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Ford Foundation Study Cites 'Unfairness' as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs

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05/01/2017

... Foundation Study Cites 'Unfairness' as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs A new study, billed as the first of ... why people leave theoretically cush tech jobs. What are the motivations of...

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Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

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10/29/2015

... joined The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees in 2008. David Rockefeller Jr., joined The Rockefeller ... to be asked to help lead this organization going forward. We have a great board - of business,...

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10 Jul 2018

The Power of Pooled Funding to Increase College Graduation Rates

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... challenge grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation in 2015, CCIF has engaged national and local funders for a ... Funders: Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org . ($150 fee) Please note: To...

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Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla to Board of Directors

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01/11/2022

... of community health workers at improving health outcomes in vulnerable communities. Dr. Pérez-Escamilla has served as ... food security and early child development globally. We are delighted to have a public...

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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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Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives

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07/25/2017

... This initiative was designed to support leaders like those in the video who are advancing gender justice and often at great risk. Take a moment to hear from ... a supportive role for improving the lives of...

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Philanthropy’s Best

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Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/12/2021

... renowned for extensive research and civic action in public health, children’s wellness, sustainability, and ... Nelson leads the independent, private foundation formed in 2005 by legendary actor Paul Newman to...

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The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative

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01/09/2018

... the UW Department of American Ethnic Studies and professor in the UW Department of English, has been at the UW for 27 ... diversity efforts, and the university-wide council. “ We want to make sure students...

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Philanthropy’s New Tool for Action and Impact: Operating Archetypes Launched by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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04/27/2022

... better understand and articulate their distinct position in the philanthropy ecosystem. “This unique tool is ... Director, Knowledge Development at RPA. “Engaging in Operating Archetypes analysis provides...

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Groups seek changes in NY policy as hunger grows

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10/14/2013

ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocacy groups are pushing for changes in New York policy to attack what they say is a rising tide of hunger among the working ... qualify but aren't applying for it. Groups seek changes...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

... Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U.S. cities with ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

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06/19/2017

... author of The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America. “Ai-jen is an extraordinary leader ... said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “ We are thrilled that she will...

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PNY Annual Meeting Headliner Radhika Jones Interviews Feminist Icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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05/08/2017

... Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a feminist icon and mainstay in conversations about women’s equality, did not originally ... released book, “Dear Ijeawele; Or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions,” to be...

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Assessment Released on SeaChange Capital Partners' The New York Pooled PRI Fund

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06/03/2021

... SeaChange Capital Partners' The New York Pooled PRI Fund In 2014, SeaChange established The New York Pooled PRI Fund ... to connect New York City foundations interested in making program-related...

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Report Funded by Stavros Niarchos Foundation Shows Many Aging NYC Parks Have Infrastructure Problems

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06/26/2018

... playgrounds, and other recreational facilities. They vary in shape and size—as well as intended uses—but these ... somewhat damning report , “serious cracks are showing” in many of the green spaces maintained...

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22 Mar 2019

Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in International Grantmaking

Friday, March 22, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... November 2017 “Navigating Uncertain Terrain” program. In this session, experts from the The International Center ... laws, discuss global trends, and present creative ways we can continue to provide global...

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Meeting My Philanthropy Peers in This Incredibly Small, Incredibly Big World of Ours

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03/07/2017

Meeting My Philanthropy Peers in This Incredibly Small, Incredibly Big World of Ours by ... the one hand, the conference reaffirmed that in many ways we are living in an...

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Family Foundations Prepare for the Next Generation

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02/08/2013

... younger generations feel about philanthropy. As parents, we worry about our children. And if we have more than one, we worry about how they will interact ... grown up. Independence is great;...

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Family Foundation

Supported By The New York State Health Foundation, IMPAQ Health Launches NYPlanCosts Calculator

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12/19/2017

... a model for other states, available at http://NYPlanCosts. org . Designed to help New Yorkers make more informed health ... plan selections, the NYPlanCosts Calculator is an easy-to- use website that provides...

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