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Kathleen Regan To Join Commonwealth Fund As Executive Vice President and COO

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07/09/2014

... succeeding John E. Craig, Jr. She will join the foundation in November to facilitate a smooth transition. Regan has ... “Kathy has had a distinguished career in finance, and we are fortunate...

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28 Mar 2013

Online Tools for Your Grantees (and You, Too!)

Thursday, March 28, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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... other donors to approach. Who else is funding your issues? What other funders care about the communities you support? ... and managing it strategically, becomes a challenge when we are bombarded with seemingly...

Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain Fragile X Learning Issues

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01/24/2018

... an inability to learn new information that contradicts what they initially learned, a new study shows . FXS is the ... author of the paper, which appears in PLOS Biology . “ We now have a...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

... leads the foundation's work on equitable urban development in the U.S. and developing world. Chen is a global thought ... of life and the challenges associated with environmental justice and climate...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field

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06/26/2018

Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field While demand for impact investing and social justice grantmaking has grown, gaps in documentation and accountability...

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Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida

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12/10/2015

... & Rehabilitation app. Findings were published Oct. 20 in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & ... and messaging with healthcare providers, the iMHere system is feasible for use...

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Ford Foundation Announces Three New Concentration Areas

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01/18/2018

... responded boldly to du Pont’s manuscript: “ Justice ,” he penned, “is the fundamental law of ... this “fundamental law” has guided our grand experiment in self-determination and global leadership. In...

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James Short Named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corp.

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02/09/2016

... with nearly 30 years of experience, Short is an expert in teacher education and professional development. He comes ... he established a model for the great work museums can do to support teachers and cultivate...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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26 Apr 2023

Preventing Youth Homelessness Series Webinar: Identifying Student Risks through Project Upstream - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Joining US-based research powerhouse, Chapin Hall, we will discuss what makes these initiatives successful, the challenges they ... webinar. Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org...

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20 Jun 2011

School Transformations: Taking a Sad School and Making It Better

Monday, June 20, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... to identify schools that are failing their students and what to do about them, noted the tremendous challenges of turning ... in a short time (2 – 3 years). In this session...

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

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04/14/2021

... Fazio-Rutt has joined The New York Women's Foundation in the newly created position of Vice President of Strategic ... The Foundation's mission and fundraising opportunities. " We are delighted...

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Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

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01/11/2018

... At Foundation for Child Development (the Foundation), we identified this gap- and in 2015- launched the NYC Early ... that we hope will encourage other ECE and K-12 Funders to do...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19

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03/10/2020

... and Mastercard today committed up to $125 million in seed funding to speed-up the response to the COVID-19 ... fight against emerging pathogens, and none approved for use on COVID-19. The Gates Foundation and...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

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09/25/2015

... and sustainable communities throughout the United States. In this role, Sharon works alongside Surdna’s president and ... with a multi-generational family dedicated to social justice . Her service at the Surdna...

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Morgan Stanley Launches Initiative to Advance Equity in Education and Career Outcomes for Underrepresented Groups

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12/20/2021

Morgan Stanley Launches Initiative to Advance Equity in Education and Career Outcomes for Underrepresented Groups ... “With the launch of the Institute for Inclusion in 2020, we reaffirmed our...

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18 Jun 2015

Foundation Administrators Network: Crisis Communications

Thursday, June 18, 2015 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

Have you ever wondered what would happen if an unexpected event occurred at your ... space at network meetings is very important. Please do not share specific details from the meetings with ... network. Please...

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HR & Operations Staff

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01 Jun 2016

Investing in Independence Through Supportive Housing

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... from chronic health conditions, mental illnesses and substance use disorders can find a home and the services they need to ... Funders : Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org . ($150...

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New Report From Silicon Valley Community Foundation Helps Companies Align With the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

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12/11/2017

... and many business leaders are still trying to figure out what the goals mean for their companies,” said Stuart ... responsibility at SVCF. “ In this practical guide, we hope to get business...

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