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Teagle Foundation's Connor on Asserting the Value of the Humanities

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04/22/2016

... chatted for a few seconds. Then the president asked, “ How can we justify putting resources into Ancient Greek 101 ... What’s his game? Intimidation? Making himself look good because, in fact, he was not about...

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

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04/18/2017

... child's favorite subject, they more readily understand how reading and writing skills impact future success, ... writing, and math is "very important" in order to get a good job, but just 59...

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Darren Walker to Hamilton Graduates: Lead the Way Forward With Empathy, Courage, Compassion

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05/21/2018

... Darren Walker urged graduates to embrace history – good and bad – and lead the way forward with empathy, ... He said it “must also mean knowing your history -- how this place shapes who you are today. We draw...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $6 Million to Prepare Greater Washington Area Students for Local, In-Demand Jobs

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12/06/2018

... and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. “This investment is a good example of how the public and private sectors can work together to ...

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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

... those without four-year college degrees, can get good jobs in the changing economy. “Pennsylvania businesses ... about the tools and skills workers need to thrive and how to break down barriers that keep too...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

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01/09/2015

... and arts programming experience. As CEO, Christa and the Board of Directors will direct the vision of the Foundation, ... in keeping the art world relevant.” President of the Board of Directors, Alejandro...

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Arts, Culture, & Media

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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

... the Foundation in January, and working with the staff and board of trustees to build on Paul Joskow’s many accomplishments.” Marta Tienda, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Sloan Foundation and Maurice P...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Leaders of the Ford, Open Society, MacArthur, Hewlett, and Packard Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead

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09/04/2019

... bigger grants. The presidents said they don’t yet know how much it will cost to carry out their efforts so they haven’t yet decided how they will fit them into their annual grant-making ... in the United...

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UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon

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03/13/2017

... a group of Jewish community leaders, determined to more effectively address the challenges of that era, streamlined ... 4.5 million people each year. For more information on how to donate or volunteer, please...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New President Cecilia Clarke

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07/01/2013

Alan Fishman, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation , ...

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UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

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03/24/2017

... works with many agencies – including JCCA, the Jewish Board , Mount Sinai Beth Israel, JASA, and Northwell Health ...

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The Tinker Foundation Announces Next President, Caroline Boyd Kronley

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10/12/2017

... point for Tinker,” said Alan Stoga, Chairman of the Board . “Renate has done an outstanding job evolving the ... the Foundation works in the areas of democratic governance , sustainable resource management, and...

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Henry Street Settlement Debuts Neighborhood Center in Historic Firehouse with Support from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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10/29/2019

... Neighborhood Center is named for a Henry Street Settlement board member and lead capital campaign donor. The Harry and ...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Welcomes New Senior Program Officer Brian Byrd

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02/16/2022

... the Second Federal Reserve District. He also serves on the board of directors for the New York Funders Alliance, a ...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

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06/24/2014

... this new initiative will require districts to rethink how their central offices are organized to provide better ...

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Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

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07/10/2014

... Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities ...

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Workforce Development

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NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'

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06/18/2015

... We have seen many states grappling with the question of how to deal most effectively with juvenile crime. Almost all of them have come ...

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Rockefeller Helps Develop a Cohesive Strategy for Family Philanthropy

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09/16/2015

... families to target where their area of concern exists, and how to best provide efficient philanthropic giving by ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo

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01/27/2017

... patriotic nationalists dominated, not jihadists. Its loss effectively ends the Syrian opposition’s ability to ... take away from the loss of Aleppo will likely determine how they move forward—whether they will...

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