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Research Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Great Recession Still Plagues Workers With Lower Lifetime Wages

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03/13/2018

... still not fully recovered five years later, according to a working paper by labor economists at Princeton University, ... recovered.” The findings have clear implications for policy . The authors suggest that...

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Jonathan Holloway to its Board of Trustees

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03/17/2020

... future leaders,” said Holloway. “I look forward to working with President Elizabeth Alexander and my fellow ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits $20 million in COVID-19 Assistance to Strengthen Global Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities

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03/19/2020

... recently announced a $65 million commitment to working families , promoting the use of proven innovations, ...

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Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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06/05/2023

... of whom are committed to reducing youth inequalities and working toward institutional change. This is the critical ... of Virginia and Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS). Working through the university’s...

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Are You a ‘Fatigued Fighter’? D5 Coalition Identifies Five Philanthropic Professional Types

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08/08/2014

... on the advancement of DEI in the sector. D5 has been working to move the field in four strategic areas: diversity ... Brown teaming up with Hattaway’s Alex Cole to walk the group through their research and...

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A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

... with the 15 founding partners multiple times a year. The group discusses timely issues affecting those we serve, ... shared voice. These meetings are critical for rallying the group around shared goals and...

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Arcus Foundation Names Annette Lanjouw and Jason McGill Co-Executive Directors

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01/24/2017

... to be a swift and seamless transition." "I have loved working with Jon and leading this chapter of Arcus' ... of the Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group , the Trans-boundary...

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Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative

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05/08/2019

... PNY joined the collaborative as a founding member, the group has grown from five organizations to 30. At its core, ... you need to dedicate time to getting comfortable working together. Even though this is a...

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Ms. & New York Women’s Foundation Join Others in $100M Pledge to Support Economic Security of Women & Families

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11/13/2015

... of low-income women across the country who face poor working conditions, insufficient wages, and lack of support ... in programs across New York City that support the health , safety and economic security of...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning

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01/08/2016

... Ford’s capacity as a learning institution will involve working closely with all 10 of its global offices. To ensure ... program officer for Africa at the International Women’s Health Coalition, and as...

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Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016

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03/02/2016

... in the public affairs department of the Harvard Community Health Plan and three years in PR/Advertising agencies ...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

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Peterson Center on Healthcare Names Jay Want, MD as New Executive Director

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06/28/2017

... and Board Chairman at the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, Dr. Want has significant expertise in creating ...

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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

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12/14/2017

... which support human rights, justice, and access to public health and education in more than 140 countries. “I am ... joined Open Society in January 2017 as vice president, working with outgoing president Chris...

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In Bloomberg's New Education Push, a High-Stakes Test of His Big Philanthropy

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06/12/2018

... known for his philanthropy on climate change and global health , along with his push for gun safety. But a hallmark of ... is a hefty sum, there are a lot of deep-pocketed funders working on education and...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches New Blog Series on Trust-Based Philanthropy

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10/17/2018

... which coined the phrase, and with the Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana, which adopted the ...

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A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

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09/30/2020

... interested members, PNY supports a peer network of funders working to holistically support organizations through ... leaders of color from impacted communities. We convened a working group of...

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19 Feb 2019

True or False Solutions to Climate Change

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... potential to impact the national conversation and national policy What climate policies are under consideration by New ...

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29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

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1:00pm to 5:00pm

As politics in the US become ever more polarized, effective policy advocacy organizations are frequently drawn into the ... to grantees. Explore: Best practices among funders for working with advocacy grantees who...

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Leon Levy Foundation Promotes Three Managers

Release Date:

02/08/2016

... into Mercy Corps) and for MassINC, a non-partisan public policy think tank in Boston. Ms. Ross holds a B.A. degree in ...

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