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To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”

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01/27/2016

... of Families, Communities and the Nation” published in 2015 by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The ... vision is to enable these entities to build capacity, pool resources , develop a shared financial...

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Citi Foundation

Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

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12/09/2015

Chris Cardona, Program Officer for Philanthropy at the Ford Foundation, talks about his key takeaways from moderating the session on "The Theory of the Foundation."

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TIAA-CREF

F.B. Heron Foundation

Episcopal Health Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative

Release Date:

05/07/2015

The $1 million grant will support the Center for Justice and the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University.

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Creating Onramps Towards Economic Success – Tackling Youth Unemployment in the U.S.

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06/05/2015

Brandee McHale discusses how Citi Foundation tackles youth unemployment with their innovative Pathways to Progress initiative.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Karen Brooks Hopkins Joins the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Board of Directors

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01/12/2016

... Academy of Music and served as its president from 1999 to 2015 . During that time, she transformed the organization into ...

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Arts

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Jerome L. Greene Foundation, Inc.

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

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03/09/2017

... end of March. He succeeds David Hulse, who since November 2015 has served as interim director while continuing his ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

05 Oct 2017

Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education

Thursday, October 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... how the Foundation launched its collaborative effort in 2015 , focusing specifically on the key roles that ...

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Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

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01/11/2018

... (the Foundation), we identified this gap- and in 2015 - launched the NYC Early Childhood Research Network. ...

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Foundation for Child Development

20 Nov 2018

Equity Speaker Series: Titus Kaphar and The Jerome Project

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 -

5:00pm to 6:30pm

... and chalk drawings of these men, which were exhibited in 2015 . The short film that we'll screen together is another .....

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Arts

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Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/27/2020

... Press, 1999) ; and Abstractionist Aesthetics (NYU Press, 2015 ) , which considers the social-critical potential of ...

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Johnson Family Foundation Welcomes Dylan Hoos as the New Executive Director

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01/04/2023

... www.jffnd.org . Dylan Hoos has been working with JFF since 2015 and has served as the chief operating officer for the ...

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17 May 2023

What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... society we want to be. Service Never Sleeps , founded in 2015 by Whitney Parnell and Samson Girma, is a Black-led ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Ford Foundation Appoints Achmat Dangor to Lead Its South Africa Office

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04/01/2013

... languages and was brought to the U.S. in 1999 by Random House . “I am deeply honored to lead the Ford Foundation’s ...

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Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

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06/04/2012

... Johnson was Chief of Staff for a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He managed legislation focused on ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Leisle Lin and William B. Petersen as New Senior Vice Presidents

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02/01/2012

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the promotion of Leisle Lin to the position of Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations and William B. Petersen to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer.

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29 Nov 2011

Beyond Health: A Win-Win Scenario

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

7:00am to 10:00am

In an era of lawsuits and litigation, is it possible to get doctors, social workers, and lawyers to work as team to help patients resolve legal issues that arise during a time of illness? An innovative approach called Medical-Legal Partnerships (...

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10 Nov 2010

How Will Election Results Impact the Education Agenda? A Post-Election Policy Briefing for Grantmakers

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

... levels. A shift in the power balance in the Senate or House can influence federal legislation such as ESEA ...

20 Jun 2011

School Transformations: Taking a Sad School and Making It Better

Monday, June 20, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... American Institutes for Research. Dr. Gerry House , President and CEO, Institute for Student ...

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

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by New York Community Trust , New York Foundation , and Robert Sterling Clark Foundation , with Philanthropy Connects . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This session is for all funders who want to be updated on...