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Susan G. Komen Names Dr. Judith Salerno as President and Chief Executive Officer

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07/01/2013

... serving millions of women through community health and education programs all around the world. “Judy’s years of ... Founder Nancy G. Brinker announced that she would move from the CEO position to a new role...

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Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals

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10/10/2017

... her 11-month-old daughter onto her right hip and looked into her eyes until she smiled. Then, she locked her long ... that her lawyers say was unfairly stripped away from Shantell, who is intellectually...

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Morgan Stanley Launches Program to Provide 60 Students with Full-Four Year Scholarships to Howard University, Morehouse College and Spelman College

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10/21/2020

... financial independence by lifting the barrier of higher education costs. This effort is a part of Morgan Stanley’s ... the financial burden for black students to receive an education is a proven method to...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2014

... 2014 class of Soros Justice Fellows. The fourteen fellows from six states will receive a total of $1.25 million in ... of their work on a range of criminal justice issues, from solitary confinement, to DNA...

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Social Justice

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Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

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12/16/2015

... Caught Up By Lisa Cowan, Programming Consultant to the Education Working Group , Philanthropy New York Even as ... years, both locally and nationally, more than a quarter of NYC...

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Education

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students

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04/27/2018

... All Students Wabash College has received an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to improve retention and ... rates for all students with special emphasis on students from particular populations...

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Mellon Foundation

14 Nov 2025

NYS Census 2030 Launch - A Webinar Hosted by New York State Census Partnership

Friday, November 14, 2025 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... that brings together experts, advocates, and partners from across New York to kick off the conversation, share key ... a fair and accurate count. It’s going to take all of us, working together, to ensure every...

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Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions

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06/03/2014

... has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a program ... to advance the study of art history, with a focus on working with art objects. The grants will...

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Shatterproof Awarded $600,000 Grant by Helmsley Charitable Trust

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01/31/2017

... Trust Shatterproof, the leading national nonprofit working to reduce the devastation of addiction, has received a $600,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The ... Shatterproof...

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Health

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NEFA Expands National Theater Project with Doris Duke Foundation Funding

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12/13/2017

... the impact of the National Theater Program, with help from a $750,000 two-year grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. NEFA launched the ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

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10/20/2017

... in conservation, climate modeling, and economists from a variety of global institutions to explore this issue. ...

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The Perpetuity Debate

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04/29/2014

... just 25 years, the number of new polio cases has decreased from 350,000 annually to less than 400 in 2013. That equates ... to Mr. Meyers, The Rockefeller Foundation pulled back from helping recover ...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

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02/21/2018

... million a year in grants to nonprofit organizations. The group , originally founded by Ford Motor Company tycoon Henry ... equality through civic, social, and criminal reforms. The group is known for spending...

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Burke Foundation and New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Launch Alliance to Promote Maternal Health and Child Development

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01/05/2023

... ongoing expansion of Centering, an innovative group -based approach to delivering prenatal and pediatric ... among communities of color. Utilizing relationship-based group healthcare for pregnant women and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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28 Oct 2022

Philanthropy 101 - Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, October 28, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... This interactive course will help participants gain the working knowledge they need to understand and navigate the ... registered for the remaining modules. 9/30 – So You're Working For A Foundation.....

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02 Dec 2022

Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, December 2, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

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09 Dec 2022

Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy

Friday, December 9, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

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