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Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

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11/21/2014

... Haynes succeeds Marnie Pillsbury, who will step down at year -end after nearly 25 years of leading the Fund and will ...

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Aetna Foundation President Writes on Turning the Clock Forward on Health Disparities, City Block by City Block

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10/20/2015

Dr. Garth Graham, president, Aetna Foundation and former deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, writes about the gap between health of citizens, depending on where they live.

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Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan

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09/27/2017

... Island loses an estimated 45 billion tons of ice each year . Scientists watch this glacier closely because evidence ...

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Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants

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11/01/2017

... Bard faculty will teach small seminars leading to a two- year associates degree in liberal arts, with the hope that ...

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Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry

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12/18/2017

... will lead the news industry’s revolution. This will be a year of reckoning, the year a new wave of diverse news leaders shapes American ... has not happened in a vacuum. Frederick Douglass tells us...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars

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03/07/2018

... and the American Pain Society are celebrating the 10th year of a collaboration that has provided critical support to ...

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Health

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$4 Million From Ford, Mellon, and Alice Walton Fund Goes to Promote Diversity on Museum Boards

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01/15/2019

A board-member matching service to identify and train candidates of color — and assess groups’ readiness to engage people of different backgrounds — will be key to change.

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Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

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04/04/2019

... and Latino students and other groups. According to the US Government Accountability Office, in 2013-14, black boys ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Commits USD 1 Million to HERE to HERE to Launch Youth Apprenticeships Through Careerwise New York

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07/09/2019

... New York Credit Suisse announced a USD 1 million, three- year commitment through its Credit Suisse Americas Foundation ... society. I am delighted that our Citizenship work enables us to contribute to...

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Michigan State University Awarded Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Less Commonly Taught Languages

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07/23/2019

... Languages Michigan State University was awarded a four- year , $2.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... and effective models of instruction. “This grant allows us to provide more students...

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13 Jul 2022

Funder Briefing with Jade Grieve, Chief of Student Pathways (NYC Department of Education)

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12:00pm to 1:00pm

Please join us for a funder briefing with Jade Grieve, Chief of Student ... will present an overview of plans for the upcoming school year (fall 2022), including her vision and priorities to ... Pathways’ vision...

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Recording: Reimagining Access: Philanthropic Leadership in the Post-Affirmative Action Era

... Leadership in the Post-Affirmative Action Era Over a year has passed since the Supreme Court's decision to ... and timeliness of this conversation. Please join us for a vital discussion on how...

20 Feb 2024

New York’s Redraw and Fair Representation for Communities of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Fair Representation in Redistricting

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

This webinar is hosted by our partner, Fair Representation in Redistricting, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. New York State is in the process of redrawing its congressional map, as ordered by the...

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We Could Not Accomplish All We Do Without Our Board of Directors

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06/03/2015

... edition. In just a few days, we will say goodbye to five people who have gracefully and effectively served on the ... current Board members will continue to serve in the coming year , but please join me in...

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Barry I. Schloss Named New Weinberg Foundation Board Chair

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03/01/2016

... Schloss, one of the Weinberg Foundation's five trustees, succeeds Ellen M. Heller, who concluded her .....

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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02/05/2018

... nonprofits, which will award a total of $500,000 to five outstanding institutions in February 2018... Zul ...

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It's Possible for All NYC School Meals to be Cooked from Scratch, Report Supported by the New York Community Trust , New York State Health Foundation and Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Finds

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12/03/2019

... Researchers behind the report examined a pilot program at five public Bronx schools that served meals made from raw ... The pilot, highlighted by The New York Times earlier this year , was a partnership between...

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New York Health Foundation

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The Century Foundation Launches the Bridges Collaborative, An Unprecedented Grassroots Initiative to Advance School Integration

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10/06/2020

... It includes representatives from three of the five largest school districts in the country as well as ... announced with an open call for applications earlier this year by The Century Foundation, a progressive...

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