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A Weak Foundation

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03/09/2011

by Ilene Mack I have spent more than three decades in the world of philanthropy, as a program officer at a major national private foundation. I entered with little or no knowledge about my new profession, but what I knew for sure...

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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/16/2010

By James R. Knickman President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation The devastating earthquake in Port au Prince in January has lately fallen off many people’s radar, for lots of reasons: six months is a...

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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

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04/29/2010

By John Weiler Senior Program Officer, F.B. Heron Foundation Like many of its colleague funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a sharp decline in its charitable assets in 2008 and early 2009. At the same time, Heron...

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Philanthropy New York Endorses Independent Sector’s Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

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06/15/2015

PNY makes official statement on the Independent Sector's Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Names Innovation Prize Finalists

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09/29/2015

... California Michelle Miller and Jess Kutch , Coworker. org , Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry , ...

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Community Development

Education

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Ms. & New York Women’s Foundation Join Others in $100M Pledge to Support Economic Security of Women & Families

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11/13/2015

NYWF is a leading partner with 27 public U.S. women’s foundations in Prosperity Together. With 18 million women in poverty nationwide, and with women at the financial helm of two-thirds of U.S. families, supporting women’s economic security is more...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Economic Security

Gender Justice

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National Teen 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Named (Bloomberg)

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03/15/2016

Alliance for Young Artists & Writers announced the national award recipients of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12.

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Donzelina Barroso Named as Director, Global Philanthropy, for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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09/28/2016

A seasoned philanthropic expert, Barroso will lead RPA’s London office.

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Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

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09/29/2016

Joseph A. Antolin, Executive Director of the Asset Funders Network, highlights a strategy that works with the formerly incarcerated to become entrepreneurs.

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Justice Reform

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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

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10/18/2016

The four-part video series, "A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story," begins with the tale of how the state of Illinois and its partners, including universities, districts and teachers' unions, accomplished this change.

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Carnegie's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

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06/30/2017

Carnegie Corporation of New York, established by Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie, thanks naturalized citizens who make America strong.

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Meet the New Jerome Staff

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07/10/2017

The Jerome Foundation is excited to announce updates to its staff in Program, Administration, and Finance.

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United Hospital Fund Issues New Report on Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Homes In New York

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10/19/2017

The report is an update on the progress made in implementing medical homes statewide over the past year. United Hospital Fund has been monitoring adoption of medical homes in New York based on the National Committee for Quality Assurance model since...

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Health

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Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers

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12/04/2017

They Mean Well, by Adrienne Faraci for Carnegie Reporter magazine is a review of David Callahan’s book, The Givers.

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

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01/09/2018

Guerra and Hall were excited that the UW announced its commitment to graduate an additional 125 low-income students per cohort by 2025 through the American Talent Initiative (ATI). Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the ATI brings together a group...

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

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01/29/2018

A grant recently awarded to the University of Washington will allow the digitization of National Archives holdings including logbooks, muster rolls and related materials from U.S. naval vessels focusing on the period from 1861 to 1879.

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Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

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02/06/2018

The Markle Foundation is crunching data to ensure training programs are better aligned to industrial needs.

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