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05 Oct 2016

Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... argues that urban agricultural projects focused explicitly on dismantling oppressive systems have the greatest potential ... List of Speakers forming Designed for: All interested funders , especially ...

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Henry Luce Foundation Elects Two Directors as New Board Co-Chairs

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06/09/2022

... and in meeting new challenges. We look forward to working with President Mariko Silver, fellow Directors, and ... Emerita Boles Fitzgerald shared the following thoughts on her successors: “I couldn’t be more...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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The New York Women’s Foundation Elects New Board Co-Chairs and Welcomes Five New Board Members

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06/26/2019

... : Ms. Baglivo is the Founder and CEO of The Baglivo Group , a brand consultancy practice for higher education , not-for-profit and commercial organizations. Prior ... was Executive Director of the Grand Street...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.

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06/03/2021

... Alliance today announced $1.5 million in new grants to 36 youth development organizations to support disadvantaged ... 589 applicants, a new high for the Foundation's Aim High education initiative, now in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together

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06/23/2020

... Friend In 2016 the Rauch Foundation, a regional foundation on Long Island, NY, led a campaign to build an additional ... near the tracks. It's a familiar phenomenon: how a small group with a vested...

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Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License

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02/04/2015

... to a Creative Commons license allowing others, free of charge and without requesting permission, the ability to ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Countering the Flight of Talent from AAPI Communities & Building Grassroots Capacity

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06/09/2021

... comprehensive training to be a nonprofit professional working in the Korean American community. During this time, ... This is notable because there is often a culture and education gap that can create tension...

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Korean American Community Foundation

03 Apr 2019

The Road to Capital Is Well Before The Brick

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Funders either leap at the chance to help an organization ... The funding climate for the campaigns themselves This event will be followed by a happy hour at Public House (140 ... 41 st Street)...

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Arts

Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

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12/06/2017

... The Fund, an initiative of the Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG), is focused on bolstering the ongoing efforts of residents in ...

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Surdna Foundation

What's the Secret to Responsive Grantmaking?

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01/28/2020

... How much money does their Executive Director make? As funders , we have many ways of understanding any given ... that the median organization has less than 2 months of working capital in reserve. This gloomy...

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Howard Gilman Foundation

18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... principals, and other observers to use it. City and State education leaders believe use of the framework will improve ... the City faces in implementing the framework. How funders can help surmount those...

03 Mar 2011

New York City's Future Looks Latino

Thursday, March 3, 2011 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... Collaborative Program presented with The New York City Youth Funders (NYCYF) and sponsored by The Aprendes Foundation , ... program strategies, and evaluation of the effectiveness of education...

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A Call to Men and NY Women’s Foundation Host Training Institute to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls

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10/21/2015

... Men designs the Institutes to give intimate and in-depth education on healthy, respectful manhood. Research by the ... my own beliefs in order to become more effective in working with...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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03 Dec 2012

The New Rapid Deployment: Resources for Returning Veterans

Monday, December 3, 2012 - 4:30pm to Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 3:00pm

... veterans are returning home to New York City. Though few funders consider veterans’ issues to be a direct part of ... Session/Breakfast The Honorable Christine C. Quinn , NYC Council Speaker, The New York City...

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08 Oct 2024

Reimagining Access: Philanthropic Leadership in the Post-Affirmative Action Era

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 320 East 43rd Street

... of progress in achieving diversity and equity in higher education . The repercussions of this ruling are becoming ... colleges such as Amherst and Tufts . While specific data on the impact on...

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William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

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04/14/2015

... program. He will begin on May 18, 2015, joining a team working on economic development and economic justice issues ... focusing on investments in advocacy, organizing, and...

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Surdna Foundation

Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. Announced as New President and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation

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11/08/2021

... of the organization. "I have spent much of my career working on behalf of New York City families, and specifically ... strategic partnership with the New York City Department of Education...

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Brooklyn Org

Program Officers as Champions

... within the foundation, with grantees and with fellow funders in your field. Now you’re facing new challenges: ... staying fresh in your work, exiting relationships, taking on more responsibility crafting...

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... of The Rockefeller Foundation. “I look forward to working with Mellody, Sharon, and James to identify ... Investment Trust. She is a nationally recognized voice on financial literacy and investor ...

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