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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... of $750,000 to ensure that immigrants and refugees in the United States have access to the tools and capital ... created a digital platform which helps workers, especially in low-wage jobs, learn essential job...

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13 Dec 2023

Reaffirming Action, Access, and Support for Black and Latinx Young Men in Higher Education

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

PNY Offices

Join us for an in -person panel discussion to learn more about the current ... post-secondary pathways for Black and Latinx Young Men. We will explore how nonprofit leaders are uniquely supporting ... Action...

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Education

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New York City

Dianne S. Harris Appointed Senior Program Officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/16/2017

... of Dianne S. Harris as a senior program officer in Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. Harris ... advanced scholarship, and the public humanities. " We are thrilled that...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

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

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04/17/2018

... 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...

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Video

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

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Rosa Asciolla Joins Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence

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07/02/2012

... the Development Assistant at the Bayou District Foundation in New Orleans, LA. Asciolla is a graduate of the Loyola University New Orleans and holds a BBA in Finance. She is an active member of the Junior...

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10 Sep 2018

GOTV + Election Protection Needs + Opportunities - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, September 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... philanthropy to help ensure full and fair participation in the democratic process. Explore How to properly ... webinar. Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with any questions. https...

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Governance

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Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance

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11/30/2015

... to dramatically increase the impact of conservation in America.” Bowman currently serves as the Doris Duke ... and private lands; and built a sustainable agriculture system in the greater New...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Four Members to Board of Directors

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05/24/2017

... team at this pivotal moment and look forward to all that we ’ll accomplish together for Brooklyn.” Katharine Darrow ... started her 30 year career at The Times as a summer intern in the legal department and...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons

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06/30/2020

... major strategic evolution announcement prioritizing social justice in all of its grantmaking, Mellon and Yale Law School’s ... history, and social thought – across the prison system and...

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08 Jan 2020

Investing in the Future of Our Community: A Case Study on Funders’ Motivations for Supporting CSAs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... in the growth and success of CSAs across the country. Yet, we know relatively little as to why investing in CSAs appeals ... CSAs have many benefits, yet until now, we were...

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PNY Makes Public Video from Session on Digital Badges

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06/12/2014

View the livestream recording and PowerPoint Presentations from the program Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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9/17/2015 - How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar Recording

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09/2015

View materials and the recording of the webinar, "How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis"

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations

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02/13/2020

... Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations UCLA computational ... biologists have discovered that four populations in West Africa can trace about 8% of their...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... your foundation decided to spend down and cease operations in a defined period of time, what might the process look like? It’s a question more ... email Crystal Ovalles at covalles@philanthropynewyork...

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COO Sharon Ullman Named Acting Executive Director of Rauschenberg Foundation

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01/10/2017

... son. "Sharon knows every aspect of the organization and we are delighted to have Sharon's leadership, her depth of .....

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

Release Date:

08/04/2017

... outlawed racial zoning hardly ended racial discrimination in housing, as whites adopted biased policies like economic zoning that banned apartment buildings in areas designated for single-family homes, often...

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Community Development

Economic Security

Housing and Homelessness

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The Century Foundation

The Whiting Foundation Announces New Grants for Public Humanities Projects Expanding Our Understanding of History and Culture

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05/25/2022

... enrich their own lives – they can also change the way we all tell stories, understand the past, and engage with our ... national grant founded to champion the public humanities in all forms, and to highlight...

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Community Development

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Whiting Foundation

Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms

Release Date:

05/13/2016

... of people nationwide trying to live authentically in their true gender. A new ... three out of four transgender women who took part in this investigative research project experienced “adverse, differential...

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Gender Justice

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Arabella Advisors Named Among the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America

Release Date:

10/01/2019

... Advisors Named Among the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America Today, Entrepreneur magazine named Arabella ... annual "Entrepreneur 360," a premier study delivering what Entrepreneur Media calls...

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