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Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

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10/13/2022

... Aditi Vaidya has been selected to take the helm of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation as president. Throughout her ... work, and absolute clarity about the role that funders can have in the ecosystem of...

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United Hospital Fund Honors 73 Health Care Professionals as Quality Improvement Champions

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05/09/2022

... metropolitan region for their efforts to improve quality of care, patient safety, and the patient experience at their ... The fourth annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care event was held in person at...

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Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners

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03/17/2017

... Window Challenge Announces Winners The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation , USAID , and the Swedish ... awarded grants of up to $1 million to a...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... in Michigan for the fourth annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that brings together people who grew up in the Detroit ... bankruptcy. It was great to be home, and to share some of my perspective on what the...

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

... and the center, a Washington-based liberal issues group , are coming together to back a new organization called ... Besides Koch Industries and Laura and John Arnold, initial funders of the...

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Justice Reform

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Revson and Niarchos Foundations Open Nominations for Library Awards

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11/19/2015

... for top honors and the shot at a $20,000 prize. The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards recognize and reward public ... pool will be narrowed down to ten finalists. From there, a group of eminent...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments

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10/07/2020

... foundation’s 50-year history, will support the creation of new monuments, as well as the relocation or rethinking of existing ones. And it defines “monument” broadly to ... the center of its...

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Arts

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

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04/23/2015

... anticipated program funding areas would likely involve youth development, nonprofit leadership, the Crown Heights ... racial justice, high school graduation rates, youth arrests and school suspensions,...

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Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

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01/22/2015

Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is ... is the Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of...

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

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For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation

Release Date:

09/25/2023

... an investment in their future. They are also taking a bit of a gamble. Deciding to spend on a college education is a large financial commitment, one that often ... by many questions: If I take out student debt...

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims

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03/30/2017

... New York, N.Y., March 30, 2017 — With the aim of fostering understanding of and reducing bias against ... with 20 short documentary films created by American Muslim youth through screenings...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

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30 May 2018

Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Many funders say racial and gender equity strengthens their ... foundations are interested in assessing the equitability of their operational practice. So why haven’t we embraced ... Robert Raben (Moderator),...

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17 May 2018

Family Separation Policies and Access to Justice in Detention Systems - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, May 17, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Director of Programs, GCIR Designed for All interested funders . Please note that calls are open to GCIR members, ... with any questions. In collaboration with Children, Youth & Family...

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21 Jun 2018

Report in Focus: Revving up the Deportation Machinery: Enforcement and Pushback under Trump - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, June 21, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... Corporation of New York Designed for All interested funders . Please note that calls are open to GCIR members, ... with any questions. In collaboration with Children, Youth & Family...

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14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM presented by the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), Philanthropy Connects , and ... the Ford Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders . PROGRAM DESCRIPTION How can data-...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Three New Board Members

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07/06/2023

... Community Foundation in New York; Program Director for Education , Civic Affairs and Arts & Culture at Crown Family ... serves as the National Board co-chair for Neighborhood Funders Group...

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On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

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08/02/2016

... and originally appeared in the Health Affairs Blog . All funders , no matter their size, have big dreams and limited ... As the first ACA open enrollment approached, we supported education , outreach, and...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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05/03/2010

... ways that the public, private, and government sectors are working together to create innovative solutions to improve ... and practices in New York City and the role nonprofits and funders can play in improving...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

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04/25/2018

... Facebook landscape, the political landscape, the news group ownership landscape , etc.) continues to shift and ... also a solid group of organizations that have already been working...

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