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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... Foundation in October 2013, says he will restart grants to peace and global-security efforts, and increase the amount of money the foundation contributes to programs that deal with urban issues, both in the...

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White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments

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03/24/2015

... Fair. The new private sector commitments are designed " to inspire and prepare more girls and boys — especially those from underrepresented groups — to excel in the STEM fields," according to...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... fellow students while administrators stood by, according to a recent class-action lawsuit. “The data we have seen ... suit, which is being backed by the charter-school advocacy group Families for Excellent...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction

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07/25/2016

Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction The Andrew W. Mellon ... capacities -- central components of a liberal arts education . The Mellon Foundation award, which will be...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season

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11/03/2016

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season Upright ... Brigade Touring Co., the famed improvisational comedy group , comes to Mayo Performing Arts...

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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

... school students attend overcrowded schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. Despite the Department of Education ’s addition of more seats and new...

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Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows

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09/28/2017

... the wealthiest and most educated have been in a position to benefit even more because they began with such a ...

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World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... The World Bank announced Wednesday that in response to the “violence, destruction and forced displacement of ... instance of direct financial support from the World Bank to Myanmar’s government. The World Bank...

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... the nonprofit sector is the vast amount of effort required to set up, establish, and administer new legal entities. Even ... members that enables charitable projects to quickly begin working...

07 Nov 2024

Building A Coaching Practice With Your Teams: Purpose, Strategies, and Insights

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10:00am to 12:00pm

... for this session is currently at capacity. If you'd like to be added to our waitlist, please email ... log in and click the Register Now link above. Non-Member Funders : Create an account...

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12 Jun 2015

C-Suite Session: Engaging Talent That Reflects the Communities We Serve

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9:00am to 3:00pm

... a merging of diverse cultures and backgrounds which leads to a confluence of new perspectives and a greater ... , Director, Office of Public/Private Partnerships, NYC Housing Authority Elizabeth Lusskin ,...

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UJA-Federation of New York Announces Additional $11 Million in Grants and Loans to Those Affected by COVID-19

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03/31/2020

... to attend college, and most hold jobs to pay for their education . Many are now without their part-time jobs, leaving ... services to New Yorkers, and (3) to...

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Rippel Foundation: What We Discovered at “The Frontiers” about Financing and Leading Improvements in Health

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12/18/2015

... and Leading Improvements in Health From the Wild West to the “final frontier” of space, the metaphor of the ... our work with changemakers at the regional level, we seek to understand the frontiers of health...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Increases Spending to Seize ‘Hinge Moment in History’

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06/30/2020

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Increases Spending to Seize ‘Hinge Moment in History’ The Rockefeller ... announced today that it will increase its annual spending to allocate an additional $48 million over the next...

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Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

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11/28/2016

... in which we give and invest are shifting, and we all need to shift with them. We don’t yet know the details of the ... in many of the areas we care about, from the environment to health care to...

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Arcus Foundation Names Kevin Jennings Executive Director

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07/02/2012

... in launching the “Opportunity Nation” campaign to promote economic opportunity and social mobility in ... Great Ape Programs. Arcus supports organizations worldwide working to advance...

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From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

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01/15/2015

... by the year 2050 —the need for an integrated approach to agriculture development has never been more apparent. One ... it reaches consumers. Practitioners, policymakers, and funders have the opportunity...

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PhilTV: Beyond Red Versus Blue: Millennial Perspectives on Reuniting America

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11/08/2016

... answers of the Left and the Right is emerging. From Newark to the battleground of Afghanistan, from campuses across the country to Capitol Hill, each of these young pioneers has a unique ... WELCOME Tyler S...

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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... we cannot produce the level of consensus necessary to confront our greatest challenges.” Unfortunately, in ... In 2008, 56.8 percent of our voting-age population went to the polls, less than India and Russia...

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