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Open Society Foundations Announces Camilla Croso as New Director of Education

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07/22/2020

... Foundations Announces Camilla Croso as New Director of Education NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations are pleased ... to Education , where she was general coordinator. Based in Brazil, Croso...

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01 Oct 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part III: Local Responses in the Protection of Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... cynically exploiting people's fear and material suffering in order to aggregate dangerous levels of power. The moment ... series, we will examine how front-line organizations and funders are responding...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Report on Uninsured Immigrants & Insurance Coverage

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02/01/2016

... time. However, as many as 457,000 unauthorized, uninsured immigrant New Yorkers remain ineligible for coverage. Without ... hospitals. However, the ACA imposes significant cutbacks in compensating charity care...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards Over $3 Million For Emergency Grant Program

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01/22/2020

... organizations to be used for emergency grants to people in need. Gerstner made the grants as part of its Helping ... 12,000 households have been helped, primarily in NYC and also in...

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Housing and Homelessness

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What Makes for an Effective Program Officer?

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12/08/2016

... for the 2017 class of ESS, which is taking place in late January and early February. There are many more ...

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Speaker Honorarium Policy - A Pilot

The intention with our speaker honorarium policy is to prioritize individuals and organizations who ... being meaningfully resourced. We would like to be in conversation with speakers and come to this decision...

Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

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01/23/2020

... Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education DAVOS, SWITZERLAND—George Soros announced today ... simultaneously taught network courses and joint degree programs and regularly bring...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Education

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In Bloomberg's New Education Push, a High-Stakes Test of His Big Philanthropy

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06/12/2018

In Bloomberg's New Education Push, a High-Stakes Test of His Big Philanthropy ... is a hefty sum, there are a lot of deep-pocketed funders working on education...

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Education

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Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation

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05/11/2022

... Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation. In this role, Sophy will continue to lead the Foundation’s ... to support the capacity, infrastructure, and equitable practices of nonprofit- and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Research And Policy Guidance Around Planning For Autonomous Vehicles

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03/16/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Research And Policy Guidance Around Planning For Autonomous Vehicles ... year aimed at formulating a framework and best practices for governments to follow. The program, which...

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Community Development

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24 Feb 2015

Explore the Intersections of Education & Workforce Issues with Dalila Wilson-Scott & Will Miller

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:30pm

... York's CEO Interview Series will feature two newer leaders in philanthropy. Both bring years of experience to their ... serve as the interlocutor of this program. Thoughts on education , workforce or the...

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Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights

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09/17/2014

Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups ... the Arcus foundation, with Open Society Foundations coming in fourth. From 2008 to 2013, the Ford Foundation ... million since 2009...

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LGBTQ

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Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education

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02/20/2019

... the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education A nonprofit working on open-source curriculum that aligns with state standards is the latest development in the Carnegie...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Health

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12 Oct 2023

Baby Bonds: Leveraging Systemic Change Through Philanthropy, Government and Community Partnerships - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 12, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and state advocates can leverage policy change by working together to support asset-building opportunities for ... help maximize the benefit of the bonds. Please join Asset Funders Network to...

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NY Community Trust Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s Policies Of ‘Fear’

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03/06/2017

... A Manhattan philanthropy is raising $1 million to fund programs for New Yorkers under siege from President Trump’s ... the new Liberty Fund are taking a front-line position in the battle to preserve civil...

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The New York Community Trust

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Social Justice

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Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’

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09/25/2017

... Violeta Gomez-Uribe, 32, goes to kickboxing classes in Brooklyn. Eduardo Garcia, 22, lifts weights at the gym, in between classes and two jobs. Apolinar Islas, 34, who came ... New York from Mexico when he was...

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Children, Youth and Families

Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

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07/10/2014

... have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of ... Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Gender Justice

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International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

Release Date:

04/25/2022

International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to ... and build sustainable peace. The nature of war has changed in the 27 years since Crisis Group was founded to...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Human Services

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