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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... of those from the top income quartile. Inequality in U. S . education is exceptionally high in comparison with other ... are limited in their capacity to contribute to the U. S . economy. Barriers to college...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

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For Profound Change in America, Think Local

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01/29/2014

by Kenneth H. Zimmerman Director, U. S . Programs, Open Society Foundations We live in an age ... get our work done. The Great Recession has left many of us searching for jobs or struggling to gain skills that fit...

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Workforce Development

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Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

... The New York Community Trust Many of New York’ s nonprofit groups are excited about receptive ears in a de ... residential treatment. Children’ s Village impressed us with its management...

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The New York Community Trust

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... are an even more vibrant and crucial sector of the city’ s workforce, employing 15 percent of the city’ s ... all our lives. Our “nonprofit biotech” model allows us to pursue research other...

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

... to their field? These questions and more led us to create the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the first of three ... for the short- and long-term development of the artist’ s “voice” and the creative and personal...

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PRIs and Effective Intermediaries

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06/30/2015

... (!), promises to add a lot of value in PRI-making for us . And my confidence in this value was substantially ... by the panel discussion and the Q&A that followed. It’ s a type of vehicle that all medium...

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Altman Foundation

03 Feb 2016

It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places

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9:00am to 11:00am

... effort, creative ideas and coordinated strategy. That’ s where you come in! Join us on February 3, 2015 for breakfast and a spirited ... affordable, reliable public transit that works for all of us...

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#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective

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04/20/2016

... Policy and Communications. #FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’ s Perspective By Stephanie Chrispin, Philanthropy New York ... fiscal stability and long-term sustainability to join us . If you would like to join...

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Where Do You See Yourself In the Next Five Years?

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10/06/2016

... in the New York PhilanthroPost October 2016 president’ s edition. It’ s the question you get in job interviews, by ... have ended up with, we believe, a strong plan to guide us for the next...

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Design High Schools for the 21st Century

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10/12/2016

... some college-level education. While the task facing us is daunting, it is not impossible. Between 2002 and 2013, ... is not to find a better cookie cutter. Rather, it’ s to put the cookie cutter away. The...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

... two other New York-based foundations (New York Women’ s Foundation and Third Wave Foundation), along with two of ... and it will require change to seize the opportunity before us . There is an opportunity to...

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Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... originally appeared on the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation' s "Shared Experiences Blog" and is reprinted with permission. ... and employ millions of people across every state in the US . In fact,...

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Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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02/27/2020

... from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Apollo’ s Master Artist in Residency, a central component of the ... New Works arrives at a necessary moment to inspire all of us to action, to help us...

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Asian American Leaders In A Moment Of Pride And Peril - Featuring Don Chen, Surdna Foundation and Taryn Higashi, Unbound Philanthropy

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06/30/2020

... and narrow sidekick roles for characters. While today’ s popular culture provides a broader and more inclusive slate ... in deplorable anti-Asian bigotry and xenophobia, those of us who know the pains of...

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Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres

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05/12/2021

Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’ s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed ... enrich and enhance the literary experience for all of us ." The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’ s...

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What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge?

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10/21/2021

... The recent grant to the Santa Fe Indian School’ s Leadership Institute —made by the Religion & Theology ... territories, they have topography and boundaries that keep us from venturing to some places or...

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Building Our Equity Muscles

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12/08/2021

... up, I was not an athlete. I found running in my late 30’ s when challenged by a group of colleagues to run the ... we began scoping action steps, Race Forward encouraged us to pick up a “three-pound weight”...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project

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02/19/2022

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation' s Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project ... as divinely ordained. “The Bray School Project will help us tell a more complete story of our nation’ s...

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