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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture

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02/14/2020

... from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . The four- year grant will support collaborative work between centers of ... of Linguistics and the College and interim faculty director of the Center. With the support of...

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Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

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07/08/2014

By Nancy Wackstein, executive director , United Neighborhood Houses of New York This post originally appeared on the Alliance ...

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Racial Justice and Eviction Prevention Dominant Themes in $15 million in Grants Awarded by Trinity Church Wall Street

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06/17/2021

... million in Grants Awarded by Trinity Church Wall Street NEW YORK, NY, June 17 – Trinity Church Wall Street has ... it was inspiring to see thousands of New Yorkers last year take to the...

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The Perpetuity Debate

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04/29/2014

... them more influence as assets appreciate. The one limited- life foundation represented on the panel is the only one with ... which projects are funded. In just 25 years, the number of new polio cases has...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

26 Feb 2013

Health Care Reform’s Impact on Women and Families: Are Funders Ready to Make the Most of 2013?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... organizations and health care institutions. With New York State committed to leading the effort by updating ... Group . Presenters Wilma Montañez (moderator), Program Director for Reproductive Rights, Jessie...

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13 Dec 2010

School Climate: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 5:00pm

A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program , presented with the Donors' ... Department of Education (2010). PRESENTERS Ken Futernick , Director of WestEd’s School Turnaround Center. Russ Skiba , ... High...

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Nathan Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

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07/27/2017

... this growing market. The Alliance was founded last year by representatives from philanthropy, business and ... at the core of investment decisions,” said Fran Seegull, Executive Director of...

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Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research

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11/03/2022

... been opaque and misunderstood,” said Kristin Bechtel, director of criminal justice at Arnold ... “I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved in the first year of Fresh Start, a forward-...

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Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change

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07/06/2017

... colleagues who helped them solve problems that arose. Any new way of working will naturally disrupt these informal ... initiatives around the globe, and based on my former life as a private-sector strategy...

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09 Oct 2012

College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Thousands of young New York City immigrants -- many of them high school students ... consider whether and how to apply. Public schools are a first and most valuable point of contact for applicants, and ... Morton...

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15 Jul 2014

Art, Technology and Intellectual Property: How Funders Can Help Artists and Arts Institutions Navigate this Changing Landscape

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Part of Philanthropy New York's " Spotlight On the Arts " Series. The digital ... those who create it. Presenters Helen Brunner (moderator), Director , Media Democracy Fund Hank Shocklee, Music .....

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Ford, Carnegie Join 10 Funders Giving $125M for Flint’s Water Crisis

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05/11/2016

... committed the largest sum: up to $50 million during the first year and up to $50 million more over the following four years. " First and foremost, I felt that it was important to give...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Only a Third of These Obamacare Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014

Release Date:

07/20/2016

... to make money selling Obamacare health insurance in the first year . Next year might not be much easier. A study issued ... than half of insurers losing money on the plans when they ...

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Simons, Gates Foundations, HHMI Announce Faculty Scholars

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09/26/2016

... potential to make unique contributions to their field. The first collaboration between the three grantmakers, the ... $83 million over five years in support of the first cohort of scientists. Awards ranging...

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Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges

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09/05/2017

... Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges Until last year , Ninotska Love would have been barred from attending ... rules have changed. This week, Love will become one of the first transgender women to...

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De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule

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09/28/2017

... said at least 250 units would be operating in 2016 — the first year of the initiative — but didn’t manage to sign the first contracts with providers until December 2016. Since ...

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27 Jul 2016

Beyond the Feel Good Factor: The Corporate and Philanthropic Benefits of Building a Skills-Based Volunteer Program

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... development opportunity Presenters Preeti Chaturvedi , Director , Product Management, Global Receivables and ... Group Foundation Diahann Billings-Burford (Moderator), Executive Director , Time...

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14 Sep 2022

How Funders Are Helping Their Nonprofit Partners Get their Student Loans Forgiven by October – A Members Briefing Co-Hosted by PSLF.nyc

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... of Education program related to the COVID crisis, 250,000 New Yorkers are eligible to have all their student loans ... all staff at 501c3 philanthropic organizations. 5,000 New Yorkers have already had an...

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Debora L. Spar Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... College, a private liberal arts college for women in New York City. "Debora Spar's global leadership on business ... Academy of Arts & Sciences, and serves as a trustee or director of public and...

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Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

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08/22/2013

... rights work in the United States. She was the founding Director of the Human Rights Watch Women's Rights Division, ... Board and I look forward to working with Dorothy in this new role," said Ms...

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