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Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming

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01/29/2016

... of a difference in the lives of young people and their families and communities, we see the William T. Grant ... has supported a range of studies that provide insight into how policymakers, administrators, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Scientists to Create a "Gut Cell Atlas" with Funding from the Helsmley Charitable Trust

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10/25/2019

... larger Human Cell Atlas, an international effort to map all cells in the human body. Human bodies are composed of ... Each one matters, yet there is no complete catalog of all the cell types in the human body...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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27 Nov 2018

Achieving Equity: Do We Know Who We’re Serving?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... occupy a powerful space between power and privilege in the social change sector. As such, they have a unique ... and inclusion. For philanthropy to advance equity in all communities, especially low-income...

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Surdna Foundation Appoints Sophy Yem as Program Officer, Philanthropy

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10/01/2019

... on building capacity and supporting collaboration in the social justice philanthropy field,” said Don Chen, ... is deeply committed to Surdna’s mission to advance social justice and racial equity, and our...

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26 Feb 2013

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:00am to 11:00am

... Charity Effectiveness Symposium VII: Resilient New York: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Managing the Unexpected." A .....

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Dianne S. Harris Appointed Senior Program Officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/16/2017

... Landscapes: Drawing in Nature and Little White Houses: How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America. She is also ...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Fall 2021 Grantees and New Website

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01/12/2022

... work and support their ability to freely express views, no matter how controversial or unpopular. Several first-time grantees will focus on providing artists the space, time, resources , and...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

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03/20/2017

... evaluations to prove their effectiveness. Most, if not all , of these programs are inspired or funded by private ... changing skill requirements and variety of specific human resources needs. This paid off: the...

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Workforce Development

Richard Rockefeller Killed in Plane Crash

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06/13/2014

... taught medicine in Portland, Me. He was married with two children and two stepchildren. He also was chairman of the ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05 Oct 2021

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... conversations to explore the guiding question, “ How can we be explicitly responsive to the needs of the arts ... New York Grantmakers in the Arts (NYGIA) meetings. All funders in arts and culture are welcome...

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Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations

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04/2003

... as supporters of new nonprofits, or start-ups. Find out how they negotiated the path from idea to organization, and what they learned along the way about how to solve problems and help an organization sustain itself ... also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web. Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers ...

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A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent

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04/2014

... an arm of the Foundation Center, which provides resources to grant makers. The guide offers concrete steps on how foundations should decide what information to share and how to share it “in an easily accessible and timely way,” ...

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The Reckoning Philanthropy Needs Right Now

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08/11/2021

... Our programs are guided by the idea that if we understand how our past shapes current injustices, we can create a ... with race is a principle that is threaded throughout all of our programming, from our...

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PNY News

24 Apr 2019

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Geography - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... case with many systemic, pressing challenges, no one has all the answers. The CLIMA Fund (formerly Grassroots Climate ... about addressing the climate crisis and new ideas about how we are supporting climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice 

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04/25/2023

... “wicked” problems and make efficient use of limited resources . Sounds good, right? But what makes OAR ... hold each other accountable as we collectively tackle how to ground our reporting and grantmaking...

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15 Jun 2012

What Role Can Philanthropy Play in Restoring Civility to Our Society? - 2012 Spring Colloquium

Friday, June 15, 2012 -

10:30am to 1:00pm

... exploring topics of critical interest to the future of the social sector. The 2012 Spring Colloquium will explore the ... Spring Colloquium . Bring your brownbag lunch and learn how the loss of civility in our...

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