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14 Sep 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Encouraging and Improving Staff Learning and Development at our Foundations

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Henry Luce Foundation, 51 Madison Ave., 30th Fl., NYC

... and development. According to the 2020 Workplace , 70% of staff learning happens on the job while performing work ... and 10% occurs in “formal training” -- the kind of staff development most of...

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Network Building

Independent Sector Names Sarah Kastelic 2014 American Express NGen Leadership Winner

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06/10/2014

... Sector has named Dr. Sarah Kastelic, deputy director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), as the 2014 recipient of the American Express NGen Leadership Award. Kastelic ... Sector described...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

Human Services

Social Justice

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American Express

Laura Washington Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Director of Communications

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04/14/2015

... Washington Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundatoin as Director of Communications The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... Laura Washington has joined the Foundation as Director of Communications. In this newly created...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arts

Education

International/Foreign Affairs

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Mellon Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers Insight on Employing Millennials

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05/08/2015

... full-time workers in eight countries, and in companies of varying sizes, about what makes today’s workers ... less than fully committed to work if they avail themselves of arrangements like flex time and...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Workforce Development

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

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09/25/2015

... works alongside Surdna’s president and vice president of finance to oversee all operations of the nearly $1 billion organization. She was the lead ... Foundation, Sharon also brings with her deep experience...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Jewish Interests

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Surdna Foundation

Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)

Release Date:

02/18/2016

... that when overactivated causes severe insomnia. Expression of the gene, neuromedin U (Nmu), also seems to serve as ... during the day. The findings improve our understanding of how sleep is regulated--a...

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Rita Allen Foundation

United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

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06/23/2016

... Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017 Jim Tallon has announced that he plans to step down as president of United Hospital Fund in the second half of 2017. The...

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United Hospital Fund

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Welcomes New Trustees to its Board

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... the dean and executive professor at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, ... is the president of Demos, a public policy organization working...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

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10/14/2016

... that is highly innovative and wants to push the boundaries of science and discovery. And I am inspired by their ... and breathe the mission every day, which to me is the mark of a great organization.” Kee...

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Joan Guzik Joins United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute

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01/19/2017

... United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute New York, NY - Joan Guzik has joined ... Hospital Fund is an independent, nonprofit organization working to build a more effective...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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United Hospital Fund

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey

Release Date:

06/14/2017

... Center for Corporate Citizenship is conducting a Profile of the Professionals survey regarding professionals who work ... background, and financial rewards connected to working in the field of...

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RFPs Etc

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Respected Anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation

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08/09/2017

... Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation The Wenner-Gren Foundation for ... leadership duties. Previously, Rutherford was the chair of the Department of...

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The Wenner-Gren Foundation

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SVdP-USA Launches Disaster Services Corporation

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... Launches Disaster Services Corporation The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP-USA) has launched Disaster ... Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, working in earnest starting with the...

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Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards

Release Date:

06/27/2018

... philanthropic excellence. “CyberGrants has the privilege of working with the most prestigious and generous organizations ... Layden, CyberGrants CEO. “While we are proud to be part of all...

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Rockefeller Family Fund Names Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty

Release Date:

07/02/2018

... comes at a critical moment. She has a compelling set of experiences that are well-suited to RFF’s brand of ... democracy,” said Ms. Fernandes. “I look forward to working with my new...

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Rockefeller Family Fund

Open Society Foundations Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Director of the Women’s Rights Program

Release Date:

08/16/2018

... Society Foundations Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Director of the Women’s Rights Program The Open Society ... at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, working on antipoverty programs. Ramdas also...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Supported Art Exhibition "Programmed" On View at the Whitney

Release Date:

10/31/2018

... Art, 1965–2018 establishes connections between works of art based on instructions, spanning over fifty years of conceptual, video, and computational art. The pieces in ... are all “programmed” using...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Arts

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NYS Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Changes to Limit SNAP Eligibility

Release Date:

03/29/2019

... to respond to the proposed rule to limit the amount of time an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) can ... charitable foundation that works to improve the health of all New Yorkers, especially the...

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Pursuit Bonds, Funded by Inherent Foundation, Helps Provide Workforce Training for Disadvantaged New Yorkers

Release Date:

03/15/2019

... tech can be a road to the middle class for large numbers of Americans,” said Mr. Hsu, a co-founder and the chief executive of Pursuit, a nonprofit social venture. “But there’s real ... who see the winners in...

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