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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations

Release Date:

02/13/2020

... with ancient relatives, such as Neanderthals. But research on the genetic ancestry of African populations has lagged ...

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Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with Mission: Diversifying Investment Managers

Release Date:

03/31/2020

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has set a new goal to invest 25 percent of its endowment holdings with firms majority-owned by women and/or people of color.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Consultant & Vendor List: Compensation Benchmarking, Analysis

Publication date:

07/2020

... Organizations: Rockefeller Brothers Fund JER HR GROUP Jim Rocco/Larry Beers, Managing Consultant ...

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Benchmarks

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Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Consultant & Vendors

25 May 2022

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Navigating Difficult Conversations. How?

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... negotiating assignment changes, this workshop will focus on connecting you with other PACNET peers to provide you with ... What will you learn? Tools and skills for managing group dynamics and/or conflicts in...

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Network Building

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Executive Support Staff

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

06 Dec 2023

Foundation Administrators Network Winter Lean (Afternoon) Coffee

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations ... this December to connect with our fellow network peers on a number of topic areas with which...

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Network Building

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Breakout Discussion

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

11 Dec 2012

How Will Your Foundation’s Story Be Told in 100 Years: Why Archives Matter

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 -

1:45pm to 6:00pm

... Allen Smith , Vice President and Director of Research and Education , Rockefeller Archive Center Designed for CEOs, ...

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Tools & Strategies

Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief

Release Date:

06/01/2015

... began its operations in 1975. Rossi said she will focus on addressing education and equitable smart growth issues. “We need ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Environment and Climate Change

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The Westchester Community Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The Esteé Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign Global Ambassadors Elizabeth Hurley And William P. Lauder to Light the Empire State Pink in Honor of 25th Anniversary

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... unwavering support of funding breast cancer research, education and medical services, The Estée Lauder ... 34th Streets. Following ceremony, photo op to take place on 86th Floor Observatory WHEN: Monday,...

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Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers

Release Date:

12/04/2017

... the breach of fiscal scarcity and help move the needle on some of society’s seemingly intractable problems. Like ... many of these affluent individuals are moved to act on a moral obligation to support...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Study of Alzheimer's and Brain Health Detection Using Eye Exams

Release Date:

03/12/2019

... in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The data is based on retinal images from 133 healthy participants and 39 ... with Alzheimer’s disease. Age, gender, level of education was adjusted for all cases and...

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Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Pepsico Funded Job Resource Center for Homeless Women Officially Opens at South Bronx Shelter

Release Date:

05/01/2019

... and create a dedicated space for residents to focus on finding employment. Win is the largest provider of shelter ... New York City, and the new job resource center is located on Powers Avenue in the Bronx,...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Housing and Homelessness

Workforce Development

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PepsiCo Foundation

Addressing Patients' Social Needs Within Health Care Delivery is Key to Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Disparities, Says New Report Supported by Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Release Date:

09/25/2019

... to live or healthy food to eat has an important influence on their health, but such nonmedical social needs have not ... care system is moving toward paying care providers based on health outcomes, rather than...

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Health

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

PNY 40th Annual Meeting Recap

... practices, including the shifting and sharing of power, working with government and embedding racial equity in all that we do. On behalf of the Board and Staff, we want to thank every one ... We look forward...

A New Compass

... think. We have created an opportunity for you to comment on these values here . Feel free to respond to one question ...

Jay Geneske Named New Media Director at Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... ways to hear and share innovative ideas and perspectives on serving the needs of poor or vulnerable people in a time ...

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Topic(s)

Communications

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Nabila Chowdhury Joins New York State Health Foundation as Program Assistant

Release Date:

12/03/2012

As Program Assistant, Nabila Chowdhury provides programmatic and administrative support to the New York State Health Foundation’s (NYSHealth’s) Diabetes Prevention and Management, Primary Care, Mental Health and Substance Abuse priority areas.

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Health Foundation

Elliott S. Fisher Joins Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Board

Release Date:

03/01/2012

... M.D., M.P.H., one of the nation’s most renowned experts on healthcare, has joined the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation’s ... Practice. Perhaps best-known as a Principal Investigator on the Dartmouth Atlas of Health...

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Health

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Fannie E. Rippel Foundation

ASPCA Awards $8.9 Million to Animal Welfare Organizations in First Half of 2013

Release Date:

07/29/2013

Altogether, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals made 847 grants to 636 organizations in 49 states during the first six months of this year. (ASPCA Vice President of Grants Management Michael Barrett is also quoted in this...