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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

... Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers? In New York City’ s breakneck effort to offer free preschool to all 4-year ... their impact on student achievement. “The question for us is, ‘How do we make pre-K better, as...

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Education

These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?

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09/19/2017

... When President Donald Trump committed to yanking the U. S . out anyway, PayPal and Western Union countered “We are ... 27 business powerhouses also support a GOP group that’ s fought to undo a key Obama-era...

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Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth

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09/22/2017

... of CA$700,000. This contribution is part of the Foundation' s investment of US $100 million to connect 500,000 young people around the ... Pathways to Progress originally launched in 2014, with a ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

... participating in Day Without a Woman and the Women' s March. In record numbers, more and more of us are becoming engaged in the political process, advocating ... Funding Network conference in San...

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Gender Justice

The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy

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09/27/2017

... And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy There’ s been no shortage of news stories over the last several ... a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US South,” the headline read. It featured a...

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Health

Opinion: Take a Resistance Break

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10/04/2017

... I was recently among those gathered inside Sacramento’ s Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in solidarity with ... of inspiration from our faith leaders, several hundred of us walked from the cathedral to the...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates Each person’ s death gives us a moment to pause and ask what lessons their lives offer for us . Here is a lesson from the life of Peter G. (Pete) ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

Public Policy

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

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09/13/2018

... "This is going to have a tremendous impact by allowing us to evolve our program called Teen STEM Initiative," said ... in the STEM professions." "This grant will provide us opportunities to...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

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11/30/2018

... Opioid Epidemic Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’ s charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation’ s opioid epidemic. Bloomberg Philanthropies said over the ... Johns Hopkins...

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Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees

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02/25/2019

Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation' s Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation has elected Henry ... to the family," Ford said in an interview. "He’ s given us updates and kept...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows

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04/03/2019

... and now senior advisor for Arizona State University’ s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts on a recently ... honor and pleasure to have Olga, Cathy, and Stephen join us . The foundation works to...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation Request for Proposal: SmartSimple GM360 Implementation and Refinement Consultant

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01/23/2020

... Gilmore Foundation is looking for a consultant to help us refine our SmartSimple GMS 360 Platform. We are hoping ... both internal and external user experience, and help us build staff’ s...

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Key Facts on Mission Investing

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10/2011

... these grantmakers —which hold 20 percent of all U. S . foundation assets— are extending the public benefit of ...

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Report

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

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06/2010

The nation' s foundation community has provided critical financial and ... support to states applying for the first round of the U. S . Department of Education' s "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet .....

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Education

Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

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07/15/2013

... of the Community Food Funders Steering Committee, provide us with a recap of the series. Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’ s Food Got To Do With It? ...

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Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

... and one of the main organizers of this program, provide us with a recap and share his thoughts. Understanding Muslim ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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03/15/2010

... Karp, President of Karp Resources, share her thoughts with us . Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy ...

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

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03/22/2010

... families. We are pleased to have John Weiler, Heron’ s Senior Program Officer, describe the Fund and its work for us . Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’ s...

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