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Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... puts a stronger focus on engaging employers as partners in these efforts. Although making employers a part of ... have long struggled to bring employers into the fold. What will it take to overcome these...

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Workforce Development

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service

Release Date:

07/31/2018

... Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service In the wake of catastrophic forest fires that raged for days ... and Samos and previously supported firefighter education in Greece in...

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Disaster Relief

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Jelena Kostadinovic

... and analysis of program data and reports. She engages in creative and responsive program development by developing ... sector community and keeping abreast of interesting topics in the field. Jelena holds the...

Open Society Foundation Creates $10 Million Fund for Rohingya

Release Date:

04/03/2018

... people displaced from Myanmar and their host communities in Bangladesh. From April to October, there is a high risk of flash floods, landslides, and cyclones in southern Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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These Days Everyone Can Be A Communicator…But Is That Enough?

Release Date:

01/12/2012

... both on staff and off, one can imagine foundations asking: Do we still need professional communicators on staff? Why can’t we all just say what we have to...

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Insights

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All Funders

Program Officers Join Expanding Surdna Teams in Thriving Cultures, Sustainable Environments, Strong Local Economies

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... their mission to foster just and sustainable communities in the United States, the Foundation recently decided to ... and deepen our work on the range of new program strategies we announced in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Surdna Foundation

Tang Museum at Skidmore College Receives Grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund to Build Endowment and Expand Education Programs

Release Date:

07/21/2020

... embodies the liberal arts educational ideal, especially in its outreach to multiple communities and its educational ... the museum, in the community and online. “ We have been extremely...

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Arts

Education

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017

Release Date:

12/14/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017 Brooklyn Community Foundation ... some of the most vulnerable young people in our nation. As we advance our commitment to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

01 Oct 2018

People Like Us: A Roadmap for Democracy

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

With the November 2018 elections looming, we are seeing a wide range of individuals who are running for ... New American Leaders especially has played a big part in encouraging and training candidates from...

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Two Distinguished Leaders Join Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/13/2016

... the Carnegie Corporation of New York board of trustees. “ We are delighted to welcome two highly accomplished ... the U.S. Army, General Austin was a senior military leader in charge of U.S. forces throughout...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

12 Jun 2018

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Building Relationships and Successful Networking

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... sure to bring your business cards! Explore How to engage in small talk and then transition to smart talk How to ... space at network meetings is very important. Please do not share specific details from the...

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Professional Development

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Reception

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HR & Operations Staff

Finance Staff

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Spring 2022 Grantees

Release Date:

06/29/2022

... that contributes to long-term recovery and stability in the field, which ultimately benefits artists. ... to conversations about the pressing issues of our time.” In the past few years, arts organizations of...

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Arts

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04 Oct 2017

Big Hunger with author Andy Fisher

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... came back, recession followed, and the “emergency food system ” became an industry. In Big Hunger The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America ... the Table Designed for All interested funders, especially...

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13 Nov 2018

Ask the Author with David Williams, Opportunity Insights - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -

12:00pm to 12:30pm

... on how race currently shapes opportunity, and how we can reduce racial disparities moving forward. Based at ... decisions. Explore Existing racial disparities, and what to do about them How...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

Release Date:

10/22/2009

... Those issues can be sensitive or volatile. While we want to encourage a space where people can openly say what they want, an occasional commentator may feel ... I thought to myself that while private...

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Insights

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CollegePoint, An Initiative Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Makes A Hard Decision Less Lonely

Release Date:

08/15/2018

... is particularly difficult. Research shows that 1 in 4 juggle all of that — the writing, the studying, the ... a standardized test — the PSAT, SAT or ACT — and they do well (scoring in the...

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Dyson Foundation Names Jennifer Killian New Program Officer

Release Date:

11/09/2015

... many aspects of the foundation’s grant making program in the Mid-Hudson Valley and, specifically, the Management ... the Dyson Foundation on Dec. 1, has worked extensively in the field of philanthropy ...

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IFC and the Rockefeller Foundation Partner to Advance Distributed Renewable Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets

Release Date:

06/22/2021

... Partner to Advance Distributed Renewable Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets RF’s contribution of up to $150 million ... green and equitable. The landscape of energy technologies we are investing in...

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Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

31 Aug 2016

Hacking Immigration: Funding Technology for Advocates - Webinar

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... it offers are only beginning to be integrated into how we pursue our goals as grantmakers. The creation of software ... promise. While the Supreme Court’s deadlock vote in United States v. Texas has stalled...

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All Funders

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Immigration

Social Justice

Children, Youth and Families

07 Apr 2020

Responding to COVID-19: Youth and Education Funders Bi-Monthly Webinar

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee) Guests of ... Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with your name, title, organizational...