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Mellon Foundation Appoints Farah Jasmine Griffin and Clint Smith as 2021 Fellows in Residence

Release Date:

07/26/2021

... Farah Jasmine Griffin and Clint Smith as 2021 Fellows in Residence NEW YORK, NY, July 15, 2021 – The Andrew W. ... said Mellon Foundation President Elizabeth Alexander. “ We are honored that they will serve as...

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Learn Foundation Law

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04/2012

... online resource, which covers the basic legal rules around what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private ...

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UJA-Federation of New York’s John Ruskay addresses Yeshiva University’s commencement and awarded honorary doctorate

Release Date:

05/23/2014

... heading UJA-Federation, urged the students to ask: “ What is my calling? What is it that will provide the basis for a life of meaning, ...

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NYCT and JPB-Backed Immigrant Legal Aid Program Will Expand Beyond NYC

Release Date:

05/14/2015

... NYC New York City’s melting pot has been boiling over in the larger metropolitan area. Long Island, the lower ... clients. Enter the second class of the Immigrant Justice Corps, an ambitious, still-developing...

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Ford Foundation, Cannes Film Market Launch Documentary Film Push Against Inequality

Release Date:

02/02/2016

... a two year-partnership to raise global awareness on social justice , working against inequality. Driving to hike the profile, market networking and distribution of social justice docu features at Cannes, the...

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender Attacks on women ... or seeking to ban transgender people from enlisting in the military, this administration has made attacking...

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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

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11/14/2017

... Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening The Equal Justice Initiative will open the nation’s first memorial ... victims and a new museum dedicated to slavery on April 26 in Montgomery. The National...

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17 Apr 2019

Funders Meeting with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

For our final Democracy Series Session we invite you to a conversation with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune , ... Democracy Officer. The discussion will focus on efforts in New York City to promote civic engagement and...

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Black Girls Play Secures Three-Year Funding from Novo Foundation

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... Moore was sitting inside the recording studio at Zoo Labs in Oakland, learning about the ins and outs of the music ... a lot of dedication and a lot of focus and long nights in the studio," Moore said...

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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

Release Date:

03/07/2012

... at two upcoming Philanthropy New York events: Changing the System on March 26th and GrantCraft is Back! on April 4th ...

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New York Community Trust Announces $4.5 Million in Grants

Release Date:

02/12/2013

... the shortage of affordable housing, and health care. In addition to helping nonprofits help their communities ... an overwhelmed housing court, and a changing health care system ... New York Community Trust...

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Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District

Release Date:

08/14/2013

... will fund the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social ... partnership involving Goldman Sachs, a school district in Utah, and several community...

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The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power Tools to Build a Better Democracy

Publication date:

09/2012

The program focused on philanthropy’s role in enabling all U.S. citizens to engage more deeply in the information they need to participate in democracy. ... in creating the capacity for a more responsive political system . The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power .....

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17 Sep 2013

It’s Finally Here! Better Grants Management for You and Your NYC Grantees

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... HHS Accelerator, a web-based procurement management system , establishes a central location where nonprofits, ... can share documents related to contract management. The system 's development is part of a...

Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap

Release Date:

10/15/2013

... recent Education Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The Times’ SchoolBook ... graduation rates have risen dramatically across the board in New York City yet, close...

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Sixteen Scientists Named 2014 Simons Investigators

Release Date:

07/25/2014

... has selected 16 scientists as the Simons Investigators in 2014 to support their studies in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer ...

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Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era

Release Date:

10/17/2016

Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era Amid declining budgets and an increasing priorities, Yale’s library system has begun to deepen partnerships with peer ... Simons Foundation...

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Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... for School Administrators The Dougherty County School System is a step closer to getting aspiring principals the ... a leadership program for college students interested in becoming school administrators.....

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Casey Family Programs Supports Department Of Social Services Year Of Permanency

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... include a systematic review of long-stay foster care cases in order to identify and resolve systemic delays and ... of this initiative is to reduce the number of children in care and achieve permanency for...

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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report

Release Date:

05/28/2013

... over the past twelve years, helped more than 4300 social justice leaders from 22 countries advance their education and ... from around the world at the Ford Foundation headquarters in New York to celebrate the...

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