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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Partners with Echoing Green to Invest in Social Innovators of Color Addressing Racial Equity and Immigrant Justice

Release Date:

02/16/2022

... Mariam Assefa Fund Partners with Echoing Green to Invest in Social Innovators of Color Addressing Racial Equity and Immigrant Justice The World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund today announced a...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Community Development

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21 May 2015

Program Related Investment: the Promise and Pitfalls

Thursday, May 21, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... sense and how best to source, evaluate and structure them. In this session, we will take a deeper dive into the ... to “scratch” the PRI itch Opportunities and challenges in sourcing, evaluation and portfolio...

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New York City

Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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10/20/2019

Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, ... W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund In Central Park, about a mile from...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

09 Jan 2012

Unsilencing the Voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A briefing about national polling of AAPIs in the United States

Monday, January 9, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... (AAPIs) are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010, the Asian ... American population grew faster than any other racial group , at a rate of 46 percent. In...

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24 Apr 2012

Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... alleviation of poverty. While not yet widely recognized in the financial services industry, these trends are ... Keith Johnson , Chair, Institutional Services Group at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren , former...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy

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03/27/2015

... Council of Nonprofits This post originally appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy . It was hard to believe it ... last week that it was inviting nonprofits to join in a competition at its annual conference...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Council on Foundations

New York Foundation

03 Nov 2011

The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

10:00am to 2:00pm

... What is the most promising role for the United States in the Global Economy and what maximizes the opportunity for ... do something about it in light of the character of our education system...

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09 Apr 2014

School Diversity in New York City

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... New York City schools are the third most segregated in the country. For the first time in a long while, however, ... Presenters Lisa Donlan, President of the Community Education Council, New...

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Education

Sepi Sepasi Joins Mellon as Chief Financial Officer

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05/05/2022

... as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 5, 2022. With a career strongly informed by a commitment to the centrality of higher education , Sepi brings depth of experience and strategic, ... Foundation. “Sepi’s...

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Mellon Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Two New Program Directors

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03/01/2013

... Social Work Initiative and staffed the Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards program. Earlier in his career , ... New York University. He is a member of the Founder’s Group...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Are Your Grantees Keeping Workers in Poverty?

Release Date:

10/22/2014

... It is a fact that nonprofits are among the employers in New York, and across the nation, that most commonly pay ... as many questions as it answered. Should we be working to ensure living wages across all...

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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

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02/29/2012

... Institute of Government Change often takes time. For funders interested in public policy, an object lesson is ... a longstanding commitment to high levels of spending on education , healthcare...

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Sandra O. Moose Named Chair of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees

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06/04/2012

... as Chair of the Foundation’s Board. I look forward to working with her," commented Foundation President Dr. Paul L. ... a longtime Boston resident, spent most of her professional career at the Boston...

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Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

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06/27/2017

... Monday morning to discuss issues related to higher education in New York, especially how to ensure that more New Yorkers ... and titled “Moving the Needle on College Success in NYC...

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Education

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The Clark Foundation

Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

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10/08/2014

... align with REACT to FILM’s mission of educating youth on critical social issues in the classroom through the medium of documentary film and ... to become active citizens in society through...

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field

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04/2012

GrantCraft talked with funders working in the U.S., Europe and internationally about when, why and ...

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How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

Release Date:

08/16/2018

... million to 30 criminal-justice reform groups and education and arts initiatives. And in late June, the fund announced its spring 2018 round of 38 ... children. "We know that children whose parents get...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... and individual donors. She has significant experience in grantmaking related to college access and success, social services, arts and culture and youth development. In addition, Sutherland...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Beeta Jahedi Joins The Tow Foundation As Director Of Strategy And Communications

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03/28/2017

... its team as the Director of Strategy and Communications. In this newly created role, Beeta will focus on amplifying ... in the areas of justice reform, medical innovation, higher education ,...

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