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Leon Levy Foundation Promotes Three Managers

Release Date:

02/08/2016

... Foundation. Ms. Koch serves on the audit committee of the Funders ’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, ... board member at the Foundation for Excellence in Yorktown Education . Ms. Koch received...

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Leon Levy Foundation

Hartford Foundation's Amy Berman Receives 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/11/2016

... of palliative care services throughout the country. Working with the Center to Advance Palliative Care, she has ... by informing providers, patients, policymakers, and other funders , Ms. Berman has regularly...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

07 Oct 2025

Defending DEI: Philanthropy's Pivotal Role in a Defining Moment

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... creates jobs and pipelines to the middle class; higher education , which opens the doors to opportunity; and ... what comes next; we tend to divide the work and education about the work into four key parts: Co-...

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New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition

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01/18/2017

... of School Time Programs for Disadvantaged Middle School Youth through a new $1.95M fund. Grants will be awarded for ... the nation’s leading advocate for afterschool programs, working to raise awareness of the...

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Education

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New York Life Foundation

Commentary: Understanding Muslim America

Release Date:

08/11/2011

... father recounted how he had experienced prejudice in his youth in his new country. In 1917, he attended Dewitt Clinton ... York Community Trust , Commissioner Shama’s office is working on a robust civic...

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Laura Callanan Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... to joining McKinsey, she was an independent consultant working with the Synergos Institute, a nonprofit organization ... products and services that engage, educate and empower youth . Previous positions have...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Village Capital And Metlife Foundation Announce Partnership

Release Date:

03/17/2017

... support organization in each location to showcase a group of local startups at a day-long forum. Following the ...

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Community Development

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MetLife

Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban

Release Date:

07/14/2015

... will test the state’s fracking ban. The Snyder Farm Group , made up of five landowners from Barton, N.Y., near the ... signed an agreement with the energy company Tioga Energy Partners to collect gas from 53...

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Environment and Climate Change

Joanne Berger-Sweeney Joins the Henry Luce Foundation’s Board of Directors

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09/23/2020

... voice to those of our directors, staff, and grantmaking partners around the world as we further our mission and ... knowledge of the trends and challenges in higher education and beyond.” “I am honored to join...

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The Open Society Foundations Announce Justice Rising Awards

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02/10/2022

... their Justice Rising Awards, a new investment in leaders working towards racial justice and equality in the Black ... others to do the same.” The awardees were selected by a group of Open Society-U.S staff who...

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Open Society Foundations

12 Mar 2024

Elevating International Grantmaking With A Gender Lens

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... International Grantmakers Network (IGN) invites all funders with interest in international grantmaking to attend ... e.g., peace and security, vision, health care access, education , community development, etc...

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Gender Justice

International/Foreign Affairs

All By April: A Philanthropic Commitment to Defend and Strengthen American Democracy.

Release Date:

03/13/2024

... the All by April Campaign. In just one month, over 100 funders have come together to get funding out earlier and ... to the nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations tirelessly working towards an inclusive,...

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Public Policy

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Democracy Fund

25 Sep 2024

BBB® Forum on Corporate Responsibility XVII - Sustainable Communities: Managing Change, Innovating for Resilience

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

You are invited to attend a FREE webcast presented by the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business ... Business Bureau Foundation of Metropolitan New York. Event Supporters include: BSR, BBB...

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Tools & Strategies

14 Sep 2016

Advancing Racial Equity: the Opportunity for Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... exist across all indicators for success, including in education , criminal justice, jobs, housing, public ... on the power and influence of their own institutions and working in partnership with the community...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

07 Mar 2024

How Foundations are Responding to the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings

Thursday, March 7, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... then and now, and how leaders at grantmaking, higher education , and equity-focused organizations are currently ... in the wake of the SCOTUS ruling on Affirmative Action Funders consideration with regards to...

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Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

Release Date:

06/12/2009

... a week, and it’s interesting to see how differently each group frames the problem. For a group of newspaper people, newspapers must be saved; for a group of Web people, newspapers must go;...

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30 Jun 2021

Equity and Evaluation: Can We Embrace Both in Collecting Demographic Data?

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

As funders look to embrace equity within their grantmaking ... will benefit from a panel of sector experts and funders sharing best practices and reflecting on their ... to racial equity. ** Designed for All...

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Tools & Strategies

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Evaluation

20 May 2015

Should we be afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy - Webinar

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... US trends or are they happening more widely? In either event , how scary are they? Alliance magazine asked a number ... has grown in many aspects of US life, particularly education . How philanthropic dollars...

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International

University of Montana Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand Native American Humanities

Release Date:

07/13/2023

... of Native Elders and Knowledge Holders into higher education ,” said Dr. Fernando Sanchez, director of the ... to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing into higher education , an effort to bring knowledge...

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Mellon Foundation

12 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinars - Philanthropy's Response in Times of Crisis

Thursday, March 12, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... to COVID-19 (coronavirus). This webinar is designed to let funders share decisions about funding in the face of COVID-19 ... Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, NYC Department of Health and Mental...