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Marianna Islam Joins the Schott Foundation as Director of Programs and Advocacy

Release Date:

04/01/2016

... supports. Marianna has a range of experiences working with communities across the country to advance equity ... advocacy. Her work has supported and empowered diverse youth , community leaders and coalitions...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

5/19/2015 - Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions - Live stream recording & Presentations

Publication date:

05/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions."

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Audio/Video Recording

Program Presentation

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... Both have been longtime advocates and voices for vulnerable children and youth . Kenji Hakuta has been on the faculty at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education since 1989. His work...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

10 Nov 2021

Weaving Health and Social Care into a Comprehensive "Safety Net": Technology is Transformative, but not Enough

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... competing referral-technology platforms now operating in NYC The ways these platforms have already been shown to ... Public Health Solutions Who should attend? All interested funders , especially health...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Public Policy

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Health

25 Feb 2014

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

7:00am to 12:00pm

Baruch College School of Public Affairs

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business ... Community Trust, New York Council on Nonprofits, Inc., NYC Dept. of Youth and Community Development, NYSAE, United Way of New...

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Issue-Based

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Executive Leadership

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration

Release Date:

04/27/2016

Jersey Water Works, the cross-sector collaborative formed to address the problems of New Jersey’s aging urban water infrastructure, today released its workplan for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Con Edison, Mertz Gilmore, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Support Radical Comedian's Latest Work at New York Live Arts

Release Date:

03/21/2017

FCA Recipient and 2014 Doris Duke Impact Awardee Adrienne Truscott , the radical comedian, activist and performance artist best know for her blistering satire about rape culture, will premier her latest work THIS at New York Live...

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Arts

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Con Edison

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano

Release Date:

08/30/2017

A number of prominent publications, including Forbes, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Archeology Magazine, have recently spotlighted the cutting-edge work of Eleonora Del Federico, professor of chemistry at Pratt Institute, and a...

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Arts

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works

Release Date:

07/15/2015

The foundations have earmarked $475,000 to Chamber Music America for new jazz and classical ensemble pieces.

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies 'What Works Cities Initiative' Issues Data Management Platform Request for Info

Release Date:

11/22/2016

Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities (WWC) is a national initiative to help a hundred-plus mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence. The initiative is administered by Results for America (RfA).

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Member News

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

Release Date:

06/13/2017

... workers in their 50s and 60s want, or need, to keep working past the traditional retirement age of 65 — either ... director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Working Longer program. . . Sloan Foundation...

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Member News

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Aging

Workforce Development

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards

Release Date:

11/17/2017

What Works Cities, a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015, was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for demonstrable results in performance management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data...

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

American Express Gives Federal Hall Grant For Restoration Work; Building Declared 'National Treasure'

Release Date:

12/04/2015

American Express has made a grant of $300,000 to restore and repoint the deteriorating steps of the Federal Hall National Memorial, located on Wall Street.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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American Express

UJA-Federation of New York Works with Partners to Deliver Kosher Passover Food to Ukraine

Release Date:

03/29/2022

... CEO of UJA-Federation of New York.   UJA is working with the Orthodox Union, World of Giving/Olam Chesed, ... .   About UJA-Federation of New York Working with a network of hundreds of nonprofits, UJA extends...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Jewish Interests

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UJA-Federation of New York

Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

Release Date:

05/14/2014

... $1.25 million to the newest class of Soros Justice Fellows working on a range of criminal justice issues, from solitary ... “We are proud to support these extraordinary individuals working to curb mass...

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Member News

Funding Area

Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative

Release Date:

08/05/2015

Over 100 cities applied to the initiative, which will help city halls use data and evidence to deliver better results for residents.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

MTA May Cut Back On $836M Emergency Subway Repair Work If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up

Release Date:

09/28/2017

The big subway fix may be in a bit of a fix.

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Sector News

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Community Development

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

01/12/2018

Kentucky anticipates the most drastic drop in Medicaid enrollment out of the 10 states with pending work requirement waivers, according to an analysis by the Commonwealth Fund.

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Member News

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Health

Ford Foundation Contributes to Preservation of Hemingway's Works with New Restoration Center in Cuba

Release Date:

03/31/2019

Ford Foundation Contributes to Preservation of Hemingway's Works with New Restoration Center in Cuba A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with...