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14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Trust and the Ford Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION How can data-driven systems improve student achievement and ... includes test data in decisions about whether to...

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Scaling Effectively: Create a Plan, Support the Vision and Manage the Risks

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06/17/2015

... teams offered the audience an unusual opportutnity to see how scaling impact varies greatly over time, depending on ... yet significant, lessons learned. Certainly, all the panelists shared many interesting...

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25 Sep 2013

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... your foundation to advocate for specific public policy or legal issues Your foundation cannot fund nonprofits that ... piece of legislation Administrative lobbying is subject to all the same rules as...

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Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

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09/11/2017

... the news out of Washington these days isn't so rosy. With social conservatives like Mike Pence and Jeff Sessions in top ... level, these funders were focusing new attention and resources at the state and...

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Philanthropy and the Interfaith Imperative

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05/24/2018

... this idea in news journalism and the popular imagination all too easily becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, quickly ... office. Social science research provides ample evidence of how...

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Religion

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The Teagle Foundation

Data Capacity as a Step Toward Nonprofit Sustainability

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02/14/2018

... business model for the current era of scarce public resources . Initially, we hoped that our grantees – among ... CUNY, SUNY and National levels of college persistence for all students, regardless of income. We...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Scherman Foundation

New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

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04/18/2017

... More Though more than half of parents with school-aged children say math or science is their child's favorite subject, they more readily understand how reading and writing skills impact future success, .....

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Education

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29 Nov 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Fall Meeting

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... with child welfare. We will discuss the implications for children and families in child welfare who face new DACA restrictions, ... for city and state policy, practice, and process and how...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Immigration

Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on City Contracting

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03/22/2024

... – ultimately impacting the communities they serve: all New Yorkers. Read her written testimony here: TO: ... food and shelter. This creates a substantial void in the social safety net for New Yorkers who...

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UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon

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03/13/2017

... UJA’s 100 years of service for New Yorkers of all backgrounds and Jews everywhere.” More than 350 ... , more than 50,000 donors address issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... and Identity Gender may be the earliest identity and social category to emerge in development, research suggests, ... transgender preschoolers, a new study has found that these children were just as likely as...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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NewYork-Presbyterian Launches Dalio Center for Health Justice

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10/14/2020

... results in measurable improvements in health outcomes for all . The Dalio Center for Health Justice is the result of a ... quality care to every patient and improve the health of all the communities we serve...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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Dalio Philanthropies

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

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01/02/2012

... nonprofits in fields such as health and medical research, social services, education, conservation, the development and ... a proven track record of using its considerable resources to improve lives and...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, University of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data

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06/07/2018

... 2016 U.S. presidential election. Many were left wondering how data accessed by established researchers could have been ... access to and management of confidential data. "Virtually all human activity in...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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The Future of ‘Zipcode as Destiny': Three Scenarios

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01/14/2016

... and inequity, such as racial discrimination, inadequate social services, and poor quality jobs—greatly influences ... Imagining five, ten, or even 25 years into the future, how might these innovations change...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

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Aetna Names Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Aetna Foundation

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09/02/2013

... the disparity gap in flu vaccination rates for minority children . He also served as Co-Director of the HHS Public ...

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Aetna Foundation

Freedom, Justice, and Immigrant Mentorships: Ford's Arts Strategy in Action

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10/23/2017

... cultural leaders selected for Art of Change fellowships all have a demonstrated commitment to social justice, and reflect a powerful diversity of ... Gund, underscores its commitment to generate meaningful...

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Ford Foundation

New Journal From The Russell Sage Foundation Reimagines Approach to Eradicating Poverty

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02/21/2018

... the heart of the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences ’ February double - issue , which was ... the poverty line. They account for about 57.5 percent of all people living in poverty in this...

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