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Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

Release Date:

09/18/2013

... leaders in education for research-based discussions of what 's working in education reform. There will be two ... our host, Trinity Wall Street. A panel including New York State Education Commissioner John...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Education

Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships

Release Date:

03/14/2016

... this next phase of the initiative, we are eager to share what we have learned about our program model with the broader ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Teagle Foundation

Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap

Release Date:

07/10/2017

... at which funders are seeking to close the skills gap and what they're up to. This is a super-hot area of philanthropy .....

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Member News

Funding Area

Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... the flawed narrative in our current gun debate, and what other funders can do to get involved. Media Impact ... and Education to support stronger gun laws at the state level, which includes support for news...

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Insights

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Communications/Media

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Media Impact Funders

Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief

Release Date:

06/01/2015

... was confident Rossi could direct the organization as it looks toward the future. “Laura is passionate about ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Environment and Climate Change

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The Westchester Community Foundation

The New York Community Trust

F.B. Heron Foundation President Clara Miller to Step Down

Release Date:

06/20/2017

The F.B. Heron Foundation in New York City has announced that Clara Miller will step down as president at the end of December.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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F.B. Heron Foundation

New York Life Foundation Release New Survey on Childhood Grief

Release Date:

11/21/2017

... period was over six years, and grievers’ most common response was “I’ve never been okay with my loss” (30%). ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date:

03/09/2018

Caroline Kennedy, the first woman to serve as United States ambassador to Japan, has been elected to join Carnegie Corporation of New York’s board of trustees, effective March 8, 2018.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Debra Fazio-Rutt Joins The New York Women's Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Communications

Release Date:

04/14/2021

ViacomCBS Veteran Joins Leading Public Women's Foundation in Newly Created Position

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Appointments & Transitions

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The New York Women's Foundation

UJA-Federation of New York Supports $50 Million Arts Campus in Jerusalem

Release Date:

12/21/2016

... a new 2.5-acre, $50 million campus for the arts by January 2020 , with the multifaceted space featuring four of ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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UJA-Federation of New York

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD1 billion to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic

Release Date:

10/26/2020

... to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic October 26, 2020 | NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Foundation will commit ... children and families are included in the pandemic response and recovery.” Prior to the...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

17 Nov 2010

If Not Superman, Who? Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... a report commissioned by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Key questions that will be addressed ... a difference? How can foundations begin to implement them? What are the challenges and...

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Issue-Based

30 Jan 2019

New Tools, New Partnerships: Is It Time To Break Your Engagement Mold?

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

On average, U.S. adults spend nearly half a day interacting with media. And today, more than 269 billion emails are sent every day – an estimated 72 emails for each one of the 3.7 billion email users in the world. It’s no secret that people are...

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Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers

Release Date:

11/16/2021

... — their work is not regulated or protected by the state , and they lack basic labor protections, benefits and ... Africa , for example, a WIEGO study found that, in April 2020 , during the heaviest lockdown...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

International/Foreign Affairs

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

Sarah Williams and Ella Gudwin Share Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

Release Date:

01/20/2017

After the Philanthropy New York program, " Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures ," Policy Fellow Shiza Pasha interviews Sarah Williams of Propel Capital and Ella Gudwin of Vision Spring about the...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Propel Capital

05 Aug 2019

FCCP Racial Equity Series: August 2019 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 5, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

On August 5th, join Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) for part 3 of their three-part Racial Equity Series, focusing on the intended and unintended consequences that funders can have on movement building.

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Animal Groups Unite to Improve Post-Disaster Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/17/2015

... requests from affected animal welfare groups and animal response teams who were called upon to help pet owners and ... thin by the immediacy, intensity, and volume of disaster response work. Taking that...

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Insights

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Atlantic Philanthropies Strengthens Support of Media That Matters

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... commitments to the role of journalism in a responsible and responsive democracy; the strength and vitality of our ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Communications/Media

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

William T. Grant Foundation Names Rosanna Aybar as Vice President, Finance And Administration

Release Date:

03/13/2017

Ms. Aybar will oversee the external managers of the Foundation’s endowment. She will also have responsibility for the Foundation’s budget, accounting, audit, human resources, and information technology systems, as well as management of the...