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Farhad Asghar Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York as Program Officer for Pathways to Postsecondary Success

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11/29/2018

... Pathways to Postsecondary Success, overseeing part of our education portfolio. Farhad’s work experience includes ... a highly successful college access program, and prior to working for Bank Street College, he...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Ending Whack-a-Mole Philanthropy

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10/08/2020

... role in these dynamics. Some of our traditional ways of working exacerbate the whack-a-mole dynamic, including the ... the larger systems that underpin the inequities many funders are tackling will take more...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Disaster Relief

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26 Oct 2016

Service for Impact

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... nonprofit partners and meet true community needs. This working group , rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , ... Woods , Co-founder, Imperative Designed for Corporate funders and...

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Remember! You’ve Got Friends

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07/30/2018

... underscoring the importance of philanthropic support for research in the humanities and social sciences. ... and organizations dedicated to subjects such as higher education and philanthropy (not least our...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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04 Mar 2025

Service for Impact - Winter Meeting

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 -

9:30am to 11:00am

The  Service for Impact   working group , rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service, ... purpose-driven employees Who should attend? Corporate funders and CECP-affiliated companies. What to...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge

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09/24/2020

... Challenge NEW YORK – September 24, 2020 – The World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund and the ... the Opportunity Challenge, a new grantmaking initiative to support the success of immigrants and...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

... all too often the devastating effects on girls’ health, education , earning power and independence are the same. Produced with support from the foundation’s Youth Sexuality, Reproductive...

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91

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08/27/2014

... and cultural institutions in New York and elsewhere in support of its mission to level the playing field for underserved youth by providing access to education and experiences that make for a...

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Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network

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11/18/2015

... He joined FPN in 2009 and under his leadership, FPN’s membership has grown sevenfold, its budget has grown fourfold ... out there doing amazing things to bring together funders to maximize their impact. The...

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PNY News

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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10 Nov 2020

Service for Impact - November 2020

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... partners and meet community needs. The Service for Impact working group , rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , ... virtual roundtable conversation. Designed for Corporate funders...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights

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08/03/2015

... including housing rights, cross-cultural relationships, youth opportunities, and policing. View complete grant ... As part of its new core program strategy focused on Youth , Neighborhoods, and Nonprofits, the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

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Brooklyn Org

Borealis Philanthropy Introduces María Alejandra Salazar, the new Program Officer of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund

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04/13/2022

... I came to philanthropy knowing that I wanted to support the movement but also knowing I was burnt out. I knew ... have a role to play. So, I thought, what else can I do to support movement work? When I learned...

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Tides Announces Janiece Evans-Page as New Chief Executive Officer

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10/23/2020

... nonprofit partner accelerating the pace of social change, working with innovative partners to solve society’s ... of the organization’s signature initiative, empowering youth through innovative partnerships...

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The 'Active (Read: Ongoing) Practice' of Equitable Evaluation

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10/23/2019

... moments. After spending hours and hours at the piano, working painstakingly on a piece, when the notes would ... Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices is a group of nine membership...

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... Multiple, inconsistent demands for data from a range of funders can be an enormous burden on even the largest ... of an experienced funder that a dedicated community group or a dynamic individual leader can...

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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

... will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the NYC Department of Education ’s private fundraising arm, who resigned earlier ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Education

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World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... and represented the first instance of direct financial support from the World Bank to Myanmar’s government. The World Bank is still delivering support to Myanmar and has “strengthened” its engagement in “...

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Dodge Foundation Awards $3.8 Million to New Jersey Nonprofits

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08/13/2018

... $3.8 million to nonprofit organizations in the state working in the areas of the arts, education , the environment, and community improvement. The ... including a grant of $140,000 to Arts Ed NJ in ...

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