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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

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02/12/2010

... in specific states and cities in the U.S. to increase public support for addressing climate issues. Panelists cited ... us, including the need for the U.S. to move forward with policy change in time to provide...

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Margaret L. Wolff Becomes New Chair of the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

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06/05/2015

... Ms. Wolff retired last year as a partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate , Meagher & Flom, LLP, where her practice concentrated ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Philanthropy New York Celebrates Staff Promotions

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06/02/2022

... for coordinating Philanthropy New York’s annual slate of programming, including managing relationships with ...

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Wallace Foundation Names Jody Spiro, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

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02/01/2012

... and manager of education programs has spanned the private, public , nonprofit, and international sectors. Her areas of ... at New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, teaching courses in...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Wallace Foundation

How Philanthropy and Nonprofits Responded to the Government Shutdown

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10/18/2013

... values, but that donation also jumpstarted an important public conversation about whether or not private philanthropy ... by government.    While many have contributed to that public discussion, perhaps none...

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Public Policy

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Ford Foundation Appoints Pradeep Nair as Regional Director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

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03/09/2017

... its office serving India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. A seasoned public and private sector leader, Nair brings deep regional ... mission and drove partnerships with government to improve public sector effectiveness...

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Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

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04/25/2017

... Zoë Baird. “Beth has a proven track record, both in the public and private sectors, managing large, complex, and ... joined Markle in February to pursue the federal and state policy changes required to enable...

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New Book from Atlantic Philanthropies Explores ‘Giving While Living’ Approach to Philanthropy

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09/18/2017

... and strategic litigation to change harmful and unfair public policies and laws, how it partnered with governments around the world to improve public services, and the purpose of its nearly $3 billion in ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the World Cities Forum Leadership Exchange Programme

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10/26/2017

... best practices for advancing cultural projects and shaping public policy . As Mayors around the world invest in cultural ... city government who understand the value of culture as a public...

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations and Public Policy . “I have long admired The Rockefeller Foundation’s ... said Hobson. Sharon Percy Rockefeller has served the public...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems: Seeing, Facilitating, and Assessing Systems Change Report

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07/22/2020

This report is the third in Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Scaling Solutions initiative, which is a collaboration between RPA, Skoll and Ford foundations.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, American Institutes for Research, and Spencer Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/28/2021

... to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce ... will work in partnership with local nonprofits or public agencies to address challenges...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

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03/02/2022

... A Brooklyn native, Ms. Brennan has an A.B. in history and public policy (magna cum laude with honors) from Brown University ... database has been expanded and is now available to the public...

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The Wallace Foundation Names Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

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03/01/2023

... an associate superintendent in Montgomery County Public Schools, Floyd-Cooper brings deep experience in a ... role as associate superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, Floyd-Cooper provides...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/26/2012

... H. Jackson , President and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education In April 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King ... spirit of Dr. King’s warning, the Schott Foundation for Public Education titled the 2012...

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Philanthropy New York's Kimberly Roberts Interviews Julie Kashen and Rakeen Mabud, Authors of Nevertheless, It Persists: Disrupting the Vicious Cycle of Institutionalized Sexism

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09/30/2020

... Cycle of Institutionalized Sexism Kimberly Roberts, Public Policy Fellow at Philanthropy New York, sat down with Julie ... like treating care taking and care takers like a valued public good...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Gender Justice

11/20/2014 - Today’s Libraries - Live Stream Recording and Presentations

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11/2014

View the materials and livestream recording of the program, "Today’s Libraries: Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, Makerspaces, and After-school Programming."

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Create New Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund To Increase Investment in Developing Countries

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10/12/2022

... said Kalpana Kochhar, director of development policy and finance at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . ... lending annually. “We’ve seen clear indications of public support for mobilizing the required...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Economic Security

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Don’t Say “When Did You Stop Caring About Children?” and Other Guidance for Child Advocates

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09/23/2010

... recent research shows this does not inspire support for public , systemic solutions. However, a message of “Because ... about problems, focus on root causes, particularly weak public structures and systems...

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