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14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Ford Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Artspace for Creative Placemaking

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01/14/2013

... of efforts designed to revitalize communities through the arts . Minneapolis-based Artspace Projects, Inc. has announced ... of efforts designed to revitalize communities through the arts . Awarded through the...

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Arts

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The Met and Crystal Bridges to Share a Trumbull Portrait

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03/14/2013

A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, the celebrated Revolutionary War-era painter, has been given by its owner, Credit Suisse, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas in a 50-50...

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Patricia L. Francy and Susan Butler Plum Join Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

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01/01/2013

... A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project at the Legal Aid Society of New York, the International Advisory Council of ...

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition

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10/14/2014

... and Mexico. Soros’s Foundation to Promote Open Society donates roughly $4 million every year to the Drug ... says Krieger, there was interest in playing a constructive role .... Soros' Support of Marijuana...

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The Achelis and Bodman Foundations

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Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair

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06/17/2015

... Pennoyer succeeds Henry Gooss, who has served in the role since 2009. Pennoyer, a senior advisor to Brittany ... of the Hudson Institute and the New-York Historical Society , and president of the Achelis and...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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07 Jul 2016

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while supporting business objectives through ...

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Elizabeth Cahill Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications and Engagement

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02/21/2020

... work. She will begin on February 24, 2020. In this role , Elizabeth is responsible for developing and overseeing ...

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Marianna Islam Joins the Schott Foundation as Director of Programs and Advocacy

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04/01/2016

... our team as the Director of Programs and Advocacy. In this role , Marianna will work with program staff to develop and ... Schott Fellow. Marianna brings passion to this new role as both a philanthropic leader...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Luz Liebeskind Named CFO of UJA-Federation of New York

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11/29/2022

... Rosenthal, who is retiring after more than 22 years in the role . Ms. Liebeskind will report to UJA CEO Eric S. ... vital mission,” said Luz Liebeskind. In her new role , Ms. Liebeskind will be responsible for...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Michael Berkowitz to Join The Rockefeller Foundation

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08/22/2013

... announced that Michael Berkowitz has been appointed to the role of Managing Director for the Foundation's 100 Resilient ... Berkowitz said. Mr. Berkowitz will officially begin his post at the Foundation...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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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

... director, United Neighborhood Houses of New York This post originally appeared on the Alliance for Children and ... or corporate leaders, experts agree on the critical role of the leader in enabling an...

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Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach

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09/02/2014

... & Outreach for the Simons Foundation. In her new role , Konforti will build and lead an expanding program ... of science and mathematics. Konforti comes to her post with broad and extensive experience...

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Education

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Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

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03/21/2022

... speaker, making her the first Black woman to hold the post . These headline-grabbing breakthroughs are no anomaly. ...

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Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham

As Chief Operations Officer, Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham serves as an integral member of the senior management team and helps craft, direct and implement the overall strategic work of Philanthropy New York.

Jeffrey D. Selberg Joins Peter G. Peterson Foundation to Lead Health Care Initiatives

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01/15/2014

... in early 2014, and further information about his role and the Foundation’s growing healthcare program will ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation

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11/20/2017

... of Heron Foundation Dana K. Bezerra will assume the role of President at Heron as of December 31, 2017, the Heron ... phase of Heron’s evolution.” Miller will assume the role of President Emerita starting on...

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NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking

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11/05/2018

... for Workers United in Struggle). "Cities have a critical role to play in addressing human trafficking and severe ... that can leverage their unique expertise to elevate the role of survivors and advance...

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Schott Foundation Names Edgar Villanueva as Senior Vice President

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01/16/2020

... I am ecstatic about the opportunity to enhance Edgar’s role within Schott and to work with him as a valued colleague ... Decolonizing Wealth , and has played a critical leadership role at the Schott Foundation...

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