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The Teagle Foundation Awards Grants to Colleges and Universities Nationwide for Novel Humanities-Focused Programs

Release Date:

06/08/2023

... but also for informed and engaged participation in a democratic society,” said Andrew Delbanco, president ... to date and showed enormous creativity in how they’d use our programs’ structures...

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Education

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Selects Genaro Lopez-Rendon as Next President

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12/08/2015

... “My selection sends a clear message that social justice movements will continue to be at the heart of the Noyes Foundation’s giving and programs.” " We could not be more delighted than to have Genaro join...

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Foundation for Child Development Announces Appointment of Deborah A. Phillips as New President

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07/02/2012

... welcome Deborah as the new President of FCD," said Burns. " We were searching for a nationally recognized leader in early ... of FCD, I will work tirelessly to bridge the gap between what...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders

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07/25/2017

... of protein associations. It’s a first step to developing treatment drugs that operate more like rifles than shotguns. “The drugs we have now are not working for these brain disorders,” ... not developed a new...

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding

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03/17/2017

... has called for their elimination -- until now. We should pause and think about what our country would be like in their absence. In 1965, Douglas Turner Ward, a ...

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Arts

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16 Mar 2016

Young Leaders Breakfast Club and EPIP-NY: Happy Hour

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... Club and The New York Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP-NY) on Wednesday, March 16 from ... conversation feel forced and even limited. That's not what this night is about. Let's...

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New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation

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05/29/2009

We recently welcomed The Pilgrim Foundation to ... Pilgrim and its latest projects in this Member Spotlight. What are your foundation’s primary areas of focus? Our ... Society . Girls' home...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Janna Oberdorf as Director of Communications

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08/03/2022

... to the Dodge Foundation with two decades of experience in communications and journalism, and 15 years of experience ... communications strategy, with a focus on centering racial justice . She will work to...

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13 Dec 2018

Interested in Working in Corporate Philanthropy?

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... group informational interviews to explore career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This December, we will learn...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funders Give and Get Advice From NYC Teens

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05/02/2013

... , and Sonni Holland from the Charles Hayden Foundation . We brought diverse perspectives to the table, and spent two ... like OppNet for ideas. We saw firsthand that funders can use their...

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Children, Youth and Families

11 Dec 2018

Impact Investing in the Arts 101: Building Your Funding Tool Box

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of their grantees. This session seeks to give arts funders in New York City an opportunity to learn the basic concepts ... in New York City. Explore The concepts of impact investing What...

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28 Jul 2020

How Family Foundations Can Listen4Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... How the Hewlett Foundation and Sobrato Family Foundation use feedback to find out what the people and communities they seek to help need most; ... to the program Please email register@philanthropynewyork...

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Evaluation

26 May 2015

Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... sectors and issues convened to explore the next steps in the expansion of Community Schools in New York City. At this meeting, we discussed the role of philanthropy in...

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Community Development

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas

Release Date:

08/02/2016

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas We are thrilled to share with you the evolution of the ... a reconnecting with the work of the last 25 years and what the world calls us to do...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Publication date:

09/2016

... culture, and mission. How much should a foundation invest in evaluation? What can they do to ensure that the information they receive from ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

To Be Brave and Radical in Arts Philanthropy

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02/20/2019

To Be Brave and Radical in Arts Philanthropy By Maurine Knighton and Kerry ... action from all of us, in whatever spheres of influence we may have. Our responsibility in this...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

Release Date:

04/11/2012

... a dearth of proposals to the board for support. Beginning in late 2008, however, something was different— we weren’t seeing the typical list of potential projects ... “Once again, the Luce Foundation astutely...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

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04/25/2018

... Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local .....

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