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Black Girls Play Secures Three-Year Funding from Novo Foundation

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03/06/2019

... that happens at Black Girls Play, a free, holistic music education program for Black girls and women, offered through ... workshops focused on African-American music traditions to youth and adults alike. All...

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Children, Youth and Families

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NoVo Foundation

11 Jan 2012

The Infrastructure of Philanthropy Post-Economic Crisis with Rick Cohen

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... have always been challenged to justify themselves, explain what they accomplish, develop sustainable business plans, and ... infrastructure? What should be the responsibilities of funders ,...

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Philanthropy and the Global Refugee Crisis

... September 17 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Webinar: How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis In ... Immigrants and Refugees and the International Human Rights Funders Group...

The Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Create New Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund To Increase Investment in Developing Countries

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10/12/2022

... the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group underway, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Open ... banks (MDBs) to low- and middle-income countries. The group is making an initial...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

... navigating this work can become more complicated for both funders and grantees. This event will be a timely opportunity for funder learning and ... to grantees. Explore: Best practices among funders...

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Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality

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11/05/2021

... million, or nearly 26 percent of all those 18 and older. What is aberrant is that this large and growing population ... This is a small move that sends a big message: inclusion matters . At the same time, it...

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Disabilities

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Doris Duke Foundation

Melissa Daar Carvajal Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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01/21/2021

... Director New York, NY – The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce that Melissa Daar Carvajal ... an opportunity to learn and thrive.” Melissa’s education justice advocacy is grounded in...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Three Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/12/2022

... nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. Equally important, grantee institutions must ... public agencies to build mental health supports for Black youth in workforce...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation

The Wallace Foundation Announces Promotions of Five Staff Members to Senior Program Officer

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12/18/2017

... Immediately prior to Wallace, Claudia was Director of Education at City Parks Foundation, where during her 10-year ... Her earlier experience spanned a number of education , youth development...

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The Wallace Foundation

Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

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05/17/2016

... facts and figures alone. When Philanthropy NY hosted Working Narratives’ “Storytelling and Social Change” panel last month, funders came together to explore how deploying a range of ... Health Program and Katy...

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The Opportunity Agenda

13 Jan 2010

Opening a Second Front Against the Dropout Epidemic

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... , and Rockefeller Brothers Fund . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders concerned with P-12 education , social justice programs, citizenship, and ... on treatment and prevention for adolescents -- targeting youth...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces New Chief Investment Officer, Leena Bhutta

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07/29/2021

... at Goldman Sachs & Co. Bhutta also serves on the boards of NYC Arts in Education Roundtable and the McCarton Foundation, an ... “Jeff has been an incredible mentor, and we will be working...

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Henry Luce Foundation Announces New Grants to Promote Full Participation of Women Across STEM Disciplines

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11/15/2021

... over the next six years. These awards to twelve higher education institutions across the country, combined with ... in STEM. “We are thrilled to support this outstanding group of schools, including two...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Gender Justice

Technology

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17 Apr 2020

Responding to the Rise of Anti-Semitism - A Webinar

Friday, April 17, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... of Anti-Semitic incidents around the United States and in NYC . How do we understand why this is happening now? What does this say about our democracy? What links can we ... The Nathan...

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Jewish Interests

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Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate

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11/20/2014

... a network on nonprofits and advocacy groups have been working overtime to keep immigration reform on the political ... immigration, and the role they have played leading up to what is sure to be a landmark...

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Immigration

Sharrie McIntosh Named New York State Health Foundation’s Vice President For Programs

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05/31/2016

... and previously was a Vice President at The Lewin Group and the Affiliations Administrator at NYU School of ... care professionals. In her earlier work at The Lewin Group , a premier health and human services...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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The Wallace Foundation Names Bronwyn Bevan as New Director of Research

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07/31/2019

... at the University of Washington Seattle, College of Education , Bevan succeeds Edward Pauly, who retired at the ... learning from educators, policy and cultural leaders and youth ,” said Bevan. “I look forward...

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Lauren Perkins Joins Westchester Community Foundation

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03/30/2023

... grantmaking programs in the areas of early childhood education , Native American youth , access to legal services, basic human needs and ... for Public Schools and the New York City Department of ...

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