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Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management

Release Date:

05/24/2016

... any other kind of natural hazard. The situation is not getting any better. Of the 15 most costly insured natural and ... and actions in flood risk management, Zurich Insurance Group has teamed up with the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

NYS Health's Derek Coy Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Serving Veterans

Release Date:

11/11/2016

... wisdom propagate the false notion that veterans as a group are broken, it contributes to the stigma many veterans feel about getting help and often prevents them from seeking care when ...

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New York Health Foundation

Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... published Thursday in Human Reproduction shows dads are getting older, too. In 1972, the average age of fathers of ... Twice as many dads of newborns are now in the 40-plus age group , compared to the 1970s...

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Children, Youth and Families

Bloomberg, Gateses, and Other Big Donors Race to Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting

Release Date:

09/05/2017

Michael Bloomberg, Jeff Skoll, and Bill and Melinda Gates are expected to host new gatherings that promise to update what used to be the philanthropic get-together of the year: theClinton Global Initiative, filled with celebrities, rich donors, high...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

01 Oct 2018

People Like Us: A Roadmap for Democracy

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Us: A New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy’s Door , who has been seeing this trend emerge over the recent ... of a new cadre of political leadership Barriers for funders in supporting nonprofit leaders...

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UJA-Federation Board of Directors Elects New CEO

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education ; Chair of the Board of Manhattan Day School; a board member of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

Workforce Development

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UJA-Federation of New York

Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

Release Date:

04/14/2014

... for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?” PNY gathered a group of three leaders of foundations whose boards had ... tackled over long term, noting that Rockefeller has been working on public health related issues...

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The Communications Network

Sample Job Descriptons: Chief Operation Officer

Publication date:

09/2013

The following jobs descriptions for senior chief operating officer professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities

Release Date:

08/05/2013

... Mentoring (UCEMs). The new type of partnership, initiated through the Foundation’s Minority Ph.D. program, is ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... Foundation say they are hoping to reproduce nationwide through a $47 million partnership launched this summer ... universities to redesign teacher training, to revitalize education management degree programs...

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The Wallace Foundation

Markle Foundation Selects Indiana as Next Skillful State

Release Date:

10/12/2018

... opportunities for individuals with non-traditional education backgrounds, while helping residents tailor their ... keenly focused on developing a skills-based labor market through the state's ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing

Release Date:

12/11/2012

Grants of $100,000 each were awarded through the foundation's seventh annual Housing for Everyone competition to nonprofits working to provide transitional housing and homeless shelters ... in grants to...

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Community Development

Weinberg Foundation grants emergency funding in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Release Date:

03/02/2022

... grants to longtime Foundation partners who are on the front lines assisting refugees, many of whom are Jewish. On ... to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) – The IRC is working to mobilize resources and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Jewish Interests

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program

Release Date:

05/17/2016

... intended to ease the transition for transfer students, education researchers say many of the students still don’t ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Suspensions, Evaluations And The Absent Teacher Reserve: What A New Union Boss Has On His Mind

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... 6,000 school principals, assistant principals and other education administrators. “Nothing is more challenging than ...

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20 Apr 2017

What is at Stake in the Global Refugee Crisis? – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... the administration’s policies on refugees What role U.S. funders can play, both within the U.S. and internationally, ... Open Society Foundations Designed for All interested funders . Please note that calls are...

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Immigration

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Public Policy

Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued

Release Date:

08/08/2018

... the consequences of a poorly conducted census will ripple through government, business, and civil society for at least ... Right now, a coalition of foundations and advocates is working with civil-rights...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New VP of Programs Kaberi Banerjee Murthy

Release Date:

12/02/2015

... and grantmaking programs focused on the borough’s youth , neighborhoods, and nonprofit capacity. Kaberi ... national level. She previously served as Vice President of Education at the Social Impact Exchange...

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Brooklyn Org

Alisa Doctoroff and Linda Mirels Nominated to Lead UJA-Federation of New York

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... the importance of high-quality formal and informal Jewish education , Doctoroff is a past president of the Abraham ... where she serves on the Executive Committee; the Jewish Funders Network, where she is on...