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Workplace Flexibility

Publication date:

03/2011

... home-life responsibilities is a challenge. Advancements in technology, legislative requirements, and employer ... have opened the door to the possibilities and challenges of workplace flexibility. At the this FAN meeting , ... our options, and which ones are right for my organization? In addition, FAN member Gail Pesyna , VP for Human Resources ...

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Sixteen Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities Initiative

Release Date:

10/24/2016

... Philanthropies has surpassed the halfway mark in its goal to include 100 mid-sized cities in an initiative ... strategies. In an announcement released Monday, a total of 16...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg’s What Works Cities Program Hits 100-City Goal

Release Date:

01/17/2018

... Hits 100-City Goal When it launched in April 2015, one of the goals of What Works Cities, the cross-sector ... include 100 municipal governments. After initially working...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Congress Returns from Recess, Resumes Work on Tax Issues

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04/13/2015

... votes scheduled to coincide with tax day on April 15. In the House, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has ... this week, including H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015, which would repeal the estate...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work

Release Date:

03/30/2016

... biannual Nuclear Security Summit, at which representatives of participating countries present "gift baskets" of actions they will take or money they will commit to ... basket to highlight the role...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and technology tools that protect and expand the accessibility of the Internet. "We know that you can fill in some...

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Open Society Foundations

Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions

Release Date:

01/19/2016

Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions Workers ... encapsulates a year-long study of forecasts for work and working populations. "There are a tremendous...

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Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

John A. Hartford Foundation Supporting Advanced Social Work Training

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12/19/2014

... A $1,055,297 three-year grant to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) approved recently by the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees will launch an advanced training program that ... will...

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great

Release Date:

08/14/2017

... into personal time, according to a comprehensive survey on working conditions the nonpartisan RAND Corporation published ... along with Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles,...

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Workforce Development

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

How Nonprofits Can Make The Super Rich Work For Them

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... Work For Them Understanding the different giving habits of Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials. Individuals gave ... net worth adults–people with at least $1 million in liquid financial assets–by U.S. Trust,...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Works to Preserve Scholarly Latin Texts

Release Date:

08/19/2015

... Works to Preserve Scholarly Latin Texts The University of Oklahoma is the recipient of a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... that people of varying levels of...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice

Release Date:

01/12/2022

... our communities,” said Renee McClure, Director of NYC Customer and Community Engagement. “We’re proud of ... mental health and domestic violence support services , and...

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Community Development

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

Release Date:

11/18/2014

... Action on Income Equality Economic inequality in the United States has become a hot topic in the public conversation, but public opinion polls show ... systemic problems that seem almost unsolvable. These...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

05 Feb 2018

Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... share insights and data points uncovered from their first State Funding Survey. They will also drill...

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Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance? In the new federal education law (the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA) states are asked to use five measures of student success. The first four are...

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12 Apr 2012

Star Power: Achieving Impact by Working Effectively with Celebrities (Featuring Kevin Bacon)

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... rise above the din and connect with your target audience in ways that grab attention and then persuade or inspire engagement and action. Working with prominent musicians, actors, and sports figures ... While...

Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators

Release Date:

11/15/2016

Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators The ... be good leaders. The board approved a deal with Albany State Monday. The university is getting a $7M grant from the...

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The Wallace Foundation

Cutting Through the Jargon: How the CARES Act Works for Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... By: Tim Delaney, President & CEO, National Council of Nonprofits Last Friday, the House passed the ... key elements of the CARES Act for nonprofits. As noted in last week’s article, “ How...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Public Policy

The New York Women’s Foundation and PwC Launch “Radical Generosity at Work”

Release Date:

03/08/2018

... (The Foundation) , the largest public women’s fund in the United States, is inviting employees at major New York ... expand access to professional opportunities for women of color entering the workforce, and...