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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

Release Date:

09/05/2014

... strong materials. Developing guides and open educational resources to help teachers supplement textbooks with known ... materials available. Our foundations are exploring these opportunities , and we welcome...

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Education

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Some Measure of Leadership

Release Date:

04/23/2009

... business executives will volunteer their time and company resources to nonprofit executives; and (3) seek substantial ...

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Citi Launches More Than $1 Billion in Strategic Initiatives to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Release Date:

09/23/2020

... well as the Citi Foundation are committing the following resources over the next three years: $550 million to ... housing by minority developers $350 million in procurement opportunities for Black-owned...

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Citi Foundation

11 Feb 2014

Promoting the Common Good: Standing Up for 501(c)(4)'s

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

Attaining important policy changes often requires the engagement of different types of nimble nonprofits.

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Issue-Based

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Public Policy

Dyson Foundation Names Jennifer Killian New Program Officer

Release Date:

11/09/2015

Jennifer Killian of the City of Poughkeepsie has been hired to serve as a program officer for the Millbrook-based Dyson Foundation.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Dyson Foundation

02 Mar 2016

Playing Catch Up: Are You Up to Date on Changing NYC Employment Laws?

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Paid sick leave. A higher living wage. Gender identity. Ban the box. Are you keeping abreast of the rapidly changing employment laws in New York City? Join us for a presentation from Daniel Murphy of Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson, LLP. Dan has...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

All Funders

Executive Leadership

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HR & Operations

Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

Release Date:

09/27/2018

Foremost among the numerous challenges facing higher education is affordability, particularly disparities and inequities affecting Black and lower-income students who seek to enter college, graduate and pay back significant loan debt. That was a...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Thomas Lax and Sanjit Sethi Elected to Jerome Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

06/08/2020

Thomas Lax and Sanjit Sethi Elected to Jerome Foundation Board of Directors At its annual meeting on June 7, 2020, the Jerome Foundation Members of the Corporation elected Curator of Media and Performance at the Museum of Modern...

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Jerome Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Expands Partnership with Special Olympics to Foster Inclusion Worldwide

Release Date:

11/18/2021

A new $8.5 million grant from SNF will support a global initiative by Special Olympics to expand unified programming in schools and amplify the voices of those calling for action on the urgent issue of inclusion.

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Children, Youth and Families

Disabilities

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Abby Pitkowsky Joins The Covenant Foundation Staff as Program Director

Release Date:

04/08/2022

Abby Pitkowsky Joins The Covenant Foundation Staff as Program Director A Letter from Joni Blinderman, Executive Director, The Covenant Foundation Dear Covenant Community, We are thrilled to share that Abby Pitkowsky has joined The...

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The Covenant Foundation

MLK50 Justice Through Journalism Receives Grant from the Ford Foundation

Release Date:

01/26/2023

Investment allows nonprofit newsroom to create ‘even more firm foundation’

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07 Mar 2024

How Foundations are Responding to the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings

Thursday, March 7, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2023 rulings against university policies that take race directly into account for admissions, there was concern that the changes would discourage philanthropic efforts to support racial equity. Come hear how...