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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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02/16/2017

Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation A little over a month ago, ... adults. Suttles’ work at the foundation consists of working with strategic...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Health

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Supported by Mellon Foundation, Hybrid Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form

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04/07/2017

... Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form The University of Minnesota Press on Tuesday launched a beta version of Manifold , a publishing platform it hopes can straddle ... scholarly work. The press, along...

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Communications/Media

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PNY Officially Endorses Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

... Governance and Ethical Practice outlines 33 principles of sound practice for charitable organizations and ... efforts to increase the strength, integrity and governance of the field. PNY’s Public Policy...

Transparency in Philanthropy: An Analysis of Accountability, Fallacy, and Volunteerism

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04/2013

The latest in a series of guidebooks on topics of interest within the philanthropic community, this new book by John Tyler, General Counsel of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation , is designed to help ...

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Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

We’re pleased to have Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, discuss her ... organization’s unique approach to giving, the principles of shared value and the Foundation's many initiatives...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion In the Philanthropic Sector

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07/2014

The D5 Coalition annual report highlights tools and resources, recently completed research, and approaches that can help foundations and philanthropic organizations advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

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All Funders

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Three Questions With Darren Walker

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09/23/2016

Ford Foundation president Darren Walker talks with SSIR senior editor Michael Slind about what organizations like his can do to address inequality.

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How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To

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08/23/2017

... to give your time to animals, the homeless, or the myriad of other charities out there, there are some things you need ... to consider before you make your decision. Six members of Forbes Nonprofit Council...

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Giving Up 4.3% Compared To 2016

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09/05/2017

... the prior year, reports an increase in overall giving of 4.3 percent for the three-month period ending in July. ...

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Shamira Lukomwa

... and led programs for an international experiential education non-profit and headed the communication and marketing department of an art-activism hub in Nairobi that fosters social ... the African Diaspora. She...

Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

... educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in Education Week. Zero-tolerance policies "hurt students’ ... ability to learn and thrive...

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New After School Programs and Professional Development Bring Digital Literacy with Grants Totaling $414,000

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10/31/2014

... to use digital tools to educate young people in and out of school. One project, for example, lets kids create ... and engineers. Another uses digital “playlists” of physical challenges to get teens to exercise...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

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MetLife Foundation Increases Access to Online Capital for Small Businesses

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02/27/2015

... minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs access capital and education online and achieve business health and growth. ... and grow a small business through financing and business education . The $1 million grant...

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Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison

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03/02/2015

... to other colleges. "By expanding access to a university education to incarcerated students, the NYU Prison Education Program aims to help redress inequities that result ... in the world — over two million...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

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05/28/2015

... Community colleges tend to receive the least amount of public financial support compared to other institutions, ... released by the Century Foundation today -- "How Higher Education Funding Shortchanges...

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Dodge Foundation Suports NJ Schools Grants for Field Trips in Pilot Program

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03/14/2016

... Field Trips in Pilot Program The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are ... The 83 grants will make it possible for thousands of students in under-served communities this...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

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07/15/2016

... In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice In 1962, 85 percent of white Americans told Gallup that black children had as good a chance as white kids of getting a good education . The next year, in...

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Justice Reform

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Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration

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12/13/2016

... Supreme Court ruling and an edict from New Jersey’s education commissioner to force the merger of Morristown and Morris Township schools in 1971. Yet the ... unrest and shifting demographics, to become an...

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PhilTV This Week: Feb. 3, 2017

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02/07/2017

... Parents and Families About LGBTQ Issues UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island ...

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