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Stephen McConnell Appointed Country Director for the United States at The Atlantic Philanthropies

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09/03/2012

... programmes—including work focused on Aging, Children & Youth and Reconciliation & Human Rights—as the foundation ... and most recently as its Acting Director. From 1989 through 2008, he served in a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Aging

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Brandee McHale Named President of the Citi Foundation and Director of Corporate Citizenship for Citi

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01/26/2015

... to work toward specific economic empowerment goals. Through investments in efforts that catalyze job opportunities for youth and reimagine approaches to building economically ...

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Community Development

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01 Nov 2019

2020 Election Series: Making it Real: The Link Between Issue Organizing, Ballot Initiatives, and Building Power - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Friday, November 1, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... long term power? How do efforts like early voter education lay the foundation for issue-based change to...

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Lawmakers Respond to Century Foundation's "Covert For-Profit" Report, Ask for Immediate Action

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10/28/2015

... whip Richard Durbin (IL) sent a letter to Department of Education secretary Arne Duncan and Internal Revenue Service ... take swift action against possibly fraudulent for-profit education companies: “As the...

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Education

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $41.5 Million in Grants

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07/20/2013

The grants are to organizations working in the areas of education , health, the arts and ...

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The Rise of Women (in Philanthropy)

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09/24/2012

... and learn from their peers. I’ve also observed this through my involvement in the Committee on Funders of Women and Girls at Philanthropy New York , the ... association of grantmakers in the Tri-State area...

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The Pocantico Center at The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces Summer Performance Series to Support Artists and Honor Local Frontline Communities Impacted by the Pandemic

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06/07/2021

... 15 months.” “The opportunity to lift spirits again through our art at such a beautiful location as the Pocantico ... to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Through a robust slate of programming—...

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Arts

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

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05/19/2017

... inequalities black and Latino workers face during their working years extend into retirement. For example, the ... On top of that, blacks earn less than whites with similar education and experience, research...

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Meet Jardyn Lake, the new Senior Program Associate of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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07/11/2022

... shape how I build relationships–I find connection through storytelling and really taking time with folks. ... excited about the growth and expansion I get to experience working collaboratively with such a...

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ASPCA Elects Tim F. Wray to Chair of the Board

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07/02/2012

... good," said Wray. "To serve an organization that is on the front line of defending those who cannot defend themselves is ... Partners, Wray served as the interim CFO for Creditex Group Inc., an inter...

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Animal Welfare

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Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana

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03/26/2014

... of information and communications technologies. Awarded through the foundation's $100 million Digital Jobs Africa ... up to ten thousand jobs, primarily for disadvantaged youth . The grant from the...

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Technology

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04 Jun 2018

Philanthropy New York’s 39th Annual Meeting - Democracy, Demographics & Destiny: All in the Details

Monday, June 4, 2018 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

... female, LGBTQ, economically disenfranchised and people working in undervalued professions. We will center race and ... Talk #1] No Democracy Without Equity: Empowering Students Through Action DeNora Getachew...

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22 Sep 2020

What 2020 Rapid Response Looks Like: Responsive Planning and Innovative State Mobilization Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP and Democracy Fund

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partners, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) and ... the complexity of this work, practitioners and funders are finding new methods to collaborate and design...

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Atlantic on Spending Down: "We’re Actually Gearing Up”

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08/06/2014

Tony Proscio writes that when The Atlantic Philanthropies makes its final round of grants, "they'll be bigger, in both size and the scope of their ambition, than in any comparable period before."

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Governance

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NY Women’s Foundation Projects Precarious Situation for Young Girls Dependent on Struggling Caregivers

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12/01/2016

... tens of thousands of low-income girls in New York City ( NYC ) lack strong, consistent nurturance from well-supported ... the fields of early childhood development, early childhood education , and maternal and...

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Gender Justice

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Staff Promotions and Hiring of Nancy Wexler as Program Officer

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06/12/2019

... Foundation. “I look forward to continuing the strong working relationship we have and I congratulate these three ... State, and a member of the Foundation Financial Officers Group , Foundation Financial...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Cities of Service Announces Engaged Cities Award

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11/06/2017

... from a nearby alley. Local Muralist Andy Brown leads a group of kids as they paint a colorful, Southwestern-inspired ... was anything but a well-meaning, one-day volunteer effort. Working with Phoenix’s mayor...

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Community Development

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Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

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08/31/2009

... of the initiatives mentioned could only have succeeded through the independence and private focus of foundations. ... inquiry. No results to show: While foundations are getting better about this, they often...

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Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit

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05/16/2019

... innovations and talent from institutions of higher education . In parallel to the new global commitments made by ... the Climate Summit and the partnership with other higher education institutions throughout...

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