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Open Society Foundation Funds Program with Elmo And Big Bird Talking To Refugees

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05/09/2017

... Big Bird Talking To Refugees Elmo and Big Bird have lots of experience teaching children everything from the ABCs to autism. Soon, they could be bringing smiles — and education — to millions of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Open Society Foundations

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art

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08/03/2018

... for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a collaborative partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to investigate and conserve art. The center has ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Steven Denning Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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01/15/2019

... that Steven Denning has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Denning is the Chairman of General Atlantic LLC, a firm he joined in 1980 at its ... digital innovation, and his strong belief in the role...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Philanthropy Connects . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders . A related program of interest: Turbulent Economic ... this discussion applies. Learn how funders and advocates ...

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Ford Foundation Makes Widespread Commitments to Further Global Vaccine Access

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10/06/2021

... Darren Walker . “We are proud to join other global funders to shine a light on the systems that are at the root ... and to make these critical investments in organizations working on the front lines of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Ford Foundation

Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... into this. Wallace’s approach is grounded in the notion of “ working in and through” the marketplace of ideas to find ... questions in its fields of interest (public schools...

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COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving

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10/19/2015

... participate in a briefing on Capitol Hill—organized in partnership with Independent Sector—that will highlight ... that promote and encourage charitable giving. The is part of the Council on Foundations'...

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The William C. Bullitt Foundation

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Mediacracy — A Dialogue With Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

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11/26/2013

by Media Impact Funders Over the last decade, media reformers have been waging a series of high-stakes battles against news consolidation, the ... Funders Executive Director Vince Stehle...

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... that require training and practice. Created by national education nonprofits Student Achievement Partners and ... understanding of the Common Core. Geographically focused funders might find...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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Education

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

07 Jun 2017

Trailblazers: The Bold States Leading the Charge on Climate Change

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of our Climate Change Series. **In partnership with the ... long, activists in some states are taking the reins by working to implement policies that address climate change...

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

17 Jan 2019

The Border and Beyond: Federal Immigration Policy Outlook and Philanthropic Engagement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, January 17, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... the U.S.-Mexico border. The past year saw a wide range of funders take action against policies and practices harmful to ... with any questions. In collaboration with Children, Youth &...

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Ending New York’s Summer Jobs Depression

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02/12/2015

... a summer jobs depression. In fact, only 25 percent of youth who applied to the city’s Summer Youth Employment ... At Virtual Enterprise, for example, the students are working...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

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03/31/2022

... organizers, policy advocates, journalists, and authors. Working across the United States, the 17 fellows will take on ... officer at Open Society-U.S. “We welcome such a talented group at such a crucial moment...

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Social Justice

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... this emerging consensus. The Ford Foundation has been working on this and related issues for years, supporting ... expect would never partner together—and supported by funders whose work is very often at cross...

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Justice Reform

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The New York Community Trust, Robin Hood, and UJA-Federation of New York to Offer Capacity-Building Resources for New York's Nonprofits Impacted by COVID-19

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06/15/2020

... New York Community Trust, Robin Hood, and UJA-Federation of New York to Offer Capacity-Building Resources for New ... Community Trust. “We are thrilled to join with other funders to pool resources to increase...

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The New York Community Trust

Workforce Development

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

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04/04/2013

... New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable ... of presentations by a dynamic panel of experts, including NYC...

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Our Path to a Just and Equitable New Jersey - The long and winding road of transformation

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06/16/2021

... States due to past and present discrimination in housing, education , environmental protection, the justice system, and ... can draw. And we have been learning and unlearning ways of working...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Social Justice

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31 Oct 2019

Not One More: The Fight to Stop Southeast Asian Deportation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 31, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... refugees experienced war, the uncertainty and instability of refugee camps, and genocide. However, more than 16,000 ... of these deportations Issues of community activism and ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Immigration

It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

Release Date:

12/10/2020

... Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Co-Chair, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on the Practice of Democratic ... suffers when our democracy fails. Imagine a world where funders see...

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