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Everyone Deserves a Fair Slice

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06/30/2020

... become a liability if the client’s vision and skillsets are ignored. It is generally felt that when there is ... indicators, timelines, evaluation metrics and ‘theory of change ’ demands. We both have witnessed...

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The Wallace Foundation Names Thomas P. Lenehan as Chief Investment Officer

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11/02/2020

... at The Rockefeller University, one of the world’s leading biomedical research institutions, through the end of ... in my new role at Wallace.” “All of us at Rockefeller are grateful to Tom for his superior...

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Max Marmor Announces Retirement from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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03/06/2023

... led the Foundation through an era of rapid and fundamental change in the arts and humanities, while passionately ... and educators, conservators and art librarians. “ Leading the Kress Foundation has been an...

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... Review Blog . High-quality instructional materials are essential for American students to succeed in the global ... complex and often underwhelming set of options. But as states across the country implement...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System

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03/31/2015

... Chin, Executive Director, Design Trust for Public Space A bold , colorful poster struck me while scrolling down the ... "WE'VE PLANTED DREAMS, YOU'RE SELLING SCHEMES! GARDENS ARE HOMES FOR US ALL...

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Blue Meridian’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

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04/10/2020

Blue Meridian’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis What we are doing to act now, partner with others, and prepare for ... alone, we saw the staggering statistic that in several states Black Americans represent 40...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

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01/12/2017

... system. Advocates, educators and policymakers alike are looking for solutions to address school climate and safety with an intersectional racial and gender ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz Announces Increase of 2017 Program Grants Budget

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03/15/2017

... program priorities presented by the current political climate , the board of trustees has approved an increase in ...

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Should New York City's 'Symbols of Hate' Be Reconsidered?

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09/19/2017

... complicated issue of memorialization. "In this political climate , people are frustrated and feel a need to do something. Removing .....

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Obama Environmental Chief Says Trump Rollbacks Won't Wash

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10/04/2017

... back environmental oversight, but said moves to undo his climate legacy would not withstand legal challenges. “We ...

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Propel Democracy Launches Funding To Support Progressive Organizers’ Digital Pivot for 2020 Election

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04/23/2020

... the digital prowess of the Biden presidential campaign are circulating, the progressive organizing infrastructure is ... presidential candidate Stacey Abrams’s Fair Fight is the leading voice against the Trump...

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31 Mar 2017

Advocacy: A Compass for Today’s Terrain

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8:30am to 4:30pm

... your rights, as well as your limitations. Those boundaries are complicated, in part because there are significant differences between federal laws and New York ... to probe on the policy-in-practice topics...

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02 Jun 2025

Stronger, Smarter + Louder Together: A Report From New York's Statewide Power Fund

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10:00am to 12:00pm

... sign up? 10 AM to 12 PM Program This is an in-person event hosted at Surdna Foundation ( 200 Madison Avenue , ...

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Rockefeller and Nonprofits Fight Food Waste With Feast

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05/09/2016

... GRACE is proud to cohost Feeding the 5000 NYC, an event designed to raise public awareness about food waste by ... that would otherwise have gone uneaten. Prior to the event , organizers will rescue food from...

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Commonwealth Fund Names Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., as Its Next President

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12/12/2022

Nationally Recognized Leader in Health Equity, Quality, and Community Health Will Succeed David Blumenthal, M.D., on January 17, 2023

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PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

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11/15/2017

... related to tax reform discussions occurring in the United States Congress. It also approved a broad outline of ... opposes efforts that would reduce charitable giving. We are very concerned about proposals...

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Surdna Foundation President Don Chen Named Co-Chair of Presidents' Council on Impact Investing

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11/30/2020

... in November 2018, taking over responsibility for leading the 103-year-old family foundation and pursuing its ... of "fostering sustainable communities in the United States — communities guided by...

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Gun Violence, Advocacy, and Leadership

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04/05/2018

... am brought up short; especially when the lessons are about strength, courage, and the role of advocacy to change set-in-stone policies—in this case, regarding the ... have increased the energy of the work. The...

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