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Concerned Citizens of Montauk (CCOM) recently announced that its President, Jeremy Samuelson, who has been with the organization since 2012, will be stepping down at the end of March, 2017, to join The Nature Conservancy as the Director of Mashomack...

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

In this role, DeQuendre will work to advance the foundation’s mission and raise its profile, working with a team of communications strategists to develop comprehensive messaging and media outreach plans.

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Doris Duke Foundation Awards 17 Physician Scientists DDCF’s 2017 Clinical Scientist Development Awards

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07/27/2017

... possible for recipients to dedicate 75 percent of their professional time to clinical research at a time when they ...

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New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer

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08/04/2017

... wrongful convictions using DNA testing. In both his professional and personal life, Mr. Rahamatulla has supported ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces Ceo Learning Lab

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12/04/2017

... provide leaders of Westchester nonprofit organizations a professional development opportunity focused on identifying ...

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Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

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12/05/2017

... students. Title II: These funds support the retention and professional development of teachers. Schools can implement ...

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SeaChange Capital Partners to Help Facilitate Merger of Chicago Non-Profits

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12/18/2017

The two groups’ merger centers on combining their hands-on and skilled volunteer networks. Much of the work will involve consolidating their massive databases, an initiative funded by Forefront and SeaChange Capital Partners, two of the few entities...

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The New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for NYC Creative Aging Initiative

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01/05/2018

... Creative Aging programs in New York City. Taught by professional teaching artists, Creative Aging programs are ...

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22 Feb 2018

LGBTQ Funders Social Network

Thursday, February 22, 2018 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Funders for LGBTQ Issues and Philanthropy New York are partnering to support an informal, local group of philanthropic professionals who are LGBTQ and their funder allies. We plan for this to be primarily a social networking group...

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05 Apr 2018

The NRA's Power to Thwart Gun Control & How Organizations are Responding - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, April 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... limit the number of attendees per organization for select professional development programs. Please email ...

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02 May 2018

New York City Schools: Is Integration Necessary?

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... limit the number of attendees per organization for select professional development programs. Please email ...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently

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04/13/2018

... its agenda in California’s capital and has worked with professional lobbyists. It’s been part of a number of ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds New Research on the Energy and Environmental Implications of the Digital Economy

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04/18/2018

The project is designed to create a multidisciplinary body of research on the energy and environmental impacts of sharing platforms, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technologies.

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Through Its Piper Fund Initiative, The Proteus Fund Works to Educate Communities About Judicial Independence

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06/21/2018

... by state court decisions. While the legal community has professional knowledge concerning attacks on judicial ...

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Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint

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06/22/2018

... and steered contracts and grants to individuals with close professional and personal ties to him. Completed in April, ...

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Research Funded By The Commonwealth Fund Shows Overdose Risk Quintuples With Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use

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06/22/2018

In the first 90 days of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use, the risk of opioid-related overdose increases five-fold compared to opioid-only use among Medicare recipients, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Research for Eye Implant

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07/09/2018

Researchers at Caltech have developed an implantable pressure sensor that can reside in the human eye for years at a time while wirelessly sending data about the eye’s health to the patient or medical professionals. The implant could make it easier...