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The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

Release Date:

11/17/2014

Carol Kellerman, President of the Citizens Budget Commission, offers insight on the practicality of providing living wages for nonprofit employees.

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Citizens Budget Commission

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Silicon Alley: The Road to Tomorrow’s Workforce

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11/12/2013

... of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Readiness is working with public and private agencies to offer high school ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Information Technology

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Technology

The New York Community Trust

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Winning Was Just Part of the Reward

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09/17/2013

Brooklyn Community Foundation President and CEO Cecilia Clarke talks about her firsthand experience with The New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards.

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Brooklyn Org

11 Feb 2015

Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -

4:00pm to 9:00pm

... Security Agency (NSA). Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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15 Jul 2015

LinkedIn Program Reprise! - Webinar

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here. Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile will be offered again this summer as a webinar! LinkedIn is an incredible tool for job searching and networking, and very few people are using it to its fullest potential. But,...

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Professional Development

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Communications Staff

08 Oct 2015

Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking - Webinar

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. What are the spectrum of options available to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work?

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Family Foundation

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For Americans Seeking Good Jobs, Four Values are Key

Release Date:

09/10/2015

... . All jobs should be good jobs, and we’re working together with American workers themselves to create a ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

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10/27/2015

With important fiscal deadlines looming in coming weeks, the nation’s fiscal outlook remains a top concern for American voters, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's polling results.

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Citi Foundation Announces $20 Million Community Progress Makers Fund to Accelerate Impact through Core Operating Support Grants

Release Date:

11/10/2015

... of up to $500,000 each will be available to organizations working in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs

Release Date:

12/17/2015

Laurie Dien has been appointed Vice President in charge of programs for The Pinkerton Foundation, President Rick Smith announced today.

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

17 Mar 2016

Changemakers: National Networks Engaging Next Gen Philanthropic Leaders - Webinar

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family foundations are poised to see an unprecedented change in leadership over the next few years as the next generation of philanthropists begins to take over governance roles.

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Family Foundation

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New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

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03/01/2016

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two largest funders of humanities research in the United States, announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to support high-quality “born digital” research in...

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19 Apr 2016

A New Vision for Gates: Bob Hughes Goes to Seattle

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Robert Hughes, the President of New Visions for Public Schools since 2000, and long-time advocate and champion of public education in New York City, will be joining the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the new K - 12 Strategy Director in June...

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13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... businesses How workers can advocate for better wages and working conditions How funders can best support these efforts ...

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14 Sep 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Career Pathways Report Implementation Update

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... administration released the Career Pathways: One City Working Together report, which adopted the Career Pathways ...

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16 Sep 2016

Philanthropy and the Sustainable Development Goals: Funding at Home and Abroad

Friday, September 16, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... here at home as in any foreign country. Philanthropy, working in more concerted ways with civil society, the UN, ...

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Social Justice

15 Nov 2016

School Discipline is Changing. For the Better?

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, just co-edited and published her latest book, Inequality in School Discipline , that addresses the profound and life-...

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Funders Who Value Diversity, Use This Resource

Release Date:

10/18/2016

Earl Lewis, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, writes about new book, "Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society," a resource for intellectual discussion about building bridges across diverse...

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