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Even as political battles persist, more district and charter schools join partnership program

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09/29/2017

... Harlem, was looking for a way to boost her students’ social and emotional skills. Her search led her to an ... at the Bronx Lighthouse Charter School publicly shared life updates. Some had lost a tooth, others...

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BNY Mellon Partners With Girls' Leadership Initiative on Stem Boot Camp

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08/02/2018

... boot camps focused on how STEM can be used to solve global social problems, according to a news release. The curriculum ... STEM gap between young men and women happens early on in life . We are immensely proud...

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Mellon Foundation Renews Support for Open Graduate Education at Brown

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09/17/2018

... distinctive degree combinations rooted in the humanities, social sciences, life sciences or physical sciences. The majority of the grant ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

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10/10/2018

... Fund, a New York-based family foundation that advances social change for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. He began his professional life in public service in the state of Connecticut and has ...

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Burke Foundation Commits to Extend Two Service-Driven Scholarship Programs at Marquette University

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08/19/2019

... to 2005, and in 2005 he was elected trustee emeritus for life in recognition of his service to Marquette. “We are ... passion in fostering the next generation of leaders for social justice in Milwaukee,” said...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans to Lead Pop Culture Collaborative

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03/15/2017

... the combined power of the entertainment, philanthropic and social justice sectors to use pop culture strategies to ... leaders—including entertainment executives and artists, social justice leaders and culture...

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Revson and Niarchos Foundations Open Nominations for Library Awards

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11/19/2015

... to nominate neighborhood libraries that go above and beyond to serve their communities – libraries that will ... York – places where all are welcome, the programs and resources are free, and the librarians are...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

PNY Calls on de Blasio Administration to Ensure Support of Nonprofit Organizations

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03/16/2020

... face deep financial strain as staff are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even decrease. Essential community ... will be asking for flexibility in contracts and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches $30M Advance Market Commitment with Thermo Fisher Scientific to Ramp Up Procurement and Distribution of Covid-19 Testing

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01/14/2021

... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale funding solutions and bring about ... the AMC will replenish, allowing for additional scale beyond the initial $30 million commitment...

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Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements

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10/02/2015

... of oppression in order to build a broad, progressive social justice movement. BPAM advances the Noyes theory of change that speaks to the importance of social movements in bringing about a more just, equitable...

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The Whiting Foundation Provides New Grants for Public Humanities Projects Filling in the Tapestry of History and Culture

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05/11/2021

... transformative contributions to our world. When they step beyond the walls of a university, the humanities can enrich public life in unique and vital ways: amplifying unheard or ... $2.4 million to launch and...

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Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report

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11/03/2015

... foundation established in 1997 to improve the quality of life on Staten Island. To date, the Foundation has provided ... – especially its least advantaged – has access to the resources necessary to maximize...

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To Serve Racial Equity, What Are You Doing Less Of?

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10/28/2020

... Budget , this frame argues that there are “abundant resources for economic revival”, and that “policymakers have always found resources for their true priorities.” We are always ... making non-urgent things...

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14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... a discussion of accountability and assessment that goes beyond the buzzwords. What are the elements of an ... Director of the University of Texas Center for Education Policy . Merryl H. Tisch , Chancellor, New...

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Research Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Great Recession Still Plagues Workers With Lower Lifetime Wages

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03/13/2018

... a job often leads to lower earnings that stretch long beyond the time of unemployment. Yet it’s hard to know ... recovered.” The findings have clear implications for policy . The authors suggest that displaced...

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Economic Security

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26 Feb 2020

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XIV - Culture Shift: Embracing New Realities

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

... panel discussions: Fundraising Challenges for 2020 and Beyond will be moderated by Judy Levine, Executive Director ... Leadership at Adelphi University; Milano School of Policy , Management and Environment, The...

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Jonathan Holloway to its Board of Trustees

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03/17/2020

... higher learning and to the next generation of scholars is beyond measure, and the Mellon Foundation is eager and proud ...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes

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05/15/2017

... of readmission to the hospital and a lower quality of life . Although information on this complex issue is limited, ... The 27 participants in the roundtable included clinicians, policy experts, and...

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... philanthropic ecosystem that strives to advance meaningful social change. Through our work, members: Convene and ... members’ knowledge, experience and perspective about the social sector to inform, influence...

27 Feb 2018

The Evidence Base for Asset Building: Moving Families Toward Economic Security

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... approaches Speakers Dr. Tom Shapiro , Professor of Law and Social Policy and Director, Institute on Assets and Social Policy , Brandeis University Designed for Grantmakers ...