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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

Release Date:

10/07/2021

... work to help address some of the region’s most pressing opportunities and challenges.” Throughout her career, ... regional director since January while continuing his primary role as program officer leading...

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Ford Foundation

Toyota Named Among of World’s Best Companies on Addressing Water Concerns

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... that are on the path to sustainably managing water resources . They are taking action to mitigate corporate water risk and realizing opportunities in ways that not only reduce their own impacts ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Environment and Climate Change

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Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Corporate)

Toyota

New York Age-Friendly Funders

... older adults and the organizations that serve them and (2) opportunities and challenges in funding effective NYC area ... Community Trust Rachael N. Pine , Senior Program Officer, Health , Altman Foundation...

13 Jun 2012

2012 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 8:00am to Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 6:30pm

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Park Place, NYC

... to share knowledge, learn about innovative co-funding opportunities and develop a marketplace to help scale ... in education, youth development, poverty alleviation, health or impact investing Individual...

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19 Jun 2012

An Update on New York City’s Promise Neighborhood Initiatives

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... or limit expansion of the projects The challenges and opportunities for local funders A Philanthropy New York ... , Vice President/Community Programs, Lutheran Family Health Centers Joanne M.Oplustil ,...

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03 Oct 2011

Philanthropy, Women & Social Justice: a Breakfast Conversation with Sara K. Gould

Monday, October 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... The importance for funders involved in social justice, health , education, and economic security issues to include ...

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Network Building

When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives

Release Date:

09/19/2014

... Trust has worked with the National Institutes of Health and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) ...

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political

Release Date:

08/08/2013

... speaker, although famous for her scholarship on public health and food systems, was neither a funder nor a ... Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, Marion...

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All Funders

Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program

Release Date:

03/27/2015

... classes that improve knowledge and skills about the health benefits of fresh produce; Cultivating and/or ... of the gardens, farms and markets); and/or Generating opportunities for people to support the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Food Systems

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Aetna Foundation

26 May 2015

Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... funders interested in community development, education, health , housing, youth development and juvenile justice. This ...

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Education

Health

Justice Reform

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality

Release Date:

07/08/2015

... to peace, economic prosperity, the environment, public health , democracy, and just about any other major challenge ...

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Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Ford Foundation

F.B. Heron Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... the wrong direction for our nation’s fiscal and economic health . "Prior to this deal, over the next ten years, .....

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Member News

Funding Area

Public Policy

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Names Tara Seeley as New Program Officer

Release Date:

02/02/2016

... in the areas of community development, environment, health and technical assistance. She brings significant ...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Westchester Community Foundation

18 Mar 2016

The Global Goals in New York City

Friday, March 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 2:00pm

... and economic security, gender, justice reform, and health . Throughout the event, funders will work together to determine whether the SDGs provide new opportunities for partnership and collaboration to improve...

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Conference

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Health

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Gender Justice

Children, Youth and Families

15 Jun 2016

CFF Annual Gathering

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... funder” to join us! Whether your focus is on hunger, health , education, food chain workers, youth engagement, ... Restaurant, a non-profit restaurant owned by Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) United...

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All Funders

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Food Systems

The Rockefeller Foundation Expands Access to Electricity in India

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... India, The Rockefeller Foundation will create new economic opportunities for poor, rural communities. Globally, 1.2 ... generated with diesel power, which negatively impacts the health of residents and the...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

Release Date:

12/05/2017

... but there’s a lot of language in there that suggests opportunities to focus instructionally on students’ SEL ... as well as support their own educators’ social-emotional health . Title IV: Funds programs that...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative

Release Date:

08/21/2018

... issues and their link to the country's fiscal and economic health . "America is rapidly changing and we know that our ... isn't clear is how these shifting trends will impact the opportunities...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Ford Foundation

Peter G. Peterson Foundation

A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

Release Date:

04/11/2019

... and create jobs, the more progress we can make reducing health and economic risks.” Read his letter here . In ... investors promoting and scaling innovative investment opportunities in the transition... A...