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Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap

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10/15/2013

The Education Funders Research Initiative’s recent Education Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The ...

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Lorelei Williams Joins The Sister Fund as Interim Executive Director

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08/22/2013

... she advises foundations and nonprofit organizations on strategic planning, organizational development, program ... with the Steve Biko Institute to train Afro-Brazilian youth for public...

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HLH Family Foundation Inc

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

13 Sep 2012

--POSTPONED-- Innovative Action: Promising New Initiatives to Stop HIV Transmission

Thursday, September 13, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... receive timely medical care and related support. The NYC Health Department and its community partners have ... successes over the past year, there is still a role for funders to play. Experts will provide an...

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Dianne S. Harris Appointed Senior Program Officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/16/2017

... of Dianne S. Harris as a senior program officer in Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. Harris will join ... her career to the humanities as a resource of public life, working...

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Mellon Foundation

The Long Island Community Foundation Awards $610,000 in Grants to 30 Nonprofits

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10/14/2021

... & PEFORMING ARTS – $5,000 to give year-round musical education to students from the Brentwood School District. ... access to food. MENTAL HEALTH NEW YORK LEGAL ASSISTANCE GROUP – $20,000 to provide free...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arts

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Long Island Community Foundation

JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program

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04/22/2016

... social justice. Before coming to JPB, Betsy co-founded the Youth Advocacy Center, where she provided vision and ... and overseeing self-advocacy, community organizing, and education programs with youth...

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William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition

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04/05/2019

... to work in partnership with the Puerto Rico Department of Education , and the University of Colorado Boulder to work in partnership with the Denver Public Schools. The Institutional Challenge Grant was created...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart

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05/15/2015

... with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The map shows ... South Bronx Healthy and Livable Neighborhoods program, is working in three neighborhoods in the...

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New York Health Foundation

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

... a lot to think about during their first two short debates on impact investing and perpetuity vs. spend down. I was ... “partners” is more than a little silly – we’re funders and it’s a fundamentally asymmetric...

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13 Sep 2018

TRANSformational Grantmaking: Understanding Gender Identity to Increase Impact

Thursday, September 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

As funders have committed themselves to reduce inequity, there ... the acronym TGNC – face a constellation of barriers in education , justice, health services, workforce training, ... color. However, TGNC people...

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21 May 2019

First Responders at the Border:The Vital Role and Untapped Potential of a Reception System for Families and Asylum Seekers - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... or even months. Since 2017, UNHCR has engaged with this group of shelters in the U.S. in order to foster the ... Immigrants and Refugees Designed for All interested funders . Registration Registration is...

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Money and Power in Post-Election America: Why This Conference?

... the process of policymaking than ever. Connections between funders and policymakers and influencers are formal (e.g., ... policy spectrum wide-ranging (e.g., health care, public education ,...

Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago Music Pathway Initiative to Diversify the Next Generation of Musicians

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10/25/2018

... West Loop neighborhood. Merit, along with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), Chicago High School for the ... a lack of talent. Mellon-supported consortia are already working in Philadelphia and are...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Lauren Supplee as Senior Program Officer

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09/08/2020

... role, Dr. Supplee will lead the Foundation’s initiatives on improving the use of research evidence and its ... in the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation at the federal Administration for Children and...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping commitments to support LGBTQ+ communities

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06/02/2022

... especially members of the trans community, continue to be on the receiving end of extreme inequality, brutality and ... stands as a benchmark of global significance. Demand IX is working to celebrate the 50th...

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Arabella Advisors Advocates for 12 Good Food Policy Priorities

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12/10/2015

... of 12 Good Food Policy Priorities, in connection with an event for funders who care about Good Food policy: the Sustainable ... Agriculture & Food Systems Funders ’ 2nd Annual Policy...

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