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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... them, and live and work in dignity.” El-Mikawy brings more than 20 years of experience in governance and ... said. “Ford’s steady voice for social justice over more than 50 years in the region is as important...

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Ford Foundation

13 Nov 2014

Infographics: Make Sure Your Picture Doesn’t Actually Say a Thousand Words

Thursday, November 13, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... or information through visualization is an art form that more and more funders and nonprofits want to get right. This hands-on ... of data that moves the viewer to deeper understanding more...

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Professional Development

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Communications Staff

Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

Release Date:

03/19/2013

... as I not only struggled throughout the week, but learned more about the kinds of people — and sheer numbers of people — who rely on this government assistance. More than 4 million working Americans — imagine,...

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Citi Foundation Announces $20 Million Community Progress Makers Fund to Accelerate Impact through Core Operating Support Grants

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11/10/2015

... and organizations that are helping build stronger, more resilient cities that are engines of economic ... of the Community Progress Makers Fund, to provide more of the kind of support that will help their...

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USDA, Surdna and Other Foundations Join to Strengthen Local Food Supply Chains

Release Date:

04/01/2016

... jobs along that local supply chain," said Vilsack. " More than 160,000 farmers are tapping into demand for local and regional foods, and industry estimates predict more growth in the next several...

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Food Systems

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Surdna Foundation

Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund

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11/16/2016

... Since making its first loan in 1996, MDIF has provided more than $155 million in financing to more than 100 media companies in 39 countries, returning $38 ... million in outstanding loans and equity...

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Communications/Media

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Media Development Investment Fund

The New Parameters of Our Policy Work

Release Date:

12/15/2016

... our official procedures for taking policy positions to more clearly articulate the parameters of our work, and they ... this particular era. But first, I should give a little more background about how the...

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PNY News

Words Matter: Changing from Funders of Women and Girls to Funders for Gender Equity

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01/04/2017

... philanthropy and decision-making structures into more collaborative and diverse systems. Ultimately women’s ... closed off to them. It also allowed these funders to be more intersectional in how they fund,...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

03 Aug 2017

VR For The Real World: New Tools To Make The World Better

Thursday, August 3, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... virtual reality developers are finding themselves more and more at the nexus of empathy and advocacy. Their goal? To ... that create positive social change. Some experiences are more...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... law firm. While there, he and his colleagues worked in more than 40 states on juvenile justice, child welfare, ... juvenile justice and child welfare systems. He has written more than 20 articles and book...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Ford Foundation Among Funders of ImpactUs Marketplace: Four New Issuers Join

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... employment, sustainable agriculture, microfinance and more .” ImpactUs provides the technological infrastructure ... ImpactUs harnesses technology to make impact investing more accessible. ImpactUs Marketplace...

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Ford Foundation

16 Oct 2018

Promoting Long-Term Financial Health through Community Wealth Building

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... at a systemic level, and contribute to a stronger, more inclusive city. Please join New York Asset Funders ... Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment to learn more about the Collaborative for Neighborhood...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Reveals 45 Atlanta Cultural Orgs Selected as part of $43M Training Program

Release Date:

08/13/2018

... Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. More than 200 cultural organizations have been selected to ... and supporting artists. Since 2011, AIM has helped more than 500 small and midsized...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

24 Oct 2019

The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’s Holding NYC Nonprofits Back?

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... nonprofits we support are forced to choose. Do they budget more for program or budget to invest in growth of their small ... What they ultimately are choosing between is performing more program work this year...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic

Release Date:

09/10/2019

... groups concerned about the nation’s kids and health. More than 3.6 million middle and high school students in the ... Teen smoking rates in the United States declined by more than 70 percent between 2000 and...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

30 Oct 2019

Unfinished Business: Sustaining the Momentum of Justice Reform in NYS

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the most significant pre-trial criminal justice reforms in more than a generation, due to the advocacy efforts of ... Medication-Assisted Treatment (M.A.T), and the Less is More NY Act . Please join our...

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Announcing the Salesforce.org Social Impact Report 2019

Release Date:

09/23/2019

... we were founded in 1999, and we’re excited to share more about: How we think about our outcomes and results New ... collaboration and innovation. We want to learn how the more than $1B in donated technology we...

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Salesforce

#AfricaNoFilter Launches, A Multi-Partner Collaborative, Including the Ford Foundation, Seeking to Amplify African Voices Through Reimagining Deep-Rooted Narratives

Release Date:

02/26/2020

... discussed how to expand the creation and dissemination of more accurate, nuanced and contextualized stories about the ... 3,000 different ethnic groups who speak more than 2,000 languages, and yet, the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

NYSHealth Foundation Commits $2 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

Release Date:

04/13/2020

... closed, one grantee working with young people to be more physically active has provided students with jump ropes, ... , President and CEO of NYSHealth. “It’s never been more important for us to support our...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

COVID-19 Relief Awards: Commonwealth Fund Staff Respond

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... and other vital supports. Each community health worker has more than doubled the number of people they serve. Brooklyn ... Foundation , which since 2009 has provided grants to more than 300 nonprofits...

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