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Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice Welcomes Joy Chia as New Executive Director

Release Date:

07/20/2021

... partners, supporters, and allies. Joy’s commitment to social justice is rooted in her own life experiences, radical ... have voice, power, and agency in all aspects of economic, social and political life...

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Assessing the How of Grantmaking

Publication date:

04/2014

This GMN guide helps funders measure the effectiveness of current practices by assessing five core questions every grantmaker should be able to answer about how it makes grants.

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Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana

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03/26/2014

Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana, reports Philanthropy News Digest.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Technology

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Simons Foundation Funds Groundbreaking Autism Research

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12/15/2014

New study links brain inflammation to autistic spectrum disorder.

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Health

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Research to Prevent Blindess Finds New Clues to Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration

Release Date:

09/02/2015

The research sheds light on one of the leading causes of blindness in industrialized countries.

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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08 Jun 2016

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Building Relationships - Managing Up

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

8:30am to 10:30am

As a sequel to the last program where we discussed navigating different communication styles in your workplace, this next program will focus on developing and sustaining core relationships with your manager.

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HR & Operations

Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space

Release Date:

09/06/2016

The method may help shed light on how cells communicate with one another and provide important insights for engineers working to develop artificial organs such as skin or heart tissue.

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Science

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change

Release Date:

10/14/2016

The Mellon Foundation believes that the liberal arts—and more to the point, the liberal arts skillset—have a lot to teach the sciences. In other words, the world needs people who can communicate effectively, think critically, and grasp the nuances...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Education

Doris Duke Supports Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project

Release Date:

12/20/2016

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, launches the Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project (LLCVP).

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Arts

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61% Of Women And 46% Of Men Think Kids Should Be Raised Without Gender Stereotypes

Release Date:

09/21/2017

Brand owners should follow the lead already taken by Target in the U.S. and John Lewis in the U.K. to combat gender stereotyping by de-gendering their products, packaging, in-store experience, and other marketing communications–including advertising...

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13 Jul 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting - via Zoom

Monday, July 13, 2020 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... and needs of the environmental issues affecting the NYC landscape at large. We invite you to come together with ... challenges and needs of maintaining and advocating for NYC ’s green spaces Plans to support...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

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01 Oct 2024

October 2024 New York Age-Friendly Funders Network - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... and (2) opportunities and challenges in funding effective NYC area programs that are working to address these ... guest Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez , the Commissioner for NYC Aging (formally called the Department...

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Russell Sage Foundation Calls for Articles on Women and the Economy

Release Date:

05/29/2014

... educational achievement and advances in the economic and social standing of women have been distinguishing features of ... centuries. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences invites...

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Economic Security

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Using Outsourcing To Help Alleviate Poverty In Africa and South Asia

Release Date:

06/19/2014

... of people, BPOs have a role to play in shifting the social landscape in emerging economies around the world,” says a report calledOutsourcing for Social Good from Telus International, a Canadian outsourcing...

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Economic Security

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Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/25/2013

D5 Coalition Director Kelly Brown talks about their 2013 State of the Work Report and how it can help institutions at all levels of engagement learn more about effective best practices and policies for increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in...

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Gender Lens on Poverty Primer

Publication date:

12/2013

... for women. Compiling the research of leading scholars and policy thinkers, the primer highlights the realities and ...

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Report

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Economic Security

Tech Companies Lead the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up - Century Foundation Study

Release Date:

11/13/2015

When it comes to paid family leave, the United States has a dismal record. But one industry is leading the way on family leave policies: the technology sector.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

Release Date:

10/16/2009

... Committee. After the film, Orlando Bagwell, Director of Media , Arts, & Culture at the Ford Foundation , moderated a ...

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A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

Release Date:

09/30/2020

... allies to advocates for critical services, organizers to social workers helping members access support for basic needs ... and an opportunity to develop the next generation of social change leaders. There...

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