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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... will be overseeing strategy development and grantmaking in the foundation’s Energy program and overseeing the Sloan ... breakthroughs through strategic grantmaking across a diverse array of disciplines. The...

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Environment & Sustainability

Technology & Innovation

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

10 Apr 2014

Leading Through Change: Advice from and for Seasoned CEOs and Their Boards

Thursday, April 10, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... seasoned family foundation CEOs stay renewed and refreshed in their work? How do experienced CEOs find ways to balance ... Join us as we explore these questions and many more with a panel of seasoned CEOs...

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Family Foundation

Executive Leadership

Report Outlines Internet and Broadband "Vision" for LGBT Community

Release Date:

06/26/2014

... Internet and broadband technologies already play a critical role for the LGBT community in all aspects of life and according to a new report, they can do more. The LGBT...

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Education

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The Palette Fund

Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... R. Dodge Foundation. Before joining the Dodge staff in 2001, she was the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s executive director, a position she held for 13 years. A founding board...

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Howard Gilman Foundation

The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States

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03/27/2015

... providers and consider how well you'll be taken care of in your old age wherever you live. The Commonwealth Fund offers an interactive map rating health systems in all 50 states . Best overall for...

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Health & Human Services

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The Commonwealth Fund

Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College Most students attend college to learn skills and gain experience that will put them on a path to becoming employable adults. Unfortunately, some...

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Education & Youth

Education

Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Americans’ Salaries Can’t Keep Up With Rising Medical Costs

Release Date:

10/26/2016

... keeping up with spiraling medical costs, according to a new study . A report being issued Wednesday by The ... deductibles grabbed 6.5 percent of workers’ paychecks in 2006...

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Health & Human Services

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The Commonwealth Fund

Stonewall Elects Neill Coleman as President

Release Date:

11/07/2016

Stonewall Elects Neill Coleman as President In September, our Board of Directors elected Neill Coleman as ... through an important leadership transition. Neill is a Vice President at The Rockefeller Foundation,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Women & Girls

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

Release Date:

06/29/2016

... cast and ingenious composition but also for attracting new audiences to the stage and changing how we think about ... President Judith Rodin to discuss the role of diversity in the arts, economic inclusion,...

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Sarah Williams and Ella Gudwin Share Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/20/2017

... organizational gyrations. After the Philanthropy New York program, " Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: ... of Vision Spring about the importance of transparency in grantor-grantee partnerships. Sarah...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Propel Capital

Edgar Villanueva of Schott Foundation Says Less Than .3% of Funding Goes to Native Communities

Release Date:

02/02/2017

... native communities. What are ways funders can be creative in engaging native communities? Stephanie Chrispin, Philanthropy New York's Public Policy Fellow, continues the conversation Invisible No More:...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Supported by Mellon Foundation, Hybrid Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form

Release Date:

04/07/2017

... by Mellon Foundation, Hybrid Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form The University of Minnesota Press on Tuesday launched a beta version of Manifold , a publishing platform it hopes .....

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Communications/Media

Education

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Mellon Foundation

Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California

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05/11/2017

Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California As the NoVo Foundation gets into its ... girls in California since 1993, will be the recipient of new funding from the NoVo Foundation to...

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Women & Girls

Justice Reform

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NoVo Foundation

Learn About The Isivivana Centre, An Atlantic Philanthropies Grantee

Release Date:

01/22/2018

... Philanthropies Grantee The Isivivana Centre is a social justice and community center in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. It was built to ... . This short film tells the story of this vital and unique...

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Video

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International/Global Affairs

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Latinx Artist Fellowship

Release Date:

07/22/2021

... of Latin American or Caribbean descent who live and work in the US—have made significant and vital contributions to ... the Latinx Artist Fellowship will award $50,000 each to a multigenerational cohort of 15...

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Arts, Culture, & Media

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Mellon Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation Announces "Racial Equity in Clinical Equations"

Release Date:

06/27/2023

Doris Duke Foundation Announces "Racial Equity in Clinical Equations" New York – June 27, 2023 – The potentially improper use ... this problem with Racial Equity in Clinical Equations...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Construction Projects Through 'Pay for Success' Loans

Release Date:

11/02/2015

... with Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc., announced a first-of-its-kind loan product, the Pay for Success (PFS) Construction Loan. The new PFS Construction Loan is designed to cover the upfront costs of...

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

Release Date:

08/05/2009

... donor John Hunting. We did it! With this act, we joined a small cadre of foundations, many in the New York region, which have already spent out, or ... While Living,” is downloadable from www...

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Insights

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All Funders

Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 2

Release Date:

09/21/2015

by Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate, New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust Part one of this post ... effect of racial biases across institutions and society. ...

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Insights

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Arts, Culture, & Media

Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... are just one type of nonprofit organization that make up a portion of the total nonprofit "sector" (which is composed ... or other charitable purposes. Foundations vary widely in size and scope, from large, national corporate giving ... foundations raise public funds. An individual or family opens a donor-advised fund with an initial contribution but .....