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With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

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12/19/2017

... but the sad truth is that only 38 percent ultimately do ," said Christine Fitzgibbons, executive director of the foundation. " We are excited to implement and manage this grant program to provide aid...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Emil Kang Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Program Director for Arts and Cultural Heritage

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07/09/2019

... Kang as Program Director for Arts and Cultural Heritage. In this role, Kang will lead the Foundation’s grantmaking ... career, Emil Kang has understood the role culture can play in making communities more...

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Arts

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New Banking Services Aimed At Low-Income Customers

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07/22/2014

To serve the needs of low-income customers, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are among U.S. financial institutions introducing new products, and to expose the high costs of living without a bank account, American Express has sponsored a 40-minute...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Named New President of the Moody’s Foundation

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02/22/2017

... distinguished career. She is currently a managing director in London where she oversees commercial business in Europe. She started her career at Moody’s as an ... teams. Arlene is a graduate of Howard...

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Ford, Rockefeller Offer Templates for Guiding CEO Transitions at Big Foundations

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03/07/2017

... gig as the president of the Rockefeller Foundation in March, taking the reins from Judith Rodin. She has led ... of notable leadership turnover at foundations operating in the international development arena...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awarded $1.3 Billion to Nonprofit Organizations in 2017

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02/12/2018

... Foundation Awarded $1.3 Billion to Nonprofit Organizations in 2017 The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has ... that it awarded $1.3 billion to nonprofit organizations in 2017 and received gifts totaling $1...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Commonwealth Funded Study Shows Impacts State-based Individual Mandates Would Have in 2019

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07/25/2018

... Shows Impacts State-based Individual Mandates Would Have in 2019 The findings are based on the assumption that the ... individual mandates. Massachusetts implemented its mandate in 2006. New Jersey, Vermont,...

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Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund

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08/13/2018

Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund The Ford and W.K. Kellogg foundations ... with Borealis Philanthropy to launch the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund. The fund just...

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MTV Plans to Partner With Ford Foundation to Create a Mobile Voting Registration Unit

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08/20/2018

... Registration Unit The campaign is called +1thevote — in reference to the phrase for bringing a guest to a ... from activism to escapism and all the messy stuff in between,” said Chris McCarthy, network...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture

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02/14/2020

... at the University with innovative initiatives, especially in the humanities,” said Salikoko S. Mufwene, the Frank J. McLoraine Distinguished Service Professor in the University’s Department of Linguistics and...

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North Star Fund Welcomes Junie François Pswarayi as new Finance & Operations Director

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11/03/2022

... & Operations Director Brooklyn-born and Haitian bred in Brooklyn, NY — Junie brings 15 years of experience in finance, human resources and operations at for profit and ... and The Feldman Group , a...

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Meet EMpower's New President and CEO, Cynthia Steele

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06/26/2019

... that everyone has a superpower, and that young people in particular “have so much potential when opportunities ... its first institutional monitoring and evaluation system , and led initiatives for...

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

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Simons Foundation Accepting Applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards

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09/23/2021

... Applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards The Simons ... out research in a tenure-track or, for institutions that do not have a...

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Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"

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07/07/2014

... With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy" Writing in Forbes, Howard Husock, vice president for policy research ... involved –donors have a chance to put themselves in the good graces of those...

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Helmsley Trust Supported Data Tool: From Foreclosure to Homelessness, Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems

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12/01/2015

... Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems New York City is rich in data resources for understanding the unique assets and ... comprehensive, up-to-date, easily accessible, or in the right format, so finding the right...

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... may be the earliest identity and social category to emerge in development, research suggests, and acquiring knowledge ... born with--are transitioning socially, which means they use pronouns, names, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... business and academia have been happening for decades, but we ’re seeing a lot of them crop up these days due in part to struggles for funding, with AI in particular ... new lab, dubbed the...

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The New York Community Trust Awards nearly $1 Million 15 NYC for Emergency Planning, DACA Advocacy, and Know-Your-Rights Trainings

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10/04/2017

... up deportations of immigrants, the Fund for New Citizens in The New York Community Trust recently announced $974,000 ... for workplace raids and to create emergency plans to use if family members are arrested...

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Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

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02/01/2018

... of $500 million to charity since Newman's Own started in 1982. The company is celebrating its 35 th anniversary, ... all its profits away, but after three and a half decades, we 're proud to continue...

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