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De Blasio unveils 30-member task force charged with overhauling NYC’s job-training and workforce-placement programs

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05/20/2014

... force that will be charged with overhauling the city’ s job-training and workforce-placement programs. Speaking ... training and placement programs have for too long steered New Yorkers into temporary...

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

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03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated ... even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups...

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Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update

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12/01/2015

... Update article, Joan Baum spotlights the Whitney’ s new Laurie M. Tisch Education Center, prominently situated on the third floor of the museum’ s new downtown home. Dr...

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Former Capital One Foundation President Forms Consulting Practice to Strengthen Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

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12/02/2016

... Berkowitz, who oversaw the Capital One Foundation’ s $450 million, 10-year charitable plan, has teamed up with ... communications professional Carrie Fox to form a new consulting practice geared toward helping...

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De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

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09/21/2017

... out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by 2020. The plan, which aims to have one new charging hub in each borough by 2018, is part of a larger...

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6/4/14 - Digital Badges Program - Livestream recording and PPTs

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06/2014

View a recording of the livestream and the PowerPoint Presentations and videos presented during the program Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges.

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24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... have and can continue to play an important role in funding research to support a variety of goals. Yet funding research for impact raises a variety of questions, ... research share how they have artfully...

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Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... increasingly difficult to break through, capture people’ s attention, and engage them in meaningful ways. ... and thought leaders in entertainment, news media, brand strategy , technology, philanthropy,...

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Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

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07/10/2014

Report Shows Link Between Children' s Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment Children ... from the Foundation for Child Development. Mother’ s Education and Children’ s Outcomes:...

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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down

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08/13/2014

... Philanthropies is working on giving away all its money, it' s taking in a great deal of knowledge that could be helpful ... "considering or already implementing a limited-life strategy ." In an...

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HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America

Release Date:

05/05/2015

... with incidental, even trivial issues to notice what' s happened. Even so, most of us -- whatever our political ... in the United States requires immediate action and a clear strategy if we are to deal...

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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $64 Million to 100 Resilient Cities

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07/29/2015

... of participating cities will be selected based on a city' s demonstrated commitment to building resilience to the ... in support of the development of a robust resilience strategy ; access to solutions,...

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

... grants to help create eight ballet companies across the U. S . Most of these companies were founded and cultivated by ... and age, could become part of an audience-building strategy .... The Gender Divide in...

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Rockefeller Foundation Adds Donald Kaberuka to its Board of Trustees

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11/05/2015

... beginning his first term in 2005. AfDB is Africa’ s premier development finance institution, with 54 member ... partnerships, as we make progress in addressing today’ s most pressing challenges,” board chair,...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Loren Harris as Vice President of Programs

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04/19/2016

... The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced that Loren S . Harris, a philanthropic leader with more than 20 years ... will begin work on May 18, will report to the Foundation’ s President and CEO, Sharon Alpert...

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Publication date:

09/2016

... about which evaluation practices best align with their strategy , culture, and mission. How much should a foundation ... senior evaluation or program staff at foundations in the U. S . and Canada giving at least $10 million annually, or ...

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Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift

Release Date:

12/06/2016

... Clarke explained the decision by referencing a specific strategy , one heavily influenced by residents of the ... The Sentencing Project has determined that, for U. S . residents born in 2001, one in three black...

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Brooklyn Org

09 Mar 2017

Equity, Inclusion, and Connecting with Community in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

What does inclusivity mean for family philanthropy? How can we promote diversity, community engagement, and openness while retaining the family focus of our giving practices?

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Tools & Strategies

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

10 Aug 2017

Good Governance: How to Use Board Committees Effectively - Webinar

Thursday, August 10, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

There is more than one approach to effective governance in family philanthropy, and the use of committees is one of the most important tools you can use.

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