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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

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06/19/2014

... the School-to-Prison Pipeline? by Mercedes Gonzalez, Education Policy Intern at The Century Foundation This ... prison system? Last week at a Century Foundation event , New Jersey Senator Cory Booker...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Grants as Part of $3M Summer Funding Collaborative

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03/30/2016

... summer programs that serve low-income Baltimore City youth . The Funding Collaborative involves ten of Baltimore's largest charitable funders : the Abell Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... of these investments, I think it’s fair to say that funders , whether they’re foundations, government agencies, ... of grantmakers may take a more “hands on” approach, working directly with the grantee on...

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09 Nov 2023

Listening and Feedback: Tools to Assess Your Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, November 9, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... and trustees only.* How can you elicit and act on feedback from your grantees and other external stakeholders? For all funders , gathering feedback is a helpful practice to ... feedback, and how to use tools...

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Dianne S. Harris Appointed Senior Program Officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/16/2017

... of Dianne S. Harris as a senior program officer in Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. Harris will join ... her career to the humanities as a resource of public life, working to strengthen...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

16 Apr 2019

Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Richard Rothstein

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... equity. October 29 – Ibram X. Kendi , Author, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in ... NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Previously, he was the National Education Columnist for the New...

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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

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12/14/2017

... human rights, justice, and access to public health and education in more than 140 countries. “I am delighted to ... joined Open Society in January 2017 as vice president, working with outgoing president Chris...

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Former PNY Members Head to Social Impact Exchange

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10/16/2014

... (including as a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers) into a second career in the social sector, including serving ... worth philanthropists that support scaled impact in both education and health. Kaberi...

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Growth Philanthropy Network

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Video Shows How a New State Prison Policy Hurts Nonprofits Like Books Through Bars in New York

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01/10/2018

... offer a total of 77 books. If not, then nonprofits like NYC Books Through Bars will have to cease two decades of work ... of NYC Books Through Bars' mission," reads a statement from...

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Amy Chen

... of initiatives in the Office of the Associate Director, from Board acquisition committee meetings to internal working groups to artist residencies and mentorship programs ... she was involved with planning the...

On the Occasion of the New York Foundation’s 100th Anniversary

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11/05/2009

... Hefner Trustee, New York Foundation Executive Director, Youth Communication ( from remarks delivered on October 7, 2009) The New York ... believes in the quaint idea that individuals, and people ...

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A Sense of Urgency: Promoting Child and Family Well-being for Homeless Families

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05/30/2018

... reduced college and career preparedness. In fact, 53% of NYC public school students living in shelter missed over 20 ... shelter to services in communities such as early childhood education , early intervention...

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Citizen's Committee for Children of New York, Inc.

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5/21/2015 - Program Related Investment: the Promise and Pitfalls - Live stream recording & Presentations

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05/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Program Related Investment: the Promise and Pitfalls."

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Friend or Foe? Philanthropy Should Welcome New Styles of Giving

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04/27/2017

... this next generation of donors learn from institutional funders who have been at this a long time, or will they ... focused on how we can set ourselves up for success when working with this...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100

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02/21/2019

... most central to their lives and our collective future, from immigration to racial justice to education to climate change. That’s where Next100 comes in. ... pop-up think tank built for a new brand of policy...

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The Century Foundation

17 May 2018

Family Separation Policies and Access to Justice in Detention Systems - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, May 17, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Director of Programs, GCIR Designed for All interested funders . Please note that calls are open to GCIR members, ... with any questions. In collaboration with Children, Youth & Family Funders...

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The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition

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11/07/2019

... in 2000 and has overseen the growth of the Fund’s assets from $79 million to more than $125 million. To date, the Fund ... of some $80 million in grants. Andy has guided the Fund from its inception and has...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together

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02/2015

... investment approaches, appraisal of funding opportunities from the standpoints of opportunity assessment and funder ... power dynamics, and assessing impact. It blends data from interviews, focus groups, a survey, and a scan of ... by a curated collection of capacity-building resources from around the field. Supporting Grantee Capacity: ...

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Foundation Center

Arabella Advisors Announces Sharyn Church as New Managing Director for Southern California

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09/15/2020

... the creative capital of the world and, as such, benefits from the collective energy and passion to move big ideas to ... investors, and social entrepreneurs on everything from education to...

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