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Dear Fellow Funders: No More Statements on Racial Equity Please (Until You Publish “The Receipts”)

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09/23/2021

... Floyd, the philanthropic sector has increasingly engaged in what some have described as a “racial reckoning.” This process of reflecting on ... racism—and confronting the idea that we as funders have ...

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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

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03/02/2022

... will join its staff as an associate director. Ms. Brennan, a leader in climate philanthropy for over a decade, has been working ... is now available to the public at https://oilandgaswatch...

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28 Mar 2023

Philanthropy’s Voice in Policy, Practice, & Power-Shifting for Housing Justice - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... that prevent people from having stable and safe housing. In this webinar, we will hear how Funders Together member the ... housing solutions. This webinar is the second in a series...

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Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics”

Release Date:

06/21/2023

... Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics” The session In a 90-minute interactive session with over 60 funders, Service ... show up authentically and exercise decision-making power in...

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NYC Youth and Education Funders Working Group

... NYC Youth and Education Funders (NYCYEF) Working Group is a coalition of philanthropic organizations seeking to ... improve the quality of life of young people living in NYC. Through their individual and...

Funding Opportunity Program on the Future of Work

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01/15/2014

The Russell Sage Foundation has announced a funding opportunity for research proposals to its ... research on the causes and consequences of changes in the quality of jobs for less- and moderately-skilled workers...

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Workforce Development

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Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/15/2014

... Democratic Practice program's U.S. portfolio. Beginning in January 2014, Gaskins will be responsible for program ... strategic efforts to strengthen the vitality of democracy in the United States...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

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10/28/2014

... the election of Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Dr. Cigarroa is the ... and six health institutions. He assumed the position in 2009 and as a Mexican...

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Social Justice

Ford Foundation Appoints Alfred Ironside Vice President for Global Communications

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11/21/2014

... 2006, and has been integral to developing and executing a strategic vision that advances the mission and impact of ... events. His strategy work with program teams and grantees in the U.S. and internationally...

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Brandee McHale Named President of the Citi Foundation and Director of Corporate Citizenship for Citi

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01/26/2015

... promote economic progress and improve the lives of people in low-income communities around the world. In 2014 alone, the Citi Foundation enabled 1.1 million people ... joined Citi in 1991,...

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Veterans

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Cheryl Green Rosario Named Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

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02/12/2015

... of The ZAC Foundation The ZAC Foundation, (TZF) a nationally recognized water safety advocacy and education ... Express Foundation, Ms. Rosario led key initiatives in other corporate philanthropy settings as...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Arcus Announces Appointment of Randall Miller as Global Religions Director

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05/04/2015

... as Global Religions Director The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the appointment of Randall Miller as Global Religions...

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Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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09/25/2015

... our team as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. In this role, Ellen will guide collaborative efforts with ... revenue, visibility, and recognition. She initiated a comprehensive and integrated...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP

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10/08/2015

... as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. In this role, Ms. Hewitt will be a member of the Foundation’s senior management team, ... Committee. “I truly look forward to working with her in...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Technology

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Sarah Burton Appointed as Project Manager for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Marshall Institute

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03/09/2016

... the appointment of Sarah Burton as Project Officer on a joint research effort called Theory of the Foundation. ... leading nonprofit service for global philanthropy, engaged in consulting, foundation...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

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09/29/2016

Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy Joseph A . Antolin, Executive Director, ... with permission by the author, and originally appeared in the AFN Newsletter AFN and it...

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

Release Date:

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 years; however, as a high school student, no professor or counselor suggested that he...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Digitization Of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs

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01/29/2018

... U.S. Navy seamen nearly 140 years ago remain relevant even in the technological era. A grant recently awarded to the University of ... to the day-to-day details of life during this period in...

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