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Can Conversational Leadership Shift an Entire System?

Release Date:

07/28/2022

... might not have a golden opportunity to examine and improve on these interactions on a larger scale. Mentor.jpg An ... Some who had the space and privilege to do so found that working remotely...

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ASPCA Provides More than $9.1 Million in Grants through 3Q 2014

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10/31/2014

... always looking for innovative ways to make the most impact on fighting animal cruelty and homelessness,” said Michael ... All adoption fees for cats and dogs were waived for the public and reimbursed to...

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Burke Foundation Announces Release of New Jersey's Statewide ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Action Plan

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02/04/2021

... Statewide ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Action Plan On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Office of the Governor ... of this plan, but partners from all sectors — public , private, and philanthropic — are...

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A Consequential Myth

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04/09/2019

Race is a fictive idea that holds real-life consequences. As a black man, who has a six-foot-and-three-inch-tall presence, I am intimately familiar with the tangibility of the myth. Although many anthropologist and geneticists have disproved any...

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Ford Foundation

02 Apr 2012

How Does History Inform Current Philanthropic Practice?

Monday, April 2, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... of modern philanthropic practice. With his focus on the close relationship between private giving and public affairs, the social initiatives of the past emerge as ... the University of Virginia Designed for...

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16 Oct 2012

The New Corporate Philanthropy Challenge: A Leadership Conversation

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... a powerful catalytic force for change. The Council on Foundations research publication Increasing Impact, ... New York Collaborative Program with the Council on Foundations . Presenters Rhonda Mims , President...

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Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation

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02/24/2015

... government does for the better with even greater impact on policy.” Over a 30 year career Zuckerman has accrued diverse and valuable experience, from working as a community organizer helping low-income...

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Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/27/2020

... effective October 1, 2020, will shape and direct giving on issues surrounding higher education , particularly in the humanities and liberal arts. ... and a keen understanding of how humanities education...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Mellon Foundation

10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Together that shares examples and explores techniques that funders can use to make informed, thoughtful decisions about ... Anna Pond Consulting D esigned for All interested funders . Registration 3:15 - 3:30...

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New York City

January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants

Release Date:

12/14/2016

... policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes, and research that identifies, builds, and ... the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth . The application process for all research...

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City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

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09/08/2017

... and Homeless Teens, Young Adults Homeless and runaway youth would be able to stay longer in the city’s crisis ... Another bill would let New Yorkers up to age 25 stay in youth shelters, up from 21 right now...

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Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India

Release Date:

12/08/2017

Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India The Nudge Foundation, which is backed ... attacks the root causes of unemployability among India’s youth and the team has an impressive track record in equipping and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research

Release Date:

05/04/2018

William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research The foundation will award grants of ... understanding of approaches to reducing inequality in youth outcomes on the basis of race,...

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Kiki Louya, "Top Chef" Contestant, Announced as First-Ever Executive Director of the Restaurant Worker's Community Foundation

Release Date:

05/18/2021

... and I look forward to fully committing myself to building on the foundations laid by countless RWCF volunteers and ... worker, Louya had to supplement her kitchen wages by working in nonprofits, and as her...

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Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

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Retaining and Sustaining Leaders in the Social Sector

Release Date:

01/30/2025

... Memo I Never Got, and Michelle Kedem, Founding Partner, On -Ramps Join us for an in-depth session on this topic on February 6: Moving From Exhaustion to ... between each racial identity...

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Pfizer and the Avon Foundation for Women Support Patients Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

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01/21/2015

... with their disease. “To date, the majority of public attention on and funding for breast cancer has centered on early-stage disease – such as screening strategies and ...

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Albany Lawmakers Extend Benefits To Vets Discharged For LGBT Identity

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... benefits due to their sexual orientation. County lawmakers on Monday passed a law that will ensure that lesbian, gay, ... and transgender veterans who were discharged under the federal government's Don...

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Gender Justice

Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial Federal regulators have overruled New York state's denial of ... fueling a $900 million power plant under construction. The Federal Energy...

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Cuomo Says Major Budget Changes May Be Needed If New York Loses $2B In Health Care Funding

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... state Legislature may be needed if more than $2 billion in federal health care cuts to New York are allowed to take effect on Oct. 1. Cuomo said the looming cuts, which are called for ... state’s already-...

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