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Grantmakers Should Seize the Moment to Support Racial-Justice Solutions

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10/10/2014

... Problems " (September 11) clearly expresses the need for funders to address underlying causes of racial tensions in ... with the African-American community in Ferguson and are working together to devise...

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Social Justice

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground, Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson

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02/13/2018

... in both American history and the history of higher education . Director Stanley Nelson’s new film, Tell Them ... and that were , with very few exceptions, the only higher education option available to them. The...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

... recommended steps to ensure their own safety for such an event . In order to create a culture of readiness, we must ... to calamitous events. 7. Recovery . The larger the event , the more complex the recovery...

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Century Foundation Report Warns Online Learning Companies' Impacts on Public Higher Ed

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08/08/2017

... the risk they might play to the nature of public higher education -- came Monday from the Century Foundation, which ... The report, “ The Private Side of Public Higher Education ,” was released under the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Century Foundation

26 Oct 2016

Members Want to Know: How Are the Policy Fellows Doing?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... as: What types of projects are the Public Policy Fellows working on? Can the Fellows work on special projects that ... & CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation Designed for: All interested funders . Registration 2:45...

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Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag

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07/25/2018

... Against Censorship, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), and the American Civil Liberties Union ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Promotes Arlene Cox to Role of Chief Operating Officer

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02/01/2021

... her extensive responsibilities, I have had the pleasure of working with Arlene more closely than perhaps any other ... direct services in the areas of Housing, Health, Jobs, Education , and Community Services...

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Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

... —a nimble, aggressive environmental advocacy and action group —is part of the nonprofit Center for International ... D.C. It was incubated by the public relations and lobbying group Waxman Strategies (chaired...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arcus Foundation

26 Oct 2021

Investing in Nonprofit Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Models: What is the True Cost?

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

A year and a half into the pandemic, funders are continuing to explore ways to better support the ... of supporting alternative operations models Practices funders could adopt to support nonprofits interested in...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls

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04/14/2015

... Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls When Jewish education promotes self-discovery, challenges traditional ... of dedication to the next generation of Jewish women, a group women and men took a risk and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Mellon Foundation Supports Commission on Language Learning

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12/15/2016

... Language Learning, responds to a request from a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Members of Congress. It is composed of national leaders in education , scientific and humanistic research, business, and ...

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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

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08/28/2017

... down this year — despite backing by major for-profit education companies, Kaplan and the Apollo Education Group , the parent of the University of Phoenix. The closings ...

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Workforce Development

In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools

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09/18/2017

... public schools. Armed with a petition to demand that the education department staff her neighborhood’s school with ... over crucial data that has been requested to help local education advocates make their...

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Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

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09/25/2017

... as scrappy upstarts with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of ... policies or clashes with districts over space. Now, a group of these independent schools...

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Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/03/2017

Three long-standing presidential commissions designed to expand educational opportunities for non-white students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re about to be dissolved.

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26 Feb 2020

Advancing Equity through Employee Ownership Models

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... promise. Please join The New York and Regional Asset Funders Network and Philanthropy New York and a panel of ... City of Newark Brendan Martin , Founder and Director, The Working World Jeanique Druses (...

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Building Trust Through Practice: A Shared Journey Toward an Inclusive Economy - New Report from the Surdna Foundation

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04/13/2022

... implemented a new strategy with and for their grantee partners . And the practice, insights, and lessons learned ... authentic, meaningful partnerships with grantees. Good funders are good followers. It’s...

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