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24 Oct 2013

Philanthropic Advisors Network - Pilot Meeting

Thursday, October 24, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:00am

... challenges and opportunities that come with this role . We invite interested members to join us for a pilot ... numerous clients and funding portfolios Describing your role , both internally and externally, so...

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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Names Andrew McMahon President

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11/14/2019

... Mr. McMahon, who joined Guardian in 2017, moves from his role as executive vice president of Individual Markets, ... a changing environment," Ms. Mulligan said. "In his new role , Andrew will support...

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Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett Joins the Burke Foundation Board

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05/20/2021

... around Boston. “Renée’s work, focusing on the role of early-life adversities and their impact on social ... at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her work focuses on the role of early-life adversities as life-course...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Staff Members

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01/11/2022

... grants programs. Beyond these responsibilities, her role as a Program Officer will include reviewing letters of ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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30 Sep 2024

Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

Monday, September 30, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 9/27

... and aspirations of all New Yorkers, including the vital role of the nonprofit sector. What will you learn? ...

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Carnegie Corporation Offers July 4th Salute To Immigrants Who Make America Strong

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07/02/2014

This Fourth of July, as it has for every year since 2006, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, its board and staff, are celebrating naturalized citizens whose contributions have helped to make our nation vibrant and strong.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Citi Foundation Pledges $10 Million To "My Brother's Keeper"

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07/21/2014

As part of a group of funders making additional commitments to the White House's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative, Citi Foundation will provide $10 million over three years to underwrite volunteer programs in 10 cities designed to increase college...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Forges Public-Private Partnership With CMMI to Spread "Hospital at Home" Model of Care

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11/14/2014

Initiative offers hospital-level care for older adults with certain chronic conditions in their own homes.

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Aging

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John A. Hartford Foundation Supporting Advanced Social Work Training

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12/19/2014

The grant will help the National Association of Social Workers train supervisory staff.

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Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide

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01/04/2016

With tens of millions of dollars to spend thanks to backers like Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, gun control groups have secured a number of surprising recent successes in Connecticut, Delaware and elsewhere.

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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03/07/2016

New study published in Clinical Cancer Research details the discovery of a biomarker that puts patients at a higher risk for metastasis of uveal melanoma.

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IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)

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03/11/2016

Indiana University has joined a national consortium, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, to improve the teaching skills of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and to increase the diversity of future university...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

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03/28/2016

A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.

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04/25/2016

... The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21), under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, delivered a ... global warming. World leaders gathered at the United Nations on Friday for the two-day...

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NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care

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05/09/2016

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for the dangerously long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’s VA health care facilities, and for calculating those wait times in a way that masks the true extent of the problem.

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New York Health Foundation

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New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers

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05/16/2016

The New York Community Trust (NYCT) has renewed a grant through the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to educate and train more social workers.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Backs Promising News Collaborative

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08/25/2016

The foundation will support the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University's launch of local/national news partnership project that will show community sites in Jersey how, for example, they can produce the same eye-catching data...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America

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09/15/2016

The Ms. Foundation for Women’s latest report, Raising Our Nation, highlights the true cost of the impact that a lack of access child care has on working mothers, especially low-income women of color.

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