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Eugene M. Tobin to Retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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07/31/2019

... Eugene M. Tobin, senior program officer for Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities, will retire from ... initiative for institutions that provide a liberal arts education to incarcerated Americans...

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Mellon Foundation

New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation

Release Date:

05/29/2009

... grantee. What current projects or initiatives are you working on? Operating support for: International Justice ... Are you looking to connect or collaborate with other funders on a particular issue or project...

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Funding the Future of Activism

Release Date:

02/04/2013

... by injustice as they advocate for equality and stand up for human rights. Funding the Future of Activism ...

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North Star Fund

Rita Allen Foundation Funds Study to Understand Rejection of Climate Change

Release Date:

04/27/2016

... Change Climate Central, a Palmer Square-based nonprofit group devoted to studying climate change, has joined several ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding, Lobbying

Release Date:

08/29/2017

India has been investigating how Bloomberg Philanthropies, founded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, funds local non-profit groups for anti-tobacco lobbying, government documents show, making it the latest foreign non-government organization to come...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

Release Date:

05/15/2013

... citizens would come together with leaders in government, education , civil rights, business, academe and community ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

Release Date:

10/02/2013

... districts (including the New York City Department of Education ) design and open new high schools that support ... vice-president, National Program, and director of urban education at Carnegie Corporation. “By...

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New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx

Release Date:

04/29/2016

... York Community Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education , Teaching Matters brought its program to improve ... said Principal Diane Daprocida, who taught special education for 10 years before coming...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

Release Date:

01/12/2017

... to the most recent data released by the US Department of Education , Black girls were suspended six times more than ...

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Video

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Justice Reform

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

Release Date:

02/10/2017

High school choice policies attempt to improve the educational outcomes of poor and minority students by allowing access to high schools beyond neighborhood boundaries.

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... momentum recently, as public funding for higher education has fallen and student debt has skyrocketed. Watch ... affordability reforms with the nation’s leading higher education experts, advocates, and...

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Mellon Foundation

11 Dec 2020

Philanthropy 101: The Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 11, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... - Speaking the Same Language October 23 - So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community .....

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Professional Development

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Breakout Discussion

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

23 Jan 2012

Building Resilient Communities Through Systemic Change

Monday, January 23, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:45am

... the F.B. Heron Foundation Designed for All interested funders . Building Resilient Communities Through Systemic ...

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11 Mar 2014

An Examination of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act from the Foundation Perspective

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... for your own. The plan is to come away from the working session with a basic draft of a checklist of key ... CFOs, and COOs, a well as other senior staff. Interested funders also welcome. 8:45-9:00 AM Check-in...