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Open Society Foundations Names Kenneth H. Zimmerman as New Director of U.S. Programs

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... systems and revision of the state’s school funding policy to promote more equitable distribution of resources ... Fellow at the Brookings Institute’s Metropolitan Policy Program and advisor to Harvard Law...

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Brigadier General (Ret.) William T. Bester Joins Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program

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04/02/2012

... Army Nurse Corps. "General Bester's decades of leadership, policy , clinical and academic experience in military and ... and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Health Policy and Services (2000-2002...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

... for the Arab States Region. In this role, she provides policy and technical advice to 18 country offices, manages ... Arab States region, and contributes to global corporate policy on democratic governance...

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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... created the report with a coalition of LGBT leaders, policy experts, and child advocates that includes the Family ...

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10 Sep 2012

The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power Tools to Build a Better Democracy

Monday, September 10, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... host of Up w/Chris Hayes Heather McGee , Vice President of Policy and Outreach, Demos David Moore , Executive Director, ...

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29 Nov 2011

Beyond Health: A Win-Win Scenario

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, and the Health Policy Working Group. Come hear from the NYS legislation ... Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation , and the Health Policy Working Group. Presenters...

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01 Jun 2011

From Sustainable Foods to Sustainable Communities: Stories from the Northeast Region

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... The Glynwood Institute . Patricia L. Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, The Reinvestment Fund . From Sustainable ...

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31 Jan 2011

Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?

Monday, January 31, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

A program presented by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, together with The ... Frank Farrow , Director, Center for the Study of Social Policy Promise Neighborhoods: What...

19 Jul 2010

Turbulent Economic and Budget Times: What Lies Ahead and How Should Grantmakers Respond?

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Parrott , Deputy Director and Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute Susan Stamler , Director of Policy & Advocacy, United Neighborhood Houses Turbulent ...

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06 May 2011

You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission

Friday, May 6, 2011 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... for your foundation to advocate for specific public policy or legal issues Your foundation cannot fund nonprofits ... and how foundations can engage in advocacy and/or public policy issues. Not so long ago,...

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09 Dec 2009

All Politics Is Local: Where Are Women and Girls?

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 -

2:00pm to 6:00pm

... issues affecting women and girls, and New York public policy . PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Philanthropy New York Funders ... Where are Women and Girls?" How is New York State public policy currently addressing...

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07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

... have been some successful organizing efforts by media policy reform activists, supported by a dedicated cadre of ... At the same time, Free Press, the largest media policy coalition, is celebrating a decade of...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

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11/01/2013

... in the White House. There, he oversaw a wide array of policy , budget and management issues for roughly half of the ... and Urban Development, and a faculty member in public policy at Harvard University’s...

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06 Feb 2014

The Direct Care Workforce: Issues at the Intersection of Workforce, Aging, Disability, Health Care, Low Income & Disparity

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... as the working poor and a critical workforce need — with policy implications. The facts are startling: One out of ... and Grantmakers in Aging , co-sponsored by the Health Policy Working Group . The Direct...

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08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York’s Health Policy Working Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary T. ... to better solicit advice from communities on health policy ? What health initiatives will receive top priority? ...

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Foundations as the "Brain Trust" for City Officials

Release Date:

04/15/2014

... since this pproach is deeply imbedded in the public policy objectives Philanthropy New York has laid out for our ... of our goals for each conversation our members have with policy makers. What does that mean...

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PNY News

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Doris Duke Foundation

The Century Foundation Welcomes Jeff Madrick as Senior Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2014

... rigorous, clear-thinking incisiveness about government policy personifies The Century Foundation’s institutional ...

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Our Common Purpose: The Struggle for True Democracy and Equal Rights

Release Date:

10/03/2014

... go far beyond campaign finance, or even legal or policy questions; they damage every aspect of American (and global) life: wages and economic policy ; the climate catastrophe; local self-determination and ...

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Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission

Release Date:

03/17/2015

... and trenchant analysis that helps advance social policy around the issue of equity in education. We’re also ...

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News Junkies Wanted for Editorial Board

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09/16/2015

by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally ... the September 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. You may have noticed that your daily, ...

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