy. Dr. Boyce...

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The Citi Foundation Launches Pathways to Progress to Improve Career Readiness for 100,000 Youth

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03/31/2014

... unlock economic opportunity for 100,000 low-income youth in 10 cities across the United States. Pathways to Progress ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Citi Foundation

Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

... celebration on March 31, 2014. The institute, established in 2012 by a grant from the Simons Foundation, brings ... programs. As part of the celebration, three participants in recent and ongoing programs made...

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