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Oliveira Outlines Plight of Women and Girls in NYT

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12/30/2014

... were created specifically to address the economic and social inequities that women and girls face. They channel powerful joint resources into funds that go towards a group of people – ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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JPB Foundation Plays a Role in Improving a Blighted Park in Baltimore

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08/09/2016

... Urban Parks Campaign aims to improve environmental and social outcomes in underserved communities through “green ... the campaign will result in the development of training resources for park, planning, and...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Community Development

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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12/15/2020

... especially in low-wage jobs, learn essential job and life skills. Cell-Ed offers English language learning, ... The second investment, of $250,000, supports the RIN-CEO Social Impact Fund. Operated by Refugee...

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Workforce Development

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... has escalated into a sharp, at times even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy , civil rights groups are accusing each other of ...

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Technology

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School

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08/30/2016

... The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists and parents—to look beyond laws, politics, and funding and imagine a utopian ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist

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09/05/2017

... post is raising concern in the scientific community and beyond about the politicization of science policy in the Trump administration. Among the concerns: ...

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Food Systems

Sheldon H. Danziger Named New President of the Russell Sage Foundation

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02/01/2013

... American foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences, has announced the appointment of Sheldon H. ... J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford...

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Between Resistance and Rebuilding

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04/05/2021

... as we were over the past four years, we have much to do as social change organizations and advocates. between resistance ... How can rapid response formations envision affirmative policy advocacy? How can...

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Social Justice

The Spend-Out/Perpetuity Distraction…and the Merger Option

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02/08/2010

... These are usually decisions that are properly “private policy ” as it were, and not matters for public policy . In ... is of the Essence: Foundations and the Policies of Limited Life and...

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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... an important component of CSR, the field has evolved beyond giving. The class had already spent a session or two ... their employers, the shareholders, and as such, allocating resources to CSR amounts to...

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Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

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02/27/2014

... being used to describe philanthropic models that go far beyond the writing of checks and often take a deep and ... blazing new trails in funding models designed to yield social impact as well as a financial...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Sloan Foundation-Supported Poll Finds Blacks Less Likely to Have Enough for Retirement

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05/18/2017

... gap between white and other minority groups extends beyond pensions, 401(k)s or other retirement accounts. The ... older white Americans are also more likely to collect Social Security benefits, inherit money...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Economic Security

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North Star Fund Announces 2017 North Star and Frederick Douglass Awardees

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04/12/2017

... a person who has experienced that trauma to find allies, resources , and trust to stand up and fight is absolutely ... board of directors, speaking to the importance of funding social justice work. “As a donor...

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Social Justice

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To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

... Gregorian delivered this address to the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University’s class of ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Public Policy

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27 Sep 2023

Developing a Purpose-Aligned Budget - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... you ask when developing your budget and allocating resources , and who is permitted to weigh in on these ... different types of capital available to use towards your social impact goals? And is your family...

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Family Foundation

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#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective

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04/20/2016

From left to right: Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Michael Remaley, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Communications. #FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s .....

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