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Open Society Foundations Announce Young Feminist Leaders Fellows

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10/28/2019

... and 30. The six fellows will receive grants to carry out projects that contribute to advancing open society values, ... approach to the fellowship, several fellows will take on projects related to LGBTI and...

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Justin Garrett Moore Named Inaugural Program Officer for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Effort to Bring More Voices into Public Spaces

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12/03/2020

... foregrounded quality urban design for New York’s public projects while encouraging sustainability, accessibility, ...

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Mellon Foundation

With Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 'Van Gogh at School' Launches Online Teaching Materials

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08/16/2016

Primary school teachers can either use complete, ready-made lessons directly on a digiboard, or use elements of the available resources to create their own lessons.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Education

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Mellon Foundation President Talks About Diversity and Democracy

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11/29/2016

This country would not be its complete self if we didn't create a space for all who have actually come to play a role in defining its character, in shaping its history, and suggesting its future," explains Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis.

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Civic Engagement

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

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01/12/2017

Black girls and other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers.

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Justice Reform

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What Happens if the Affordable Care Act Is Repealed?

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01/26/2017

Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner and a distinguished health policy expert, began by pointing out that before the ACA was passed in 2010, 51 million people could not afford coverage.

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PNY Short Takes

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Health

We Dine Together: Starved For Company

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03/27/2017

A simple club, We Dine Together, has changed teens' lives by sitting together with them at lunchtime. And its organizers want to share it with other schools around the country.

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Caught Our Attention

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Children, Youth and Families

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Edna McConnell Clark's Nancy Roob Gives Tedx Talk About Re-Imagining Philanthropy

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03/30/2017

At this year's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to re-imagine the way philanthropists collaborate to help meet our nation’s most pressing challenges.

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Open Society Foundations Hosts Panel on Public Health in a Populist Moment

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04/10/2017

At a time when debates over access to health care and the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs are fueling protest across the political spectrum, how can we build effective movements to defend health as a human right and a public good?

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Behind the Billion: The Ford Foundation and Mission-Related Investments

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04/13/2017

Xavier de Souza Briggs , the foundation’s vice president for Economic Opportunity and Markets, discusses the foundation's work on mission-related investments with Lenora Suki , head of sustainable finance product...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Service to Aggregate Life Sciences Preprints

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04/18/2017

In February 2017, ASAPbio received a $1 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to develop a new service to aggregate life sciences preprints and promote their visibility and innovative reuse.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Science

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Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience

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09/28/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation created Smart Power for Rural Development initiative, which delivers renewable electricity and puts it in the hands of villages that don't have access to power. This VR film helps illustrate this project's successes.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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Ms. Foundation President and CEO Teresa C. Younger on MSNBC

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12/21/2017

She spoke to the importance of addressing sexual harassment and assault at all levels -- and holding people accountable when they don’t treat all women with respect.

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Rockefeller Foundation's Dr. Raj Shah’s First Visit to Southeast Asia

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01/10/2018

In his travel to Bangkok, he explored the Foundation’s current critical work, discovered the deep and respectful partnership with the region, and states why the Asia-Pacific region is a land of promise.

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Change Philanthropy Sits Down with Marjona Jones from the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program

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04/17/2018

Marjona Jones, from Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, shares insight on“What does [equity] look like for your staff? What does it look like for upward mobility? What voices are you lifting up in your boardrooms?”

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Interviews New Directions Fellow G. Gabrielle Starr on Why an Interdisciplinary Lens Matters

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05/09/2018

In this video interview, Starr explains why an interdisciplinary lens is fundamental to solving today's complex societal challenges.

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation

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05/15/2018

Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation For 105 years Rockefeller Foundation has brought people together to solve the world’s toughest problems and promote the well-being of humanity, delivering profound and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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New York Foundation Releases New Video About Current Grantee, The Ladies of Hope Ministries

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10/24/2018

New York Health Foundation sits down with Topeka K Sam, founder and executive director of The Ladies of Hope Ministries in their latest installment of "In Their Own Words".

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New York Foundation's New Installment of “In Their Own Words” Focuses on Mekong NYC

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02/06/2019

In this installment of In Their Own Words, we sit down with Chhaya Chhoum, executive director of Mekong NYC. The organization aims to improve the quality of life of the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx and throughout New York City by achieving...

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