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... Expression, Alexander shapes and directs grant-making in arts , media and culture. She guides efforts to examine how ... affect and shape social movements and how media and the arts , including film and visual...

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Why Helping Pets Helps People

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12/05/2013

... Barrett, Vice President of Grants Management, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA ) ... That connection comes from understanding the meaningful role animals play in peoples’ lives...

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Animal Welfare

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Foundations as the "Brain Trust" for City Officials

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04/15/2014

Foundations who want to serve in the "brain trust" capacity need to come to the table.

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Doris Duke Foundation

An Open Exchange of Insights, Ideas: What Philanthropy New York Embraces

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11/04/2015

"Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy" is an upcoming program which represents the mission of Philanthropy New York. A distinguished panel of individuals with unique perspectives will engage in an open exchange with the goal of...

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03 Jun 2021

Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning

Thursday, June 3, 2021 -

1:00pm to 4:30pm

... in the way of a more just, equitable, and sustainable society . As our community endeavors to be accountable, we ... While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights ) shares how the nation...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

... would come together with leaders in government, education, civil rights, business, academe and community organizations ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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It’s Time to Tell a New Story

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07/30/2020

... reaching across the aisle to advocacy that protects our civil liberties, human rights, and empowerment of immigrant ... who will tell an honest and uplifting story about the role of new Americans. Another...

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Tides

Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez As New Program Officer

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04/17/2019

... will join the Foundation as a Program Officer. In that role , Isabel will help develop and implement the final, ... network. Isabel was born in Bogota, Colombia and fled civil unrest to Miami with her family at...

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Grantmakers Should Seize the Moment to Support Racial-Justice Solutions

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10/10/2014

... Pacific Islands in Philanthropy Civic Engagement Fund This post originally appeared as a "Letter to the Editor" in the ... to join forces across traditional racial-justice and civil -rights silos. We...

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Toccarra A. H. Thomas Appointed Director of the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans

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10/03/2019

... art organization in Portland, ME. In her new role , she will oversee the Center’s expansive artist ... the Joan Mitchell Foundation. “At the same time, as an arts administrator, she has the vision and...

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

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09/18/2012

... justice, as evidenced by their early support of the U.S. civil rights movement. Their ranks included such private ... program areas and countries where it operated. The Open Society Foundations (previously...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons

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06/30/2020

... Justice Collaboratory, which aims to transform the role of literature and libraries in the lives of people in ... strategic plan to increase philanthropic efforts for the arts and humanities through a distinct...

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Mellon Foundation

In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

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11/18/2021

... about whether philanthropy is even a net positive for society . I have grown increasingly worried about this because ... both individual lives and free societies, and its vital role relative to business and...

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Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning

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10/19/2015

... of its Youth Opportunity and Learning program. In his new role , Barth will leverage his global expertise and ... here and around the globe." Prior to his most recent role as mission director at USAID,...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

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10/15/2015

... that emphasize restorative practices, de-escalation and conflict resolution. We are proud to build on these reforms ... in the school community so they can succeed in school, society and life. They have social...

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Continue Reframing Philanthropy With PNY

Release Date:

09/12/2019

... forty years, will help to create a more just and equitable society . I spent this summer reflecting on the ...

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Korean American Community Foundation

10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

You get the concept of impacting investing - merging social impact with financial results, unlocking private capital for social good, generating positive social and financial returns, and so on.

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Leticia Peguero, Vice President of Programs

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11/27/2018

... at the intersections of social and racial justice and the arts . In her new role , she joins the Foundation’s leadership team as it ... in its culture, operations, and systems.\ In her current role...