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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Three New Appointments at The Atlantic Philanthropies

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01/01/2013

The Atlantic Philanthropies has announced the appointments of three new program executives: Sara Kay has been appointed Programme Executive, Ageing and Health; Ben Kerman has been appointed Programme Executive, Evaluation; and Naomi Post has been...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

24 Apr 2012

Post Penn State: Strategies for Ending Child Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of the Penn State child sexual abuse case, the issue of child sexual abuse has entered the national spotlight like never before. A wave of legislative activity has followed this story—and with 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys sexually abused...

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27 Jun 2012

Role of Public Media in Our Democracy - GFEM Annual Funder Conversation

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 6:00pm

With the decline of traditional journalism outlets, some public and independent media organizations are making significant strides in expanding news and information services to fill the gap. And public media is engaging people of all ages and...

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26 Feb 2013

Health Care Reform’s Impact on Women and Families: Are Funders Ready to Make the Most of 2013?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

The 2012 Presidential and State Congressional elections brought the public’s attention to the “war on women.” Politicians and the media used the term loosely in an effort to gain votes and support. Throughout the debates, we all heard politicians...

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Network Building

15 Jul 2014

Art, Technology and Intellectual Property: How Funders Can Help Artists and Arts Institutions Navigate this Changing Landscape

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The digital age has transformed the way we produce and consume culture. For artists and arts institutions, new and changing technologies have given them the means to reach new and wider audiences, but also they bring new challenges as art,...

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Classic and Cutting Edge

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12/05/2014

Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem, Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, explores the structure of funding scholarship programs.

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Insights

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Education

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

25 Mar 2015

Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Is your grantmaking responding to new understandings of the importance of addressing gender norms along with age, race and class? Gender norms are the beliefs, scripts and expectations we all have for how to be men and women. And addressing them is...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Location

Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

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12/18/2015

More than $3 million will go to 75 nonprofit organizations as part of GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities, a program that helps healthy food choices and active living take root in underserved communities.

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Food Systems

Appointments & Transitions

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of Rani Snyder as Program Director

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01/19/2016

... medical facilities throughout the country, focusing on its Aging and Quality of Life Programs as well as the Reynolds ...

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Aging

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PHI Founder Steven Dawson Joins Pinkerton as a Visiting Fellow

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02/23/2016

Steven Dawson, the founder and longtime CEO of the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), has joined The Pinkerton Foundation as a Visiting Fellow.

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10 Jun 2016

Leadership Matters: A Breakfast Conversation with Philip Li

Friday, June 10, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Leadership — we are all trying to bottle that secret sauce, the right mix of basic ingredients spiced up in individual formulas. Articles are written every day distilling its critical elements. With accomplished, confident leaders at the helm,...

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Leadership Development

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

J & J: Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Wins 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research; Campaign for Champions of Science Launched

Release Date:

06/20/2017

... a range of metabolic and degenerative diseases, cancer and aging . "I am honored that such a distinguished committee has .....

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Science

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Russell Sage Foundation - Funding Opportunities Announced

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08/15/2017

Russell Sage Foundation announced two funding opportunities -- The Social, Economic, and Political Effects of the Affordable Care Act, and Immigration and Immigrant Integration.

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RFPs Etc

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Immigration

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

Last month I was in Michigan for the fourth annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that brings together people who grew up in the Detroit area, as I did, to re-engage with the city and learn how they can help it continue to bounce back from its 2013...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

How to Win the Lottery

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02/27/2018

Susan Olivo, Executive Director, Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation writes "Adding a disability lens to our grantmaking enriches and expands the good work we already do. It respects the diversity that disability brings as an everyday part...

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Insights

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Disabilities

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06 Feb 2019

2020 Census and the Current Immigration Landscape: Lasting Implications for Young Children in New York - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

When children are missed in the decennial census, children suffer the results for a decade. Over 2 million children under 5 years of age were missed in the 2010 Census; here in NY, there was a net undercount of 55,000 young children. An accurate...

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All Funders

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Census 2020

Children, Youth and Families

Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

Release Date:

10/10/2019

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is pleased to announce that RPB Stein Innovation Awardee Gregg Semenza, MD, PhD, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named a winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Dr. Semenza and two co-...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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J.P. Morgan Commits USD $25 Million to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future

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10/22/2019

J.P. Morgan today announced a USD $25 million, five-year commitment to help low- and middle-income communities in India develop the skills needed by the country’s workforce in the future.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

Workforce Development

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International Grantmakers Unite: Grappling with the State of the World

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11/06/2019

The International Grantmakers Network (IGN) provides a unique opportunity to effect positive change by working communally as philanthropic professionals to take advantage of this transitional moment.

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Insights

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International/Foreign Affairs