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National Grid Commits $500,000 to Assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island Families Impacted by COVID-19

Release Date:

03/18/2020

... to support customers affected by the health impacts, financial hardships and disruption caused by the COVID-19 ... directly to National Grid’s customers experiencing financial hardship. The Company will also...

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Children, Youth and Families

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National Grid

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Ruth Brenner New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

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06/29/2021

... In her new role, Brenner will be Sloan’s chief financial , administrative, and compliance officer, providing leadership of the Foundation’s business and financial policies and strategies, working to ensure...

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A Better Starting Point for Foundation Communications

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10/19/2015

... Strategies for Small-Staffed Foundations . Since PNY staff received good feedback from attendees about the ...

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Exponent Philanthropy

19 Jun 2012

An Update on New York City’s Promise Neighborhood Initiatives

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

The federal Department of Education’s Promise Neighborhoods Initiative is challenging organizations across the country to craft bold service networks that would provide youth in low-income communities with the support they need to thrive from birth...

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02 Apr 2013

The Art and Science of Advocacy

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Advocacy is much debated in the public sector. A recent Independent Sector study, Beyond the Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy , identifies five essential approaches to successful advocacy and analyzes the effectiveness of advocacy on issues...

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12 Sep 2013

Igniting the Spark: Effective Next Generation Boards

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

Webinar

For many families, it is important that the next generation not only gives but gives as part of the family. This Family Philanthropy Webinar introduces an increasingly popular method for preparing the next generation for philanthropic service: the...

08 Mar 2011

Foundations on the Hill

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 12:30pm

Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th St, NW, D.C.

... contact Nur Ibrahim at nibrahim@philanthrophynewyork. org ; you may also view the Foundations on the Hill Agenda . ...

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07 Oct 2013

Reflections on Young Males of Color in New York City: Youth Violence and Re-casting the Image of Young Black and Latino Men - Part I

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The headlines are unrelenting: Four Teenagers Shot, One Fatally, at Housing Complex; Queens Girl, age 14, Fatally Shot on Bus; Brownsville Child Needlessly Dies from Gun Violence. Supported by state, city and private funding, emerging and innovative...

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12 Nov 2013

The Secret Ingredients to Effective Funder Collaboratives & Collective Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Funder collaboratives come in many shapes and sizes. There is no right or wrong way of doing them; it all is contingent upon the specifics of each group and their goals. Come hear collective impact guru Laura Herman interview three funder colleagues...

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Overdeck and Simons Foundations Launch "Science Everywhere" to Inspire Math and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom

Release Date:

01/25/2017

... beyond school walls, in partnership with DonorsChoose. org . Science Everywhere challenges teachers across the country to submit ideas on the DonorsChoose. org platform for creative, hands-on projects that...

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards $2.4 Million in Grants

Release Date:

05/31/2019

The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art has announced fifteen grants totaling $2.49 million in support of arts and media projects dedicated to strengthening relationships between U.S. Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

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Community Development

Occupy The Box

Release Date:

03/21/2012

By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation (This post was adapted from a keynote address given at the Better Business Bureau Charity Symposium on February 28, 2012.) When I heard the title of today’s symposium, “...

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PHI Founder Steven Dawson Joins Pinkerton as a Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... the job training and career development fields and write a series of brief, action-oriented “Pinkerton Papers” on ... our grantees in the career development field and write a series of brief, action-oriented “...